The Archive · 1928

Interesting Action in Holland

Foreign Office Attacked by Former Embassy Counsellor The Hague, July 25.

The process-server has officially taken possession of the Foreign Office buildings. This strange development is the result of a quarrel between Mr. Wenniger, former Counsellor of the Dutch Embassy at Tokyo, and the Government. The former left his post and went to the Dutch East Indies and, so far, has failed to get satisfaction in connection with his claim regarding salary and the value of some furniture which, he alleges, the Dutch Minister at Tokyo sold without his permission, The case comes up before the High Court shortly—Reuter,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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