ACTION AGAINST KUBELIK.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13639, 6 July 1908, Page 5

ACTION AGAINST KUBELIK.

ALLEGED BREACH OF AGREEMENT. •SIR HUGO GORLI TZ PLAINTIFF. Per • Press... Association. CHRISTCHURCH, July's! •It. is understood that Messrs Sniitihson ah'd Raymond, acting , under instruct ions from Mr. Hugo Gorlitz, musical' age'- : , of Timaru, have issued a writ, claiming £3OOO damages from Ktibelik, tlve famoiis. violinist, for alleged breach of contract. to undertake. a eoiicer'U tour of Anstialasia in 1906. • Pioceeilings in regard - : to..the matter, will be c-ohimenced a t-'. Wellington on Monday.

• On enquiry we find-I hat. from 1901 to 1906 Mr *mgb Gorliiz was associated'with Ktibelik in a number of' "co.in.ert' --ours which Jnclud«Ml Ameiiea and VG.reat''Britain. It..is alleged 'that in 1906'arrange-. mrnts similar in !he main to those governing the American- arid British-, tours were entered into for an Australasian tour, which, however, did not eventuate.'. The present - action is being brought to decide" the responsibility for the lapse of \ the* juojecled lour of the colonies'. Later, in 1906, Mr Gorlit/, cariie to the colonies to arrange '. .a ioiir for his wife, who. is well-known 'as Madame Amy Sherwin, whose health failed before she wasable to come on tq New Zealand from Australia. "... Mr Gbrlitz,' who was. at. iiiati time in New Zealand,' then accepted .'an engagement with the Dresden Piano Company. This is the. first lime since the alleged" breach of agreement thai, he and Kubelik have been together in any British country. Mr'Go'rlitz gives this' fau as the explanation of h:s bringing the a e,ion hem. Mr.Gorlitz declined .10 express any opinion upon:: the merits, of tike case.

The application to bs'riia.ie in VVeliington io-day & an inteiim one tor an order for security. ' . ' ;'•''••. . • •.