DARWIN TERRITORY

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXX, Issue LXXX, 14 February 1920, Page 5

DARWIN TERRITORY

VESTEYS AND THE TRUST. BY CABLE—PRESS 'ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT MELBOURNE, Feb. IS. At the Northern Territory Commission, Mr Flannery, for Vesteys, denied that they were connected with the American Meat Trust. He stated tthat Vesteys were the Trust's principal competitor, and the last bulwark against the Trust's invasion of the British Dominions. Mr Barratt asked that copies «of Dr Gilruth's various banking accounts be made available. Mr Morley, for Dr Gilruth, ©Ejected, and Judge Ewing upheld the objection, stating that there was no reason to investigate beyond the point which concerned the commission. Later, Mr Morley stated fcbat the accounts would be available. Judge Ewing adjourned th©oen.quiry till Wednesday.