WOMAN'S WORLD

New Zealand Herald, Volume 82, Issue 25289, 24 August 1945, Page 4

WOMAN'S WORLD

MOUNT EDEN WEDDING BURKE—HULL The wedding of Miss Muriel isobelle Jeanette Hull, only daughter of Mr R. Hull and the lute Mrs Hull, of Epsom Avenue, to Mr Noel Eminett Burke, eldest son of Mr and Mrs R. E. iiiu'ke, of Matamata, took place at St. Barnabas' Church, i\jk)imt Eden, yesterday aftornoon. The Rev. G. ft. Monteitli officiated. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a gown of ivory brocaded satin, with a long-waisted bodice and full skirt falling into a train. Her embroidered tulle veil was held by a topknot of cyclamen, daffodils and primroses and she carried a bouquet of the same flowers. The bridesmaid, Miss Fay Harding, cousin of the bridegroom, wore a frock of apple green organza, with a low waistline and full skirt. She carried a bouquet of cyclamen, daffodils and primroses. The flower girl was Jeanette Hull, niece of the bride. .The bridegroom's brother, Sergeant Fenton Burke, was best man. Following the ceremony a reception was held at the Mount Eden Tea Kiosk. RATIONED STOCKINGS FACTORY LABOUR PROBLEM (0.C.) WELLINGTON. Thursday "When the women of New Zealand will get more fully-fashioned stockings, i.s something we do not know, ft depends entirely on the labour problem," said the manager of a Wellington hosiery manufacturing firm, in response to an inquiry. "We have the yarn and we could increase production by 50 per cent if we had the staff. That goes for other mills, too." The manager explained that his factory was working at 60 per cent of its total capacity. Before the war all the machines were run on, double shifts. Now only three out of the 24 were worked at night. There were many men coming back who used to work the big knitting machines, but unless he could get adequate female labour to do the finishing, such as tbe'seaming and linking, the men would not have work'to do, as a bottleneck would be created. The big demand for female labour throughout New Zealand was the stumbling block. His firm had a standing order with the manpower authorities for women workers, but this did not bring much relief. What labour he had was riot entirely satisfactory, lie said. The girls came to work when they liked and went when they liked and if something was said which they resented, thoy just left if they felt like it. They were doing approximately two-thirds of the work that normally would be done if the factory was running to full capacity. That is the reason wh v, , in spite of the corning of peace, fully-fashioned stockings are still to be rationed on the existing special coupon system. Circular hose and fully-fashioned lisle hose are. of course, available on ordinary clothing coupons.