DOMINION NEWS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 18 June 1926, Page 9

DOMINION NEWS.

WORKED AWAY FROM FACTORY. (BY TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION.) WELMNGTON, June 18. Fashions Limited was fined £lO for permitting its employees ,to* perform work elsewhere .than m a registered factory. Two employees were convicted and ordered to pay costs 7s for working for the firm outside the registered factory. DIVORCE CASE AT WELLINGTON. WELLINGTON, June 18. Major Charles Argle Eaton, a fanner of Masterton, was recently respondent in a divorce action brought by his wife on acocunt of misconduct with a girl named Morley, who was employed in the house. Owing to the proved unreliability of the girl’s evidence, the petition was withdrawn in the midst of the hearing. To-day Eaton again appeared before Mr Justice Macgre|i«3r a.s petitioner for the 'restitution of conjugal rights, owing to failure to arrive at a reconciliation with his wife. The petition was not opposed, and was granted. THE SCRUB-BULL PROBLEM. PALMERSTON N., June 18. At the instigation of the Friesian Association, a conference of breeders oi all dairy stock .was held this morning to consider the question. It was decided that the meeting was not in favour of the elimination of the>scrub bull by legislation. A committee was set up to report on the quetsion to a general meeting of breeders, to be held at the Royal Show. The committee is also to formulate a scheme for the federation of breed societies to work in the interests of the industry.