COURT ORDER DEFIED
SUM OF !'16,000 ON SOVIET. ATTEMPT TO SEIZE BUILDING. LONDON, Dec. 24. A message from Paris says that a bailiff armed with a distress. warrant, visited a line building occupied by the Soviet Commercial Mission, an& attempted to ta-ce possession of the premises and furniture. He acted on behalf of Mr Hertzfield, a London exporter who filed a nuecossrtil suit in London against the Soviet Government, obtaining an order for £16.000 for breach of contract. Tlio soviet refused to pay, and Mr. Hertzliekl went to Paris, where the Courts confirmed the London judgment. The Soviet again refused to pay, alleging that it was not obliged to fulfil a contract concluded with a private company before it passed under its control, and refused l the bailiff admission, claiming diplomatic privilege. The Courts are. considering whether Mr. Herzfield is legally entitled to seize the building.
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Hawera Star, Volume L, 10 January 1931, Page 3
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