BREEZES

Wairarapa Daily Times, 19 February 1935, Page 4

BREEZES

Hambiguous. f Teacher: How do you spell “}jbß?” Boy: Which ’am —the ’am we cut, or the ’am wo is? * * * *■ The Choice!

“My wife says that if I don’t chuck golf she’ll leave me.” Friend: “Oh, I say! Jolly hard luck, what ? ’ ’ “Ye-es. I’ll miss her.” # » # * More Work and Less Pay.

As Rector of Sedgebrook, near Grantham, England, the Rev. H. S. Taggart, has a living, worth £509 a year. His parishioners number 200. Now he has decided to become vicar of St. Peter-at-Gowts, Lincoln, at £424 per annum, and his parishioners are at least 5000. “I want to do more work for the church, ’ ’ Mr Taggart explains.

Five-day Week. A decision to introduce a five-day working week has been made at Carlisle by one of Britain’s largest biscuit manufacturers.

“Wo are willing to run tho risks of loss of production and of overtingi.” Mr Harold Carr, chairman of the declared recently, “because the workers, I have no doubt, will see us through.” The working week for all the workers now ends on Friday evenings. All Saturday and Sunday are free days for the employees. The weekly working hours have been reduced to 45.- • The directors of the firm have declared that they are of the opinion that the movement for a shorter week in industry will develop. The modern outlook, it is emphasised, is that the workers shall have more leisure.

“Girl in Red.” A diminutive woman pedalling a cycle in the streets of Auckland will attract attention this week, if for no other reason than her costume. She is Nita Rosslyn, known now in many countries as “The Girl in Red.” Somo five years ago, Avhcn opportunities in her profession of a vaudeville artist became few, she decided to make a world tour by cycle, and it is reported: that she has travelled over 40,000 miles.j Grit and determination make up for her! small physique —she is only 4ft. lOin. in height, and her voice earns her a. livelihood. A native of Manchester, Rosslyn began her tour by cyclinWthe length of the British Isles. She caries now official references in many languages, and has had a wealth of experience, from threatened arrest for holding up traffic, to being accosted as a “comrade” by a Communist, who mistook the meaning of her red costume.