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Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 41, 18 February 1908, Page 6

During the past year the London Fire Brigado had to attend an enormous number of fires, tho "calls" amounting in round figures to 4250, and, unfortunately, the death roll was a -heavy one, some 110 lives having been lost, mostly at small outbreaks, and in many cases before tho firemen had been summoned. It was stated at S.P.C.A. meetin last night that the City Council by-law relating to overloading of horses" wa3 not strictly enforced. One case was cited of one horse drawing about three tons of cement off the wharf, this weight not unduly taxing the strength of horse until tho animal had to tackle an up-hill grade. In Buch cases the society's inspector, in order to obtain a conviction, had to prove actual cruelty, while the city inspector had simply to prove overloading. When the Governor's party was visiting the oilworks, says tho New Plymouth Daily News, Lady Plunket quickly detected that the manager of tho works was a native of Canada. At the first opportunity Lady Plunket informed Mr. Simpson tba.t sHo, too, -was a. native of the land of the maple, being a daughter of Lord Dufferiri, a whilom GovernorGeneral of Canada. "Well, well," exclaimed Mr. Simpson, in his breezy, frank style. "I took my hat off to you as Lady Plunket; I take it off again to you as daughter of the grandest man that Canada has ever had as GoverndrGeneral !" Thereafter Lady Plunket, who is anything but- conventional in her manner, and Mr. Simpson wero on tho best of terms. Tho refusal of a firm to accept -500 hat racks, which had' been ordered, led to litigation at the Magistrate's C,ourt this morning. John Arthur M'lnto&h, trading as the Novelty Advertising , Company, sued Evibon and Lambert, mercers, for £17 10s — damages stated to have been suffered on account of defendants refusing to accept delivery of the goods referred to. For the defence it was argued that a verbal contract had been entered into with the claimant's traveller to accept the goods, provided that no other firm in the city was so supplied. Another firm, however, had received the same kind of racks, and therefore defendants refused to accept tho goods. The defendants were unable to produce any corroborative evidence regarding the verbal contract and Dr. M'Arthur, S.M., held that he could not accept a verbal agreement as against a written one. Judgment was given for plaintiff for tho amount claimed, with £2 I 3 costs. Mr. Morison appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Fitzgibbon for tho defendants. The Autocar in its report of the Olympia Show says : — "For its power, price, ■ and general automobile design and execution, the 14-16 Argyll is not surpassed \>y any car of its class in tho Exhibition." Catalogues and particulars from Scott Motor and Cycle Co., Ltd., Wellington. Advt. New Customs TanG. — Information regarding changes can be supplied by tho New Zealand Express Company, Ltd.. 20 Customhouse-quay. Telephone No. 2410. —Advt. The recent predictions with regard to earthquakes do not appear to have been fulfilled, but what doubtless gave rise to them has been traced to its source and found to be caused by the heavy fall in prices at the cummer sale now being held at O. Smith, Ltd., Cuba-street. During tho closing days of this great gale unequalled value can be found in all departments. In the hosiery and glove department a quantity of children*g heso in small sizes, black and tan, worth Is 6d, now at 6d pair ; 100 ladies' sunshades, reduced to Is each ; ladies' lace mitts from 3d pair. Call and mako a selection as early as possible. Delays are dangerous. — Advt.