SYDNEY MAN ATTACKED

Taranaki Daily News, 4 December 1930, Page 7

SYDNEY MAN ATTACKED

WORKS IN BROTHER’S BUTCHERY. By Telegraph—Presa Asap.—Copyright. ■Sydney, Dec. 2. John Reset was felled by an iron bar and kicked into unconsciousness in the suburb of Waverley, The police blame meat strikers as Reset works at his irother’s butchery.

AGE OF RETIREMENT HOSPITAL BOARD’S STAFF. DECISION AT CHRISTCHUROH. . At Lie meeting of the North Canterbury Hospital Board Mrs. E. R. .McCombs moved that the following clause be referred back to the Finance Committee: ‘‘With regard to superannuation, the .committee recommends to the board tha + female officers, on arriving at the age of 55 years, and male officers, on reaching 65 years, shall automatically retire, unless the board desires to retain their services, the officers being wvjing. The further appointment shall be for a fixed period.” , Mrs. McCombs said it should l not be necessary for women to retire at 55,

and she referred to the fact that two of the chairman of committees on the b6ardi were over 70. She would like to see the age limit raised. , Mr. ..L, Anderson spoke of maintaining the high Standard of service in the ho«pxtal, and the fact that the services of younger and more brilliant people might be available. Dr. P. S. Foster said he considered it a very dangerous thing to raise the age without any discrimination at all. The board should not be in the position of keeping people whether they were efficient or not. He thought the board shculd try to raise the standard of wages paid t> nurses. The chairman, Mr. H. J. Otley: The ' h< -pital is not run for the benefit of anyone but, the sick. The clause is only < a machinery one. Every case comes under < review. The clause was approved as tabled.

| YOUNG MEN CONVERT CARS SENTENCES AT WELLINGTON. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Dec. 3. Stanley John Preston and James L. J. Tait, both aged 20, were arraigned tq- f day on 13 charges of car conversion between September 29 and November 25.' The cars were taken from parking places in the city aqd driven to various bays about the city. Two of them were damaged. The police said the two men were living a fairly fast life unknown to their parents. They were each fined £2O and placed on probation for two years and were ordered to each pay half the damages (£8 10s each), all the payments to be, at the rate of 10s a week.

PRESBYTERIAN fIOSE SHOW ' ENTERTAINMENT OF WOEKESQL At a leommittee meeting on Tuesday night a pleasant evening was spent in the Knox Presbyterian Halt The occasion was the wind-up of the recent rose show, £57 being voted to the Knox Church committee. The show committee then entertained the band of volunteer helpers at a social evening. MrDingle, the president, welcomed the guests and thanked them for helping to make the show the outstanding success it was. A musical programme ar- , ranged by Mrs. Lankshear was enjoyed, and supper was served.