NEWS IN BRIEF

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 236, 3 July 1944, Page 6

NEWS IN BRIEF

Twenty-foot Fall. Air. T. Carr, 2 Murphy Street, Thorndon. fractured his right arm ami received injuries to his back and shock when he fell about. 20 feet on to a concrete floor at J. J. McCaskey and Sou’s, Vivian Street, shortly after 1 p.m. on Saturday, lie was taken to hospital by the Free Ambulance. AVatcrsidcrs’ Comfort Fund. When men of tlie Waterside Workers’ Union were paid for time not actually worked the amount was paid to the union ami devoted to a hospital comforts fund,' said a witness in tlm Alagistrates’ Court. Auckland. The fund, which had operated for about 30 years, was expended in the provision of comforts for hospital patients. These wore distributed on Sundays.

Scries of Burglaries. A series of burglaries and thefts in and round Dunedin was cleared up on Saturday morning with the appearance in the Children's Court, of five boys, wards of the State, who bad escaped from a Dunedin institution. .Money and goods stolen represented a total value of £B5. The boys, whose ages ranged from 11 to 15. were returned to the care of the Child Welfare Department.—P.A.

Transport System. Cr. W. Stevens has given notice that nt the next meeting of the Wellington City Council he will move: “That the town clerk be instructed to get into touch with Sir William Goodman, of Adelaide, with .'I View to securing his services in providing a comprehensive report on: 1, Our existing transport system; 2. the substitution of a trolly-bus system: a new transport set up embodying both systems." Meat Coupons.

Tin.- increase of RI. a lb. in rhe retail prices of mutton ami veal Ims not. yet afrected the worth of Hie II meat coupon, but on August. 1 each II coupon will make aavilablc Tel. worth of meat instead of fid. worth as nt present. This will make the individual weekly ration 1/10 worth of meat. In the South Island Id. increase in the worth of each coupon has been made to correspond with Id. increase in meat, price.-.

Services rinhutizi-rl. At a large and rci>ia-.-«-nt;,Hve gathering it. Mastertoil the presell lal ion of a wcll-tilji'd wallet was made Io Mr. John Robert “ori. former Labour M.l’.. and n wall mirror was presented to Mrs. Koberleon in recognition of the services rendered by them to the Labour movement. The Minister of Defence. Mr. Jones, the Minister of Agriculture. Mr. Roberts, and the former mayor of Masterton. Mr. Jordan, were among those present. Several t'abini'l Ministers sent apologies. Tribute was tciid to Ihe work of Mr. Robertson as chairman of the Public A<-<-oinit.< Committee and to bis worl; for the people of the Maslerton electorate. Die other contributions to Um work of I’arlmmci.il. were also, ncknowlivlgcd,—l'.A.