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NOTES FROM THE GALLERY. ißy Telegraph.—Fcrliainenfcv Reporter.) WELLINGTON, Monday. CURE FOR DIABETES. Tlie reported discovery of what is described as an almost certain curative serum for diabetes at the University of Toronto was referred ro the Minister of Public Health this evening by Mr. Young (Waikato), who stressed the importance of the news by stating that there were a lot of sufferers from this disease in the Dominion with very little hope of recovery. The Hon. ('. J. Parr replied that he had communicated with the Health Department, who informed him that it had no information with regard to the alleged cure, but inquiries would be made. RISKS OF THE ROAD. ' f \Ve can't impose penalties on local bodies because of ruts in roads," replied the Minister of Internal Affairs, when Dt. Thacker. alter drawing attention to a motor fatality at Eketahuna, requested that searching inquiries should be made into local circumstances attending these accidents, which were almost an everyday occurrence. The Hon. Downie Stewart added that he did not think there was any need for an amendment of the Act to impose penalties where an . accident was caused, as specifically menI tioned in this case, by a rut in the road. Previously the request of members had been to impose penalties for careless driving, but there was no suggestion of that in the present case.