MARCONI ENQUIRY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 11591, 13 February 1913, Page 5

MARCONI ENQUIRY.

SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS,

INVESTIGATIONS DEMANDED.

Press Association—Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Received Thursday, at 10.35 a.m.) SYDNEY, Wednesday.

At the Marconi inquiry, Mr Masse, editor of tho National Review, testified, to the need of investigation in the absence of any effort to refute Mr Lawson's damaging statements' and the evasive replies of Ministers. The Commons have been mislqd about a definite arrangement being concluded in the middle of March, as it was virtually settled months before, which fact gamblers have exploiting do the utmost.

Hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, of pounds, have changed hands to the immense-- advantage of privileged persons in the know. Sir Rufus Isaacs had unwittingly promoted a boom in March by cabling congratulations to the Marconi banquet in New York.

Mr Maxse added that his inquiries had been independent of Mr Lawson's. Ministers ought to be examined. He declined to name those on whose information he based his articles affecting Ministers.

The Committee thereupon decided to report Mr Maxse to the Speaker, leaving the House of Commons to deal with his refusal.