AMUSING TURN.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 53, Issue 15, 28 October 1932, Page 3

AMUSING TURN.

QUESTION OF BALANCE-SHEETS. THE CASE AGAINST BARNSLEY. I (Special to the "Guardian.") CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 27. There was an amusing turn m to a cross-examination in the Barnsley trial at the Supreme Court this morning, when Harold "White, secretary of the benevolent committee of the Labour Defence League, was questioned by Mr Stacey, who appeared for the accused. "My balance-sheets," said witness, "are always fair and square. They are carefully audited. I would not give them to Barnsley when he asked me, as I did not recognise that he had any authority. They are in careful hands. Can I say where they are?" he asked, turning to the Crown Prosecutor. "Why not?" replied Mr Donnelly. "They're in your office!" said witness. , "I didn't know that," said Mr Donnelly, laughing. "It's a safe place, all right. They certainly won't be given to any man who wants to see them." Witness: I'll tell you why I didn't want Barnsley to see my balancesheets. He once told me that if an angel brought /3own a balance-sheet from heaven he would find a way of distorting it! "How poetical," observed Mr Stacey. "Rather inappropriate," remarked Mr Donnelly. "I couldn't imagine an angel with some balance-sheets!"