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Hokitika Guardian, 1 May 1925, Page 3

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COTTON Si. IMF V!( TIM . LONDON, .lamiary -fh 'Pbe trial un- eon,-lu,led at the Old Hailey vesterday of Henry Fenton. of (die,Dwell. ' Dew-bury. who was ch;i riictt with I'rnmlulent ly jippiymy; t*» his own use C-M It I.* HHI Belonging to the Fenton Textile Assneiat ion. Lt.l.. ol whielt lie was chairman, and with receiving L'Hii.dlit) on aeeoimt of David Bradley. Ltd., and fraudulently ™uvrting it to hi- own use. | L W a- alleged that aider amalgamating Ills \ arii,its cotton interests in the Fenton Textile Association be appropriated nion,'\ which Belonged >" tie association. Feu ion in I be wit ne-s-boX said he entered the business of .lobn Fenton and Sons when la- wa- 17. The business increased beyond all bounds up to 101'-. when bis personal nr,hits wen' l rom pu.d.pntl to L'HO.IIIIO a year. In 1010 lie u a - worth weli over a million and a half. but be bad nothing now . and friends were providing for hi- detemv. Cross-examined bv the morCeueral. Sir Tuonuis Inskim K.C-. I'enlo,i iidm.it ted that m L'-’" be ow ed various bank's I'HW.intl. but wid the assets (11| H.o-e a,eon.Us would be worth more than ('I 111 HUM' I h Sir l'atriek Hasting-, delending, -aid •.here was little doidu that if there bad m „ l,eeo a world slump in cotton kenton would to-,lav be one n, the most respceled n-iili,. mu.',- u, the north ot England. . The jurv. after an hour's retirennum returned a verdict of not gmL.v. and At r .1 list ice Salter, in d,-eliarguig t"e„ton. said he agreed with the ver,,n ■ • e.nhensTye TR AMR. LONDoN. Febiaiarv LT | t v. li- ret'orted at a meeting ot the Surrey sioall-pox hosuual eomluiltee at Kingston v-lerdnv that a man wa,' found to be sulferntg Loin >J>>ad-pox while in Epsom workhouse. for bis reception the small-pox ho-pil.i Clamlon bad to p, m d t reat ineut eo-t the 1 I "Bather an expensive tvano.i. , otnniented the clerk. The man. who bad Mile' ! ' -i, ,m- ---, barge,! wrote express,n ■. arautu.le tor hi-