DANGEROUS PHASES PASSED.

Evening Star, Issue 20054, 20 December 1928, Page 12

DANGEROUS PHASES PASSED.

STOP PRESS ITEMS

LONDON) December If).—An ■authoritative review of tn-niglit’s bulletin concludes: “ The dangerous phases'. have ’ Been.. surmminted, and there are increasingly solid grounds for hoping that llis .Majesty’s recovery will result after the long and anxious struggle.”—Australian Press Association-United Service.

MR TAVERNER TAKES STATE FORESTS DEPARTMENT.

Sir Joseph Ward announces that the Don. W. R. Taverner has been appointed Commissioner of State Forests,'and also, in addition to the portfolios of Railways and Customs, ho takes charge of Dio publicity and advertising departments No appointment lias yet been made of a Minister to take charge of the Department of Tourists ami Health Resorts. —Press Association.

CASH ORDER SYSTEM INQUIRY

Asked his intention in regard to the Commission proposed to be set up to impure into the cash order trading system, tlio Hon. J. G. Cobbe (Minister of industries and Commerce) stated that ho had noted from the files that the previous Government bad publicly announced that it hud decided to make a full investigation into, thematter, and obtain a report as to any legislative or other action that mbriit be considered necessary “in view of this definite commitment Mr Cobbo said lie felt it Ids duty to go on with the inquiry, and shortly after the holidays ho would make a further announcement, both as to tho_ personnel of the Commission and the order of reference. —Press Association.

THE TEST.—RYDER OUT

A special Association cablegram from Sydney states Ilia I (be woutlier was warm and dull, aim tlio wicket good when tne lest i;;u 'resumed. ;j,UUU wore present. Australia have lust Jive wickets lor 347, Ryder c Chapman b Larwood 79, JSolfiJing Hot wot -’O. tKynvr added only 2to ins overnight score). , . ~ ... Later.—Australia, seven for 38ci. Nothhng 4-1, Oldfield U, OniU* ■melt .(.not out), IE