HARD LUCK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 3, 5 January 1938, Page 8

HARD LUCK.

LEADING SWIMMER. DIPHTHERIA SUFFERER, j CHAJCPIOSSHtPS TO GO OH. (5? Tetesrapii—Press Aae&ciatiioo.-1 XEW PIYMOLTH. skis day. One- of tke foremost competitors in nke Ne-w Zealand jwiounin-i ckampion- ; ikxps- Iwy-nnmy at Saw Plymo-utk on Saimrday wa® admitted to> kospisal last akrkt strfferimr from dipk-tkeria. How - ever, tke ckampic-nskips win be in n<) way affected, and tke kealck arrtkori ties are enrpkatie- tkat tke re is no danger of tnfection to other swimmers or visitors. Tke- mrfortmiajte- competitor is C. ! i. .htt, of CkrLiti.-kricck. tke emtstan-i.tEric: backstroke swimmer in Xew Zealand an ' tke- present time and regarded! as a certaimty Botk as winner of tke tJtfe an<i f final selection in tke Xew Zealand - w mimmj- team, for tke- Empire Same«. En a time trial on December 1 5e J>r->Tce Matkieson's 100 metres- record, re taming 71 -4-os. He is II year* of j aire and kad been provitionaCy ekosen i fi-nr tke Games team, subject to conJir-i mji-tion followin-a: the cilampioct-aips. i SwimmLa« at a camiv-ai m N'ew Ply-, month on Saturday ke zave an indica- , rion. thu.t ke was even akead of ki-» etiriier form. i Wild rrrnorrr? are $ym:r about New j ; tkis awrans tke i I •iioknker-'a efi-iemk*. tke cf'js-inj: of the | ! bathe and postponement o& tke chain -' ' oroaskips. These ars- all entirely inco~-1 reet. and there is absolutely no danger 1 to kealtk at a IT. ! Tke med-vra! officer of health. Eh*. F. | i W. W. Da'vson. approached by a reporter | tki< mortiti. stated it was simply an ' i i;rdirarv case of dipk-tkeria. and tke ; nsaal precautions kad been taken. >"->c j ; only was- ke definite tkat tkere was no 1 i danjer of infection to visitors, bat ke j • rd ; .!«-Vl any -nTje~r.i---n tkat there i i skoiiht be a "üblic panic. Tke batks ; | were healthy, ke <aid. and tke water j I was beinj changed •i.iily. |