| Show saw DIS ERROR statement or stanhope the tb british secretary tr of state for or war LONDON june 15 Stan stanhope bope secretary of state for war replying to lay day in the cot to a question put by william summers gladstone iberal liberal in regard to the baccarat scan bean aal said that bir sir william gordon humming cumming was the chief person who broke faith because be he did not report the case to hia his com commanding mandin officer f the offense w was s 9 comm committed tg by any other person it could only havo bavo cia slated in advising him and pressing aim him to take a different course than that aid laid down by the army regulations of the three officers concerned general williams waa was a retired officer of he the army and was therefore not subject to the regulations but the other wo field marshal prince ot of walea wales and lieutenant berkley levitt undoubtedly were the former said stanhope looking back at all the circumstances of the case saw the error of judgment committed stan hope lopo added in this view of the case caa concur cur but I 1 should like to espre express be my own personal opinion that had anyone 0 be else suddenly beard heard that one of 1 his frienda friends who bad had greatly distin himself in the service had been accused as sir william williad gordon gumming cumming was he certainly would have hesitated before at once adopting a course which would immediately and irretrievably blight bis his whole future career lieutenant levitt on the other hand band continued stanhope bad had written a letter to his officer ex deep regret that he had dot not acted in accordance with the army regulations consequently it waa was not proposed to take any further action in the matter cobb member for rugby who lia had d anno announced bis his intention of question ing fog stanhope did not in ln view of the secre secret arya statement put tho the question 8 |
