THE DIAMOND MAKER.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 91, 6 April 1908, Page 3

THE DIAMOND MAKER.

AN APPLICATION REFUSED. Received sth, 4.lfi p.m. London, April 4. In ordering the Cnion of London and Smiths' Bank to produce M. Leukine's sealed packet. Sir Albert IJerutzen, at tin' Bow street Court, intimated that he was not empowered to enforce the order, but other steps would be taken if it were not obeyed The Bank declined to produce the packet.

Lemoiuc, who is a French engine. l !. mis arrested in Paris early in January mi a charge of swindling Sir Julius Wcrnhcr of Wil.ont) by pretending to manufacture diamonds. Lenioine iiclu tiiiil he had demonstrated his discovery, and that Messrs. lieil and Wcrnhcr alid others at the head of the diamond trade ('■nl ratified his claims. On the other hand, it was reported that a jeweller had given evidence that he had Juriii-li-i'd Lenioine with fusible plugs for Hie crucibles used in the experi ids. so that real diamonds could lie concealed in them. It appears that l.emoine's contract with Sir Julius Wcrnher stipulated that the formula of the manufacture of diamonds should be deposited in a London bank, and should not lie opened un til. Leinoine's death, when it would become the property of .Sir Julius. The magistrate who has been hearing Hie case in France intimated sonic time ago that he was considering the question oi villaining and opening the envelope. An application was made at the liuw street Police Court a couple of weeks ago on behalf of the French Government to .secure the rclcisc of an envelope deposited in a London bank, containing the formula of the French engineer Leinoine lor the manufacture of diamonds. The Court refused the application, us Leinoine objected to the release of the

envelope. A message on Saturday intimated that he had been released on dondition tint he proves within two months that he is able to manufacture diamonds.