JUDGE'S "ULTIMATUM"

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXV, Issue 135, 9 May 1945, Page 4

JUDGE'S "ULTIMATUM"

COURT AND BREAD SUPPLIES. WELLINGTON, May 9. "No bread, no case," said the Judge ol tlie Court of Arbitration (Mr Justice Tyndall). when the. Court sat in Wellington yesterday morning to hear submissions 'by the parties in an application in relation to the bakers' and pastrycooks' award. His Honour explained that at the request of his wife he had endeavoured to buy. some bread when on his way from his home 1o the Court, but without avail, and lie inquired what the parties to the dispute were prepared to do about it. Jle was assured that bread was beingbaked during the morning and that he would be able to obtain some at midday. Before delivering his "ultimatum to the parties His Honour had related a story of an eminent Polish electrical engineer, Dr. Charles Poteus Steinmetz who was an employee of the General Electric Company in America some 20 years ago. Dr. Steinmetz, he said, smoked cigars "just like Mr Churchill". The General Electric Company, because of a question of fire risk in its factory raised by its insurance company issued an order that no smoking was* to be permitted. For some days Dr. Steinmetz was missing from work. Finally the company rang him to find out what was wrong. Was he ill? they asked. The doctor said he was quite well. Well, what about making an appearance at work? they asked. "No smoking, no Steinmetz," replied the doctor. "And so, gentlemen," added His Honour, "no bread, no case!"