DAMAGES AWARDED

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21631, 15 November 1935, Page 4

DAMAGES AWARDED

♦ £lß2l FOR INJURED MOTO*) CYCLIST (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGBAM.I AUCKLAND, November li An action for damages in which tM rider of a motor-cycle, Thomas J<»» Taylor, a carpenter, claimed £24Z» damages from F. J. Newbery, a soKi" tor, was concluded at the Suprena Court. Both vehicles were movinl along Manukau road toward the city* The motor-cyclist, when turning to tea right, was struck by the motor-car driven by the defendant. He sul* fered injuries to a leg which causal him to be permanently lame. Contending that the accident was due to tne defendant's negligent driving, •* claimed £2OOO general and special damages. . The jurv returned with a vercMj for the plaintiff, adding that they hao agreed that the defendant was gui«J cf negligence. Damace> totallin» £lß2l were awarded, comprising £■*-{ general damages "and £ISOO special damages.

The news that the National aian time Museum at Greenwich has £( \ quired a letter written by Nelson on the Victorv five weeks before • Trafalgar has led Mr A. C. R. Carter tc tell the fate of Nelson's las: leU? 1 ' states an English weekly. The Museum possesses a letter winch v found unfinished in his cabin af>e his death. But the last letter he «£ ished has disaopeared. It was sold ' 1904 for £1(K0 to the late' La.°Llansattoek after a !i\e'y duol *"» an American collector. Nolhtni '• been heard of it since. Now - vsr „. tec tells us it was bunted, Lady Llar .\. attoek took it home to her town hou:*. but she was about to to to her -W" mouth house, and though! * : " lC - <a ". place to hide the precious documen. was in a hat box. But directly reached Monmouth an over-zeal o maid unpacked, an.d tiunU 211 wrapping paper on a tor.tire. wi _ t Nelson's letter perished with thei'e=Germany has given back slavia a ffreat treasure. It is the Bo° slavia a great treasure of Laws, prepared by liament. at the corttn Dushan. and pubiishei manuscript was a nttti precious to patriots ai the Serb race as Mrgt us. During the retreat army in the Great AY manuscript fell into ( and was saved front a 1349. The