Canteen Scandals

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 9, 29 May 1914, Page 5

Canteen Scandals

THE NOJHLITY IMPLICATED. BARON AS BREWERY TOUT. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright London, May 27, Whitaker ani Minto wore found guilty in the canteen scandal. Whitaker, iu defence, said no favor was shown to Linton's. The only money received by him was in compensation tor a visit to Crete. He read a letter from Colonel Fiennes, representing a firm nf Maidstone brewers, offering a free trip and asking him to use his influence with a colonel iu Crete on behalf of their beer. < Mr Justice Durling, in summing up, said it was regrettable that Colonel Fiennes, now Baron Saye and Sele, whose anoestor put his hand to the Magna Charta, should have written such a letter. Whitaker, in broken accents, said he was unaware ho was doing wrong at the instance of the gentleman named. He did it becauso he was in need of money, having two sons at Sandhurst. He threw himself on the Judge's mercy. Mr Justice Durling, animadverting on the letter, sternly commented on the decadence shown by the representative of a great family in cadging orders for beer. Whitaker wa« sentenced to six months' imprisonment. The other military accused was bound over to come up for sentence when called upon. Minto and Cansfleld were fined £SOO each., Craig £ 100, Lang, Owen, Peg-ley an(f Lynch £SO. Swain was bound over to come up for sentence. Whitaker made a second appeal for clemency, but the Judge ordered his removal.