Nationalist Workers.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 139, 15 June 1938, Page 6

Nationalist Workers.

"Thousands of workers are joining the Xational party." said the Hon. A. Hamilton during his address at the Star Theatre at l'apakura last evening, when he was outlining the policy points that he claimed were proving acceptable to the public. The annotuici iiu'iit was greeted with clapping and cheering from his supporters and disapproval from the remainder. Mount Albert Gives Employment. Kortv more men are to l>e employed l>y the Mount Albert Korough Council at full award rates under the 1(H) per cent subsidy j basis. fh:s decision was taken last night at j a meeting of the council, when the Mayor. Mr. H. A. Ande rson, reported having attended I the conference convened by the Mayor of I Auckland. Sir Ernest Davis, to meet tile Hon. j P. I'. A\ ebb. with reference to the employment! of more men. It was decidt d that the work to be done by the men would be left in thbands of the works and lighting committees. | Noisy Speedboats at Hamilton. A growing nuisance to residents of Hamilton living near the Waikato Kiver. and espcc:ttily to patients of private hospitals, is the noise caused by speedboats. For some time, generally on Saturdays and Sundays, these craft have been racing hack and forth on the river between the traffic bridge and the railway bridge, and it is evident that some have no Kilencr fitted. A number of complaints have been received by the police, who have warned the owners of speedboats that there are regulations governing the use of tlie river. A warning has been issued that any further breaches cuused hv noi~\- speedboats will be dealt with in the l'olice Court. Scout Knives and F'ootball. Agreeing that it was encouraging to find | that boy scouts were enthusiastic Kugbyi players. Mr. 15. J 11. Collins, at a meeting of tlie Canterbury llugby I nion's management committee last evening, said it was necessary to issue a warning against youngsters carry-' ing part of their equipment on to the playing! field. An offending article, said Mr. Collins, was the standard boy scout belt. This had attachments which made it unsuitable as part of a football player's uniform, including metal rings and hooks. "And knives,interjected a member. "And scalps." said another member. Mr. Collins said that in one match eight boys were wearing these belts. It was decided to bring the matter to the notice of clubs. \ Rest for Airmen. Recreational facilities for men of the Koyal Xcw Zealand Air Force were discussed i y the Minister of Defence, the Hon. F. .Tones, lie said that a great dcul of importance was attached to the provision of reasonable social land recreational facilities, and in this connection the (lovcrnment had approved the purchase of a billiard table for the airmen's barracks at both Wigram and Hobsonville. Oarage accommodation for cars for 40 airmen and 20 officers was to be provided at Wigram. as well as a sports pavilion and a shelter for airmen using the tennis courts. The I'oyal Xcw Zealand Air Force is to have its own special brand of crockery ami cutlery. Purchases will be made through the High Commissioner's office in London of articles which are standard to the Koyal Air Force, but they will have as part of the design the Imdge of the Royal Xcw Zealand Air Force.

Chemists and the Health Plan. A comparison between the national health scheme for Xew Zealand, outlined by the Government. and the Australian scheme is made in the latent issue of the "Pharmaceutical Journal.which states that the Commonwealth scheme differs in many respect - from that suggested for the Dominion. \Vliile the two schemes are similar in lui\ ing a compulsory and contributory basis and applying to all individuals over 14 years of age employed under a contract of service, an important difference is "that in Australia persons employed otherwise than on manual work at a rate of remuneration in excess of .£:!<!•"> a year are exempt, and it is also proposed to exclude some other special classes for whom the scheme is considered unnecessary or unsuitable. However, the Xew Zealand propoxate may be wider in scope when they appear in their final form. "The position of pharmacy in the social structure will undoubtedly be greatly affected by the new social conditions."' comments the "Journal," "and the full effect cannot be foreseen yet. One thing, however, is certain, that pharmacist* arc needed within the framework of any national scheme, and. for better or worse, cannot remain aloof." Air Force Radio Equipment. The development of radio equipment for the Xew Zealand Air Force was referred t' bv the Mini.-ter of Defence, the Hon. K. .Jones, ill an interview at Duncdin. Ileferring to aeradio developments, the Minister sa l that expenditure on aeradio facilities had been approved for Gisborne and Napier. At Oilborne up to the present no aeradio faeilitiehad existed, but as arrangements had now been completed for the use on this route of aircraft equipped with radio, authority had been given for the installation at Gisborne of transmitting and direction-finding equipment together with a short-wave transmitter and receiver for point-to-point communication. At Napier facilities for radio communication with Vera ft had not up to the present been installed. the only assistance in this direction being a receiver placed at the X-.tpier aerodrome in order to observe communicationbeing carried out at Palmer-ton Xorth aeradio. Instructional films were used freely in the Royal Air Force for training in technical trades, and he had approwd of the pureh-.ist of five small projectors and a set of liims for the use of the Flying Training School at Wigram and the four territorial squadrons of the Royal Xew Zealand Air Force.