Anderson Appeal
pp. 141-143 · Read in the full issue
In High Court
TITHE High Court, in Sydney, in De- JL cember, began hearing an appeal •on charges involving a former P-NG ADO, Frederic Anderson.
Anderson was sentenced to a total of 21 months’ jail in Port Moresby m September after being convicted on five charges—two of having assaulted natives, two of having de prived natives of their liberty by fastening them to a flagpole, and one of having unlawfully confined a native to Tapini prison.
Anderson was given leave to appeal against the severity of sentences on all five charges.
However, his counsel decided on December 11 to seek leave to appeal against conviction in three of the charges. Since in one of these three charges—the one of confining a native to prison—Anderson had originally pleaded guilty, the new applications meant the court would have to give Anderson permission to amend this plea to not guilty.
Travellers to Polynesia
Passengers bound for the Islands per "Matua" from Auckland in November included (left to right): Mrs. M. Noel and Tony, who were bound for Apia; Mr. S. G. Helg and Mr. H. Shipps returning to Apia; and Samoan medical practitioner T. F. Leota and Mrs. Leota, return ing to Apia from Dunedin, where Mr. Loeta has just completed a course at the Medical School.