CANTEEN SCANDALS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 49, 3 April 1914, Page 7

CANTEEN SCANDALS.

CHARGES OF CORRUPTION. ALL DEFENDANTS COMMITTED. By. Cable.—'-Press Association. —Copyright. (Received April 3, 11.50 a.m.) LONDON, April 2. In the Army canteen case, counsel for the defence argu6d that there was t no evidence of special services to the contractors. . Liptons had paid the quartermasters for voluntary services rendered, apart from their military duties. . All the defendants were committed for trial. [The form of the summonses against the defendants in the Canteen Case at Bow "Street is the same in each case. They are charged: For that they did, on or about February 1, 1903, and on divers other "subsequent days, unlawfully conspire, combine, confederate, and agree -together and with other persons —being 'officers, warrant officers, non-com-missioned officers, and others serving in his Majesty's Army or being employed by Lipton, - Ltd. —that money should be corruptly given to and accepted by divers officers, warrant officers, non-commissioned officers, and others serving in the Army as inducements to the said officers to do divers acts in violation of their official duties; ' And that gifts and considerations should' be corruptly offered, and given to, and accepted by, divers Army officers as inducements and rewards for showing favour to Lipton, .Ltd., in relation to the affairs and business of the Crown. The following is a list of those charged:— MILITARY. Lieutenant-Colonel and. Brevet-Colonel Whittakei«s formerly in command of the Yorkshire Light Infantry at Malta. Hon. Lieutenant and Quartermaster William James Armstrong, Norfolk Regiment. Hon. Lieutenant and Quartermaster James Burns, Bth Hussars. Hon. Lieutenant and Quartermaster Thomas Henry Johnson, Royal Lancaster Regiment. Hon. Lieutenant and Quartermaster William Kelly, Leinster Regiment. Staff-Sergeant Thomas Millward, Army Service Corps. Hon. Captain and Quartermaster George Edward Mitchell, Devon Regiment. Hon. Captain and Quartermaster Charles Quarell, Suffolk Regiment. CIVILIAN. (All connected with Lipton, Ltd.) John Cansfield, general manager and a director. Archibald Minto, manager General Stores- Department, and head of naval and military 1 department. James C. Craig, was general manager of military department in Ireland. Daniel Lynch, manager canteen depart- ''' ment for Ireland. - Andrew Laing, military manager, Aldershot department. Frederick William Owen, an inspector, of military department, Salisbury .. district. ' Edward Arthur Pegley, formerly an inspector of military department, Colchester district. , AJfred Swain, principal clerk .military department. James Ross Ness, formerly a manager ft in Malta.