DOMINION NEWS

Grey River Argus, 6 December 1940, Page 4

DOMINION NEWS

DUNEDIN, December 4. A Moth training plane, from the Taieri Air Force station, developed engine trouble this morning, and made a forced landing in Forbury Park coming to rest upside down, after crashing through the rails surrounding the training track. The pilot was unhurt. The only visible damage to the machine was broken propeller blades, and a dented bonnet and tail.

Sentencing two youths of 17 years, Allen Wilson Parmenter and Albert Reymond Lawrie, to’ Borstal detention for two years, on charges of breaking and entering and theft at Dunedin and Invercargill, Mr J’ustice Kennedy said that in both cases accused committed senseless damage to the premises. At Invhrcargill, flour, tea, sugar, and eggs were thrown round 1 the walls, the earth from flower-pots was scattered, pictures and a clock were smashed, and the gas taps were turned on, filling the house with gas while in Dunedin an electric heater' was smashed, a door was kicked in, and 'bottles of ink ■were thrown over scattered documents. Both accused had been before the Court previously, and had been warned. WELLINGTON, December 4. A slightly increased wage scale is the principal feature of the agreement reached at the Conciliation Council between employers in the soft-goods industry and the Federated Storemen and Packers’ Union. The [agreement, which is based on a 42hour week, is national. For junior male employees the wage is increased by 2s 6d a week. There

is no rise among seniors until the eighth year of service, when it goes from £5 to £5 ss. Travellers’ wages are fixed at £5 15s first year, and after two years £5 17s 6d. For female | workers there is a general rise throughout the schedule of 2s 6d, to £3 2s 6d. The new wages are in addition to the 5 per cent, increase recently granted by the Court’s general order. AUCKLAND, December 4. The explosion of an oil-burner at the bakehouse of Teddy Brothers, at Onehunga, this morning, destroyed the whole day’s output of bread, totalling 3000 loaves. The building was not extensively damaged. Cheques totalling £229,125 have been distributed to sheep farmers throughout the Auckland Province as the proceeds of the second Auckland wool appraisal of the season, which was held between November 14 and November 18. A total of 12,878 bales was appraised, the net weight of wool being 4,386,7781 b. The average prices were £l7 15s lOd a bale, and 12.54 d per lb. These prices are higher than for the first appraisal. The total cheque for the two appraisals so far this season is £338,717. WANGANUI December ,3. A car containing seven members of the . New Zealand Scottish Territorial units last night, when returning to Wanganui, ran off the road near Manakau and crashed into an electric light pole. All escaped with minor injuries. One, T. J. Cameron, is thought to have broken a'forearm.