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D : SH MINERS’ Y DEMAND ‘ROUS ACTION ” 2 EXTRA 308. OUR CORRESPONDENT CARDIFF, Nov. 7 at a conference represent- rembers of the Godth Wales National Unioll pf Mine- ‘ed a resolution: gt Cardiff : for not Jess thag 30s. more Ages. . ; tion demanded “ vigorous ' ost “attacks made upan the ds of working people by the cent's inlerim Budget impaosi- 0 urged the consolidation of the ‘Bve-day week agreement, fiate national conference “ to onal campaign in support of rand and the full implemenia- _ wes’ charter.” * i. FOR CAMPAIGN ‘on said that miners “ cannot ontinuation of the penalty of ‘s' wages for losing one shift’s -sked the aréa executive 10 ipaign of meetings and demon- pport of the immediate claims, ‘her reforms included in the «, especially the 40-hour week n. . :d that the ‘conference would ewo months’ time to review the - to degide the steps to be under- rd event of the wage claims not " vynter, area president, said the is twice the amount decided year’s annual conference of _ added: “ Circumstances have . then.” charter" recently adopted by committee of the National _ lineworkers consists of four netion in hours of work, three roliday a year_iostead of two, ag sickness, and consolidation nus” shift. Under present every miner who works five és paid for six, but if he misses paid only for those he worked. iTING WAGES \RGAINING '} CHANGE POLICY _OUR LABOUR REPORTER ‘te change of wages policy - ns in the printing industry -d the British Federation of mers with an urgent and blem, . wt five years the only general ' «received by members of these ‘ved by firms in the federation ; veck's time. ‘-otiations for new der an agreement linking wages vial relail prices index, on & ‘This agrcement and;the period in whic! accompahigd it are to “agreements the unions said that they did continue with the sliding scale . employers, who had also found ory, welcomed this statement. nave now had second thoughts , id that they wish to continut ; or at least two years, as part ' The em + El wwe wage agreements now being ployers have heard this “ ‘iMG y,. salt council of the * il discuss what.to do so-day, ‘UR RECRUITMENT ‘tt the unions to-morrow, a : TIMBER IN NEvy¢ FC*EST ENCLOSURE OF 5,000 ACRES PROPOSED FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT LYMINGTON, Nov. 7 for enclosing another 5,000 acres of the New Forest for timber growing were submilied to the Forest Verderers at Lyndhurst to-day. It was indicated that the commoners would raise strong objections. One criticism was that the scheme would cayse more animals to go on to the roads. The Deputy Surveyor, Mr. E. Wynne- Jones, sought authority to enclose, in all, 47 areas. He said that the average size of each area would be no more than 135 acres, and that enclosing and planting was likely to take many years. In the selection of sites attention had been paid io gtazing rights and to the public amenities. Mr. Wynne-Jones added that during the past five years 495,000 hardwood trees—nearly a oak’ and beech—had been planted in the forest. - Captain Cecil Sutton, president of the Forest Commoners’ Defence Association, said that recent meetings held throughout the forest had given him an impression that opinion was unanimous against further enclosures for woodland. One of the pro- posed sitcs was of 475 acres, The Official Verderer, Colonel J. B. Scott, said tha: the matter would be further con- sidered = ‘b election o Proposals the court after this month's verderers. UNEMPLOYMENT SCHEME REVIEW BENEFIT PROPOSAL ON FORCED HOLIDAY Only one change in existing practice is recommended by the National Insurance Advisory Committee in their report on the question of benefit for very short spells of unemployment or sickness published yester- day. The change suggested is to meet the pro- blem of the man who, after taking the usual annual holiday in one job, goes to another job and is then forced to take another holi- day for which he receives no pay. The cont mittee suggest that the rule should be changed so that such a man is not auto- matically debarred from geting unemploy- ment benefit for the second holiday, and Mr. Osbert Peake, Minister of Pensions and National Insurance, yesterday submitted to the committee draft regulations to this effect. The report marks a further stage in the general review of the working of the national insurance scheme. The committee, under the chairmanship of Sir Will Spens, recom- mend that the rules for “ waiting days” should remain the same for unemployment benefit as for sickness benefit—three days. “Waiting days " are the first three days of a short spell of unemployment or sickness for which benefit is not usually payable. The committee believe that the estimated cost of abolishing waiting days—£1 1,300,000 a year—could be better used for the advan- tage of insured persons who have been unemployed or sick for a fairiy long tine. The report is published by the Stationery Office (Cd. 9609), price Is. 6d. 215.000 UNEMPLOYED Only 215,000 workers were on the unemployment registers in Great Britain on October 10, according to statistics issued by the Ministry of Labour Jas: night. The unemployed were | per cent. of the estimated total number of workers, compared with PO ge tet ure Santember U8 and 22 nar i mer NOet | PLANNERS’ PUBLIUL HOUSE PRESLEM a RESHUFFLING SITES IN BIRMINGHAM FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT ~ "BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 7 - One of the Jess straightforward exer- cises occupying the civic planners of Birmingham is the reshuffling of several hundred public houses in the five central redevelopment areas. These areas have, in places, a public house on every sireet corner. Among the planners’ more pleasing dis- coveries, in trying (Oo site licensed premises tn places suitable to all the many interests imvolved, is that not all churches resent the presence of a public house next door. With olber interests, they are always consulted ; and some Nonconformist churches—who might have been expected to bridle at the thought—-have said that they do not mind rubbing shoulders with an inn. The number of dwellings in the redevelop- ment areas will be reduced from 30,000 to 18,000 and industrial land increased slightly. Of licensed premises it is proposed to retain 135 of the 241 “ on “-ligences in the area— providing new sites for 68—and 37 of the 87 off-licences. Many licences will go with the population moved to the new estates. JUDGING THE NEED There is no precise yardstick for judging how a public house is meeting a need. he planners have thought to put a licensed ouse in every “major neighbourhood centre * and in sub-cenires of like character, Some must be provided on trunk roads, to catch the passing trade, and others in indus- trial zones. Public houses cannot be put beside lar strect roundabouts, whare they would hold up traffic 5 or near to nursery schools; 0 nexi to old people's bungalows, where the noise from them would be disturbing. Of nearly 100 sites so far discussed with the brewers there has been disagreement on only three. About 12 public houses a year are being demolished. So far 3] have gone, The brewers will meet the corporation shortly to discuss leases in the redevelopment areas. They say that on the 75-year leases usually offered by the corporation they can- fot provide ‘and operate profitably public houses of the standard required. : FINES FOR THROWING FIREWORKS CONTRASTS IN TWO COURTS AT BOW STREET Two magistrates sat at Bow Street Courts esterday to deal with cases of throwing iighted fireworks among the crowds near Trafalgar Square on Guy Fawkes night. There were 82 defendants, the majority being charged with insulting behaviour and setting fire 10 fireworks in the strect, ; The average fine in Court 1 was just over 9s., while in Court 2 the average fine was just over £2. The fireworks found on defendants who appeared in Court 2 were confiscated. Those found on Court defendants were returned to them, the Magistrate (Mr. Bertram Reece) remarking: “IT don't suppose they will be so silly as to do this again.” In Court I Mr. Reece dealt with 59 youths, the majority under 20 years of age. The maximum fine, was 10s., the total amounting to £27 5s, . . The Magistrate (Mr. Cecil Campion) sit- ting in Court 2 dealt with 23 cases. In fining 12 of the defendants £3 each, he pointed out the danger of people getting eye injuries through explo ing fireworks thrown at random. The 23 defendants paid a total of £47 in fines. we ab -_ News In £ Russian Invitation,—Ph: Council yesterday accepted from the Russian Black Novorossiisk to send a deputa the Lord: Mayor thete on a v €25,000 in Grants.—The ar the Rowland Hill Benevolen that for the year ended March : amounting to almost £25,000 past and present members of staff in need of help. PaLmM Paints Destrovep.— sets of palm prints which \ Scotland Yard during an inge year into a murder on Potters | were burned in a council depat Middlesex, yesterday. HauLess’ Feass.—The Ff Association is seeking the su servative M.P.s for a request Ment that British Road Servi lo retain Only the number o vided for in the Transport A Biagcer CHILDREN.—A repo Qaath mrinn madi Scotl, principal school medic. don County Council, publis shows that the average heigh of all London schoolchildren 15 years have increased in the Trucks DeralLep.—Four two of them carrying Army down a 50%. embankment ai on, near Brookwood, Surre day, Other trucks which biocked lines to Bournemouu Pottery DeEPuTATION, — Brooke, Financial Secretary t pesierday met representatives ‘ottery Manufacturers’ Fede National Association of Pe regarding the recent impositi tax on domestic pottery. Wace Awarp.—One thi mainienance mechanics in w tories receive 6 per cent. minimum time rate of £8 75 week under an award of the putes Tribunal, announced y: award is effective from the w 25, 1955. PENSIONS FOR ‘TEACHER: Teachers’ representatives cussed with Sir Gilbe Permanent Secretary to th Education, and other Mi proposals tor provision for w and dependents to be mad scheme for teachers’ super WINSTON CHURCHILL Churchill yesterday unveiled to name the Winston Churct Ormond Street Hospital for The £3,000 required to nam Petuity was raised by memibe and Tool Makers’ Associatio! birthday gift to Sir Winston TOMMY FARR’S ya) BACK ” FIG EFFORT TO CLE Tommy Farr, the forme weight boxing champion, w the Chancery Division yes! earnings from television, bré and the Press when he apr 4 judgment summons for £¢ William Little, of the Alban Mr. Farr, of Wilbury Roz told Me. Justice Harman five come-back fights to ~ debt. He did that to live decencies and principles. his last fight with Don alrcady seen his “ fortieth Mr, Muir Hunter, for M summons was the balance obtained in August, 1950, fi Jent. There had been par 1952-53 by garnishee proce tee | | | i 1