GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 7, 9 June 1913, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

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Wanganui; Last Night, Tlie services in St. Paul's Presbyterian Church to-day unique character. The forty-third anniversary was celebrated, and it \vas alsp/thrfrketf tlie last day on which the) Chureli will be used for divine service, as a is being erected. The Rev. jaffled Paterson, late of St. John's, Wellington, .who preached the opening sermon in the church, conducted the service this morning,. and despite his y&rs of age, preached a vigorous sermon.

; THE wanganui libel action. Wanganui, Last Night. Counsel for Stubba in the libel action against the Chronicle has pointed out that a portion of the Press wire may be misconstrued.' _ The sentence which, in counsel's opinion, requires "elucidating, is "the evidtnee showed that the reporter understood that the case cited referred to Court incidents long past, and with which all the persons connected had passed' away, and further that the information was accurate." The impression is not meant to bo conveyed that Hie information was accurate, but that it, was understood to be Jicurate owins to the source from it was obtained" As a matter of fact, when Stubbs was charged with manslaughter, twentyseven years ago., the charge was dismissal bv the magistrate .'pwing to a conflict ot evidence as tcrfhe amount, of toree used i„ ejecting a-jfold Maori from the hotel.