In Town And Out

Southland Times, Issue 23255, 19 July 1937, Page 8

In Town And Out

Ten Degrees of Frost A return to frosty weather occurred at Invercargill yesterday when 10 degrees of frost were recorded. The indications- last night were for another sharp frost. Special Train from Christchurch Owing to the late arrival of the Rangatira at Lyttelton on Saturday morning—because of a southerly galethe passengers, mail and luggage connected with a special train which left Christchurch at 11 a.m. for Invercargill. The train arrived here at 11.5 p.m. Abortion Evil “That as the present laws seems to allow those who practice abortion to escape punishment, the Government be asked to alter the necessary Acts in order to suppress this growing evil, which, if allowed to spread unchecked threatens the very existence of our race,” was a remit passed at the Farmers’ Union Dominion conference on Friday. Motorists and the Five I’s In its desire to assist the Minister of Transport in his road safety cam paign, the South Island Motor Union has evolved a slogan which it hopes all motorists will adopt. The union calls it the slogan of the “Five I’s,” directed principally at the behaviour of the driver. The five I’s are Impatience, Intolerance, Ignorance, Inexperience, and Intemperance. On Thursday night the Automobile Association (Canterbury) expressed the hope that motorists would overcome the third and fourth listed faults, and avoid being classed under any of the other three headings. The Worth of Labour “I would far sooner be condemned to imprisonment with hard labour-than to imprisonment with unlimited leisure,” said the Rev. G. V. Gerard when addressing a luncheon of the League of Nations Union at Auckland on the subject of labour and leisure. Mr Gerard had been pointing out that there was still a strong tendency to regard labour as something very undesirable and to be avoided, as instanced in the sentence passed on offenders. He added that a good deal was said about the dignity of labour, but too often that came from those whose labours, at least from a physical point of view, were not the hardest and most onerous in the community. Civic Band Concert There was a good attendance at the Civic Theatre last evening at the concert given by the Invercargill Civic Band. A first-class programme of marches, selections and hymns was played by the band. Mr A. R. Wills was the conductor. The assisting performers were Miss Kura Waipiiti, who with a party of Maoris entertained- the audience with Maori songs; Mr C. Stevens, ]J/[r J. Cody, Mr H. Ihorley, Audrey McGruer, a little girl who was making her first public appearance in selections on the mandolin, Mr and Mrs W. Matthews and Miss Evelyn Matthews, and the Invercargill harmonica and accordion band. Five-Day Week In -Hotels “The onus is on us to prove that a five-day week. is practicable,” said Mr F. G. Young, employees’ agent, when the Conciliation Council, in Wellington, was dealing with the licensed hotel workers’ dispute. A 40-hour week, to be spread over five days and a-half, was agreed on, provided that, where practicable, a five-day week should be worked. “It means that if I claim it is practicable for an employer to work his staff five days a week instead of five and a-half, it is for me to work out a time-schedule for the particular hotel,” said Mr Young. “I have to prove to the employer that he can work the five-day week without extra expense, and give the same service without extra staff. That will be the test of practicability.” 1937 Health Stamp New Zealand’s 1937 health stamp will be issued on October 1, and will be withdrawn from sale not later than February 28, 1938, according to the latest philatelic bulletin issued from the General Post Office, Wellington. The format of the stamp will be vertical and its size will be identical with previous issues. The design will depict a youthful tramper standing on a rocky promontory. The words “New Zealand,” will be boldly shown at the top of the stamp, and the value— Id postage, Id health—will be superimposed upon the design below the figure. The design has been prepared by Messrs G. Bull and J. Berry, Wellington, and the stamp will be printed by the Note Printing Branch. Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Melbourne.