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NZ Truth, Issue 1205, 3 January 1929, Page 3

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Admission and Denial STRANGE PLEA

(From "N.Z. Truth's" Dunedin Rep.) If it is true that Charles Benjamin Walters signed admission to the paternity of Ruth Read's illegitimate child because he was scared of publicity, he defeated his own object by appearing at the Dunedin Court to ask Magistrate Bartholomew to grant him a rehearing m regard to his having been adjudged the father of the child on his own signature. T AWYER IRWIN 'put' forward the application on Walters' behalf on the grounds that defendant had elected to sign himself as the responsible party rather than* face the> publicity of a defended court action. Moreover, said counsel, it could be proved that someone else.' and not Walters, was the father of the child. "It is just a case of a young and somewhat stupid boy being m the hands of a woman who, I understand, is now serving a sentence for soliciting", counsej remarked. Senior-sergeant Quartermairi: She may be^serving a. sentence, but not for soliciting. , "Walters says," continued counsel, "that he was told that if he didn't sign he would have to face publicity.*The girl first saw . Mr. Hanlon and then Mr. White. Ori each occasion the woman'sl counsel was< told to -go on with it and serve a summons as soonas he liked. But there 'was nothing doing until the girl was committed to a home and the matter left to Mr. Locke." ' [ His. worship remarked that it seemed strange for' defendant -tocontend .that he signed .to avoid publicity, and yet was now asking . for ii. "Only unless there was undue or unfair pressure m getting him to sign could I consider the matter," observed the S.M. "He comes along and -for some reason signs admission before a magistrate, and now says it was to avoid publicity. ■• "I could not entertain the idea of granting a re-hearing. The adjudgment, is a formal and regular procedure, arid it would never do if defendant's could come back the next day and say they had signed to avoid pubr licity, but were not the responsible parties." •. Walters was then placed m the witness-box to determine his position m respect of thq, order. 7 The court subsequently fixed payments at 10/- a week. WHAT FEW PEOPLE MISS Beware of Nervous Weakness. " Very; few people go through life without an attack of nerves at some time or the other. 4 Those who recognise the symptoms and give .the proper treatment to their nerves rarely suffer a severe breakdown. The early signs are noted by irritability, restlessness and depression. As the trouble, advances tyritchings, sleeplessness, failure of memory, headaches, backaches and loss of appetite" become apparent. The treatment of these, symptoms, however mild, or severe, calls for the nutrition of the nervous "system through the blood: Enrich s the blood arid you supply the starved nerves with the elementsthey need: This you can do by taking Drb Williams' Pink Pills. The: direct action' of . these, pills creates a nourishing stream; of bip.od^hiqh? flows : to the nerves, feeding arid strengthening themi' In this way- Dr. Williams' • Pink 'J Pills bhave banished nervous trouble mc. many thousands -of cases. 7 The rich„,new bloo y d created by these pills quickly gives increased energy, keen appetite, strong, steady nerves and robust health. So begin now to brace up your nerves by taking Dr., Wjiliams' Pink' Pills. Of all Chemists arid Storekeepers, <3/ - bottle-^nbthtng else will do.*, '■:&'-":■■'■ .