MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.
'Alan Bradbury left an estate valued at £140,000. He formerly wa's a director of Bradbury, Son and Company coal merchants, Southampton, and died in prison, serving a sentence of two years passed in July, 1920, for defrauding the Government of £(32,G00 by means of false income tax and excess profits returns. The Coroner described the cos© as a hard one. Deceased was unaware of the frauds but was legally liable for the actions of his employees. Tho London Daily Chronicle ’* gives prominence to the suggestion of tho New Zealand Inspector-General of Mental Hospitals that where a plea of insanity is raised in criminal cases notice thereof should be given before the trial, enabling a special medical board to examine the accused and report to tho Judge.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16619, 29 December 1921, Page 2
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128MISCELLANEOUS CABLES. Star (Christchurch), Issue 16619, 29 December 1921, Page 2
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