London, Mar. 1.
A sensation was created in the city to-day by the arrest. of Mr. Martin Coles" Harman, the well-known financier, who was taken to fa police station and charged with Jeonspiracy to'defraud in connection with the affairs of the Chosen Corporation. Three other men, H.H. Pounds, B.F. Conigrave and E.G. Changeat, were also charged on th Only. a comparatively small sum is involved in the charge.
The career of Mr. Harman is one of the most remarkable -and spect. ocular in the history of the city of London. Starting as a junior clerk, he attained control of" companies with a total capital estimated at £14,000,000. His interests. covered a very aide venge, including. ar-I silk, gold-folds, oil, rubber, He was known as the "uncrown-King "of Lundy Island," in the Bristol Channel, which he purchased ever, his-"'sovereignty™ ended when aw decided that his issue of coins bearing the representation of puffin on one side and Harman's head on the other was ill Harman had planned to sail on March 10 for the Far East to visit the properties of the Chosen Ca poration, in which his family largely interested, 'The Chosen Corporation, of which Pounds is the chairman,' owns all the share capital of three Japanese Serpanien hich hold 7 ming claims in Later.
Mr. Ha bail to-day in two sureties of £2. each, while Messrs, Conigrave and E. were remanded on "bai sureties of £1,000 each.—Reuter,
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