1941-07-24 — Page 5

Bv BUD FISHER

THERE!

Nation To Hire Land Workers

(By An Industrial Correspondent)

NUMBERS OF MEN of 41 who registered recent- ly for industrial service and some now due for mili- tary service because their jobs have been removed from the Schedule of Reserved Occupations may shortly be sent to work on the land.

Mr. Bevin,

Labour Minister,

Steps will be taken to transfer has promised to find 10,000 men, the workers under the control of mainly from these sources.

these committees to other coun- They will not, however, be em-ties where labour is required. The be available to ployed by individual farmers, but men will also

will work for the County War help on farms at times of pres- Agricultural Executive Commit- | sure.

tees and will be given employ-I This scheme is now under dis- ment under the Essential Work cussion and is subject to modif- Order. They will not be able to cations

leave their jobs and the Com- Minimum Wage Plan mmittees will have no power to back them.

The minimum wage fixed

agriculture.

by

The

submitted to the Essential Wages Board a claim of

£3 national minimum.

In addition, farm workers will the Agricultural Committees will be entitled to leave their ordinary have an effect on wages paid jobs and claim immediate ein throughout ployment by the Agricultural National Union of Agricultural Committee under the same con- Workers has ditions, Farm workers who are out of work for 14 days will be required by the Ministry of Lab- our to take employment with the Committee.

To Reclaim Land

These workers

will

be em-

The decision of the Board will be announced before the end of! the month.

TRIAD SOCIETY

DUKE OF KENT GOING TO

CANADA

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The Duke of Kent will shortly arrive in Canada according to announcement made in Ottawa yes- terday by the Domin- ion Premier, Mr. Mac- kenzie King-Reu-

ter.

YOUTHS SAIL CANOES 1,800 MILES

Having paddled their own canoes all the

way from the coast of Maine, part of the way in the open Atlantic, two youths drifted into Biscayne Bay

ployed mainly on drainage, ditch- At the request of Det.-Sgt. H ing and other land reclamation J. Baldwin, Leung Cheung-ping, work designed to bring the coun- 33, was remanded for 24 hours by and declared Florida tryside into full production. Thus Mr. H. C. Macnamara at Kowloon work has already greatly in this morning for being a creased production,

ber of a Triad Society.

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They sailed in the open ocean from Bar Harbour to Cape God, Massachusetts, on the first leg of the voyage that brought them to told Miami. They

of thrilling adventures when they were caught winds tides and In changing around Point Judith and Cape Hatteras in their light 16-foot shells with 33-inch beam.

They made no attempt at speed, 30 miles a day being good sailing, but 78 miles was their best run. Of the approximately 1,800-mile

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QUEEN'S ALHAMBRA

TO-DAY ONLY At 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30 ALL NEW! 400 HYPNOTIC THRILLS IN THE FOURTH STARTLING ADVENTURE OF YOUNG "DR. KILDARE” !

TO MORROW

An M-G-M

KILDARE'S STRANGE CASE

with

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DAILY

2.30-$19

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ER PLANE PLANS STOLEN.

RICH INVENTOR SLAIN

CALLIE

VANGE

JAMES

STEPHENSON.

MARGOT STEVENSON - HENRY O'NEILL

EDWARD BROPHY `· SHEJLÁ BROMLEY

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FOR TO-MORROW AND SATURDAY

SECOND CHORUS

trip, 450 miles was in the open Matinees: 30c., 40c, Evenings: 30c., 40c., 55c., 70c.

two

ocean. They ate and slept aboard, and when they cooked, "they said they lashed the

canoes together and one sailed while the a two- other prepared food on burner stove.

BUS CONDUCTOR

¿TAKE ANY TRAM or HAPPY VALLEY BUS.

CATHAY

ASSAULTED.

DAILY AT 2:30.8.15. 220 & 9.30 PM Malinees:-30; 10c. Evenings:-30€ 400556?

FINAL SHOWINGS TO DAY

RD

For assaulting a bus conductor. This picture is dedicated to all those who married

Nip Lim, at 7am. this morning outside the Star Ferry, Li-Fuk, 27, diver, was fined $10 or two weeks' hard labour, by Mr. H. C Macnamara at Kowloon to-day.. Accused boarded the bus in Nathan Rond, near Argyle Street, standing near the entrance. The conductor requested him several times to refrain from - standing there. Accused kept quiet the whole journey but when the bus reached the terminus he punched the conductor M

BRENDAN BRACKEN

TAKES OVER

Mr. Brendan Bracken, M.P.. his taken up his duties, as Minister

of Information in succession to Mr.ADuff-Cooper,☺ appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lan caster, and yesterday, met news- paper representatives working at tho Ministry:; British Wirelesst

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