THE LIQUIDATION SCANDALS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 14 March 1910, Page 3

THE LIQUIDATION SCANDALS.

.B7 KLKCTBIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT.] [PSR PRESS ASSOOUWON.] PARIS, March 12. Duez (whose defalcations in connection with the French religious institutions will, it is stated, probably total £400,000) has confessed to embezzling £20,000 when he was a solicitor's clerk. Since then lie lost £25,000 on the Stock Exchange,' The police raided the house or Duez's mistress and discovered £8000 worth of jewellery, various shares, and bank accounts. They are also searching the house of a woman to whom Duez arranged to advance £12^000. WIDESPREAD^BRIBERY IN PARIS. (Received This Day, 8.45 a.m.) PARIS, March 13. Tho examining -.magistrate who has charge of the Duez bribery ease has discovered that 150 persons belonging to tho political world and to Paris newspapers have bean bribed by Duez, who approached them under a false name. Duez refuses to disclose the namos of those who accepted bribes from him. Martin, who was Duez's office assistant, has been arrested oh a charge of complicity in the liquidation scandals.