MOTOR RISKS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20671, 9 March 1937, Page 7

MOTOR RISKS

ATTITUDE TO THIRD PARTY INSURANCE United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph* Couvrlghr (Received March 8, 7.30 p.m.) MELBOURNE, March 8. Although most of the insurance companies operating in Victoria are in favour of the compulsory third party motor insurance, which was strongly recommended by the Chief Secretary (Mr Bailey) on his return from New Zealand, the companies claim that the 17/- premium is impossible here. The manager of one company said the reason was that New Zealand had less than a third of the ci-.s registered in Victoria, where the amount paid in claims was infinitely greater. The ruling rate of premiums paid in Victoria under the third party risk was £3/10/- a year. The number of motor vehicles registered in Victoria is 600,009. HIGHER PAY DEMANDED BY FIELD WORKERS United Press Association—Bv Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received March 8, 11.55 p.m.) LEBANON, Pennyslvania, March 9. Strikers at the plant of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, voted unanimously at a mass meeting to demand that the company to recognise the C.I.P. bargaining agency members, and pay a minimum wage of five dollars a day. DISTRICT ATTORNEY ATTACK SEQUEL TO MOTOR STRIKg United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received March 3, 11.55 p.m.) LOS ANGELES, March 8. District Attorney Huron Fitts wlro investigated the slaying of Doheny in 1929 and led the inquiry into the suicide of Bern in 1934 was wounded in the left arm by a shot fired by one of four men who forced Fitts's motor car into the kerb in t suburban street. F‘tts was unable to recognise any of the occupants of the other motor whicli was driven rapidly away.

Fitts who has been in conference Witfi the chief of police at Santa Monica in regard to the strike at the Douglas Aircraft Works, said he received several threat ming letters in thi past week due to fils activity in obtaining conspiracy indictments against 300 sit down strikers at the Douglas plant. Fitts was taken to hospital where it V; said that his condition ' not serious.