COURT NEWS

Grey River Argus, 12 June 1935, Page 5

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SEAMAN’S CASE Against Union (Per Press Association). June 11. After a five-day’s hearing, the case m which Douglas Gibson sought an injunction i estraining the Wellington Seamen s Inion from expelling him from membership, was concluded in the Supreme Court to-day. Although counsel for the plaintiff took six hours | to open his case the plaintiff was five I hours in the box, and F. P. Walsh, the principal witness for the defence, was nearly six hours in the box. lhe concluding day warf almost wholly occupied NTith legal argument b\ the four counsel engaged. The Chief Justice reserved his de-

EXTRADITION OF AUSTRALIAN COUPLE. W’E LLIN(»TON June 11. I nless further proceedings are taken. William Campbell and Madge Evans will sail for Sydney on Friday after one of the most remarkable leg1 ba;ties in the anna’s of New Zealand la.v. Arrangements have been made for Detective Findlay to -take them back to stand their trial on a charge of stealing s crip for 14f> shares :•! the Australian Glass Manufacturers Co., Ltd., valued at £375, the property of Julia Boutell. on Julv 26, 1933. HOLLYWOOD DIVORCE SUIT. (Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn.) LOS ANGELES. June 8. Mr John Barrvmore’s business manager. Mr Henry Hotchner, tb-day filed a response <»n Mr Barrymore’s behalf to the suit for divorce filed last month by Miss Dolores Costello in which she alleged crucify and habitual intemperance and sought custody of their two children and alimony. Air Barrymore made a general denial of these charges, ami said that his wife was a strong, wilful woman. Answering charges thay he had been intoxicated aboard his yacht, he declared that his wife had held him a virtual prisoner on the yacht for some i two and a-half months with (women as guards. lie was unable to work. To escape the deadening influence of her presence on iris art he went to New A ork and Infer to Eng’and. Mr Barrymore was quoted unoffieia’ly to-day as saying that he had offered his wife 75.000 dollars in settlement.