NEWS BY MAIL

Hokitika Guardian, 28 June 1921, Page 3

NEWS BY MAIL

£IO,OOO CHEQUE MYSTERY. PARIS, April 27. Al. Fred Georges Gatineau, a grandson of AL Olemenceau, tin* French exPrender, will he charged to-morrow at the Paris Correctional Court willi having issued cheques to the value of 985,000 francs. nominally nearly £IO,OOO, without having money to meet them at the hank. ft is stated by the Alatin that Al. Gatineau is now in England. The accused young man, it is alleged, informed a Paris merchant named Louis Delilletix that lie could procure uv him a number of motor cars from the American Army stocks at bargain prices. He thus, it is said, pioeuted an advance from Al. Detilletix, and as the sale of motor ears did not materialise paid the merchant hack with n cheque which, it is alleged, was subsequently dishonoured by the bank for want of funds to cover it. Six other charges of a similar nature have also been made, bringing the total sum of Ids indebtedness to just undei 1,000,000 francs. dace and jewels booty. BERLIN, April 27 'l’lie Hanover police have found a large numlier of leather trunks belonging to Frau Holz, wife of the notorious German “Red” bandit who was recently arrested here. The trunks, says the Tageblatt, contained* dainty laco underclothes, costly diamond-buckle shoes, silver poudethoxes, cigarette eases, and a quantity of jewellery.