THE MARCONI SCANDAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 9 June 1913, Page 5

THE MARCONI SCANDAL.

CABLE NEWS

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph — Copyright.)

LATEST REVELATIONS, OPINIONS OF NEWSPAPERS

(Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.) LONDON, June 7. The "Spectator" in noting Mr Soloman's evidence as trustee in the estate of Mr Fenner, a bankrupt stock-broker, says that the comment aming in the public mind regarding this purely accidental discovery of another Ministerial transaction, will inevitably prove very disturbing. "Men are asking," it says, "If Fenner's bankruptcy brought this new fact to light, what other accidents may be concealed by accidents work- , in g for obscurity, and riot for light " The "Times" says: "Among the Liberals, anger is using at the revelations of tli© Master of Elibank's further transactions in American Marconi shares. There is some anxiety as to what is the trust fund mentioned by Mr Soloman." At the Marconi Inquiry, evidence was given on behalf of Mr Fenner, a stock-broker, to the effect that Lord Murray- of Elibank (late Government Whip, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury, 1910-12), purchased on 18th April ioOO American Marconi shares at £3 ss, in addition to 1000 he had purchased through Sir Rufus the Attor-ney-General. This statement caused a sensation. It was further stated that Lord Murray later purchased 500 shares at £2 8s 9d. Mr Leopold Amery (Unionist member for Brimingham) aroused a stormy scene by accusing the Liberals of endeavouring to screen the Ministers. In order to explain the purchase of 3000 shares, .some of which were entered in Fanner's books as "belonging to Lord Elibank's trust account, several -newspapers insist that Lord Elibank, who is abroad, should give evidence.

SHARP CROSS-EXAMINATION.

EVIDENCE OF A MINING EN-

GINEER,

(Received June 7, 8 a.m.) LONDON, June 6. The hearing cf the libel action brought by MY Godfrey Isaacs, who floated the Marconi Company, against Mr Cecil Chesterton, editor of the "Witness," for a series of attacks on him, was continued to-day. Under sharp* cross-examination, Mr Chesterton said he had < not imputed fraud to Mr- Godfrey Isaacs or Mr Herbert Samuel (Postmaster-Gener-al).

Mr Lockwood, a mining engineer, gave evidence that he" had" practised dn Australia and New Zealand. Mr Godfrey Isaacs had wished to give him a certificate that the general ore in the Clogwell mine was worth fifteen pennyweights when it had only yielded five. He declared That Godfrey Isaacs held shares in the St. David's- mine under the name of '•Brigga."

A KNOCK-DOWN.

MR SAMUEL IN THE BOX

(Received June 7, 10 a.m.) LONDON, June 6

Lockwood, cross-examined, said th? story that he had made a, threat to shoot Mr Isaacs was absurd. He declared that he had knocked down Mr Isaacs when the latter had insulted him for declining to sign a false certificate as to the yield of the St. David mine. ' * . , ,' Cross-examined, he admitted that he had not informed the directors of these matters. He admitted dining subsaquehtly with Mr Isaacs. The Postmaster-General testified. He denied that himself or any of his family ever invested in Marconi shares.

ASSERTION BREAKS DOWN

UNDER CROSS-EXAMINATION

(Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.. LONDON, June 7. Under cross-examination, Mr Lockwood's assertion that Mr Godfrey Isaacs used the name of "Bnszas, broke down.