'The libel action against Mr. Nicotal Svetioft, publisher and editor of the "Krlvoe' Zerkalo", a Russian weekly, wag adjourned by the second Special District Court on July 12 for a week judgment.
Mr, M, Metzler, president of tne Russian Emmigrants Committee, tad the Court that in an article, the paper made a searching attack on him, alleging that he was a fraud and jehildish. The article, published on June 26 not only injured his reputa-on but did damage to the Committee The defendant contended that the insertion of a line, "Arm Is Not Clean" in an epigram did not constitute Ubel. Personally, he said, he }was opposed to the polley of the complainant and doubted his actions. /Hereupon the Judge reminded the defendant of the nature of the sult, and the defence along this line was, irrelevant.
Summing up the case, Municipal Advocate, Mr. Yao gave his opinion that the style and wording of the article were libelous.
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