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GRiERSO." v. THAC"~r. PRIH.IMIXAUY IN'! Kl?5l()fl Vi'ION. Bv Telegmt't*—Pro'js Association. WELLINGTON, Friday. In the Supremo Court in clambers to-day Mr Justice Chapman do,-': with a phase of an action r d-ma c<s for lil>cl brought hy Lieut. A. I;. l iaison against Dr. Thacker, lI.P. Interrogations, which idnbitifi' so;."rht 10 make were in effect: "Did Dr. i'i.acki r, on the 27th February, i<>f<\ at i!io Town Hall, WcllingUni. make u: e of words which stated or implied, 'Cuinson was an arrant German spy,' and that 'scarcely had he pot t<» the front when he went over the enemy." The Judge said the alh-gt d words were uttered about a, man who was absent from the country at t'"> time, and he had to resort to this moans of obtaining preliminary information. li* i! turned out to he the fact that the words wore used, it was admitted 'hat it would put nlaintiff to a trouble in proving his <"-asT iat was the main ohjer-i of ilv inierrog.itoric.s. An order would bo rondo for answers to he given within ton d; ys.
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Waikato Times, Volume 89, Issue 13894, 21 October 1918, Page 2
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183ALLEGED LIBEL Waikato Times, Volume 89, Issue 13894, 21 October 1918, Page 2
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