Woman's Appeal Upheld
p. 54 · Read in the full issue
Mrs. Florence Marion Cox, Of
Wau, New Guinea, in the Supreme Court, at Rabaul, on March 4, appealed against sentences imposed upon her by the District Court at Wau some time ago, regarding payment of a hotel account owing by her to Wau Hotel Limited. The grounds of the appeal were that Mrs. Cox, being a married woman, was not personally liable for the debt; and that, in any event, she had been refused her right to give evi dence on her own behalf during the hearing at Wau. Mr. Justice Phillips upheld both appeals, set aside both con victions, and remitted both cases to Wau for re-hearing. Mr. Anthony Kelly appeared for Mrs. Cox and Mr. Erwin Cromie for Wau Hotel Limited.
Rugen Harbour Plantations, Limited and Rugen Coffee Estates (No. 1), Ltd., both associated with the coffee-growing Industry in New Guinea, have been voluntarily wound up.
A new, double-seater Fox Moth Aero plane was shipped to Guinea Airways, for use in New Guinea, by the “Montoro” early in April. It takes the place of the G.A. Fox Moth recently destroyed in an accident.