NEWS OF THE DAY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20040, 12 September 1939, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

Hoarding in Dunedin,

The public in Dunedin are reported to be piling in provisions against a mythical shortage. “Despite the emergency regulations which prohibit hoarding, it is going on at an alarming extent,” said one grocer, “The surest way to end the unnecessary purchasing of foodstuffs would be to Issue ration cards.” Grocers report phenomenal business, some doubling their trade over the past week. One merchant reported that a man went round all the stores last week buying up sugar, until he had 20 bags. That was before the grocers took the initiative themselves and started rationing supplies. Now the majority will not sell more than 41b, at a time.

Motorist Injured Injuries from broken glass were suffered by Mrs. H. W: T. Buckley, of 14 Iranui road, Kuiti, when a light car which .she was driving this morning came into collision with a motor truck by Mr. William Herbert Douglas, also of Gisborne. The collision occurred at the intersection of Gladstone road and Peel street. The car was extensively damaged.

Rugby Training During the coming week-end the Poverty Bay Rugby Union's sole selector, Mr. T. French, will be in Auckland in the course of his duties as a North Island selector. In the absence of Mr. French, the Poverty Bay team to play Wairoa at the Oval on Saturday will be under the control of Mr. P. C. Edmondson. Members of both the s.enior and colts teams arc reminded that practices will be held at the Oval to-night and Thursday night.

Wairoa Magistrate’s Court In the Wairoa Magistrate’s Court yesterday, before Mr. V. E. Winter, J.P., John Zulu Reid, aged 24, Nuhaka, was charged with behaving in a disorderly manner while drunk on the road at Nuhaka. Sergeant D. Clark, in asking for a remand to September 18, stated that the defendant was at present in hospital and it was not yet known when he would be discharged. He stated that further charges were pending.—Special. “Halt! Eyes Right” An interesting relic of the Great War is still visible in Gladstone road. It is a notice board directing attention to the recruiting office which was opened in Peel street beside the Sievwright Memorial, when it stood on the site of the present taxi stand at the Gladstone road intersection. Although the lettering is faded almost to the point of being indecipherable, the legend is still visible on close inspection. The board, only a small one, bore the words, "Halt! Eyes Right," and in view of to-day’s start in the recruiting for overseas service in the present war the old message has an unusual significance. Breach of Award A plea of not guilty to an information that the company employed two workers in the factory on the King’s Birthday and failed to pay the necessary overtime rate, was entered by Thomas Moss and Sons (Mr. K. A. Woodward) when the case was heard by Mr. J. H. Luxford, S.M., in the Police Court yesterday afternoon. The prosecution was conducted by Mr. G. A. McKessar, on behalf of the Labour Department. For the defence, it was claimed that the two men were not regular “inside” workers, there being only two men employed in such a capacity by the defendants. Mr. Woodward said that the two inside men were given the half-holiday as required and the other two men, outside workers, came back to the shop from the job owing to the rain. One of the men working in the factory on that date was kept on on that day. purely through the kindness of the employer. His Worship pointed out that immediately a person came in to work ki the factory, no matter what work he did, he was classed as a factory worker. The men concerned undoubtedly iiad worked in the factory, due to a kindly action by their employer, but the latter had been penalised for it. The defendant was fined 10s and costs.