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Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 August 1916, Page 3

Tlio Melbourne. "Argus' 1 was nuecessfu'l in reversing tin.' verdict, ol ft jury who awarded two constables a shilling damages lor alleged libel in su<ying, in connexion with the report ol a domi-c-i 1 iniv visit to a liou.se Jit St.. Ivilda, that they (the police) "ran out of the house" on a shot being lircd from within. Judge. Mouie, of the Country Court, ruled tliat the whole article. and not a part, ol it. had to bo taken into account. At the trial lie hail had grave doubts as to letting the ca«' go to the jury, but he wanted to obtain their verdict, oil the <|iiestion of damages. He was new satisfied that the words complained: of were not capable ol" being interpreted as a libel, and therefore entered up judgment for the newspaper. 'The decision is to lie appealed against. I'ne prosperity ol the in Canada i.s shown in the demand mat exi.sis lor motor-cars in the country district. Farmers are more interested in cars than they have ever been in the |iast.. and this year lliey have til;' motley te effect purchase.-.. During lill'i sa if ■ to l':t. liters • Tea I! v e;::-.-'de I t':e " ol' any prevj.us year. licgisti ations of ino'.or-ears in the various provinces of Canada at Nove.nber !•' last were as lolhiws : - Ontario . .'ili.MOO. Saskatclicu an 11,99(>.. Quebec 8383. Nova Scotia 2-315, New iirunswick 1941, Manitoba 7811. British' Columbia 9100. Alberta •'5192. Tlius at the beginning of 'November there were over 83,000 motor-ears in uiso in the Dominion, as against <>1.000 at the corresponding period of the previous year. Although the food authorities in dorma ny and Austria are urging people to vat more game mid begging owners of shooting to allow the public freely to hunt over Ilium —with a view to replenishing the ineat supply -it appears there i.s a serious shortage of the necessary cartridges. The adminitsrator of a large preserve in Silesia states dial despite vigorous efforts he cannot get cartridges, of which he needs about 20110 a month. The military authorities have commandeered everything ! necessary lor manufacture of cartridges I

olid lor ;i month not ;i single one lia.Iteen obtainable for love or money. In consequence tin- district is Jul I of roebucks and rabbits, which have not been molested, jind which fin the on so of tfio lnt,tor) "frt'o multiplying -'it a. really alarming rate." If cartridges do not become available tlie gamekeeper .>»- KertN that the "plague" will soon be so dangerous that fiundrcds of acres of unreaped crops will be dostroyedi by the ravenous little animnln. He as'ks foi' the immediate liberation of sufficient cartridges to meet tlie "rabbit, menace" before it is too !atp. The Holjart oxpre.ss met with a sensational mifihap near I'arnttah « fortnight ago. AVhon about two miles Houth of I'aiuttah, on its way to Launceaton, tlio express while travelling at a Kpef"ti of probably over .TO milets nil hour, dashed along a timber siding slightly over HOl't long, the poin£s of which had been loft open, and, after derailing two empty trucks ;whieh were on tlie aiding. through the "dead end." came to a standstill. Only the engine had left the rails and not the KlkflitfKt injury was sust-iined by any of the ."iO or fift startled pnssensers. Onlv tlie alertness of tbe driver -.lio pulled up tbe train in minimum lime prevented a terribTe tragedy.