"JAZZ EVENING."
MAYOR'S CLAIM FOR £90. DECISION RESERVED. WELLINGTON, Thursday. The magistrate reserved his decision in the action taken by the Mayor of Wellington, as trustee of the earthquake relief fund, against Charles Forrest .and Morris Domb, promoters of a "jazz evening." The Mayor asserted that the profits of the entertainment amounted to £138, and that he received only £48. He claimed the balance. The contention of defendants was that they were -unbusinesslike iii their management, but their was no intention of dishonesty. The most that could be said against them was that they were lax, but there could be no suggestion of imputing dishonest motives. "They had not understood that the musicians were not to be paid.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19290920.2.178
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 223, 20 September 1929, Page 15
Word Count
118"JAZZ EVENING." Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 223, 20 September 1929, Page 15
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.
Log in