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AiiwUitlimi l’l-ess Assn.—United Service AMERICAN CARS. (Received this day at 11.0 a m.) WASHINGTON. April 1(1. Commenting on a statement that American automobiles are being increasingly used in Hritisli colonies. M. .Smith (Chief of the Automotive Division of the Department of Commerce) said the popularity and predominance of American cars in .Australia. Xcw Zealand. South America, and South Africa is due practically to servicabilit.v of the American car. which had developed •from tests of over a q liar tor ol a century when the roads were mainly unfavourable. Hence the cars meet these actual conditions in other parts , of the world.” Officials of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce pointed out that United States had a tremendous domestic market which permitted mass production and economics which were impossible in countries such as England.
WEDDING EIRE DISASTER. NEW YORK. April l(i. A message from Altoona, PennxyIvonia states 13 persons were burned lo death including a bride and bridegroom when a lire destroyed the home of the bride's parents during wedding celebrations. CHIGAGO WHEAT PRICES. CHICAGO. April 16. The Chicago Hoard ol Trade witnessed another trendied bull session, as all future deliveries of wheat jumped over two cents to new high levels, on heavy Inlying by the general pid and unfavourable news reports.
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Hokitika Guardian, 17 April 1928, Page 3
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