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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1412, 12 April 1912, Page 5

The resonant clang of iron in eollMun, the shriek of machinery, and monotonous "chug chug" of a huge cniierete-iui.ver make Iho site of the new His Majesty's Theatre in Courtenay Place one of Ihe most industrially alive scenes in We!lingtou. So far excellent work has been dene. With a loose running (travel Mloui to contend with practically th"e whole of the main outline foundations of concrete have been put in, and trenches are now being sunk for the foundations of Ihe interior walls. Huge slacks of steel standards and girders have been deposited en the section, and the end of this week will probably see the beginning of the vast superstructure which, in completed form, is to be the largest theatre'in New Zealand. Mr. H. N. While, who is building the theatre from his own design, returns from- a visit to the south this morning. Tho triumph of the motor-ear for military transport is being acclaimed in Melbourne (says tho "Sun"). Twenty tons of camp equipment, for tho Australian h'ield Artillery were delivered for the Defence Department at Capo Schanck by special motor vehicles within thirty hours, including all slonpages. The motor wagons \w« those employed by Maine, Niokless and Co. in their ordinary business. They were driven by members of the Defence forces, who are net expert motorists, and yet they did in thirty hours what it is reckoned a similar number of three-horso teams could not have done in nino days. Six of Iho tars eaino through din test without tho slightest damage, but nwiiiß to heavy rain two of tho cars fell into trouble on their second trip, and had to be lugged back to Melbourne by their fellows. Otherwise the experiment was a k ,unig,u« luccesAi