DOMINION DOINGS

Evening Star, Issue 18045, 12 August 1922, Page 12

DOMINION DOINGS

BREACH OF PROMISE. Damages for £I3OO for Preach of promise were sought in the Suprane Court, Auckland, against David Robertson, a, driver, who did not defend the action. It was stated that intimacy had occurred, plaintiffs future, prospects of marriage being seriously prejudiced by her pre.-ent condition. Mr Justice Her dm an said the claim was accentuated by Lire fact U ni the misconduct took place under promise of marriage. The jury awarded £2OO damages. PERJURY CHARGE, On a charge, of perjury, John Thomson, of lauc.ni.- licensee of the local hotel, was yesterday committed for trial at the. Masterton sittings of the Supreme Court in September. Lhis a telegram) i» the sequel to a conviction recorded against Thomson on April 28 for supplying liquor to William Hulme on Sunday, March 26. The accused had sworn in evidence that Hulme was not at his hotel on that date, and that tho beer he,sold him was taken away on the Saturday. The case for the police was bused on the alleged facts that Hulme was not at the Taueru Hotel on Saturday, M. a roll 25, and that he was there and paid for drinks on the Sunday. The accused pleaded not guilty, and reserved his defence. Ho was gianted* ba.il in the sum of £l5O. with one surety of tho same amouhN

GALLEY STAFF AND STEWARDS. After Mr Kennedy (for the union) had concluded his case before, tho Arbitration Court at Wellington yesterday m the galley staffs’ dispute, at tho suggestion of the court he wont on to deal with an allied phase of employment on shipboard stewards 1 ’ work. The wages claimed per calendar month varied from £8 for cadets to £lB for second steward. For stewards generally the claim was for £l6 per month and for stewardesses £l2 per month. At the. outset Mr Kennedy submitted, that stewards, should be signed on in the capacity which wero to fill, instead of being graded' first grade, second gradeIn Australia, the different gradings were specifically named. Mr Kennedy submitted comparative figures to show that the pay of stewards in Ne w Zealand was on a a average £2 12s 6d per month below that in the Australian awards. The claims of the union, if successful, would bring the New Zealand pay 4s a. month oyer that in Australia. Tho employers, in their counterproposals. sought to have the wages reduced to £9 per month. The employers’ offer in Australia for ordinary stewards was £l3 7s per month, as opposed to £9 offered 1 in New Zealand. _ After evidence on behalf of the Union Steam Ship Company had been heard tire hearing was adjourned.

LABOR REPRESENTATION COMMITTEE. Thf, animal meeting of the Otago Labor Representation Committee was hekl in the Trades Hall on Thursday. The committee has at' the present time a larger membership than at any time since its formation. The e!cd ion of officers resulted as follows :—Air C. M. Moss, president; Mr F. Jones, vice-president; Mr R. G. M‘Donnell. secretary; Mr W. IV. Batchelor, treasurer; and Messrs A. Morrison, Murrow, S. Gasper, and S. Elston, committee. Mr C. M. Moss was appointed to the National Executive of the New Zealand Labor Party. GENERAL, A very successful gathering'was hekl in the Macandrew Road School Gymnasium last evening, the occasion being the annual social given to the members of the Young Helpers’ League. The first part of the programme consisted of items given by the children. This was followed by a splendid lot of pictures shown by Mr W. Simpson. An abundant supply ot refreshments was dispensed by the president (Mrs W. Wright) and the vice-presidents (Mesdames Lethbridge and Johnston), who were assisted by Mesdames MTndoe, Fox, Burt, and Finder. Miss Hughes has charge of the league, and Miss E. Murray is trea- ; surer. Master Albert Christeson v. ns m ■ most successful collector. The total ■ amount in the boxes was £8 18s, and amounts from other sources will bring it j up to about £lO. Mr A. T. MTndoe, chairman of the school committee, thanked all those who had helped. to make the meeting a Buecess, and at his call three hearty cheers wore given. The monthly meeting of the Macandrew Road School Committee was attended byMessrs MTndoe (chairman), Paine, Burt, Wright, Eraser, M’Kcitch, MTntyre, Fox, and Binder. The head master reported that the average attendance for July was 555. The inspectors had visited the school, and, on tho report being read, it was do- ! cided to congratulate the head master and 1 staff. Miss E. Murray has been appointed 1 to a school in Auckland, and will leave | early in September. Mr W. Wright re- I ported visiting tho school and finding j everything satisfactory. The Jumble Sale : Committee reported progress, and it was 1 decided to hold it at. the end of tho month ' during tho term holidays. j