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erything said in the press, and whatever calls he wanted he had. I do not know the names of the papers.
 Q--What do you mean by press call?" Alt would be for somebody con nected with the press.
 Qs-Do you mean they were to have the right to call upon shares I at parl A.-YeS, and get an allotment. The press calls amounted in this case to e76,O0O
 Q.-Would any call be delivered at less ha de These hes n9 would be given for about month, or until the special settlement.
 yourself? Al don't know; I bought in the market. I never bought them back from the parties direct I was at that time purchasing all the shares l could in
 o,@What did you pay? A.----27s 6d,, 2ss;, and sos; share. On the press calls
 Q.-"Press calls I understand, were op- tiCns, or calls, given to the press at los. in the pound, the result being that the company was fully subscribed, and the shares went at a premium? A-Yes.
 Q.-Can you give the names of the pa pers to whom these calls were given? were given to all the papers as far as l know. But I can obtain the names of the papers.
 papers made profit of 17s. Cd. sharef Al don't say the papers, but the ad- vertising agent.
 Q-Then the persons who had the calls were not the proprietors? A.-Oh. no.
 The Official Receiver-So each paper which received these calls would not run down the Dunlop Company?
 MT. Hooley-It was to keep the papers friendly.
 Q.-There were in addition to these was that payment of e125O to T. Harrison Davis? Al don't know. l don't know who he is. Haughterl. Q.-What was he when you made this settle the little evening papers and pay them to keep quiet.
 o;;-How, did you become acquainted1 with him? A.-Finch Hatton introduced Q.-Who is Finch Hatton? A--Brother of Lord Winchelsea. He was introduced to, arrange with the evening papers not to pull the company to pieces. (Laugh- ter).
 Q.-on the counterfeit of the check you have written, For quieting papers gen orally pneumatics." OaughterQ Can you name any of the papers? Ale used to bring list with the amounts required e25 to G10O One of these lists will be among my papers.
 Q.-What was the second payments of e2O00 to T. H. Davis? A.-For the same purpose.
 Q.-On the counterfeit you have. "To square papers, Can you II name any of the Financial Post another. I cannot recolect any others.
 Q.-What was the total amount you paid to Davis. A.-G4250 to settle with all papers.
 The bribery of the financial editor of the Pail Mall Gazette on MT. Hooley's behalf has been the source of great chagrin to MT. Astor, the owner of that paper. The Pail Mall Gazette won an enviable reputation two or three years ago as a fearless and incorruptible enemy of financial ShamS and SW1ndleS. | The fact that its financial editor (now ! dead4 had been got at by MT. Hooley's 1 agents only recently came to MT. As- 1 tors Knowledge, and he has not hesi- l tated to express his views of the matter 1 and his opinion of MT Hooley and his | associates in, very plain language in the columns of the Pail Mall Gazette. It was quite superfiuous for the off, cial receiver to ask MT. Hooley finally why he paid these large sume to peers of the realm whom he made directors of his companies, for the reply was ob- vious:
 "I couldn't get them on without
 Hooley has left aristocratic and financial London in a state bordering on a panic. Small investors in all parts of the kingdom are clamoring for their money in the stock concerns, while titled men whose sales of their names have been revealed are scurry- ing away to the Continent for seclu- sion and rest for their shattered nerves.
 LONDON, Aug. 1S.-In the Queens Bench Division of the High Court of Justice to-day Justice Wright resumed the hearing of the motion to commit Earl Delawarr Messrs. Broadley, Brad shaw and Fucker for contempt of court in attempting to induce Ernest Terah Hooley to falsify the evidence he had given against them.
 Hooley explained the discrepancy be- yeen his own statement that he had
 
 f1arls statement that he had only re- .:eived S125, GOO by saying that he paid the latter 5000 directly and subse- suently gave him an equal amount Ehrough Bradshaw, Hooley's agent, for division between Earl Delawarr and s.ord Albemarle. Hooley said he had slnce discovered that Bradshaw kept She s125. 900.
 :. Bradshaw went on the stand and as- serted that Earl Delawarr, in the Course of a conversation with him Bradshaw as to Hooley's position, of tered to pay Hooley's hotel bill for a month. and said he was prepared also t) help Mrs. Hooley to the extent of S,;O, 00O Earl Delawarr, Bradshaw de- ceared asked him not to let MT Hall lsnow of the matter, which might be construed as an attempt at bribery. It was understood at the same interview that Hooley would be asked to correct R1S OIlSlIldI eNlucIlSc- w iAIlC OlA NAAO stand Bradshaw fainted.
 Earl Delawarr acknowledged receiv- ing S40.000 as a gift. He said that he subsequently, received s7500 and at a latter date borrowed s50000. but this money was not paid him for joining the directorate. Later, the Earl said, he was released from this debt by Ifooley.
 He admitted that he knew that Lord Albemarle received 5000 and Broad ley S40,000.
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