ELLIOTT V. N.Z. WORKER

Hokitika Guardian, 4 December 1924, Page 4

ELLIOTT V. N.Z. WORKER

PLAINTIFF'S KVJDKNC'F.. AVKLLIXOTOX Doteinher fh Tin' libel nflion Howard Klliotl v. ‘•New Zealand Worker" »;h ('"in mill'd to-day. Elliott v.'ciil into '!«• v. iln * ‘ss-zn\. !!■• sn ill tllllt til'' til'-'! plll'li* '' l til* - IM’.A. w;i.s loyally to Kino ami country. Jlix u'oj'l; as Mfi'i'i'iaf.v anil nalioiial soeivtarv nf til" \ xii iution "as hu'eil oil I hi- ideal. These siihjei-ts "ere the usual tliCnies ol Ins lei'inres. lie admitted I'on) 1 i ll <r I'ne l.al'our IVriy "il'i (lie Ki llian ('ntlinlie Chur. Ii in his attarl.'s. "We regard the 'Koinan Calholie (*!i iii'eli and it-' lolilieal net ivities as lieino opi'ai'id to ill" lest interests ~! the Empire. in ihe d'.'eia rat ion ef t In'ir . I'"lesiasii.'s and leader:.. We ro"aid the I.aimin' I’ariy. a - in inesenl J ; i and i m:-i iln 1 .as 1 eiuv. declared enemies of lite I. ln] ire. Wit in- s de"l.ireil l hai 11 1 e nneliii ial (iron n ol llu I-a 1": 111 Party and tie leader of t lie I'ariy had csprescd synijlatllies with I ."Hill and i’,n|d'i".'i-.i s. Witness had no eoni'c.l whatever over dir j ai|ter ‘aiiii"l" which viis puldi'hd in nekhnnl. lie Veils a ill!" -tor of the I l;i ]■ er. lillfen I'erceHi's letter v.'r.s nddfi'sst'd to tviiitess lit!I- wit ness had not seen n until it "as 1 ehlished ill Ihe ‘>'c miitel.' I laiy private i of-

i esjiinideni e "as lelt lor "itness. A.li mil'll' h I let's < f the A -oeiatioa "Vie j tiled. ! wit ness then rroeeed.'d II af '.ctii'it to j justify Ins releienees to the Kin'..: \- i. it to the \ati' an. lie thonahi it : "as a matter for coalmen! tin ■ »n;a !>•'< HI . the |<;|..Jnle li.at the Kim; had vi ite.i the Vatican. In ii-cks.examination le. Mr M.V'-i ■ witness said it "Us lint set important ( i,, have | cnee and (|itiet in th" < ! 1., unity. \|r Myers : This noni letnatt is i.vin," , til dominate the < 'oill't. !1 1 Worship- Me i i"ii pomp to. Willie s .'"eeiiled i e,|i"i:.-iJ.IIit V lot tlie doc iimen. • viite'd "Ihnne s Hideoiis in the Fur,yen. C-rnape." ; '""- ed diiriiip the War. !!•.■!. irimt In ihe military c'l'siO'ship* on the I’d I. lettei--1.1, of the I'.r.A v. it ness said Ihe eeiisoiship was ‘.'Siahlislied in ih" inter. ... ts „f ih > Ih-man Catholic ( iniivh. A; , ,;e stupe, .Mr I'mre. 5.. M.. said that he did not wi h to h-:ir any more mas why i.niies- considered the I’oreelli 1. It' . e.in-istei I v ith ordinary • ii M r !•'.!!i<it l : ! i : .:d. ;• m. A' orshi|' vc rv unfair. I Ills Worship f'terniyi: ton " I da. My Myers ' ;.s|;e i "ill,, me Mo'e ahe ill t the ('leiivn c ea e. Counsel "ill a'.ldre* - '.is t ,a. i ■ ’• 1 ;i i'i I'lTinur,. ni-.t isuiN kkski:yi:i>. Wri.l I sfiTt IN. Ke. "led .• .1 In ihe I In" al'd Kl! ini t ease, e'.lel ce,nisei had addressed the Conn :hMap, a rale r« -erved hi deei-inii.