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THE K.O.S.B. COURT MARTIAL.

NÓ AUTHORITY TO CASI! CHEQUES.

The case in which Corpura! Charles Hendry, of the 2nil K.O.S.B., is charged before a Dis- trict Court Martial with the, embezzlement of sums amounting to $1,300, was continued yesterday. At the afternoon, altting of the Court Mr. Gerald Young, manager of the Central Store of the N.A.A, F.L., was called as a witness for the prosecution, and during his examination he stated that he had occupied that position for 15 months. There were entries in the books of the N.A.A.FI. which showed that cheques had been cashed by him. As a matter of considerable fact he cashed number of cheques for army de- partments.

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TUESDAY, MAY 7. 1929.

THE DUKE'S VISIT.

LORD AIRLIE BENDS A JAPANESE SWORD.

Tokyo, May 6. Brilliant weather attended the Duke of Gloucester's visit to the unvalry school at Narashino, where he spent an interesting day gaining rat-hand impressions of Japanese military efficiency.

The programme included an ex- hibition of horsemanship, fencing and bayonet fighting; lunch with the War Minister; and then cavalry encounter in which both mounted and dismounted cayairy, artillery, armoured cars and air- craft participated, the climax be ing a spectacular cavalry charge across the open moors to the de- companiment of machine-gun fire, booming guns and bombing by aircraft.

Unrehearsed Incident.

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At, the Duke of Gloucester's re- quest the programme was extend- Witness examined the chequered so as to include an inspection which were exhibited in Court and of the stables, et cetera. stated that as a general rule be paid cheques into the bank about

An urbhearsed incident which three times a week. He knew the

amusement was accused, Corporal Hendry, as caused much P.R.I. clerk in 1928, and cashed when the Duke, after watching a him. sword-cutting test on damp straw quite a lot of cheques for He not only cashed cheques for trusses with a heavy two-handed P.R.I. account but also for other sword, requested Lord Airlie to army people. But he had never try. The Earl of Airlie, who la enshed cheques for the P.R.I. most powerfully built, wielded the personally that was to say, for sword with great vigour and cut Major Ogilvie. Further, he never the trust, deeply, but bent the cashed cheques for P.R.I. account sword, as special skill as required to cut with the Japanese-style except with Corporal. Hendry.

sword without bending. Each of the cheques produced 'ns exhibits he had cashed with Cor- poral Hendry, and personally had banded the money over to him.

Permission Necessary.

Mr. Strellett, for the accused. cross-examined the witness who ainted that he cashed cheques at bis.ofee up to the sum of $100. amount Over and above that special permission had to he cashed obtained. He not only cheques for the P.R.I. Recount but for any army department. It was a well-known practice and his office was available for that pur- pose. They did it just "to oblige." That was all. As a rule the cheques which he cashed were uncrassed and payable to bearer. Ile very rarely saw A crossed cheque. There was no need to ondarse a bearer cheque but he 'would not cash, a P.R.I. cheque

unless it was endorsed.

Pressed by Mr. Strellett witness stated that his only reason for doing that 'was because he could claim against the PRI, if he had endorsed a cheque which ultimate- ly proved to be a "stumer" cheque. Mr. Strellett: Because # IN made payable to the P.I.I.7-Yen,

That's your view! Do you know that an uncrossed cheque made payable to bearer can be cashed by the holder of that cheque? That it can be eashed by any hody7-1 wouldn't cash It."

If the cheque was a bad one' you would look to the P.R.I. to get your money back 7-Certainly.

You would have the signature of the P... and want to know why the eheque was not met?--Yes. | That is one reason.

A very good reason indeed. Very good!'

Lord Airlie, knowing how highly the Japanese prize their swords, was most apologetle, but tho owner, amidst much laughter, put him at his ease by promlaing to present it to him as a souvenir.

Except for short stretches in the rural district, crowds two to three deep lined almost the whole route of twenty-five miles on both sides, both going and returning. Parties of school-children waved British and Japanese paper flags. Even the plcturesque old thatched farma in the hamlets, and the village shrines, were beflagged.

An interesting contrast was the townsmen's and the peasantry's were equally welcome. Both sincere, but the former shouted vociferously, while "Banzni" the latter stood and bowed in respectful silence, In accordance with the custom of old Japan.

This evening the Duke of Gloucester in ailending a banquet at the British Embassy-Reuter

Imperial Rescript.

The following is a copy of the Imperial réseript addressed by II. M. the Emperor of Japan to H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester when the Insignia of the Garter was presented by II.R.I with an autograph letter of ILM. the King, on the 3rd Inst, at the Imperial Palace, Tokio.

"It is with sincere pleasure and feelings of high gratification that I welcome Your Royal Highness here in order to receive from your most hands the Insignia of the noble order of the Garter con- ferred upou me by His Majesty the King of England, your august father.

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" esteem it a high honour to be a member of this most ancient and illustrious order of knight- Major Ogilvie's Evidence,

hood as my father, the Emperor The former P.R.I., Major Ogilvie, Taishoo, and my grandfather, before next gave evidence. He said that the Emperor Meiji, were

I regard it not only is A he was P.R.I. up to the middle of me. October of last year when he historie symbol of chivalry, but handed over to Major Lake. Ho as a signal mark of the deep and was appointed P.R.I. when the unchanging friendship which His hattalion first came out to long- Majesty has always shown to kong in October, 1926, and his duty wards myself and my house.

"I ask Your Royal Highness to had been continuous. The ac- cused was his clerk, being appoint- convey to Ilis Majesty the King an ed shortly after the battalion expression of my profound. ap. arrived here. Before that time preciation of the high distinction ha has bestowed upon me and the he had another clerk and the as-

manner in which he has thought cused worked with him for about at to confer it. I would ask you a month in order to learn the also to assure His Majesty of the job. The former clerk had three warm sentiments of friendship years' experience in the office, and and esteem which I cherish to Major Ogilvie was under the im-wards him and the Royal House of pression that he had given Cor-England. To this I would add poral Hendry good instructions. my heartfelt wishes for his speedy He personally instructed him re- restoration to complete health." garding cash in hand and told him that he would only be allowed to 'keep $30 cash in hand, and that all other sums should be paid to witness personally. He asked the first clerk how. Car-

IN SHANTUNG.

poral Hendry "was getting on" JAPANESE TROOPS ALL OUT

and asked Corporal Hendry if he understood the accounts. He im- pressed it on Corporal Hendry that

OF TSINAN.

Peking, May 6.

if he did not understand the A message from Tainan states accounts all he had to do was that two regiments of gendarmes ask the Major. "If there is any- entered Tainan yesterday morning thing you don't understand come and took over control of the walled city and Sinchuan arsenal. "All the cash in hand," witness The Japanese troops were being continued, "should have been withdrawn to the foreign settle-

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NAVAL ARMAMENTS.

and would require time for con- sideration when received., He added, however, "Wo have reached despairing wo are very hopeful of reaching an agreement,"

Well Begun is Half Done.

Later. "Well begun is half done" wak winding up the session Preparatory Committee..

given to me. Cheques used to, bement at noon. The change was POWERS TO BE GIVEN TIME/ a point where Instead of almost the dictum of the chairman in

collected and paid into the bank carried out very quietly.-Reuter.

nhout every ten days. That was the invariable custom and the clerk paid the cheques into the The accused never had bank." Any authority to cash chequen payable to the P.R.J.

Following the examination of Major Ogilvie the Court adjourn

UNUSUAL COLD.

TO. CONSIDER..

Geneva, May 6.

of the

He declared that the resulta Mr. Gibson, concurring, Bald that nothing could be more favour obtained would clear the air and The Disarmament Committeo able to the progress of the work promote the work of disarmA was discussing naval armaments than the present atmosphere of mont," and what hitherto had not an enthusiasm and goodwill. "We been achieved would be obtained when Viscount Sato moved adjournment in order to give the must progress as fast as is con- through the disarmament confer-

sistent with sound, effective ence proper-Router. interested Governments time care handling of the important.com- fully to examine the American pro-plex, problem, without jeopardis- posals, as to which Viscount Sutoing developments through pre- promised the most sincere Jap. cipitately entering into discussions Nanking, May 6,

for which any of the interested There have been heavy snow- anese co-operation,

Powers are not prepared." The Ministry of Railways hag

profectures, approved of the appointment of falls in several

Lord Cushendun, supporting,

ed.

JAPANESE CROPS DAMAGED RY SNOWFALLS,

Tokyo, May 6. Unusually cold weather for this Limo of the year in attacking the northern districts.

Mr. Tuxford to succeed Mr. Clear damaging the mulberry crops and as engineer-in-chief of the Shang-spoiling the cherry blossom.pointed out that specific American

Reuter. hai-Nanking Railway.-Reuter.

proposals were not yet avaliable,

The Committee agreed to post- pone the consideration of naval armaments until next session,

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