SUPREME COURT Particulars sought from defendants

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33612, 14 August 1974, Page 17

SUPREME COURT Particulars sought from defendants

Orders for further particulars of defence to be sup plied by two defendants in a proposed action for alleged defamation were made by Mr Justice Casey in the Supreme Court yesterday. Walter Gordon Bugden, secretary of the New Zealand I Than Eire Authorities Industrial Union of Employers, is claiming damages ot ! $5OOO from Gordon G. Walker, secretary of the Can-

terbury Eire Brigades Employees Industrial Inion of Workers, who is cited as 'the first defendant, and the Christchurch Pre-s < .-•np-.m . Ltd. which is cited as the second defendant. His Honour ordered that the defendants s> ipply particulars in support of the defence of justification, and further particulars on the defence of fair comment The proposed action 1 for defamation arises from an article primed in 'lhe Press” of May 20. 1972. in which Mi Wallcet coi on the possibility o’ tiremea refusing to tight tires because of a dispute involving pav nients to senior firemen ami officers Mr N. R. W Dayidson appeared fot Mr Bugden, Mr C. A. McVeigh for Mr -Walker, and Mi .1 I Ryan for (he Christchurch Press Company. Ltd Tennis.—-D Mel ormick. f Vancous er, the lop »< ed« d eingli player in < anada, non H r men -. singles title at the Donal peen tennis chaaipionshtps be brute Robert Rhelnbergei, of Aus ! trails. 6-2, 1-6. 6-3 Rugby—Bus <li m-r- ■:->■ ■ y land, Wellington. Christchurch and Dunedin will be at liugbx Park todas and Thunsdas tor the annual Rughs tournament for the Kohn Shield. Wellington has won the trophi for the las, tyro years.