THE EXHIBITION SCANDAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 15 April 1907, Page 2

THE EXHIBITION SCANDAL.

MeINTYUK'S i'i:i\'ATi: I'JNA.XCIAL DKALIXGS. HXTiIADITIOX I'fiOM MOXTK VIDKO KXPlttTlvl). II IXJI.Xu OF INHIBITION |.;x 111JJIJ'S I or Pre.-.- A -soeia I ion. Ciiristolmreli. April l-l, A lot of sensational smrios wore cur runt in town to-day, concerning I). C. Mcliitive. and (here is a growing feeliu<» of asfonishmenl, (hat lie should have been id lowed to s/ip away ,-o easily, Mr Mclntyrc seem- lo have raised considerable sums of money oil bills from finaii■•ial agents, anil one of them. I). Stranaglian, was victimised to the extenl of UI till on a bill purporting to bo signed ay a third parly, who has since repudiated the signature. .Mr Stranaghun on Slllunlay swore an inforuin'iion ngnin-t. .Mellllyre. and i- said to ha 10 giiarau-

* (.1 101 l towards the cost of uis oxtradition from Monte Video, at whicll po'lit the Turakina is expected to touch in about two wool;.-' time. 'J'ho bill in .|UoSiion has boon current for twelve months and lias boon renewed from lime »o time. It is rumored ihat another promissory note of a similar character (for is hold by II second financial agent, who is al-o said lo liavo cashed olioijii's for Clll anil CI-I rcspeeliveiy for Mclutyre, drawn bv the latter after his account had been closed. Jt is the feeling anions those who lleeni themselves to have been (bipod by Mclntyrc that the Government (whose servant lie was), and not they, should bear the expense of bringing the man back to explain liis actions. A reporter spent an hour or two on Saturday afternoon conversing with 'a number of persons who should be in the position to know what are the intentions of the tioverninent in regard to Alcliityre. lie discovered quite a remarkable reticence considering bow little is to be gained at this stage, and 110 definite statement was forthcoming. In view, how'evcr, of the reticence and of 1 he furl her remarkable differences in the statements made by different parlies who had previously been 111 communication, it seems tolerably evident that something is afloat. The Aciing-i're-niier refused the reporter an audience, and said, through his secretary, that lie had nothing to add to the 'official" sfateniont handed to the papers. A highplaced Odieial said "lie should be very surprised should the Government take no stops, lie should consider that very extraoi'dinay. He thought it was more than probable that Mclntyre would be brought back." Another gentleman who has the ear of the Government told the reporter that lie could sav nothing, although he .knew a lot, but lie thought it highly probable that ilelntyre would got nn unpleasant surprise at Monte Video. The following statement was handed to the Press at 3.15 p.lll. 011 Saturday by tile Hon. W. Tlnli-Jones (Acting-Pre-mier): — "I—Mr Munro will carry out the duties of Superintendent of Awards. "2—All awards will lie strictly in aceordaiHv with the decision the judges have already given or will give. Tn respect to wines ami spirits, however, the awards already pubiislnrd, having been vitiated by gross irregularities 011 the part of Mr Mclntyre, will be revoked and cancelled, and each exhibitor in the classes of wines ami spirits will be asked 'to submit, fresh samples, which will be submitted to the ,fudge of Awards and made according to bis decision."