An Honest Banrupt

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 129, 7 May 1887, Page 4

An Honest Banrupt

■The Tuapeka Times last week pub lished under the heading. "An Honest Bankrupt" particulars of a meeting of creditors, aud for so doiug have received a communication from Mr McCoy, solicitor who writes : — " I am instructed to take proceedings to recover damages from you for a libel published in last Saturday's issue of your paper, headed * An Honest Bankrupt,' in which Mr A. Peteisen is grossly defamed. As this may have, appeared inadvertently, I will not proceed if you publish in your next paper a reference to it stating that the libel appeared inadvertently anjl conveyed a false impression, and apologise f or the inquiry done Mr Peterson." Thereupon the Tuapeka Times apologises as f6llow8 :— " As Mr M'Coy very rightly suggested, if we said anything libellous about Mr Peterson's bankruptcy, it was purely inadvertently. We are not aware, however, that what we said on the matter 'grossly defamed' Mr Petersen. If it was 'gross defamation' to call Mr Petersen 'an. honest bankrupt' we moßt sincerely apologise for the expression and hasten to withdraw it. At the same time we would re»pectfully suggest to Mr Petersen, if he has any spare capita! to spend on libel actions, that he devote it to the liquidation of his debts and relieve some of his unfortunate creditors, by whom we doubt not, the smallest donation will be thankfully received."