DOMINION WOOL

Hokitika Guardian, 11 October 1933, Page 5

DOMINION WOOL

UNSUITABILITY OF ROMNEY COMPLAINT BY M.ANFACTURERS 'United Precs Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, October 10.

Th e Australian Press Association’s Bradford correspondent reports that the question of the unsuitability of New Zealand (Romney wool has again been raised, following on experiments on a Scottish estate with Corriedales, the use of which in New Zealand, Yorkshire manufacturers are advocating. One expert declares: “The New Zealand Romney wool is absolutely unsuitable for our purposes It varies in thickness in the same stable, and during spinning, a property which is a very serious thing for the West Riding, whose business is founded on crossbred wool. A number of Corriedales brought to Wembley from New Zealand have been used in breeding experiments with good results. The wool was improved, and a good carcase has been produced, with”an average addition of two pounds of wool per sheep. Samples of Romney and Corriedale wool showing essential differences are being brought to the notice of New Zealand growers.

SYDNEY STRIKE GALLED OFF SYDNEY, October 10. The wool basic workers have called off the strike, which has disturbed the •industry Mr a. fortnight. The'men will present themselves foe work to-morrow.

INFRA-RED PHOTOGRAPHY.

LONDON, October 9

As a test of the possibilities of infrared phonography, members of the kinematography society sat in P itc 1 dark on one half of the stage, where two cards players pretended to quarrel, one “stabbing” the other. A cinema film of the scene was developed and screened within half ‘"n • hoiP. Th® whole incident was perfectly depicted by infra-red rays.