A JOURNALIST'S CLAIM.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 84, 30 March 1914, Page 6

A JOURNALIST'S CLAIM.

THE WHANCAREI ADVOCATE.

[Per Press Association.] Wellington, March 30

The hearing of an action, Lloyd Cox, journalist, v. Peter Hewes and Joseph MeCluggage, a claim for £437, with interest and damages, is occupying the attention of the Supreme Court. Plaintiff was appointed to conduct the Whangarei Advocate taken over from Mr Manders, M.P., by defendants. Two qualifications required were that plaintiff should possess the goodwill of Sir Joseph Ward, who was then Premier, who was interested in the paper and invested £SOO in the business. In clue course the company was registered, and the paper ran for two years, when, it is alleged, Heyes drew out of the working account large sums of money, giving Manders a promissory note; in the name of the company for £250, the balance of the purchase 1 money. The business was being penalised by the transfer of the money to : Wellington, and later defendants mortgaged the assets of the company to J. D. Sievwright for £2OOO, and proceeded to pay the disputed claims. Plaintiff was dismissed and Sievwright was appointed manager. Plaintiff claimed for the difference in value of the shares thus brought about, with interest and damages.