MASSEY V. TIMES.

Grey River Argus, 13 May 1911, Page 3

MASSEY V. TIMES.

(By Telegraph— Per Press Association! WELLINGTON, May 12 Mr Solomon, for the defence, said that it was impossible for any reasonable person to come to any other conclusion in view <of his Honour's direction, than that the jury ntended to find for defendant. Mr. A. W. Blair submitted that the cartoon was subject to quite other interpretations than that Mr Massey personally distributed the "'black pamphlet". The interpretation was not, and had never been, that Mr Massey personally distributed free copies of ■the pamphlet. Mr Massey' s figure was simply used to typify the Opposition Papty in the same way as a donkey -was used to typify the National Association. Mr Bell having- replied, their Honj ours intimated that they would take time to consider their vericfict.