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Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 December 1939, Page 6

Social Security Approved. "The Social Security legislation is working out quite all right for hospital boards." said Mr A. J. Moody, chairman of the Auckland Hospital Board, at the opening' of the additions to the Whangarei Hospital. “It is not as bad as was as at first thought,” continued Mr Moody. "If the scheme continues it should be an excellent measure. Time alone will tell, as we have not yet got the full benefits.”

Slums in Britain. Just how much slum conditions had yet to be improved in Britain had been revealed to the nation since the outbreak of war and the evacuation of the cities, and the question would have to be tackled more seriously than ever immediately the war finished, said the Bishop of Wellington, the Rt Rev H. St B. Holland, who has returned after a health trip to Scotland. He was accompanied by Mrs Holland. “The atmosphere from which the people came did not help any in the evacuation period,’ said Bishop Holland. "The condition was not one of which our nation should feel proud, but it may be as well eventually that the position has been seen at its worst."

Fighting Tuis. Tuis, besides their beautiful song, have a more aggressive side to their nature, according to a Forest and Bird Protection Society bulletin. "Many New Zealanders may have been startled by the report that a tui killed a thrush in an Auckland garden," it reads, "but the news would not have surprised close observers of the tui’s habits. It is well known that when a hawk enters a forest, tuis sound the alarm, and join any force of small birds in an effort to scare away the killer.” The strong fighting spirit of the tui, continues the circular, has enabled the bird t<S survive the cutting down of forests and the introduction of many predatory pests Slashed With Razor.

Three girls were attacked in the streets of Bath during a recent blackout by a "slasher” who cut their clothing and in one case caused severe/injury. The assailant in each case used a razor blade. One of the girls was able to distinguish the attacker in the darkness approaching with hand uplifted as though to strike her. She stepped back in time to avoid the blow, but her mackintosh was cut. The attacks were made in different parts of the city. The mother of one of the victims said that her daughter and two friends were walking home from the cinema, when a man rushed past them and made a sweeping movement towards their legs. One of the girls felt a sharp pain in her leg and when she got home found a deep cut as though it was inflicted bx a penknife. National Party Caucus. Interviewed after the National Party caucus in Wellington, ended last night, the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Hamilton. said that he was delighted with the spirit of earnest responsibility shown by members at the caucus. “Every member of the party answered the roll-call." said Mr Hamilton. "The views expressed on the various subjects indicated very close contact with the problems of the day. and a full appreciation of the great pubic duty of members of Parliament today. Each of the men in my team is pulling his full weight in trying to solve the serious problems which are disturbing the people of the Dominion and in trying to preserve against great odds that harmony and unity of effort which is so absolutely essential if New Zealand is to give of her best in this time of Empire' crisis." Unemployment Outlook.

"If the war continues for any length, of time and New Zealand is given an opportunity to send a force overseas, it will at once become plain that the immediate problem under war conditions will be to do more work with fewer men —and to produce more tc pay for the enormously greater expenditure made necessary in a period of war," said Mr H. B. Duckworth, president of the New Zealand Manufacturers' Federation, at the annual conference of the federation in Wellington yesterday. "We have been anxiously awaiting a lead from the Government in this matter of the expansion of the supply of labour, specially in those industries which are already meeting heavy demands for war supplies and equipment,' he added. "If the Government will give us a lead. 1 am sure that, by co-operation and a spirit of give-and-take, employers and workers will be able to arrive at a reasonable basis for action. For our part, we must he fair- we must be moderate." Angry Landowner: "Don't you see the notice. 'No fishing here'?' Angler: "There must be a mistake somewhere, fui I'm catching plenty "