Sued for Election Advertisements.
V (PEB PRESS ASSOCIATION/. Christchurch, February 1. The editor of Truth, J. S. Evisou, who was a candidate for the Christchurch seat at the late general election, was sued to-day b}' the Lyttelton Times Company for the cost of election advertisements in the Star. He pleaded that the advertisements were not ordered in the Star, but after hearing the evidence of defendant's secretary, Mr Capper, sub-editor of Truth, who admitted ordering some of the advertisemenis to go in both the Star and the Times. Mr Beetham, R.M., told the defendant he had not a leg to stand ou, and gave judgment for tlie plaintiffs. Most of the advertisements were ordered through the telophone.
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Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 229, 2 February 1894, Page 2
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117Sued for Election Advertisements. Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 229, 2 February 1894, Page 2
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