UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22631, 24 July 1935, Page 7

UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF

LOCAL ACTIVITIES WORK FOR TO-DAY. The following groups will report for work with the Works Department at 8 a.m. to-day:— , S 74 —Balmacewen road, at Helensburgh road. , S3O1 —Pine Hill road, at Gladstone road. R3O1 —North road, at Watts street. S3o3—Signal Hill road, one mile above M'Gregor street (meet M'Gregor street at 8 a.m.). R3o3—North road, at Watts street. 5305 — Cannington road, at Cairnhill street. R3os—Woodhaugh street, at quarry. 5306 — Somerville street at Abbotsford road. R3o6—Cavell street, at Botha street. 5307 — Beta street, at Delta street, R3O7 —Fraser’s road, at baths. S3lo—Haywood street, at Walter street. R3l0 —Melbourne street yard, 5312 — Macandrew road, at Surrey R3l2 —Melbourne street yard. 5325 —Macandrew road, at Surrey street. R 325 —Melbourne street yard. 5313 — Preston crescent, at Granville terrace. R3l3—Maori road, at Serpentine avenue. 5338 —Carson street, at Byron street. SlsolM—Water of Leith, quarter of a mile above George street bridge. S2oo2—Macandrew road, at Surrey street. R2OO2 —Melbourne street yard. S2lO2 —Macandrew road, at Surrey street. UNEMPLOYED WORKERS’ MOVEMENT. The executive of the Dunedin Central branch of the National Unemployed Workers’ Movement held its weekly meeting on Monday evening. Mr L. Cecil, vice-president, occupied the chair. The circular drawn up by the Propaganda Committee to be sent to all working class organisations for the purpose of having a successful demonstration on August 31, as requested by the national executive, was endorsed. It was agreed to hold a lantern lecture on “ War ” in the Wilson Hall next Sunday. The report of the dances held in the Trades Hall by the Social Committee was received. The secretary intimated that arrangements were now well in hand for the social, concert, and dance in an effort to entertain the unemployed and their wives and children on August 6 in the Early Settlers’ Hall. Resolutions were carried to be submitted to the general meetings as follows:—“That we support the national demonstration as arranged by the national executive on August 31”; “That the policy of a fourpage national unemployed paper be supported.” It was reported that a large number of the unemployed had now been cut out of the food and milk rations, and the secretary was instructed to take the matter up with the Hospital Board. TRADES HALL DANCE.

The dance held in the Trades Hall under the auspices of the National Unemployed Workers’ Movement was well attended on Friday evening. The first round of the waltzing competition for a cash prize of £1 was judged by Mr S. Bettell, who selected the following couples for the final: —Mr and Mrs Reddington. Mr and Mr? Turnbull, Mr Jones and Miss Sutherland. and Mr Coulter and Miss Sutherland. The second round will be continued next Fridav evening. The music was supplied by the Harmony Boys’ Orchestra. The winners of the Monte Carlo waltz were Mr O’Leary and Miss Lees, and of the statue waltz, Mr and Mrs Reddington. The lucky number was held by Mr M. Alexander.

earlier record, but it was not quite good enough. Woods won back three seconds more, and with only the last lap to go Guthrie’s lead was now 26 seconds. It had been great work by Woods for the last hundred miles or so, but on the figures Guthrie still stood to win. RISKED EVERYTHING.

Next Woods accomplished what was considered to be impossible. It had been announced that the Guzzi must make another stop for petrol and oil. But here the unexpected happened. In the Guzzi pit all was ready for the quickest “ fill in history. The grand stand was myitecl to observe how deftly it would all be done. And the next thing noted was that Woods had come and had gone again, flashing past the stands at a 100 m.p.h., just ’as if he had forgotten where the petrol Was kept. No one was more astonished than his pit attendant. Woods thus decided to risk everything, on the chance of his supplies lasting. In his own words he just “ gave the machine her head and let her do all she wanted to Guthrie was riding as No. 1 and Woods as No. 30, so that the Norton man came home from his last lap nearly a quarter of an hour before Woods could be expected. When Woods flashed past so disconcertingly, Guthrie was beyond the reach of the signals, somewhere on the

road to Ramsey. Had Guthrie known how hard he was to be pressed the 26min 40sec of his last lap could almost certainly have been cut, and a cut of osec would have been enough. As it was, when Guthrie finished, spectators knew that Woods had an outside chance of catching him. /- A RECORD LAP. /

The result was uncertain right up to the announcement of the official timekeeper’s figures. Woods had been signalled frcm one point on the course after another in quick succession," but when he was at last seen, and hoard, roaring down the straight from Governor’s Bridge it was impossible to believe that he could have cut 26sec off Guthrie’s time in a single lap. He had in fact done more than this, and as soon as the timekeepers had got it down he was announced as the winner by 4sec, with a record lap time of 26min lOsec.

.The final placings were:1. Stanley Woods (Guzzi), 3hr 7min lOsec, average speed 84.68 miles per hour. 2. J. Guthrie (Norton), 3hr 7min 14sec, 84.65 miles per hour. 3. W. F. Rusk (Norton), 3hr 9min 45sec, 83.53 miles pgr hour, 4. —J'.. G. Duncan (Norton), 3hr 16min 48see, 80.54 miles per hour. '• 5. O. Steinbach (N.S.U.), 3hr 23min Osec, 78.02 miles per hour. 6. E. A. Mellors (N.S.U.), 3hr 30min 26sec. 75.34 miles per hour. This is the first time since 1911 that the Senior T.T. has gone to a foreign machine.