DOMINION NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume 103, Issue 17410, 24 May 1928, Page 6

DOMINION NEWS.

DAMAGES FOR COLLISION. AUCKLAND, Thursday. The two days’ trial of a claim for damages arising out. of a motor accident at Mangerc on July JO lasl was concluded in the Supreme Court yesterday, before Mr Justice Blair and a jury of 12. The collision occurred between a motor-cycle ridden by Charles Baker, labourer, Unehunga and a motor-car driven by Thomas Gardiner Exton, salesman, Papatoetoe. The plaintiff Baker claimed from the . defendant Ex ton damages amounting to £1079. The jury awarded plaintiff damages amounting to £75 Os (id for medical expenses and repairs to the motorcycle, and added wages at £4 18s 8d a week from July last to a date of five months hence, but deducting the lodge grants from this. It allowed no general damages. Mr Finlay moved for judgment at the same time expressing doubt whether lodge grants could be deducted from wages. Judgment was deferred to enable counsel to consider the effect of the verdict. FARMERS’ TRADING CO. AUCKLAND, Thursday, The report of the directors of the Farmers' Trading Co., Ltd., to be presented at the annual meeting of shareholders on June 20, states dial the net prolit. .is £12,50 1, which, added to £25,050 brought forward from last year, makes £07,017 available for appropriation. CHIEF JUSTICE’S ILLNESS. WELLING T lit N. We dn e sda y. It. was announced to-night, that there was a slight improvement in the condition of the Chief Justice, Sir Charles Skerrclt. BURGLARY AT CHRISTCHURCH. CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. A substantial amount of money was taken by a thief who broke into (lie homo of Mr A. C. Rutter, Linwood. Sums of £25 in notes and about £5 from a child's money box are missing. The thief made a thorough search of the house, but ignored a quantity of jewellery.