DOMINION NEWS

Grey River Argus, 10 February 1942, Page 5

DOMINION NEWS

SHOP ASSISTANTS DISPUTE. WELLINGTON, February 9. When the Dominion shop assistants’ dispute came before tne Arbitration Court, Mr Justice Tyndall directed that it be referred back to the Conciliation Council. He' said the Court felt that a greater measure of settlement should have been reached. Moreover, since the dispute was heard in conciliation, a new award for grocers had been issued, and, while that dispute was t a separate and distinct issue, the Court’s decision was not available to the assessors in the shop assistants’ case. There was 1 also the fact that several adjournments had been made by the Court for conferences between the parties, which the Court understood were not entirely unsuccessful.

THEFT OF MONEY AND CHEQUES AUCKLAND, February 9. Wearing an Air Force uniform, Alan Giles Peter Fairbrpther. 20 was charged in the Police Court with stealing, in December, £lO6 in money and three cheques valued at £llO, the property of National Distributors, Ltd. Accused' pleadde guilty. The police produced a statement by accused, stating that he was sent to assist in one of the firm’s branch shops on Christmas Eve. He’ was given a bank passbook and money to deposit in the bank. He suddenly decided to keep the money, and bought a railway ticket for Wellington. He applied to join the Air Force, and was instructed to report in Christchurch. Since he had been a recruit in the Air Force he had lent £l5 "to members of his unit. He spent the balance, some of it on parties. Fairbrother was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence.