DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 November 1929, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS.

MINING COMPANY CRITICISED

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DUNEDIN. Nov. 19

Considerable criticism, of the Kildare Consolidated Gold Mining Company was levelled by members of the Stock Exchange this morning when a letter was received reporting that a slip occurred when cleaning up the paddock last week, necessitating deferring the taking out of the bulk of the gold from the present paddock. It was considered that the Exchange should have been notified by wire when the slip occurred- Subsequently 900 shares changed hands at prices ranging from. Is Gd to Is 3d.

WELLINGTON CITY MILK SUPPLY

PROFIT FOR PAST YEAR

WELLINGTON, Nov. 20,

In the course of a"speech at the laying of:the foundation stone of the new milk station in Tory Street this, afternoon. the Mayor, Mr G. A. Troup, stated that the net .profit for the past year of the City Milk Department was £7053. and it was the lowest of any made during the past five years.

CUT OFF BY FLAMES

,B RIG A D ESMEN. IN. DAN GEE -J.

; Nov. -20;:ri. Dopu ty-Su per ill temlpnt’ •* Rqss - li fij;ta particularly narrow -resienpO,' at QiA Hotel Donhunk fire last evening. . •• '

Shortly after the arrival of the brigade, :Superintcndtmt. Williams in-, strutted the deputy to enter, the front portion of the building, to obtain, somq ; idea,.of the lay of the. fire. No soougiphncl tlie deputy got up thq stairs than ' flames hurst out both in front and behind him. It was impossible to get hack hv way of the stairs; so, with great presence of mind, Air Ross,flashed to the window and jumped through the flames on to the fire escape. Both his hands were badly burned, and lie will he out of action for at least two weeks.!

WOOL MARKET

WANGANUI SALE. ./A WANGANUI, Nov. 21. : ‘

The first AVa-ngamii wool sale of the 1929-30 season was held to-day, and DO per cent of a catalogue of 8,700 bales was disposed of.-under the hammeriat prices on a par with?the;AVeL, iiiigton and Napier sales;Ue.Gj4nriany( ,'jvas the biggest buyer, anp Bradfordwas* a keen bidder, hut onhrestrictdcL., limits;

The' offering realised prices lid to 3d down on the closing values of hist year, but considering the quality and the broken weather during the season, the sale niuSt ! f)h considered satisfactory. 4