NEWS IN BRIEF

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 286, 30 August 1935, Page 9

NEWS IN BRIEF

No Birth Control Clinic

“That the board is not in favour of the establishment of -birth control clinics at the hospital,” is one section of a letter the Wellington Hospital Board last night, on the recommendation of the general purposes committee, decided to send to the Wellingl'Z District Council of Unemployed Workers in reply to several questions the council had put to the board.

Golf Course at Pukerua. A new golf course, laid out on the property of Mr. Charles Gray, at Pukerua is to be opened to-morrow afternoon.

Fathers and Daughters. One of the most pleasant of Rotary Club hours each year .is that devoted to the father and daughter luncheon. This will take place in the Tudor room of Kirkcaldie and Stains on Tuesday next.

Limbs Broken. Two accidents occurred yesterday involving broken limbs. Mr. P. Brien, 29 Jessie Street, received a fracture of the left ankle when he was knocked down by a motor-car at the corner of Boulcott Street and Willis Street last night, and a schoolboy, Peter Crapp, Wallaceville, Upper Hutt, fractured his left leg by falling over a dog with which be was playing. Both were removed to hospital by the Free Ambulance.

Paving Plimmerton Highway. Possibly looking forward to the time when Steyne Avenue, the main road through Plimmerton, may be part of a main highway, the Main Highways Board is now giving that road some attention. It is being prepared in a thorough manner for bituminous paving of a character likely to stand up to hard wear. This work cannot be undertaken until, early in the summer, but it is anticipated that the whole of the Avenue will be paved before Christmas. False Pretences Charge.

Charged with obtaining money by falsely representing himself to be taking orders for a firm of tailors iu Wellington, lan Stanley Collins, 34, commercial traveller and relief worker, was remanded yesterday to appear in the Wellington Magistrate’s Court next Thursday. He pleaded guilty to an attempt by this means to defraud Sadie Prouse, of Ngaitewera, near Waitotara, of £6/5/-. It was stated that accused was arrested on a warrant issued from Wanganui, and there were other charges to be preferred against him.

40-Hour Week Problem. “It might be all right, but we are all dubious about starting it,” remarked the employers’ representative, Mr. W. J. Mountjoy, when a group of workers in the Conciliation Council yesterday asked for a 40-hour week and pointed out resulting national advantages. “Why pick on us?” complained an employer when Mr. J. Tucker, workers’ representative, made the suggestion. “When I work a 40-hour week, Mr. Tucker, then I will be able to give you some encouragement. You see, the Government would ba.vc to give the lead,” said the Conciliation Commissioner, Mr. P. Hally.

Boys Doing Men’s Work. “There is a tendency for fathers to be put out of jobs so that their sons can be taken on at a cheaper price. Many New Zealand boys of 18 to 19 are strong enough to handle four to five cwt.,” said Mr. J. Tucker, workers’ representative in a Conciliation Council conversation in Wellington yesterday. He maintained that payment should be made according to the nature of work done. If a boy was doing a. man’s work he should be given a man’s wage. Present common industrial wage scales kept adults and married men out of work.

First Aid at Sports Gatherings. An indication of the activities of the St. John Ambulance Brigade during the winter sports season in New Zealand is given in some returns obtained by the brigade headquarters for a recent Saturday afternoon. On that day 323 playing grounds were staffed throughout the Dominion, and 673 members of the ambulance and nursing divisions, assisted by 120 cadets, were on duty. Altogether 1410 cases of first aid were dealt with.