DOMINION NEWS

Grey River Argus, 18 June 1942, Page 1

DOMINION NEWS

RESERVE BANK GIVES £l,OOO TO PATRIOTIC FUND. P.A. WELLINGTON, June 17. The Reserve Bank has given £l,OOO to the All Purposes Patriotic Appeal. The money will be allocated 1 by the National Patriotic Fund. Board to the 11 provincial patriotic councils, in proportion to their quotas. The Board has acknowledged contributions from the (trading banks totalling £2,100. SWEDISH DEMOCRACY. P.A.” WELLINGTON, June 17. Sweden, as the main European country where democracy survives, was toasted by members of the Auckland consulates yesterday on the occasion of Sweden’s National Day, and the 84th. birthday of King Gustav. The Vice-Consul (Mr C. M. RichwhitO) said that Sweden was determined to preserve her independence in the face of the difficulties besetting her. THEFT AND FALSE PRETENCE DUNEDIN, June 17. A staff sergeant in the military forces, Rupert Hall Taylor, 36, married, admitted a series of charges involving theft and false pretences, m the' Police Court this morning, and was committed for sentence. Evidence disclosed that early last year he made the acquaintance of a German-Jewish refugee woman, and obtained £5O and £45 from her and then pawned for £6O a gold mesh bag studded with diamonds and sapphires, which belonged to her, and was valued at £l5O. Later, he went to a solicitor and by representing the bag was his, secured an advance ox £29 10s from him. EMPLOYING ESSENTIAL WORKERS. WELLINGTON, June 16. No employer may engage any worker who leaves an essential industry or undertaking without the consent in writing of a district manpower officer. This point was emphasised by the Minister for National Service (Mr Semple) to-day. “It should be clearly understood,” he said, “that this applies to every employer in the country. An obligation is placed on every, employer when engaging labour to verify two points: whether or not the applicant last worked in an undertaking declared essential, and if so, whether he had the consent in writing of a district, manpower officer- to his termination of employment in that undertaking. If the employer finds the applicant has left an essential undertaking without consent he should refer the application to the nearest district manpower officer, and only if that officer consents may the applicant be engaged. Any employer- en-o-poing such a person without consent commits an offence under the regulations, and is liable upon conviction to a penalty of £5O or thr?e months’ imprisonment. This applies to all engagements of labour, women as well as men, made since May 2i.