54,000 DEFECTIVE SHELLS.

Taihape Daily Times, 27 September 1918, Page 3

54,000 DEFECTIVE SHELLS.

At the Court of Criminal Appeal, Mr Purchase appeared before Mr Justice Lawrence and Mr Justice Shearman in support of the appeal of Bernard A. Kupfcrberg, who, after being 'acquitted of the charge of conspiracy w y as ordered a new trial and sentenced to three years’ penal servtitude for aiding and abbetting James Samuel Keardon wrongfully to apply acceptance marks to war material, Mr Purchase contended that prejudice was imported against Kupferberg. The judge said something about enough defective shells to lose a battle. Mr Justice Lawrence:' Isn’t 54,000 shells eonugh to lose a battle? For the Crown it was contended that there could be no excuse for stamping the board arrow on material known to be ineffective. The appeal was dismissed.