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Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 175, 27 July 1935, Page 4

An applicant for exemption from jury service told the Chief Justice, (Rt. Hon. Sir Michael Myers) at Wellington that lie honestly considered all crime to be a question of insanity and that it should be treated as such. His Honour granted exemption, saying that the applicant under the law as it stood was unlit to sit as a juryman. He added: “I would, keep you hero a whole week, even though you were challenged on every occasion, only that it would mean expense to the country, and I do not see why the country should submit to that.”

B-eyond saying that he was exceedingly hopeful of the outcome of his conversations in Wellington with the Acting-Prime Minister, Sir Alfrod Ransom, and other Cabinet Ministers concerning his Tasman air-mail proposal, Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, who returned to Auckland by air yesterday morning, had no comment to make. ■He leaves by the Monterey for San Francisco to-morrow.—Press Association.

The fortnightly card evening, held by the committee of the West End Scout troop, was held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Speedy on Thursday evening. There was a good attendance and an enjoyable time was spent. Supper was served. The proceeds of the

evening are to be devoted to troop