THE KNYVETT CASE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 713, 12 January 1910, Page 5

THE KNYVETT CASE.

r » '> UNTENTIONS OP THE GOVEBNMENT. ' 1 (By 4 Tolceraph —Press Association) > Dunedih, January 11 The'case of Captain Knyvett, of Auck- .'■ '.iand.i waa' referred-, to. Sir Joseph .'Ward, . -who .was asked whether .ho, ■as .Minister _ ;; !for-Defence, .was prepared: to'make any • ''". i, .statement oonccrning it.. '. V The Prune Minister returned a prompt [and emphatio negative. He said ho was a., v:; lnot ; ready-to-make' : any. statement about fCaptain ; Knyvett, ;or ,tako,sany aohon in , "the matter at present. He understood : "thatCaptainKnyvett was to -write to the : JJefence Depaitnlent m- oonnection .with : '.v. 1 : 3u4 lease,;.-«md' ; the;matter .would/ then' bo officially considered by him. t i A MEETING OF OFFICERS FORBIDDEN. ■ ■ (By Telegraph.—ProasrAssociation.):. Auckland, January 11. Meeting:of offioers of thb 'Auckland: 1-. whioh ■ was called : far; the. p'ur-a,;-poso of-discussing the .'dismissal of Captain F. B. Knyvott, was abandoned ow- ,, ing to the posting of a general ordor ; from;, the offloor commanding tho. district. fKr.'.-.i'i >|TJhisiorder:stated thathe had heard.that Vf, ia,-meeting of'\ garrison .'officers -was to' be jWils' oalled';for..tho. purpose! of .'discussing the result of the recent inquiry j that he v. deemed isuoh-,meeting '.toilw I .illegal.'from ■■v.< a .military .point of viow; that the seni ■ i: lor; officer /present ?,would: •be responsible;. anU';that;ilie;abs6lutblyt"jf6'rbader£h6'hold-' ing of such' a meeting, There was a v;!r;'o:v: largo,. Catherine, of officers,: and' : the .' adviabilitys;of■i'noldm^Hhertmeeting^Cwi^ ifcy.v'i.' discussed."The - dominant -note. m the tofficer commanding tho district, and [Should tho meeting •• be held it would :>"jiv;J;|Mihmindiiigfthei;difitrict^'m . -. [order - absolutely forbidding : thesmeeting. /Tho officers 'decided : that. every ' • effort .;:;.:-(«hould;ba:,made':to''obtain; xearess.'for %;-;!.?/:yCa5^,ii!iKn^^''tbutj;thatyeyery 1 . I 'emdeaTV:. : ... '.'jour' shonld also'.bb niadeito. keep ; within V •,; Jth©irelations.;:At'the.-co.nclusion 'of;'the' • 'inSKsting the': members, in..'conversation .. iamorig 'themselves, .eagerlr diseui-scd tho N.K. . iburriing' quMtion.'Jand, sym- > >.; ; pathyof • • tho '-officers. was/with' Captain '.[Knyvett;;'/A;'.pnblic meeting;will:bo. held : ton Friday .evening. The action suggested i , ;;j|j«-;vJte''tte';ap^intrnent'bf ; 'X , ; sijtß6< first place, wait ontne Hon. Geo. Eowlds on Saturdsy