UNEMPLOYMENT

Evening Star, Issue 21820, 8 September 1934, Page 13

UNEMPLOYMENT

WORK FOR MONDAY Groups to commence at 8 a.m. on Monday are . as follow: : WORKS DEPARTMENT. 203—Signal Hill road, one mile above M'Gregor street (meet at M'Gregor street at 8 a.m.). 209—Wharf street, at tip. 211—The following men of group 211, at Maryhill terrace, ■ at Avoca street:—B. Cleveland, V. G. S. Crawford, J. Dagg, J. Duffe W. T. Gray, M. J. Johnston, W. Murphy, O. W. Newland. 211 —The. balance of group 211, at Elgin road, at Barr street. 218 — Leith street, at bridge. 219 Cavcrsham Valley road, at Lindsay road.

220—Fraser’s road, at sanitary stables. , 226—Sdverton street, at Spottigwoodo street.

, 236—Otago Golf Club, Lynn street. 310—Green Island aerodrome: site (meet Caversham railway station at 7.55 a.m.). - 312—Maryhill terrace, at Avoca street. 325—Green Island aerodrome site (meet Caversham railway: station at 7.65 ,a.m.). 386.—Portobello ro'ad, at. bridge. 254, 321, 387—E. O. Reilly’s farm. Signal Hill road, sis chains above M'Gregor street. 2,000, 2,oo2—Malvern street* at old saw-mill.

■ 4,000, 4,001, 4,oo3—Woodhaugh street, at quarry.

RESERVES DEPARTMENT. 215, 225 . 320, 368, 514, 516, 707, 708 —At Woodhaugh Gardens. .406, 407, 410, 411, 412, 414, 416 At Upper Gardens. Ten men of 708 —At Logan Park. 91, 216, 300, 365—At Montecillo football ground. 108, 110, 'll2, .114. 116, 222, 272, 371, 515, 709—At Chisholm Park. . 202 —At Otago Boys’ High School. 229—At .-Rest Home, Roslyn; 205—At Donaldson’s nursery, . 224—At Central Mission. Standing down.—62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 71, 75, 78. 408. CONCERT AT ST. HILDA The Waverley Boys’ Band (under Conductor D,' Whelan) will present a programme of specially, selected music in the Coronation Hall, St. Hilda, tomorrow evening, in aid of the mayor’s relief depot. > Mr Alex. Campbell will play a cornet solo (with band accompaniment), Master Peter den (New Zealand’s youngest champion soloist) will also contribute to the programme. The popular vocalists and duetists. Misses Spedding and Lorimer, will_ appear,. elocutionary items will be given by Miss Joyce Cooper’s School of Elocution, and Mr Tom Dillon, the popular .tenor, will be heard in new songs. Patrons are assured of an enjoyable evening’s entertainment. The admis’ sion will be by silver coin only, and the right of admission will be reserved. NO. 4 DISTRICT DANCE • This evening the Social Committee of the No. 4 district will hold the usual popular dance in the South Dunedin Town Hall. There will be the two Monte Carlos, with prizes to suit tho various winners. The Triumph Band will be playing a medley of music that will suit the programme of old and new dances. Last Saturday the Monte Carlo/ winners were Miss < Oban and .Mr M'Kenzie, and Miss .Liburn and Mr Hollyman. On Thursday evening the winners of the Monte Carlo competition were Mrs M‘Alister and Mr White, and the winners of the usual Monte Carlos were Mrs Cox and Mr Hope, and Miss Cromhie and Mr H. 'C. Bennett. Intending patrons are assured of a good night’s entertainment at a low cost. WORKERS' MOVEMENT A general meeting of the National Unemployed Workers’ Movement was held in the Trades Hall last Tuesday, Mr G. Geddes being in the chair. An appeal was made by the national executive for support of the Gisborne unemployed, who had refused work at the aerodrome under, relief conditions. It was decided to make this and the workers’ charter of demands the subjects to discussed at the open-air meeting on the Museum Grounds to-morrow. AMBASSADORS' DANCE The Ambassadors’ Dance is still/popular, and .attracts a largo' number of patrons each week to the South Dunedin Town Hall. On Tuesday, August 28, two Monte Carlos were held, the winners being Miss Smith and Mr Lovelock. The lucky door numbers were won by Miss Newton and Mr J. M‘Keown. Last Tuesday the association’s monthly extended night was held, there being three Monte Carlos in addition to a lucky door number. The latter was won by Mrs W. Outsell and Mr M'Robie The Monte Carlo winners were Mr Davidson and Miss Neiiper, Miss Olsen and Mr Green, and Mr and Mrs W. Gutsell. On Tuesday next, tile usual dance/will be held) Tho attention of patrons is drawn to the fact that, in future the price of admission will be Is. Smith’s Jubilee Band will again supply the music, and further Monte Carlo and lucky door number prizes will be given. R.S.A. PROBLEM MEN WHOSE WORK IS UNSATISFACTORY (Per United Press Association.] CHRISTCHURCH, September 7. Problems confronting the Employment Committee of the Returned Soldiers’ Association were placed before a meeting of registered unemployed returned soldiers to-day. ■ The committee sought the men*s opinion whether the roll of unemployed returned soldiers- should be purged by removing the names of those men who did not give satisfaction when sent out to work, or who were unemployable. It ■ was stated that some men employed at 12a. 6d daily, 6s 3d of which was paid by tho employer and 6s 3d by the association out of the canteen funds and other grants, did not work satisfactorily, and their answer was that they had done 6s 3d worth of labour, and the other 6s 3d they considered was their own in any case, as all the caliteeii funds should be the

property of the returned soldiers. It was decided after discussion that if a man were unfavourably reported upon by his employer, the unemployment, officer and the Employment Com. mittee should decide whether he shoul d be given any more work.. It was explained in tho discussion that, thoss men not given work would be given help on a lower scale by the Benevolent Committee. WORK OH FARMS AVAILABLE ASHBURTON, September 7. The Ashburton County Council can* ried tho following resolution to-day:— “That the time is ripe for a review of the whole unemployment relief policy, with a view to placing men on their initiative to seek employment, of which much is available for suitable men on farms.” It was decided to refer th. matter to the Progress League with a recommendation that it take the matter in hand so far as Canterbury il concerned. DISSATISFACTION IN CAMP , HAMILTON, September T. Claiming that under their , present' rates of pay they are suffering undue hardship, the full complement of twenty marriecl men on the public works camn drainage scheme at Tauhei downed tools this morning and proceeded 'to Hamilton to meet the officials of th* department in an endeavour to secure t better conditions. Unless their_ repre- ’ sentations are materially recognised, it is the intention of the men to leave the camp permanently and blacklist it as a warning to others. The.y maintain that ■ they are getting only thirty shillings a week.