NEWS OF THE DAY

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 1, 1 July 1935, Page 8

NEWS OF THE DAY

A Night in the Open. *• Some anxiety was felt last evening for the safety of three men who set out from Petone yesterday afternoon to walk'to the Belmont trig station and did not return that night. The men left their return to Petone rather late, and in consequence could not find their way. back in the dark, so had to spend the night in the bush. They arrived back in Petone this morning, little the worse for their experience. Twopence a Loaf. ' Bread consumers in many parts of Sydney and suburbs are profiting by a keen price war among bakers, especially in the poorer suburbs. Although the official price for bread is 5d a loaf, or 9^ for, two 21b loaves^ some shops are selling bread at as low as 2d a loaf. Master bakers aro dismayed at the position, but claim that they are helpless. Their appeals to bakers to observe the standard price have been ignored, and they are pessimistic regarding any possibility of checking the war or stabi^ismg conditions. Citrus Fruits v. Potatoes. How much New South Wales citrus fruit growers are affected by the loss of the New Zealand market was explained by Brigadier-General Hearne, president of the New South Wales Fruit Growers' Federation. He said the continued loss of the New Zealand market was seriously affecting the industry. Advantage had been taken of every loophole in the embargo, but no progress had been made. ■ The executive of the federation had interviewed the New Zealand Ministers, Messrs. Coates and Masters, when they visited Sydney some time ago to meet Federal Ministers in conference. Mr. .Coates had said that New Zealand was only too willing to allow; New South Wales fruit into the Dominion, but this was prevented by the terms of an agreement with the United States of America. If the federation could prevail upon the United States to eliminate the clausein the agreement, New Zealand would be only too willing to import Australian fruit. Mr. Coates had added that this would also depend on the removal by the Federal Government of the embargo against New Zealand potatoes. ,