THE BOY AND THE TOWELS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LV, Issue 14510, 13 November 1909, Page 5

THE BOY AND THE TOWELS.

In tho hearing of summonses for penalties some difficult questions sometimes face the President of tiMjadn* trial Court (says the Sydney DaUyTeleeraph). One such arose in a ■summons oroSght b 7 Mr. H. Watson ,(«»w*«y of the Brewery Employees'^ Union), against Messrs. Penfofd fa£Jk-A™£ and spirit merchants, of Pitt SweetIt was claimed that the firm, had committed a breach by discharging a boy 18 years of age without giving a week s notice or in lieu of notioe a week's waiaL and the evidence advanced was Sat the boy had rightly refused to j wash dirty towels, on the ground tjiat it was not part of his work as PM*?™*} in the award. His Honour cons^ered the matter carefully, and, in gmng hiT judgment, said that to Ws mind rt S, ] S ridiculous on the wording ?fth2 award to contend that , the _boy had a right to refuse to wssh towels. "I would Uke»" he said, "to ask snvbod? S thY community of common S ifit is not driving industrial mattersto the verge of insanity, to say that a lad of 18 is oppressed m any way whatever by being asked ta.wash some amounting to U 4s allowed.