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Evening Star, Issue 20263, 26 August 1929, Page 8

Comment upon l lie recommendations of tho committee which investigated the system of cash, order trading is reported to have been overwhelmingly favourable, and it is anticipated that there will be little difficulty in obtaining the desired readjustments without legislation. It is stated that opposition to the committee’s, recommendations is emanating from one source—Auckland—which was the place where commercial men first asked for the committee to he appointed. Negotiations between the Minister of Industries and Commerce and the Auckland traders interested are understood to bo proceeding, and as soon as some arrangement is ifiade a- statement may bo expected,—Wellington correspondent'.-

The repairs to the Rimn taka’s engines, which necessitated her return to Auckland, completed on Saturday night, and she sailed for 'Wellington on Sunday morning. “No scenery in Europe is comparable with the beautiful virgin bush on Lho West Coast,” said Mr Otto Coufal, Vice-Consul of the Czecho-Slovafcian Consulate in Sydney, who returned to Christchurch on Thursday last after a live-days’ visit to the West Coast. During his visit Mr Coufal travelled to the Franz Josef glacier, with which lie was much impressed. Ho also visited the old gold-digging centres, and at Oka.rilohe met Mr R. T. Stewart, who has preparations in baud for the erection of a big gold dredge. Mr Coufal was also shown several several small nugget mines. Ho was greatly impressed with the efficiency of the Ritmi dredging plant, which is now obtaining gold in satisfactory quantities. Mr Coufal said that the road was excellent, and he do rived much pleasure in the crossing of tlie creeks in the service cars. There was forest scenery in Europe, but it was of a different typo from that on the Coast, as it was mostly artificially grown. Mr Coufal arrives in Dunedin to-day.

Mi' Arthur Moline, general manager for the Taranaki Oilfields Company, who is a passenger by the Niagara from Sydney, states that the new rotary drilling equipment is duo to arrive at Auckland to-morrow. Ho is going to Wellington to meet Mr Hart, the American expert, who will take charge of the field of operations. They will proceed to Morore, in Gisborne district. It is hoped to resume drilling in November.—Press Association.

One night/ last week a. house-breaker got to work at St. Clair. Husband and wife, residing in Sandringham street, went for an evening jaunt to visit friends at Waitati, and on returning somewhere about 10 o’clock they found that their place had been ransacked, the thief having made off with £9 in money and some jewellery.

Messrs A. and T. Burt’s Wellington office building, recently consumed ,by fire, is to bo at once replaced by an up-to-date structure that will count amongst the serviceable and sightly buildings of our capital city. The lilans have been approved by the directors. By good fortune the firm’s workshops escaped the damage.

An Auckland Association .message states that Auckland engineers are bonefitting by the repairs being done at Calliope Dock, instead of Port Chalmers or Sydney. The Mnrama’s overhaul will cost approximately £IO,OOO, and the work on the Kurow will run into some thousands. About 120 men are engaged in the repair work on the Mamma. There was a severe explosion last night in a house in Onehunga occupied by Mr Joseph Farnell. When ho was lighting the gas jet the flame evidently found a leak in the gas pipe. Ho was thrown on the floor, and the panels of the back door were tjirown into the yard. Ho, turned off the gas at the meter and extinguished the fire before serious damage was done.— Auckland Press Association telegram.

companies and residents of St. Chur will bo alike pleased to learn that the poverty of the water pressure which hampered the brigade men at tho Hiawatha fire_ last week is not likely to ho a recurring trouble. Mr Salmon, superintendent of tho Dunedin Fire Brigade, says that he tested on Saturday night, at 10 o’clock, and again at

2 o’clock this morning, and found a really good pressure, such, as would satisfy all demands.

Probate has been granted by Mr Justice Kennedy in the wills of the following estates: — Beatrice Jane Inglis (Mr F. (I. Duncan); Alexander James Bridges (Mr J. Wilkinson), baker, Mosgiel; Andrew, Edward Pitches (Mr T. E, Sutherland), tanner, Ophir; Margaret C'alder Cameron (Mr S. C. Herons); Thomas Wilson (Mr G. J. Kelly), retired farmer, Pounawea; John Campbell (Mr H. C. Alloo), retired farmer, Owaka; Archibald John Shephrd (Mr 11. S. Brown), bridgeiiiaii; Maty Bulmov (Mr A. I. W. Wood); John O'Shea (Mr J. O’Shea); retired law clerk; Emily Amelia Chase (Mr A, J. Grave), Oanumi. Letters of administration have been granted in tho estates of Honora Elizabeth Frances' Beaufort (Mr D. J. Simpson), Roxburgh; John William Jones, also known as Stanley Jones (Mr J. B. Nicliol), farm employee, Ida Valley.

Plans for tho three miles of the Dun-edin-Portobello road to bo bifcamenised are to be forwarded to Wellington either to-day or to-morrow. The mayor IMr R S. illaek) who has been agitating for the early resumption of work on this road to absorb some of the unemployed stated to-day that tenders for tho "reconstruction would- probably bo called next week. At 8 o’clock on Saturday night the fire brigade was called out to a chimney fire at the corner of Macandrew road and Gotten street, while at 6.35 last evening the Roslyn Brigade attended a chimney fire in Levin street. There was no damage in either case, A false alarm sent the brigade to Eglirgton road at 1 o'clock this morning.

Hour eyes are Nature’s most precious rift. Take caro of them. Consult W. V Stumer, optician, 2 Octagon, Dunedin.— fidvt.] For highest quality Diamond Kings, reliable Watches, and Optical Service, Peter Hck, the most reliable jewellem and opticians,—[Adtt.’J