Settlement of two libel actions by Sir George Robertson Turner, 82, of Adelaide-crescent, Have, a retired surgeon rear-admiral, arising out of letters appearing in "Cavalcade," was announced op January 11 io Mr, Justice Hilbery in the King's Bench Division, states the Daily Telegraph and Morning Post."
The defendants were News Periodicals Ltd, proprietors of the paper, Mr, William James Brittain, the editor, and the Sun Engraving Company Ltd, the printers, Mr, Norman Birkett, K.C., for Sir George Turner, explained that in "Cavalcade" on July 17 there appeared among other letters the following:
Reade Waters' letter—("Cavalcade," May 8) is most interesting, but wherever the Roman Catholic Church was founded, its behaviour during the last few years has been no recommendation, for they evidently show their Christianity by mas-sacro and slaughter, both of defenceless mothers and their own people, as inia, Ireland and Spa I would rather be a Moslem than d Roman Catholic, Turner, Adelaide-crescent, Have, Sir George Turner, Mr, Birkett continued, lived at Adelaide-er Have, but he never wrote that letter, and wou'd not think.of making any such aspersions the Roman upon Catholic faith,
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