THE COST OF LIVING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 225, 2 March 1915, Page 5

THE COST OF LIVING.

AS IT APPEALS'TO'A FRENCH COUNT. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Hamilton, Last Night. '" Count dc Montague was chargedi at the Supreme Court to-day orf two breaches of the Bankruptcy Act, in that • he incurred debts which he had no r»asonable' prospect o< paying and brought about his bankruptcy by unjustifiable extravagance. Counsel for the defence stated that accused was a son of Marquis do Mon>f£ e n'™ , se ineoniß was between £50,000 and £60,000 a year. Incurring his father's displeasure; accused wcat to England, where he was given an' allowance of £IOO a month. .He . gambled considerably, and at his father's request caime out to New Zealand, where the allowance was reduced to fBB a month, as it was/thought"that hvmg out here would not be as expensive. This had not proved so, as be had found it doubly hard to exist. Th or war'had materially affected his parents* income, as fighting had waged over areas where their iron and coal min."> 3 were situated," and since tho outbreak ot hostilities his income had beon r£ ', ; duced to £4O a month. • v ' , Montague gaye evidence besring out the statements of counsel. The jurv ™r ** /« or J ■'-"«j iren >ent,-, returned "-! \ \erdict of "not guilty." '.'