NEWS OF THE DAY

Manawatu Times, Volume 67, Issue 206, 29 August 1942, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

Jhurch Union At a meeting of the Palmerston North Congregational Church, at which x J astor N. A. rikinner presided, it was considered that the proposed union of Fresoyterian, Methodist and Congregational Churches would not be in me oest interests of the Kingdom of God, consequently the union proposals were rejected. Farewell to Rev. W. L. Low An opportunity of saying goodbye to Rev. W. L. Low, assistant curate of cst. John’s Church, Feilding, will be given to ail parishioners to-night in the Kinaergarten schoolroom, Mancnester Street, wnen from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. a “social hour” will be held. It is that there will be a large and representative gathering. Oi-teens’ Lunch Club Meets Beautiful lakeside and mountai.. scenery in \Vestern United Btates » # America and in Southern New were shown in colour movies by Mr. Amos McKegg at the Palmerston North citizens’ Lunch Club’s weekly luncheou yesterday. Mr. G. H. Dawick was welcomed as a visitor and Mr. N. Worm .ngton as a new member. Mr. S. ±’. Prosser presided.

seriously Hurt in Lift Mishap A Wellington young man named Garnet Porter, aged auuut 20 years, is in the Palmerston xs'orth Hospital as a result of an accident to a goods lift in Palmerston North yesterday morning. When the lift reached tne ground floor, a heavy pulley belonging to the overnead gear became detuened and railing, crashed through tne roof of the iiic. x'orter was nit on the head oy a piece of anglo iron which the pulley dislodged and suffered a fracturea skull, nis condition is serious. Seven other persons in the lift escaped injury. Acclimatisation Matters Advice was receiveu from the Wellington council of the Acclimatisation Bociety at a meeting ox tne Panfferaton Norm suo-oranen to tne euect tnat no further subsidies would be availaoie tor sub*branches until tho finances, whicn were seriously depicted oy the closeu shooting season, were back to normal, ihe actual amount lost was stated to 06 £loou. The council also stated that country delegates in xuture would not attend meetings in Wellington unless they had urgent mattors to bring up. Uu the suggestion of tho chairman (Mr. R. Procter; it was decided to accept the position but to send a letter to the council expressing surprise at such a step considering the size of tne iunda already in hanu. It was resolved alsu to affirm tho sub-oranch’s determination to carry on in spite of the difficulties imposed on it. x'arm Workers’ Wages An agreement haa oeen reached with the New Zealand Workers’ union that as from August 1, 1942, workers on xarms other tnan dairy farms would receive tho same rates of pay as the new rates for workers on aairy xarms, stated tho Dominion secretary of the i.cw Zealand Farmers' Union, Mr. A. P. O’Bhea (Wellington), in a letter received by the Wanganui provincial executive at its montmy meeting, ihe weekly rates are as xonow:—Unuer 1< years, £1 2s; 17-18, £1 9s; 18-19, £1 ids; jd-20, £2 3s (id; 2U-21, £2 10s od; ovei 21 years, £2 17s bd. Tne keep auowance nas also oeen raised to £l. “It snouiu ue carefuiiy notea,” mr. U’ohoa aauou, “that tnere is no alteration in tne question of hoiiaays, except tnat it has oeen agreed to make it perxectiy cieai iu tho new regulations that tne 1& days can be given at any time wmch is convenient to tne employer, ana mat it is not necessary to give mein at the exact date of tne expiry of 12 mouths. ’ *