. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. 1772 Canadian Forcstrij Journal, July, 1918. X A Spt'eder that Means Business. I'ire Superintendent E. G. I'oole, of C^ochrane. i; lias one of his Motor Speeders with a Fender, an Electric Headlight, a Fairbanks- Morse Power Pump, and has Allowed Plenty of Room for Fire-fighting Tools. Note the Convenient Arrangement of the Hose Reel at the Rear. Court Makes Settler Pay for Fire Damage Qucl)ec, June 18.—A case that in- terests every farmer and lumberman in the country, was closed here in the Appeal Court, wh
. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. 1772 Canadian Forcstrij Journal, July, 1918. X A Spt'eder that Means Business. I'ire Superintendent E. G. I'oole, of C^ochrane. i; lias one of his Motor Speeders with a Fender, an Electric Headlight, a Fairbanks- Morse Power Pump, and has Allowed Plenty of Room for Fire-fighting Tools. Note the Convenient Arrangement of the Hose Reel at the Rear. Court Makes Settler Pay for Fire Damage Qucl)ec, June 18.—A case that in- terests every farmer and lumberman in the country, was closed here in the Appeal Court, when a decision of the Superior Court, condemning a home- steader to pay all damages arising out of a forest fire he caused. The case was that of Lojis Collard, .Joseph Villeneuve and the Faclories Insurance Company against Elie (iagne. In the Sujierior Court Gagne had oeen condemned to pay Collard , with interests and costs; to Villeneuve, the sum of $, and 10 the Factories Insurance Com- pany .SI,600. These sums were claimed from Gagne because he was the cause of the forest fires that destroyed property belonging to the plaintiffs, the Factories Insurance Company also filing a claim for re- imbursement on insurance paid. The Superior Court condemned Gagne to pay all damages, and this decision has been maintained by the Appeal Court. CATCHING TREE THIEVES "RED HANDED" A reader of the Canadian Forestry JoLraal sends the fol- lowing note regarding precau- tions adopted by the Chinese Government against theft of newly planted trees. "So scarce is wood fuel in certain districts, due to China's indifference to forest protection in times past, that citizens are encouraged to plant trees by a drastic law making death the penalty for theft of saplings. I have planted many saplings myself but never \\ithout daulD- ing them from roots to topmost twig with a red powder obtain- able at any Chinese store. The object of this is that any robber touching the plan
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