BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3636, 24 November 1920, Page 5

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.

AUCKLAND, Nov. 23. In a long article, to-night the Star alleges that a ease heard recently at the Supreme Court, when a police officer formerly resident in Auckland was granted a divorce from his wife, was taken early in the morning, the door of the 'Court -being locked and reporters being unable to gain admittance. When the matter was referred to the judge who took the case, His Honour was amazed, and said he knew nothing about the doors being clo'sed while the petition was heard. • The- Star alleges that, the doors were closed by some Court official or officials, and adds that n, P p v ,;,ip, 1 f ip likely to give an unpleasant impression that the timehonoured of an open court is being jeopardised.