DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 November 1930, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS.

HARBOUR 'TRAGEDY

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, November 26.

An inquest on Isaac Simonson, whose decomposed body was found floating in the harbour on November 15, was bold to-day. The Coroner said lie was satisfied the body was that of Simonson, who was sixty years of age.-- Death was caused by a wound in the throat, probably self-inflicted, on or about November 8. "

APPRENTICE’S CASE

WELLINGTON, November 24.

When the Masterton Carpenters and Joiners’ Appenticeship Committee cancelled the contract of a boy who was giving satisfaction to his employers, but who neglected to attend "technical classes regularly, it imposed a penalty which was intended to be enforced only on the application of one of the parties. This view was expresssed by Mr Justice Fraser, in allowing in a reserved judgment, an appeal to the Arbitration Court from the decision elf the committee.

The committee, in cancelling the contract of apprenticeship purported to act under section 5 (4) (b) of the Apprentices Act 1923. “in our opinion,” said Mr Justice Frazer, in delivering the judgment of the court, “the proper remedy for a breach of the committee’s order to the apprentice to attend technical classes was an action to recover a- penalty, as for a breach of the Act. This is the procedure provided- bv -section 9 (2) of the Act. The more drastic penalty of cancelling a contract of apprenticeship is intended to be enforced only on the application of one of the parties. The court accordingly allows the appeal.”

MR R. SEMPLE.

OPPOSITION TO COMMUNISTS.

WELLINGTON, November 24

As a result of his action in preventing a demonstration by Communists at the unemployed deputation to the Government on Thursday last, Mr R. Semple, M.P., says that the Communists’ are spreading the statement that be stand for a reduction in wages.

To-day Mr Semple said that he had done all one man could do to obtain for the workers of New Zealand a decent living wage, and had always stood for the payment of full trade union wages. The reason why he had stopped the demonstration was because the doctrines preached by these men, would only do harm to those seeking work. The promulgation of the vile doctrines' of Moscow would destroy all the decent things the people of the Dominion stood for, and he would tight.them to the death. The workers of New Zealand could attain their objective only by ; constitutional means, and the Communists with their destructive doctrines could do nothing but damage to the -country. • ■ “1 stand uncompromisingly for .stan-dard-trade union wages for all those who desire .work,” said Mr Semple, “but I have no time for wasters. The Communists are simply using the unemployed in order to spread their vicious propaganda, and I for one will oppose them at every opportunity.”

guard badly smashed

DUNEDIN - , November 27

A. J. Breavley, a guard, while shunting at Tapanui station yesterday afternoon slipped under a wagon whose wheels passed over his legs. He sustained a compound fracture of the left ankle, broken thight and badly crushed leg. He was removed to Tapanui hospital in a critical condition.

CHIEF SCOUT'S VISIT

FIXED ITINERARY

WELLINGTON. Nov. 27

The following, itinerary of the visit of the Great Chief Scout, Lord Baden Powell, is final. The Rangitata arrives at Auckland on February 18th. A rally takes place there on February 21st, The Chief Scout and Chief Guide arrives at Wellington on Friday, February 27th and a rally of Guides and Scouts takes place on February 28th

March the Ist and 2nd will be spent at Wellington, leaving bv tbe ferry for Christchurch on Monday night. The return from the South Island will be on Friday morning March I.3th. leaving tli© same afternoon for Sydney.

A rally at Christchurch takes place on Saturday, March 7th, and at Dunedin on Wednesday. March 11th.

A FATAL ENDING. WELLINGTON, Nov. 27

One of the victims of an accident near Waikanae railway station on Sunday, when a motor car capsized and caught fire, Arthur Dennis, died at Wellington hospital yesterday afternoon. The other victims of the accident are progressing favourably.