SHOPS PARTLY WRECKED

Evening Star, Issue 19848, 23 April 1928, Page 5

SHOPS PARTLY WRECKED

ELECTRIC GABLE FUSES [Pkb United Press Association.] AUCKLAND, April ‘2,1 Two shops at the corner of Queen ami Quay streets wore partly wrecked at IO.JjO yesterday morning by an explosion caused by the 1 using of an underground electric cable in the promises of Keans, Ltd., mercers and men’s outfitters. Four plate-glass windows were shattered, and tlio adjoining shop of Air Ji. It. Arnett, tobacconist, sustained considerable damage. The floor was buckled and forced upwards. The interior paiition whs forced out of position, and -the safe moved 10ft, and several counter eases were also broken. After the power had been turned off the lire brigade, using ehemical appliances, extinguished tbo flamesThe pavement in the < vicinity is usually well peopled on Sunday morning, lint fortunately nobody was near enough to bo in any danger. The explosion bad its origin close to where the service box bad been coupled to the main. ...LOCALS The following statement has been issued by Mr W. W. Mulhollaml, the chairman of the Wheat Committee:— “ Jn a communique issued on April Hi the flour-millers of Now Zealand informed farmers that they had made an agreement to pay os Td per bushel on trucks for next year’s Tuscan wheat. Tho members of the Wheat Committee considered this announcement, and decided to recommend growers not to make contracts at this low price, but to await the committee’s proposals, which will bo ready shortly. The committee draws particular attention to this direct evidence of a buying organisation on the part of the nailers winch is given by this announcement, and stresses the great need of action to meet it on the part of the growers. Christchurch Press Association telegram.