THE MOKAU DEAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 25, 24 July 1911, Page 5

THE MOKAU DEAL.

A CHALLENGE TO MIL MASSEY. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. Mr. Charles A. Loughnan, solicitor for the Mokau Coal and Estates Company, in a further letter to the Manawatu Daily Times, with reference to his challenge of £IOO for substantiation of Mr. Massey's statements re the Mokau and Mr. McNab, proposes that a jury of twelve drawn from the common jury list, and presided over by the Mayor of Palmerston, should be set up to decide the truth of Mr. Massey's statements. Should one of the series of Mr. Massey's statements which Mr. Loughnan formulated be declared by the jury to be true, Mr. Lough nan agrees that a cheque for £IOO, which he has deposited with the editor of the Manawatu Daily Times, be handed' to the Palmerston North Hospital, while he will pay all costs of the jury, witnesses, etc., if one charge of Mr. is proved true, while the acceptor of the challenge must pay these charges if Mr. Loughniam wins; the trial to take place in Palmereton,' Mr.' Loughnan conducting his own case and permitting counsel for acceptor.