JUNIOR FOOTBALL TEAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 July 1930, Page 12

JUNIOR FOOTBALL TEAMS.

Jciums to play in the central divwiou junior Rugby competitions to-day have been cliosen a« follows;— Stratford first juniors against Midhirst. at Stratford: L. Collins, R. Watfion E. Blackmore. F. Collino. P. Collin/. B. Collins. N. Johnson, J. Ferguson, I). Butcher, R. Young. L. Lehmann, A. Keightley, D- Blackstock, A. Rudings, I) Collins/ Emergencies: Hancock, A. Green, W. Worthington. Midhirst third grade to play Stratford, at Midhiret, at 2.45 p.m.: McPhillips, Kemsley (2j, Widmer, Davey, Jakes. I/mdsay, Cookson, Ludlam, Harkness, Hunwick. Bel), Thompson,. Bottin. Forbes, Latham, Yatidle, Milla, Kelly. Stratford thirds will be chosen from the following: R. Collins, R. Harkness, J. Weston/R. Butcher. T. Harper. W. J/icey, I. Bamford, H. Wellington, C. Reed, K. Donnelly, H. See. W. Verne.v, J) Huc’kstep, T. Fawcett. T. Death. M. Sullivan. O'Shannesey.

Stratford fourth grade, against School B. at Victoria Park, at 1.15 p.m.: Pollard, Pettigrew, Sullivan, Wilmshurst, Moore, Burgess, Green, Fcwkner, Reader. Martin, Vincent, Ireland, Pratt, Dickson, Jenkin. Q’Shanncssy. Tariki v. Toko, at Toko: Hill, Young, Hogan,'Cuff, Therkleson, Glenn, Cowley, Goodwin. Christensen, Wright, Faulkner. Pettit, Hunt, Trims. Klenimr. Douglas,' Welch (2). PERSONAL ITEMS. Mr. N. N. P. Green, 'accountant of the Bank of New Zealand at Napier, has been appointed manager of the Stratford branch iu succession to Mr. F. P. D. Jeffries, who has resigned. Mr. Green is expected to arrive early next month. Mr. N. Wallace, of the inspectors’ staff, is acting manager in the Interim. GENERAL ITEMS. Owing to cable trouble 130 homes in the Toko area have been deprived of the nee of their telephones during the. past two days. Attempts to eliminate the trouble have been hampered by the inclement weather. To open the cable in damp weather would only aggravate the trouble. It ia hoped, however, that the telephones will be in order today.

A deposit of tsand admirably suited for footpaths was discovered while the Stratford Borough Council staff was making a pipe bridge in Brecon Road north. The material can be transported to all parts of the north-westcm area at a low cost. Described as the dance of the season, a baehelore’ and spinsters’ bail will be held in the Ratapiko hall on Tuesday.

DISHONOURED CHEQUE

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JUDGMENT AGGALNST DR. SPEED.

Judgment for £10,361) was awarded by Mr. Justice Branson, in an action in a London Court on Alay 29 against Dr. George Edward •Spcro, who until April was the Labour ALP. for West Fulham — the seat since won by Sir ‘Cyril Cobb.. Conservative.

It was stated at the hearing of the case that Dr. Spero had given a bill of sale on his furniture and had left for America. The plaintiffs were Truphonic Radio, Ltd., of Hanover Park, Peekham. They brought two consolidated actions against Dr. Spero. claiming from him the £10,369 for which judgment was given.

When Sir Albion Richardson, K.C., who appeared for Truphonic Radio, said Dr. Spero did not appear to defend the action. the. judge asked, ,f ls there any need to call his name outside the court?”

“I don’t think so,” replied Sir Albion. “We not only know he is not here, but that lie is thousand of miles away. We have a letter from his solicitors saying that thev have no instructions.”

Sir Albion next said that Dr. Spero had combined the occupation of a member of Parliament with the manufacture of wireless sets. In the autumn of 1928 he sold his business of wireless manufacturer to Truphonic, Ltd., a syndicate iu which he held the majority of the. shares, and that syndicate resold to'the' public company which now sued Dr. Spero. The agreement to sell from Truphonic. Ltd., to the plaintiff company was dated February 5, 1929, and the sale, by a clause of the agreement, included the book and other debts owing to Dr. Spero’s syndicate. As Truphonic, Ltd., was a company without assets beyond what it was selling, a guarantee by Dr. Spero was required for the.se book debts. Dr. Spero was a party to the agreement. Sir Albion added that the figures had been “a little troublesome to the accountants,” but he made out that the book debts at the material sale—the date of completion, February 19, 1929—were £7729 Us sd, from which had to be allowed £519 credits for payments on account since that reduced the sum to £7139 9s 10d.

The judge: You have made no application to amend your claim of £6369 on this head, and the defendant is not here. Sir Albion: lit the circumstances 1 will be content with £61109. The second action, Sir Albion continued, was a claim on a dishonoured cheque for £4OOO given by Dr. Spero. On February 19 he, as managing director, drew a cheque to his syndicate for £2500 without authority of the company, and the same day drew a cheque to himself of £2OOO which he placed to his own account. He later drew a cheque without authority of the company for £2OOO on the plaintiff company’s bank, made payable to the National provincial Bank, who were his bankers as well as the company’s bankers, and directed the bank to place it to his credit, and he then drew a cheque for O£loo which was dishonoured on presentation.

Sir Albion next said he desired to draw the court’s attention to the fact that (■Uto defend'was obtained by a sworn Dr. Spero that he had a against the. company The judge in 11£ld io aece l )t ground for wus n ‘“

substantial fortune and the whole of the claim was fictitious. There was not a single foundation to any part of it and. Dr.°Spero had obtained by this affidavit six months’ time, which he had made good use of. Dr. Spero created a bill of sale on h’s furniture and left for the United States, where he still remained. "I suggest,” Sir Albion said, “that there has been gross abuse of the process of the court and that this affidavit is subject to very severe criticism.”

Mr. 11. F. Inkpen, on behalf of the plaintiffs’ auditors, gave formal proof of the accounts on which the claim was based, and Mr. James Alfrcu vVhatnall, managing director of tho Truphonic Radio Company, gave evidence that Dr. Spero’s cheque had been dishonoured by non-payment. Air. Justice Branson then gave judgment as stated. He also gave judgment for costs against Dr. Spero in both actions. Dr. Spero is 37 years of age. He began his political career as a Liberal, in 1922 by contesting Leicester, where he was defeated. In the following year he became Liberal M.P. for Stoke Newington. He lost his seat at the 1924 clection, whereupon he forsook the Liberal

faith and joined the Independent Labour Party. Dr. Spero served as a surgeon during the war in minesweepers and destroyers; he was invalided from the service in 1918 owing to war wounds. He afterwards travelled twice round the world, studying Imperial and foreign all airs. At the lust general election Dr. Spero stood for—and won—West Fulham. But owing, it is announced, to illness he wan unable to attend the House after the beginning of this year and in April he resigned.