JOURNALIST JEFFRIES

NZ Truth, Issue 509, 20 March 1915, Page 2

JOURNALIST JEFFRIES

Gone "Bang" a Second Time .Charles Adams Jeffries, tho wellknown Sydney "Bulletin" writer, who was mlxed-up m the Grant Hervey telegram case,> has had .to "file his shovel." At a public examination m the Bankruptcy Court, Sydney,; m answer to the. Official Assignee, -"J«n*" stated that .he > had been bankrupt m New Zealand 23 years, ago over a mini : ing gamble. The cause •of tbankrupL's" present bankruptcy was that Mn Purves had him- ..... ARRESTED UNDER A^'CASA," ' and lodged m Long Bay. He had to file his schedule m bankruptcy m order to get out. ' Puh-es got judgment against witness for the rent of a fur : hished house, An order was '.mado. for ;the payment of the'ampunt^aL the rate; of £1 a month. Witness was about 24. hours late m his first payment, and thoi* Mr. Purves had him arrested, under tho "sa sa." ; The furnishofl hoiiso rented was. a. boardinghpusb. tt wai rented by his wife, but it was taken \n the name of witness. He was at pre 7 sent outof employment. He had been on "The'Bullettn,' f for seventeen years. He was getting about £6 a week untli tha beginning of 1914, when, his salary was £7 a .week. .He left "The Bullo T tin" m November last year and went to the "World," which had not yet come out. Ho was to be one of tho senior staff men at £500 a year. When he was^on the staff, however, he was asked to take £5 a week until such tlmo as tho paper was published, and to this he agreed. On January 4, he received notice terminating his engagement with tho ''World" on January 14, He was not very clear why the engagement was terminated. The managing director told him it was because his work was not satisfactory, but the editor told him it was because ho gave evidence m tho GRANT HBRVJEY FORGERY CASE. Bankrupt said that his principal lla bllllies were for board and lodging. In 1910, bankrupt was laid up for about 10 months, and did no work at all. Through this,- he got behind a good deal. Jeffries said that ho had several books ready to publish. One was published, but the war spoilt all thoße plans. Tho Platypus Press wore publishing the books. They published two books altogether, Tho titles of these books were, "Famous Fights at , tho Stadium," ana "A Journalist and Two Boars," but the latter hook was not bankrupt's. The Platypus Press made a loss of £90 on the latter book; but bankrupt's book had paid for Itself and had naid for tho loss on the other book with the exception of about £.5. Ho had NO HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE or effects. Nolther hnd Ws wife. Ho had communicated with relatives of his In New Zealand and England with a view to getting assistance; but they had not been able to help him yet. His life was not insured. With regard to iho "World," his ld<-a was that the reason they dispensed with his 'services was that they wanted to save £5 a week. Owing to tho war. journalism Is seriously affected. It la difficult to got any work at all. So poor old Jeff has lost his job!