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Evening Star, Issue 22444, 15 September 1936, Page 14

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DEMOCI!AT ORGANISER'S C'LAI.M. A (111 1 in l lie General Election wa- beard in the .Magistrates Court. Auckland, to-day. when several well-known personalities in 'wiial was tin' Democrat I’arty were sued b\ Harry Charle- Banff, political organisin', claiming to recover from them the balance of salary and expense- allegedly owing lor work as Auckland organiser for the party. .Mr Wyverti AVilson was on .be Bem-li, M r -I. F. W, Diek-on appeared lor the plaintiff, Air A. K. North for William Coodfellow (who was in court i. Mr H. •). Butler for A. E, Davy i not present ). Mr A. St:, flair Brown for I. B. Donald (present).., and Mr H. Elliot for T. f. A, Hislop. The last named was .ml present, but his evidence was taken at Wellington and eoiiimenled on by Mr Dick,-on. Plaintiff claimed that defendants were officer- of an incorporated body known as the New Zealand Democrat Political Organisation, of which defendant •!. B. Donald was chairman, and Spencer (’lark, also a defendant, was secretary, while tile defendants HoodfeHow, Davy, and Hislop were officers, or on the executive. Battlf claimed that in October IDA I lie was employed by Davy at a salary of £7 weekly with expense-, and claimed the recovery of plilo. the balance owing. The ease is proceeding.— Press Association. ATI.ANTIC FLYERS FORCED DOWN. MONTREAL, September 14.The correspondent of the United Press at St. Joint's (Newfoundland) reports that Riehnia.n and Merrill were forced to bring their plane down In a marsh near the town at 2.20 p.m. (New York time) to-day. The. flyers battled through hailstorms, sleet, and high winds for the entire distance. Shortage of True 1 and poor visibility made landing imperative. The aeroplane's landing gear was buried in soft mud on a desolate hog area. 'The craft apparently was not damaged hut was unable to be extricated. It will probably be necessary to dismantle the machine and carry it out.