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Shannon News, 5 October 1923, Page 2

A minor labour trouble occurrct on the Tatapouri hill relief works pm day last week (.says the “Poverty jiaJ Herald”), and as a result three me j are now without jobs. A gang of fiv< men were working on the new road .higher up the face of the hill, to re ducc the danger of a slip, arising fron a crack which had appeared in tli hillside. Apparently several of tin men were not entirely satisfied at be ing shifted, and 'eventually knockci off work, demanding more money fo. the new- w r ork. A representative o the Public Works Department repair ed to the job, and intimated that n more would bo paid, and that the mo: who had-“downed tools” were out o a job. The men appeared taken abaci when the Department’s stand wa made known, having overlooked th fact that the work was institute; mainly for the purpose of relievrfii unemployed. It is not often that “the ,Govcr nor’s lady” is subjected to cross-exani ination, but this is an experience tha has befallen Lady Jellicoc, wife of Hf Excellency the Governor-General. It i probably' unique in Jcgal history ii New Zealand that the Governor-Gen era! ’s wife should be subjected to th< ordinary process of examination by j member of the bar. Her Excellent! before her departure, for Sydney yl route to the East, had hew evidene* taken on commission in connection wit-lfl the collision case in which their Ex! cellencies are shortly to figure at Auck! land. It is stated that Lady Jellicoc! was driving her car at the time of the! impact with the taxi-driver, who is now! taking the extraordinary step of citingi her ladyship. By the time the case! comes on for liearing, however, Her Ex! celfency will be well on her -way to! what remains of the Flowery Land! The little “ceremony” took place an Government House one afternoon be-! fore Lady Jellicoc V departure, when! counsel for both parties were present! by arrangement. !