SLANDER ALLEGED.
£450 WRIT ISSUED. DOG CLUB OFFICER'S CLAIM. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Sunday. A writ claiming £450 damages for alleged slander was issued on Saturday against a Wellington business man by Solicitors acting for Percival Rhys Wingrove, the secretary of the Tailwaggers' Club. The statement of claim sets out that several defamatory statements are alleged to have been made by defendant against plaintiff. The allegations relate to the collection of rewards for lost dogs, the veterinary treatment of dogs, and the collection of funds by the Alsatian "Prince." Three persons, two of whom are members of the Tailwaggers' Club, are named in the claim as having been witnesses to the damaging statements which are alleged to have been made. It is set out that as a consequence of the remarks attributed to defendant, plaintiff has been injured in his reputation, particularly in his office as secretary of the Tailwaggers' Club.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 18, 23 January 1933, Page 3
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