MISCELLANEOUS

Hokitika Guardian, 3 May 1924, Page 4

MISCELLANEOUS

[|JY TKf.KCltAI'ir —TER TIIKSS ASSOCIATION APPLE .At ARRET. LONDON, April 2(5. The apple market continues firm with a gi 11 h I demand lut all good finality fruit. ITiTovtuiiatcly there is considerable hitter pit in parcels from West Australia, Victoria. Tasmania, anil New Zealand. cspceialiy in toss, prices are adversely a fleeted. Black spot in Tasmanian apple.-, about which we hear so much, ha., so far been less serious than expected. |,lit the knowledge of its existence has made buyers cautious, especially at Liverpool, where prices were so unsatisfactory that some importers withdrew their fruit from auction am! seat part of it to other markets, lmpm-.c.s have keen surprised to find that in some instances black spot is less noticeuh!e in cases marked “Blemished than in those marked “Standnid. Small parcels ex the Demosthenes of Victorian apples have been transhipped to Hamburg, where they met a good market considering their immaturity and lack of colour. Dunns realised 14s 9<l to Bis (id a ease. Cleopatras Ids ild to 13s 9d. .Jonathans 12s 9d to los. Regarding the prosjiects tor the market in Knglaml. importers generally are hopeful, for supplies of American are approaching an end, ami our soft fruits are likely to he late, n>. despite a Uriel spell oi warmth at Ka-ter time, our season is finite a month behind normal. CHINA STATION COALMAN!). LONDON, May 2. Sir Allan Kvcrett has been appointed to the command of the China slati. u. A DTYORCE. LONDON, May 2. The wile of Max IVniberton was granted a divorce on (lie ground of his misconduct. A .MYSTERY LX I’LA IN KT). LONDON, May 2. The mystery of explosions on the l ister bonier is explained. They were due In the blowing up of a Republican dump in the so-called Monaghan salient. as it was rumoured Free State troops were going to raid the salient. The Republicans accordingly destroyed the ammunition.

Armed men attacked the civil guard at Kiltnrlucr iu Comity (Jalaway, entered the barracks and confiscated the record hooks and broke all windows. The raiders made oil' wearing the guards’ ovcreoals and riding their hieveles.

LIBEL ACTION. LONDON. May

Continuing the evidence ill the libel ease, O’Dwyer admit ted he once asked the commander to send an aeroplane to droi> bombs, if the crouds were attempting destruction or murder, hut this was only to bel he lasi resort. Counsel read O'Dwyer’s ollieial letter disapproving of O’Dwyer’s order that natives niii't crawl past a sergt., where the missionary was murdered, and also suggesting the cancellation thereof. O’Dwyer added that ia recognition of his conduct he was presented with an address from the .Mohammedans. This was a unique compliment. He heartily agreed with most of the defendant's hook hut it appeared only when action had hee'n taken against Gaudsi, and when the Prince of Wales was visiting India. The hearing was further adjourned. ’the "Evening Standard" stales it is momentous libel. I’RODI'OK PRICKS. AIKLUOFRNE. May 2. Oats 3s. to os Id; hurley (Lngli.-h; malting is. to Ist- 3d, (Cate) 3s (Id to 3i i"d; Potatoes £1 os to £5 R»s; Onions £3 to £3 Ids. jNT FEES'! IN (I JFDG.MFNT. BLENHEIM, May .1. \i i eti at ti:e las! sitting of the Alagis. t.m's (amt, I e.ii.c .Mr T. K. Aluuiisell. S.M , Ciotistoii and Pyne, stock auctioneers. sued Hugh Berryman, cl Koliatu. Nelson, claiming the sum ol £O3 17s. being the balance due on ihe | urcha.se of a line oi jom-looth liieiitto cues at r Bankhou-e s le. Mr A. 11..I 1 .. L. Scanllchury. I cproselilitig the deicmlaiits. raised a iiou'-uil Joint, in uliieh he submitted that the jdaintiils had no right to sue. As tin* case’could not, \ cry ucll ptocced with this point unsettled, the heating was adjourned, ami the Magistrate lias now delivered judgment on the non-suit point, which is of gioat interest in stock auctioncerii;g circles all over the Dominion.

His AYorshij) says that the question lor decision is w hether an am tmu. a

Rig firm having sold stock by miction on behalf ol a vendor whose name they disclose, can sue the jinrcli.o-or in their own name after having delivered the stock to the purc'-uiser mid paid the price to the vendoi. As a gem-.nl rule a | erson who lias made a contract as iigenl for a third patty cannot sue as the principal. The nisi- of an auctioneer, however, is: an exception; he has possession of the goods j:eisonally. and he also lies an interest in the goods after the sale, as he is entitled to a pa;t of the price for commission, (in this account lie is entitled to sue in his own name. The net result ol tincase is that so long as the auctioneer has not received remuneration for Ins services lie i.s entitled to sue.