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(By Telegraph—l'resa Association.) N'Al'lEfi, Thursday, (ireftt public interest wis taken today in an action at Hie Supreme Court when J. V. Brown, M.l. (Sir -lolin Findlay, K.C.), proceeded against <■■ \v. Yenables and IC. Mulvannli (Mr. l\ I*. Skerrett, K.V.i, for alleged libel. The statement of claim was to the effort that the defendants published in a newspaper .ailed the "llawke's Bay Observer" a statement that plaintiff had been guilty of "a mean ami despicable piece of dirty work." and also that lie was discredited both in the people's Purlinment and out. of it. As damages, plaintiff claimed C3Ol. The defence nleaileJ fair comment.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 207, 30 August 1918, Page 4
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105ALLEGED LIBEL. Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 207, 30 August 1918, Page 4
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