A SWINDLER'S FRIENDS.
ENTREE TO WESTMINSTER. A. and N.Z. ' LONDON. April 30, Charles He«e was sentenced to five years' imprisonment on each of two charges of obtaining £10,000 and attempting to obtain £50,000 and £60,000 from a woollen merchant by falsely representing that he had secured a contract to purchaw from the Government 15,500,000 yards of surplus cloth. " The surprising feature was the disclosure that Hease, who was on friendly terms with several members of the House of Commons, repeatedly used the smokerooms writingrooms. and diningrooms of the House of Lords and Commons for bußlwness interviews with other strangers. The jury added a rider drawing attention to this laxity. _____
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17460, 3 May 1920, Page 5
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109A SWINDLER'S FRIENDS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17460, 3 May 1920, Page 5
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