AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 December 1924, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

UNIQUE PARTNER-SHIP. •SYDNEY November 27. It is not often that one finds a wife holding the same professional degrees as her husband and partnering bint in his business. Air and Mrs F. A. AValsh. of City road, Newtown, supply the odd it Y ;

A lew weeks ago they opened a pharmacy, and their possession of the shop was the sequel of a little romance. For some years Mr AValsh was manager of the George street west branch of I’attinson and Co., chemists. A couple of years ago. Aliss Duleie Jean Chapman arrived from Cc.ssnock to continue pharmacy studies at the University. The firm appointed her as apprentice, and it was part of Air AValsh's duties to teach her about the problems of chemistry. After a little while Aliss Chapman became a registered assistant, in tho meantime prosecuting her l Diversity studies. Cupid got busy, and they became engaged. For twelve mouths the two studied assiduousuly in order to excel in their profession. They had arranged that after marriage they would open a pharmacy, feeling that the unique combination would he lucrative ami conducive to happiness. That year of study was also one of strict selfdenial. They ■went to a theatre only twice or three tames, and. devoted the whole of their spare time to experiment and practice. Afr AValsh had attained his degrees some time prior to this, hut when his future wife sat for her final examination at the University, she created a mild sensation by passing with ver\ high distinction.

AITRENTfCF.S| rTI* ITU>I!I.EAf. SYDNEY, November “7. The apprenticeship poblenn is still unsolved. It seems to he one of those questions about wdiicli every politician does a lot of hard thinking: hut makes no definite move. 'I he Labour Vaitx in Vic toria used to criticise severely previous Governments for not grappling with the problem, but their own term of office has expired without anything practical being done to remedy matters. Owing to the lack of a satisfactory apprenticeship system, there is the continual menace m ATctnria. ami in this State, of doad-eml occupations. Such employment is especially attractive to imprudent- youths who see only the line „f high wages, and are ignorant of the stagnation that lies a very little wa> ahead. The technical schools are doing excellent work in training ambitious hoys, hut there is a deplorable gap between that training and apprenticeship. New vigour has been introduced, however into the campaign for improved conditions by the formation of the Technical School Old Hoys’ Association, which aims at bringing before representative men tin* .objects and needs of technical education. As the president has printed out. the Association represents a generation <f technical I,v-skil led youths.

A RECORD ITNK. SA'DNKY, .November 27

The death in Sydney recently ol Mi Milton Sydney Love, one of tlu* city’: best-known stipendiary magistrates recalls a line which he. once imposed and which, for its smallness, was prob ably a world’s record. At tln* Newtown Court, one of the busiest ol tin

metropolitan courts, a young girl can helore Mr Love, charged with a biear n| i Ik* railway trallic regulations. M Love, having heard the tacts, stlggcs ■-i | (he withdrawal ol the iuloi mat ioi but because of Departmental restrii timis mi the prnseiiiting ollicer. 11l course ( mild not Ire taken. Mr Lo\ looked sympathetically at the lilt girl before him. " I cry well, then, lie said with the utmost gravity, “ tl: line is one penny, in default, one mil life’s imprisoniiv.Mit ; and I will alio the accused twelve months in whir to pay the line.” The kiudly-heartc n|,l Magistrate knew his law, hill I: <|ii| not allow its technicalities to Mill

Ids verv clear pe.*iee*plion ol simp just i'i*. The little* gill m«id he penny line, anil went her way rejoi. ing. And British law, that is the ae miration *>t other nations, had he** vindienl eel.