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THE FINDING ANNOUNCED.

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had made up his mind to defraud the P.R.I.. he would have started in February and made false entries in his book for the 18th. 21st. 23rd, 25th and 28th and then have left a whole nath before he tampered with the books again. The next discrepancies were in April

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cinema could be dishonest without letting the other two into the fraud,

The accused had made some extra- ordinary statements; he admitted altering an entry and he said he pre- ferred leaving $400 in his room al- though warned not to do eo. An nasatisfactory part of his evidence was his statement that Major Timmis "seemed to agree" to the false entry, The Prosecutor could not believe that an officer of Major Timmis' reputation and experience would first agree to a false entry and then rua the officer in for making it.

The Judge Advocate, in summing up the case, remarked that it was not the custom in the Army to treat an entry in a cash book as a receipt whatever might be the custom `in Hongkong. One would have thought the accused would have received some, instructions as to his duties, seeing that he had no previous experience ¦ in matters of this kind. but apparently he had received no directions. For all the accused knew, the regiment might be systematically robbed ev day by the three "other ranks" in charge

the cinema. If the accused was in charge of the accounts ought be not to have taken some action to prevent the possibility of such a state of things

The acensed admitted having made a false entry of $4.30: the Court must decide whether it was wilful or due solely to hopeless ignor- ance. There seemed to be some shight suggestion of conspiracy against the accused but he could not see

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anything in the evidence to support that. The accounts, all through, had been very slackly kept, and the accus. ed was not the only man who had been slack.

THE FINDING.

The Court was then closed for the consideration of the finding After an interval of nearly an hour the proceed. ings re-opened and the President an-

nounced:

"The Court End the accused not guilty of the first live charges.”

The Prosecutor then put in a docu- ment showing details of Lieut. Thompson's service. This showed that he became a cadet on May 3rd. 1917; was posted on May 3rd, 1918, went to France on June 16th, 1918.

Mr. Tinson submitted that Pte. was promoted Lieutenant on October Whittaker's book A finding of not guilty in worthless as evidence. Un twa of June 3rd, 1930, and became Comirand absolutely 24th, 1919; came to Hongkong on pet of five out of the six chargs the four occasions on which chits had Signalling Offeer en October 9th, preferred against the acensed AT& returned yesterday at the General been available the book had been 1920. Court Martial which assembled at

proved incorrect on comparing it with

The Court then closed to consider the chits. It was Victoria Barracks to investigate al

admitted by its verdict with regard to the last legations of misappropriation of re Major Timmis that so long as the charge, that of making a false entry. gimental funds brought against Lieut.accused entered the amounts cor-The decision will be promulgated in A. E. Thompson. of the 2nd Wilts rectly his duty ended: it was the due course: Regiment.

C.S.M's. duty to go down to the cinema. It the Court was satisfied that the accused did his part, the

The court was composed as follows: Pesident. Col. Clenieuri Smith, 22nd Punjabis: maembers: Majer H. Mcharge of orglect must fall to the

Edwards, D.S.O, R.E. : Major W. 8. Downing. R.GA: Major Bagnall D.SO., R.G.A.: Capt. Lee Smith; 22nd Punjabis: Judge Advocate Major Birkling. D.S... Prosecutor. Captain A. H. Blackiv.

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Three of the charges alleged that during February, April and May. Lieut. Thompson, being concerned with the care of regimental money.

As to the fifth charge, there was fraudulently misapplied to his own simply a conflict of evidence as to ter sums of money anoacting to her a definite order was given $127.10. Alternatively he was charg

The accused's action in altering) ed with neglect to the prejudice of $23 to $18.00 was extraordinarily Tel. good order and 'military discipline. He was also charged with disobedience foolish but no one would have done

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Mr. G. f. N. Tirson appeared as counsel for the pecused who denied al of the charges.

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last item the accused would have tampered with herause he knew that i circumstances had specially brought Tel. 2203. it to the attention of Major Titumis. As to the last charge, again, failure

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