DOMINION NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 June 1918, Page 6

DOMINION NEWS.

j A WAENTSSG TO SHEABEBS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. (Fahiaiua, June 22. The Inspector of 'Awards proceeded against a shearer named H. J. Scott, who was fined £lO and costs (30s), for a breach, of tlhe Wellington district shearers' and shed hands' award, in absenting himself from the shearing shed at Ha 1 fcnri without leave, and for taking intoxicants on to the station. I

DAMAGES HOS SLANDER. .. i Osborne, Jose 28. Great puMic interest has been evinced in tlie case before Mr. Justice Hosting, at the Supreme Court, in which Henry Ewart Hill, of Gteteoroe, proceeded against lazarus Wolfe SBaßdnd, of 'Ghristcdinreh, a moneylender, for the recovery of £OOOO damages for alleged .slander. The evidence of plaintiff, who •was represented by Mr. L. T. Barnard, showed that Hill was agent in Gis/bonue for Balldnd, in connection with the latiter's money-lending (business. In May last, BaUtind came to Gisborne and went to ffilPs office, where he made use of the •words complained of, viz., "You stole my money. I say so, absolutely." The words were overheaid tky a clerk in Bißi employ, who took a note of them. :Mr. H. B- Lnsk, of N&pier (with him . :Mr. T. A. Coleman), appeared for defendant. The jury awarded plaintiff £IOO-dam? ages. A non-suit motion by Mr- I/ask, pa the grounds of alleged privilege, J which had •been reaerfed daring the ii hearing, will coots vp for argument on £