Action for slander.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 293, 15 December 1904, Page 2

Action for slander.

THE BEDDON-TAYLOB CONTINUED. s»?jl (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. Is,; '#> In. the slander caso, Mitchell, liomentary correspondent of the tleton Times, deposed that ItoV&rfi lor used the term "cotirt-morthd" mf*'"* the House. ' *""•! * Mr Dut-hie, M.H.R., said that *«*&'..; he asked him in the lobby ho referred to "young Seddon," . 1&§ nodded his head-, and J»iO) it wu aW-i true, and he could make it Ho did not say in converaatioir plaintiff was court-martialled. ness was called by the Premier iowv ■ ais room, and at his request putfttWiJ questions in writing. 'rhe.Erand«Miiil| letter, dated October. SOth, wrprewswl l| pain and surprise att the. statwnsytiffe made about his son, and asked' ,mp! witness' authority was Mr Taylpre>| Witness replied that be ted mads wM observation to the effect stated. iW-li added tint the reporters were la ''|sVs§ bad position, and had great dlfl)c«PM ty in hearing defendant's referottwv| to South Africa. that Captain Sedddn's appoint3M|iJ had been condemned in the The general expression of opMatp.'* amongst members was against thsV-i appointment of inexperienced officers,._S Mr Taylor did not use any of. fteiM allegations contained in the writ. *f Mr Laurenson, M.H.R., stated t%>: impression on his mind was that sjfe*?; Paylor referred to Captain He could not remember whether WKaZ had asked Mr Taylor if ho referred!?! to Captain Seddon. An application* .nado to treat Mr Laurenson as Kfq liostile witness was not granted. '% Arthur Gonnon, D. E. FetertOß,«i| Alex. Speedy, Archibald James per, George Deck, Daniel Alfred Jijtfk'J ton, Lot Cooper, Thomas Btev»sV-j| on, Hubert i Francis Miller, Wltf3§ Vdam Blair, members of the fliww»<Kj| Contingent who' had 'previously ssTKWJa d in other contingents, gave eyH&tSa mco that Captain Seddon had «*J»r''3 lied himself hi accordance with vir'W jognised military rules and tradfeJS lions. Their evidence was corroborative; and was not. msriarfluftjl ly shaken in cross-examination. ~■, J