Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 June 1957Vol. XXVII, No. 11

Issue of £1000,000 Writ

p. 135 · Read in the full issue

Page 135135

New Guinea Coffee

Company

Issue of £1000,000 Writ Against R. W. Robson

A WRIT for £lOO,OOO was issued out of the Supreme Court of New South Wales on April 17, against the publisher of the Pacific Islands Monthly, Mr. R. W. Robson, by Arabica Coffee Ltd., registered in New Guinea; and Arabica Coffee

Pty. Ltd., registered in New South Wales.

Arabica Coffee Ltd. is reported to own and operate a coffee plantation in the Goroka area of New Guinea.

Arabica Coffee Pty. Ltd. has been carrying on an advertising campaign in NSW through which it offers for sale, for £2OO each, I-acre “units” in the New Guinea coffee planta tion.

Nothing about Arabica Coffee Ltd. had been published in PIM. The issue of the writ is supposed to be connected with an alleged telephone conversation in April, between Mr.

Robson and a person who apparently sooke on behalf of Arabica Coffee Pty. Ltd.

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