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Western Star, 8 November 1921, Page 4

“A very foolish' thing indeed to. give an apple to *u little baby,” said the' Willesdon coroner in recording a Verdict of accidental death on an infant eighteen, months old. Apples were, not suitable food for babies, lie said, and it tS was time parents realised it. It appeared that the child was taken out to tea by its mother, and its aunt'gave it half an apnle. The baby began to elude 1 , and died ip hospital, of suffocation.

‘‘ The 'amount for: which a man .will risk his liberty depends on how hard up lie mij.y he,” remarked .Mr Justice Hc.slting in .tjie Supreme Cburt, Wefliiigtqn. He was, while-stniuuing up a robbery case, speaking: -, on the psychology of crime, and. the inclination cf a criminal to 1 return to the spot .where his crime had been committed. “Some men return to the spot thinking- that*their action; will disarm suspicion,” he said. •

The' lady passenger who was auked by a smnvtly-d rosed young woman” to < ’lcok" after .this baby for just a minute while she rushed to make sure that Tier luggage was .in will probably not be no good-natured next time. The mother did) not return, and when af tbo.end of her journey she handed the baby to the stationmaster it was found, on inquiring by telegraph, that not one had asked about a missing baby. The baby bad in the emd to be sent to tlu> union.

An ‘Auckland busino.'y; man, in a •eebnfr interview, '.'-sounds a 'serious 1

note of warning; to women aiid girl workers. - ;, The Herald says': —Th' o opinion “ was - expressed • by “ another: prominent business'man That the day of the inexperienced and incompetent woman worker, in 'domestic or any other .branch of work is -nearing; •itn* end., Speaking particularly C witli! regard, :to factory work, lie stated; that Ins firm which employs one of: Uie largest female .staffs in Auckland,:’ laid found it necessary to get rid of' many of the workers they had been ’ forced to employ during the war.' In future, we shall be able to eiu-> ploy only girls with the will and the' ability to work well, and thus enable us to compete with English firms,” lie; said. I! Tbe mediocre bands, the'girls i who wore just filling in time "and; had no ambition to make themselves i competent, are no use to us under ' present conditions. T\ o simply can- ! not afford to take on --indiifferent ‘ workers,- and it would be better for industries to be curtailed than for

them-to bo developed on a wrong basis. This conviction has been forced on ns by the recent trend of events in the _busioess world, and we have found it necessary to reorganise our staff during Hie last -month or two in order to meet‘conditions. .Girls who 'are willing to work and willing to learn will find plenty of opportunities but the girl licne policy it is to get as much as she can and give as little as she may, will probably find it a good deal harder to find a-position now than it has been in the'pasl.”

-' merman women now have their own secret ; society. The members seem to aim at rivalling Freemasonry. “The Daughters of the .Nile” i, 5 the name of the order. The membership is lumtcd strictly to women, and Mrs Harding, the wile of the President, m claimed as one of the latest initiates. The organisation as really the counterpart for women of the Order of the Mystic Shrine, known only in America, of which President Hardin-' is a member. The. presiding officer £ known a« the Supreme Queen, and her subordinates ar o called Print-enT Poyal, Princess Tir/:.h, Princess Baooura,- Princess Marshal, Printer, Kc-Princes?-Banker,'and Princess 0 Imp I am. There are various '-'Ladies' Hi, AVaiting, ’ eieli-ol whom . is- known •e.a „ Princess, ’ the Lady of. the, Keys, the Lady of the Gat"-'-', and •Junior Past Queen, ' ' 1