A BEAUTY SPECIALIST.

Otago Witness, Issue 3860, 6 March 1928, Page 25

A BEAUTY SPECIALIST.

BANKRUPTCY DISCHARGE REFUSED. AUCKLAND, March 2. Application for her dischaige from bankruptcy was made to-day by Florence Chatterton, a married woman, now of Wellington, but formerly a beauty specialist in Auckland. '* They forced me into bankruptcy. I offered them the whole of my business, but they refused unconditionally. Jf course, it is petty family spite,” she said. The debtor had been subpoenaed by counsel for the princial creditor. Mrs Chatterton had a will made in her favour by her motlier, but the other children attacked it on the ground of undue influence. The will was upset, and the Court of Appeal was also against Mrs Chatterton, who was nut to an expenditure amounting to £4OO. Counsel said he undeistood it was in respect of this that she was made bankrupt, and, opposing discharge, alleged that she had received certain moneys without disclosing them. Mrs Chatterton admitted that preferential wages bad not been paid, and <n answer to a question by Mr Justice Reed, said she had received money fiom the estate, and had not paid any back. Discharge was thereupon refused.

A Pahiatua dairy farmer named J. J. Beech suffered a severe loss by fire, five stacks of hay. containing 28 tons, being destroyed. , The cause of the fire is unknown. The insurance is only £lOO.