MIDLAND BANK CASE.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 December 1924, Page 3

MIDLAND BANK CASE.

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[Reuters Telegrams.] SIR 11AIH SINGH SAILS FOR KNGLAND. LONDON. Dee. -I. The “Daily Herald” states that Sir Hari Singh (Mr A.) has already sailed for Kngland. He is expected to arrive before Christmas.

ARTHFR'K PROSKCriTON. PARIS. Dec. I. Captain Arthur bus decided to fight the demand for his extradition, as he claims to lie tried in France, where the crime was alleged to have been committed. PARIS. Dec 5.. Captain Arthur, Sir Hari Singh’s iiidc-de-camp, handcuffed to detectives was brought before an examining (Magistrate. The hearing lasted three hours.

Captain Arthur declared that it was not lie, hut another member of the Rajah’s entourage who arranged that the two women should come to Pa is. M. (lide (Arthur’s Counsel) informed the that if the ease is heard in Pa is, he will rei|iiire the Rajah and his suite and the two women to attend. 'TALK OF THK TWO Rtf! CHKQCES. LONDON. Dec. 5. The “Morning Post’s” Paris correspondent says: M. (ode states that Arthur’s story is that Sir Mari Singh, being intensely anxious that his escapade should not reach his family in India, gave him (Arthur) two blank cheques, and begged him to make the best pns-ihle settlement with Newton and Hobbs. The hitter at first demanded half a million. Then he came down to three hundred thousand. Sir Ifari Singh's under-secretary actually filled in the amounts for two £150,(100 cheques. Payment of the second was stuped when it was discovered that Newton was not Afrs Robinson's husband. It was understood that the second cheque was destroyed in London hut a month later Newton showed the cheque to Arthur, together with photographs, which would have caused

trouble if they had reached India, as Sir Hari Singh was then hack in India, and Newton was pressing Vim. Arthur bornmed one million Panes from which he bought the second i hcqilc back fr< mi Newton, and sent it to Sir Hari Singh’s London hankers, with instructions that it should he given to Sir Hari Singh, in exchange for the million francs he (Arthur) had borrowed. Arthur never received this million francs. When lie wrote to Sir Ifari Singh he received a curt icply demanding that Sir Hari Singh’s written authority for his intervention should he sent to fndia.

WHAT MRS ROBINSON SAYS. LONDON. Dec. 1. The Director of Public Prosecutions conducted a long interrogation of Mrs Robinson to-day. Later on Mrs Robinson stated that her husband decided to appeal after executing a formal deed of assignment making over all his rights in the £125.00D (if he wins it) from the Rank to the Public Trustee, who will hold the money for Sir Ifari Singh. Airs Robinson adds: “I begged my husband to fight the ease to the last ditch, hut he refused to enter an appeal until this deed has been signed. He feels it his duty to see that the Rank should not lie allowed to keep the money.” MR A’B AY K ALT IT. (Rooe : vod this dav at. !). 15 a.tn.) LONDON. December 5. The newspapers tell romantic stories of Sir Hari Singh's wealth. Some declare it to he fortv millions sterling. When eight years of age Sir Hari Singh attended Lord/ Curzon’s Durbar at ■Delhi in 1012 wearing a gown of gold and a rope of pearls worth £1.000.000. Ho wore at King George's Durbar in 1011, shimmering gold embroidery, pearls, diamonds, emeralds and rubies worth £3.000.000 and when he received the Prince of Wales at Sriningar in 1021 he wore in his turban a replica „f the I’riii'c of Wales’ feathers made of diamonds fi r which his agcnl.s search,,,l |l„, »Mtl,l t-. matob He '-tones. Sir llari Singh has been la ire married. After the Robinson episode he hastily departed for Kashmir, saying significantly: ‘T have learnt how much the West can teach the Fast.”