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Evening Star, Issue 20194, 6 June 1929, Page 18

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LABOUR AND THE LORDS." LONDON, June A Tim ‘Daily Mail' states that Mi; Justice- Sankoy has accepted the Lord Chancellorship. It H understood that Air -Ramsay MacDonald intends creating a number of peers to . strengthen the Labourites in the House pi Louis, including Mr Syd- ‘ ney ’M ebb. -I idled Jen ice. AGAINST WOAiEN POLICE. The Hon. 1. M. \\ illord told justices ol the peace that he was not in Javour oi women police, and while he win Mini-ter ot Justiee lie would never recommend their appointment. Il women were to Leeume member- oi (he Force they must take Ihe o.iili In (he same way as policemen, and be prepared to carry out all (he duties which a policeman v as caii< J upon to perform. —Press A.mi cm, FRESH MARKETS. Sir Joseph Ward «a- entertained at luncheon '-y '’■■■ Auckland Chamber of Commerce at the Town Hall. ob’U guest; ineii.g piv.-.enl. In the course ol In-, ,-peemi he said that New Zealand mu L look lor fresh market., lor her ; reduce, lie hoped neat .'.ear do-i ihe Government would bo acm to announce that it had been ;J-ie to ensure steauier euniiei lion li.h the East. He commented mi ihe desirability ot the exped,i.ie.! ■ ■ -‘'mpletion ot the Auckland Taramd ; linn ot railnay . Press Amomm m n . GENERAL BOOTH. A. London uihm, dated June o, says it is reported liuil: General Booth lias hmJ a reinp-e. DUKE OF GLOUCESTER. VANCOUVER.’ June o.—The Duke of Clonee-Ter '’. ill resume his eastward journey on Monday.— Australian Press Association. TWICE PUNUTTED. Suggesting that ii n liardly fair to punish a man i wieo for the same ollenee. a depinaiioii of the Federation ol the New Zealand Justices' Associa.l im, called the attention ot tiie Mini del’ ot Justice to Government depar! menu refusing to employ men uho had been in prison. Mr Saleh, registrar ot the association, mentioned the ease of a man discharged trom the PctoJio Railway Wm ksliops when it wtts found linn !m li.;:i[ heett in prison. i he’ Ali ids ter ; Del yon (ind out that was the reason for dismissal'r I WOUld Hot hello', t d Air Salek replied [ i.v t lm had ascertained it wa- a r| di' ot the de])artmeiu. ’J'he Minister -in ted that neither the Justice nor ilm Police Departments knowingly employed a convicted person. Th u «as tor obvious reason-, bed he knew that this rule was not applied by other department-. - Wei-hm ton corresp andout.