AN APPRENTICE FINED

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 149, 19 March 1920, Page 7

AN APPRENTICE FINED

BREACH OP AGREEMENT. , Tho Inspector of Awards (Mr. 17. T. Bailey) proceeded against Lvdia Woodham in the Magistrate's Court yesterday for breaking her agreement under the New Zealand Federated Tailoresses' Award. It was stated that Miss TVoodham had heeu in the employ of A. Levy and Co., but had left them before the expiration of her terjn of apprenticeship, nnd had accepted work from another employer.' Mr, W. Perry, who appeared for tho girl. Admitted that she luid committed n breach, but contended that it wns not. very serious. Her reason for leaving Levy and Co, was not that she had been offered higher wages, but that she had been unable to pet on with certain others in the employ of the firm. , Mr. W. G.'Hiddell, S.M., who heard the case, said that if a nominal penalty wore imposed oilier nnprontices might be tempted to chop /inc'. chit"!;" os >--iiitj>d their wishes in breaches of their nprf'cmcnts. The defendant was ordered io. pa.T_.f2, and .costs.

The University of Paris has presented to the University of Edinburgh a bronze medn.l in commemoration of the iwrt played by the universities of the Allied countries (liu'ilisr the nr. A suggestion l'v the Duke of Hedforrt, as chairman of tlio lVoluirn Parish foun- ■ oil, blwt tlio German field pun nrosentttl to the parish should be placed by the side of the memorial to the men who fall the ttw has been approved.