Evening star., 1917-10-01

funded the 5.5oo.oeo francs paid By
Bolo for an interest in his newspaper.
The senator. writing Of his association
with Bolo, says he signed at his request
a promise that Fernand Monier should
be appointed director of the Journal
Paris court of appeals. He felt at
the time that the presence Of such q
man as Judge Monier on the Journal
board as the representative of Bolo
reasSured him as to the wisdom of ac-
cepting Bolos money. CThe French
ministry of justice last week decided
to send Judge Monier before the court
OF cessation on account of his associa-
tlon with BoIo)
Native Of Marseil1e.
Bolo Pasha. according to a stofy az
his career appearing in the Axtfn. 1S3
born in Marseille. At first hez Hlae3
slerk to notary. He is Brother OF
preachers of the Catholic Church in
France, and had an easy access to an
honorable career, but chose occupations
that were varied and hazardous
HIS business ventures began with a
scheme for the wholesale catching and
shipment of lobster. This cost his part
ner considerable sum. After failing
In several other enterprises Boio Pasha
came to Paris and started a sort of in
formation bureau. 1t became the target
Tor numerous complaints, eliminating
In the condemnation of Bolo by default
for abuse of confidence and swindiing
in 1894. He then went to Valencia,
Spain, where. under the name of Ber-
ner. he opened a cafe that was much
frequented by the French colony. -
In 1903. the Matin says. he turned 1p
at Bordeaux. whe-e he married a widow
who had an annual income of 10000
francs. He then enlarged his financial
operation operating at Lyon as AMI
agent for champagne and other wines,
Afterward. he transferred his headquars
Bolo. the newspaper adds was con-
spicuous In the riots in Champagne wheny
the wine growers there, In q protest.
against the use of wine frtEh outside
Champagne for making spar41ins winesl
tated the vineyards of big Fteueh CONF
panies. while those owned by Germans
were left unharmed.
1t was in June, 1914, that Boie met
Abbas Hilmt, then Khedive u Egypt
He at once became a trusted agent N
the enterprise for the exploitation of
real estate owned by the khedfye and
Tor the protection of the khedive' s-,fu-
terest in the Suez canal and in Egypt
in event that circumstances mght com
pei Great Britain to repudiate the
khedive. The Matin concludes from
these negotiations that Abbas Hilmi
two months before the actual outbreak
or hostilfties anticipated a war u whfo,
Turkey would be involved, ands Soueht
to protect his interests in case he ca At
his lot with the Sultan of Turxey.
Requiring a straw man to take his
interests under cover, says the Marln.
a contract was drawn up by which Bofa
was to be recognized by the khedfye Ef
writing as his creditor to the amount
of o0.000.000 francs. In exchange BoIo
was to make an agreement to repay
that sum to its legitimate owner. But
Bolo's part of the agreement was found
to be insufficiently clear, the newspaper
adds. and the project was not carried
to completion. Bolo Pasha. the Matin
declares. communicated again with
Abbas Hilmf in Switzerland shortly
after Great Britain had deposed Abbas
as khedive. and through the ex-khediye
entered into relations with German
agents.
auge Payment to Bolo.
The Matin says Bolo Pasha met Abbas
Hilmi. former Khedive of Egypt, In Zu-
rich in March. 1915, and concluded an
which was approved by
Gottlieb Won Jagow. then German for.
eign minister. under which ten million
marks would be paid in instaIlments to
Bolo through the former khedive for
the purpose of influencing the French
press.
In accordance with this arrangement
4 900, 900 marks was paid by rounda-
bout methods through Swiss banks, to
avert suspicion. Abbas Hilmi and an as
sociate are said to have collected 206.-
600 francs as a commission After that
time Bolo Pasha and Abbas Hilmi seem
to have fallen out. for their relations