He’s in Trouble Again!
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Crayfish-Expert Toyer Arrested
SHIPWRIGHT John Cox, better ' known to PIM readers as Cap in Jack Evan Toyer, would-be ayfish king, and master of the otor vessel Cygnet, was arrested in rdney on September 20, and charged i three counts of false pretences.
Further charges were to be laid ainst him and the total sum ha lved is said to be nearly £B,OOO.
Toyer, and the company he began early 1953 (Cygnet Co. Pty. Ltd.) r the purpose of catching cray h in the Gulf of Papua, recently reived unfavourable publicity at e hands of Sydney Truth (see M, September).
Following Toyer’s arrest and sub luent release on bail of £1,500, areholders convened a general meting and accepted Mrs. Toyer’s Agnation as governing director. ;hough neither of the Toyers now ve any control over the company, is expected that Mrs. Toyer will unit her name at the next gen ii meeting for re-election as a ector. rhe company’s assets still appear outweigh liabilities and directors
hope they will yet be able to carry out their original intention.
Toyer, who was arrested just prior to departure for Rockhamp ton on a fishing trip, will appear m Court on October 12 on the fol lowing charges; (1) Having falsely pretended on September 8 that Cygnet was avail able for a fishing and tourist trip to the Barrier Reef, thus obtaining £550 from Herbert Denby with in tent to defraud. (2) Having falsely pretended on April 12 that Cygnet Co. Pty. Ltd owned 24,000 acres of cattle country in NG on which the company pro posed to breed cattle, thus obtain ing £l,lOO from Denby with intent to defraud. (3) Having falsely pretended on May 25 that the company had a contract for the sale of £500,000 worth of fish fillets with a Sydney firm, thus obtaining £l,OOO from Mr. D. G. Cox with intent to de fraud.
Toyer claims to have a perfect defence to all charges.
When Lyndy Gill, aged six, fell from the Samarai wharf in mid- August she was saved from probable drowning by the quick action of Mr Stan Ericson, who dived in, fully clothed, to the rescue. The child, a passenger in Soochow, over balanced while walking along a wharf stringer.
Headquarters of the US Trust Territory of Micronesia will soon tel located in that area. Until now they have been at Honolulu it is py. pected tha ta transfer to temporary quarters at Guam will be completed by September, pending a decision as to the best location fSr per manent headquarters.