PENNSYLVANIA MINE EXPLOSION.

Evening Star, Issue 19521, 31 March 1927, Page 10

PENNSYLVANIA MINE EXPLOSION.

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NEW YORK, March 30.—A message froin Ehrenfeld says that the bodies of eight of the explosion victims were recovered to-day. CAR AND LORRY COLLIDE. About 3 o’clock this afternoon a motor car coming out of Liverpool street into Rond street, collided with a motor lorry. The radiator of the ear and also the right lamp and mudguard were badly damaged, but the other vehicle escaped with little damage. TRAINING APPRENTICES. CUSTOMS RETURNS FOR FINANCIAL YEAR. For the 'financial year ending to-day the amount ol net Customs duty received at the Dunedin oiuce was £873,513 Os Gd as compared witii £>l2,M2 <>s IUI lor the previous financial year. The amount oi beer dutv was £1.32,100 6s 2a as against £227,211 13s lUd lor the previous financial year. .. . I tie figures lor the month ending to-day were as tollow, tnuse lor March ol Inst year being given in parentheses:—Customs duty, £oO,dJJ 12s Id (£73.214 Is lid); beer duty, £19,879 10s (£21,431 12s Od). . Figures for the Jauuary-February-Marcli quarters, last years being given in brackets:—Customs. £217.897 14s 3d (£240,444 Os sd); beer, £65,240 16s (£59,356 3s 8d). DAIRY CONTROL BOARD, . At a meeting of dairymen here this afternoon the following resolutioun was passed--“ Thai this meeting of dairy tanners and factory directors is of opinion that when the present pool is concluded the imiry t'onrrol Biand be elected by the direct vote of the producer, and thinks it advisable that the board should adopt such a scheme as is in force in Australia, or in lieu thereo) that it should iollow the hues of the scheme adopted by the Meat Control Board.” KAITANGATA MINERS’ WAGES. Wo are inhumed by Mr If. Lie that lie Juts received advice from London unit ad iuiti.la 01 uages owing to tne miners at ivaiuuiguta aie a first ciiarge cn tne purenuse money to ue received irom the non company. Tins moans that as soon as this company is hoatea tno miners will be paid m full all money owing to them.