GRAVE ALLEGATIONS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 243, 3 July 1915, Page 3

GRAVE ALLEGATIONS.

MILITARY SCAOTSAL. A report is current in "Wellington that grave allegations were being madr against a certain military officer In connection with kg me transactions in Defence stores. It was stated that tb» matter had already been investigated by the Defence authorities, and that far)her developments were likely. A pressman who made some inquiries on the. subject, learned that the rumour had some basis in fact. An investigation into the conduct of (lie officer men-

tioned was proceeding, and seme persons outside military circles had been called to give evidence. The affair had not reached a stage at which the military authorities were prepared to make any statement, though they did not deny that charges of a very serious character had been made and were being examined.