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PRIVATE HENDRY'S FRAUDS.

FICTITIOUS ENTRIES IN P.R.I. BOOKS.

EXP.R.1. CLERK'S ALLEGATIONS AGAINST ANOTHER SOLDIER.

FURTHER EVIDENCE IN K.Ö.S.B. CASE.

At yesterday's sitting of the Court Martial is Murray Barracks upon Major Ogilvy, žid Batta., K.0.5.B., who is facing charges of negligence while acting as President of the Regimental Institute, the defending amcer, Major Miles, subjected Private Hendry to a lengthy cross-examination.

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The restaurant kreper, who wILS charged with unlawful possession of 128 pounds of Ceylon tea and 120 tins of preserved meat, alleged to be part of atores missing from the Military Supply Depot in

charged by Mr. E. W., Hamilton yesterday.

MAJOR OGILVY'S SYSTEM OF CHECKING.Queen's Road Central, was dis

Hendry said that the only ocea

Borrowed Money.

sions he could recall when Major In reply to the President, witness Ogilvy signed a cheque without said he carried through the transac seeing the bills, was when a pay-tion and received the money from ment was to be made to some com- the sale of the pair of hose to pany in the battalion. The majority himself. Pte. Batchford had agreed of the cheques which passed through to put a bale of hose tops on one the P.R.I. office

bearer side for witness and witness had cheques. He did not think that also told him to put aside all, eur. Major Ogilvy ever gave u receipt plus pairs of stocking!. for cash without seeing the cash to which the receipt referred.

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Els First Lapse.

Witners did not sell any of these latter himself, nor did he receive any money for them. The damage to a P.R.I. book was not done by witness.

Re-examined by Major Armitage,

His first lapse as P.R.I., clerk was when he falsified the Ghoolam Nabi "payment in January, 1928. When Major Ogilvy let Sergeant! Hendry said he received certain Wylie go, he was satisfied that witcheques bat did not enter them in was thoroughly acquainted any of the P.R.I.'s books becaus he intended to use them himself with his duties.

and did not want to be found cut. Mr. Young, the N.A.A.F.I. man ager, lent witness $20 at interest and he was paid this loan from the of the P.R.I proceeds of cheques he cashed for witness.

Every month the swill contractors paid him for the swill.. The first time he pocketed this money was on March 10, 1928. He made falar entries in the books because the P.R.I. examined them and he was Afraid he would discover bis deficiences.

Major Miles: You said yesterday that he did not examine the You now say, that you had to make the false entries because the Major cxamined the bye-products book- Yes, Major Ogilvy checked the books every month.

The Judge Advocate: Checked them, you say?—I do not say he checked thera, but he looked at

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Witness said that he did not

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Witness Because they would not be easy to detect.

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How long did accused carry out his checking 1-Between ten minutes and half an hour, but the quarterly check might have lasted a bit longer,

Judge Advocate: Why did you know that King's Regulations prorat check It was an experiment. think you would get away with the vided that swill sales should be published in orders each month.

A receipt for $153, for money received from Ghoolam Nabi, siga ed by Major Ogilvy was then pro- duced. Witness said that he must have made a very special excuse to persuade Major Ogilvy to sign it without seeing the bill. On every occasion except the one referred to he, witness, signed Ghoolam Nabi's receipts himself.

Closely Questioned. Hendry was closely questioned by the Judge Advocate regarding his excuse to Major Ogilvy. He said that he could not remember it.

The Judge Advocate: What in- duced you to ask Major Ogilvy to sign the receipt What did you want him to do it for

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Witness: I had nothing in my mind, Sir.

tried my system and found it worked surely and easily so I went on with it.

President You knew you were baking a great risk and you thought chat, in view of the method of checking the accounts and books, there was a good chance of your scheme coming aff

Witness: Yes, Sir.

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The prosecution called Mr. L. J. Flavell who said that he had examined samples of tea from the Military Supply Depot and from the tea mized at the restaurant. He found a difference in the blends. Cross-examined by Mr. Leo D'Almada e Castro, for the defence, witness said that he could not any It similar tea was sold anywhere else locally.

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His Worship indiented to Mr. D'Almada that the defendant had a case to answer, though it might not be a very strong case. Tins of beef had been found on the premiers and evidence had been given to the effect that such tins of beef could not be bought locally as they bore A guarantee at the bottom of the

Fifteen Years in Business. The defendant stated that he had been fifteen yeare in business in Hong Kong.and had purchased the beef and the tea from a European a Chinese who went to t... and shop with samples. He bad never seen the two persons before but saw nothing strange in making pur chasca from auch persons and indeed he frequently made pur chases from strangers. The pre sence of a European made him less suspicious. He had bought milk and coffee from Europeans, who were strangers.

Asked why he bought such a large quantity of tea, witness replied that the tea was particularly suit able and that the price, was reagon- able. He did not realize the danger cf buying a large quantity from &

stranger.

Asked about the guarantee at the bottom of the tins of beef, witness replied that he could not read English. He had only seen the European who sold the meat on two occasions and he could not re- ing a brown suit and a felt but.. cognise the man, "but he was wear-

Asked if he had soldiers in his restaurant between ten, and twelve o'clock at night, witness stated that he had no such patrons either at night or during the day.

Another Court Martial Pending... Captain Williams, R.A. S.C., who was in Court, stated that he under- stood that soldiers went to the restaurant and that the man who sold the tea and the meat was in the defendant's debt.

The soldier

And you thought it would be per. fectly safe to run the double risk of check being made at any minute by the Audit Board? Yes. in question was in the guard room, 1 showed the balance sheet to awaiting trial. Major Ogilvy before it went to the At this stage Mr. D'Almitda Audit Board and asked if all the offered liabilities were included in it. He looked through the balance sheet but I cannot remember if he check ed every item.

The Court adjourned until this morning

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A REMARKABLE CAREER.

The story of a career which in eluded service in the British Army Medical Corps, and with the Continuing his Worship said Canadian Mounted Police, was that the defendant had given his outlined by Henry George, 75, at explanation and the onus was en

the Sydney Central Police Court defendant was then discharged."

Subsequently, I was appointed surgeon-major in the British Army Medical Corps, and served with the 2nd Highlanders in the Sudan campaign, in which I was wounded, but declined a pension. Following my promotion to the rank of Lieut-Colonel, I was sent to Canada as surgeon to the Royal North-west Mounted Police. Later, I became coroner for New Eng- land. Then I went to Honolulu as surgeon to the King during the insurrection there.

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Miles: There is no question of any notes has so often referred to the; the prosecution to disprove it. The recently, in answer to a charge of paign, I held the rank of Surgeon-

The Judge Advocate (to Major. dishonesty on the part of Ghoolam Nabi, himself?

Major Miles: None whatever, Sir.

Further cross-examined by Major Miles, Hendry admitted having opened several bills addressed to the P.R.I. which he did not show to Major Ogilvy. Other bills were lost.

Major Miles: Accidentally or for the purpose?

Witness: "Accidentally, Sir.

A Serious Allegation. Questioned with regard to a bule of hose tops, the property of the Regimental Institute, which had been lying on the floor of the Quartermaster's Store for about a month, witness said he did not know much about it." He bad disposed of one pair of hore tops and had put the money in his pocket.

President: Am I to understand that you made a suggestion to Pte. Batchford that he should help you to dispose of them and share in the proceeds!

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HEALTH BULLETIN OF

EASTERN PORTS.

I am told that the Baseball i Association own a small patch sur rounding the plate, but that this ja uwless unless the H.K.F.C. pro- vide fielding space. Contrary to

The health bulletin of Eastern general custom, the unsightly ports for the week ending June 15 stands which accommodated football states:- spectators are allowed to remain instead of being demolished at the end of the sonson It is hinted that the barricade is allowed to re- main in order to shirt out the base ball players.

The .X.F.C. may have sound reasons for refusing their ground fer baseball, but after all these are allotted fields, and a self-denying spirit is necessary in these times when there is a dearth of playing fields.

Plague.

Alexandrit: 1 death. Bombay: 1 death. Rangoon deaths. Pnom Penh 1 case, 1 death.

Cholera.

Bombay 1 death. Rangoon; 2 deaths. Tuticorin 40 cases, 12 deaths. Bangkok: 9 cases, 4 deaths. Pnom Penh:.2 cases, 1 death, Saigon: 73 cases, 3 deathz.

Small-pox. Aden: 25 cases, 0 deaths. Baghdad 1 case. Bombay: 12 cases, 27 deaths. Karachi: 13 cases, 8 deaths. Madras: 17 cases, e deaths" Tuticorin: 1 case. Singapore: 1 case, Balik Papon: 1 death. Macasser: 4 cases, 2 deaths. Prom Penh 3 cases, I death.

May I suggest the officials of the Baseball. Association bring their difficulties, without delay, to the notice of the Hon. Dr. R H Kote- wall or the Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga Igentlemen keenly interested in the sporting youth of the Colony and in playing fields. I am sure they would find a spare moment in these busy times to intervene in the in terests of baseball players and

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having illegally used the designa tion of a doctor. The charge was

In the South African cam- Colonel, and was in charge of the largest camp for Boer refugees ́in the Transvaal. I left South Africa

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for Western Australia to take an appointment under the Govern district medical officer. In South ment as resident" magistraté” and

Australia I was given a special appointment by the Commonwealth Government. I served during the war with the rank of Captain.

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dismissed;

Evidence was given that defen- dant had admitted to the police that his name was not on the medical register; that he had examined for insurance purposes a person who desired to take out a

Later, I was sent to Part Pirie life policy, and given a medical to deal with an outbreak of in- certificate of this person's condi- Alpenza. Since 1918, I have served tion; and that he had taken a fee under various Government depart

ments as medient officer, but I of £1/1/ from the company. He have not commenced in practice. had previously informed the com

At one time I was a large land- pany that he was a Fellow of the holder in South Australia."

Defendant added that in fan- Royal College of Surgeons.

ary, 1928, he was charged with an Defendant then went into the offener similar to that now alleged witness box,

against him, but the charge. Was dismissed.

Sergeant Stinson (police prose enter) questioned the defendant with reference to a previous con- viction against him, but an objec tion by Mr. Walker was upheld by Mr. Gates.

A Surgeon-Hajor. "I am a qualified medical prac titioner," he said. "I commenced my medical studies in South Australia, after which went to England for further training_at The police, counsel alleged, had Sheebar College and London persecuted, the old man and torn University, I obtained the degree his character to pieces...

of-Hachelorano Medicine, and be

come MRC. MF PROFILING A LAS also took a degree st Heidelburg harassed in this manner.

University, Germany.

The defendant was discharged.