GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 91, 7 October 1911, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

LAND AGENTS' EIGHTS. By Telegraph—Press Association. Hastings, Last Night. A judgment, clearly defining when a land agent- lias earned his commission, was given by Mr. McCarthy, S.M., at the court this morning in the case ol J. Cassidy (land agent) v. Masters, a claim for £2<s commission for the sale of a property. The Magistrate said that where an agent is instructed to sell a .property at a certain price and the agent procures a purchaser at that price, which the vendor accepts an<l a binding contract sale is' entered into 'between the vendor and purchaser who sign the contract, then in the absence of special terms of employment or of misconduct or misrepresentation on the part of the agent, the latter is entitled to the commission, even although the purchaser afterwards refuses to complete. Judgment was given for plaintiff for £25 and costs £4 Bs.

• EXCHANGE OF MANUSCRIPTS. Christchurch, Last Xight. The Hon. G. Fowkls has been negotiating 'with- the Capetown library authorities re the exchange of Maori manuscripts with that library for South African manuscripts in the Auckland free library. At the meeting of the City Council last night, the library committee reported that there ■ was not sufficient information concerning the manuscripts in the Capetown library on which to .■base a. proposal for exchange. This was adopted by the Council.

CHINESE EMPLOYER FINED. Wellington, Last Night. At the Magistrate's Court to-day, Wong Yung was fined 20s for employing shop assistants after 0 p.m. PALMEBSTON LOANS. Palmerston Last Night. A public meeting was held to-night to discuss proposals to raise the following loans: —New library £5255, public works £12,200, tepid biiths £4004. All the proposals were approved, and will be submitted to the ratepayers on October 24. TItAIN 'TXS IN T TO SEVEN HORSES. Gisborne, Last Night. W!i,v lie mnrning train left Gisborne to-day it van into seven horses on the line. Two of the animals were killed, and iiii.iihcr was so badlv injured that it will probably not recover. COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. Auckland. La-; Night. John Brooks, a cabman, has been committed for trial on Mie charges of endeavoring to persuade two witnesses for the prosecution in the Kingstand murder ease to give false evidence. He was allowed bail in two sureties of £IOO each.

ANTI-MILITARISM. Cbristchurch, Last Night. A meeting of the Anti-militarist Council was held to-night to consider Rev. L. M. lsitl's replies to the Council's correspondence relative to compulsory military training. The replies were discussed at length, the opinion being that the replies were unsatisfactory, and finally it was decided to invite another candidate to contest the Cbristchurch North sent in the interests of the antimilitarists. Tt was stated that a large number of Christclmrcli North electors have signed a petition for the repeal of the compulsory clauses, and that very strong support can be accorded the selected candidate.