WOOL SALES

Hokitika Guardian, 26 November 1928, Page 2

WOOL SALES

REGULATION OF OFFERINGS

The New Zealand AA’ool Committee at its last meeting fixed the maximum aggregate quantities ol wool which may he offered at the various centres throughout- the Dominion, during the •following season, as follows: — jpgs.—;)rd December, Christchurch : no limit. 71li December, AA'ellington : 27,000 hales. 12th December. Napier: 22.000 bales of llawkes Bay wools and (5,000 bales Gisborne wools., lith December, Timnru: no limit. 21st, December, Dunedin: no limit. 1020. —7th January, Christchurch: 25,000 bales. 12 th January, AYellington : 27.0000 bales. 18th January, Napier: 25.000 bales of llawkes Bay wools and S.OOO bales Gisborne wools. 23rd January, AA’anganui: 25,000 bales. 31st January, Invercargill: no limit. sth February, Dunedin: 27,000 bales. Sib February. Timaru: 20,000 bales. 13tli February, Christchurch: 2-1,000 laics. 1 Dili February. AYelliugton: 27.000 bales. 23rd February, Auckland: no limit. 27th, AYanganui: 10,00(1 bales.

The foregoing quantities were fixed after very full consideration ol tin* whole position, and as in previous years, the Committee is not fixing any maximum on the quantity which may he offered at the various sales to be held in the months of November, 1028, and March, 1929. Included in the correspondence before the meeting was a letter from the President of the New Zealand AA’oolbrokcrs’ Association conveying appreciation of the good work of the Committee and forwarding a unanimous resolution according the AYool Committee the loyal support of the New Zealand AA oolbrokers Associa I ion.

£3OOO GEMS IN STREET

Detectives, uniformed policemen and civilians searched the gutters and roadways near Leicester Square, London, for scattered gems. The jewels were part of a pearl and diamond necklace, saiil to he valued at £3OOO, belonging to Mrs. Somerville, who was one of the guests at a party given by Mr J. B. Joel (jun..) at a restaurant in Coventry Street. Shortly after midnight Mrs Somerville was waiting outside the restaurant for her car, when the porter noticed a girl, passing by. pick up from the pavement a glittering object. He realised it was a valuable gem. As Mrs Somerville was the only woman standing nearby, he asked her if it belonged to her. and she then discovered that her necklace was missing. After a search several of the gems were found lying in the gutter a few yards away and eventually all were discovered except one pearl. This missing pearl is estimated to be worth £6OO. It is behoved Mrs Somerville’s necklace was snatched Irom her as she was leaving the restaurant, and that it snapped in the thief’s grasp.