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THE MVICOXT F\T>ri"RY. By Cable—Pre-- Association—Copyright. London. February 12. At the Mar.oni enquiry Air. Maxsc. of the Xational Review, gave evidence of the need of investigation, in the absence of any effort to refute Mr. Lawson's damaging statements and Minister-,' evasive replies in \hc House of Commons. The country has been n.i-led about a definite arrangement. having 1 n concluded in the middle of March, as it \va- virtually settled months before, which fact gamblers had been exploiting to the ntnu»t. Hundreds of thousand l , perhaps millions of pounds, had ehangcTl hands to the immense advantage of privileged pcr.-ons in tbe know.
Sir Rnfus Tsaac« hail unwillingly promoted the boom in March by cabling coni<rafiliation- to the Marconi Lan.piet in New York. Mr. Mav-e added that his enquiries Lad been independent of Mr. I.awson's ought to be examined, lie declined to name those on who-e information I,- ba-id hi- articles all'cH'nig Minis'ers. Tlie committee thereupon decided to report Mr. Mav-e to the Speaker, leaving the lions., of Common- to ileal with his refu-al.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 228, 14 February 1913, Page 5
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174WIRELESS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 228, 14 February 1913, Page 5
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