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Horowhenua Chronicle, 2 May 1916, Page 3

At the lust sitting of tlie Suprene Court at Palmerston North, states a Press Asosciation telegram, Mr Justico Edwards heard a t' oxton slander action, in which l)r Mandle sued T)r Kerr-Hislop for £500 damages. it was alleged that- defendant called plaintiff a German. His Honour held that plaintiff had not proved the utterance alleged. The Court found for defendant, with costs according to scale. An inteiesting tact 111 connection with the •announcement recently made regarding Sir William Robertson's status (says an exoiiange) is that he is the first Catholic who has occupied a similar posijtiun as supreme v niuiander ot' the King s military forces for more than 300 years. lTord Howard, of EffiTigham. was Lord Ffigh Adimiral of the British fleet when the .Spanish Armada was defeated by British ships in bad weather. He was a Cat! olic. and since his dnv no member of the Catholic religion has, it. is said, held a position in the naval or militory set-vice of Britain analogous to that now held by General Sir William Robertsom.

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