NEWS IN BRIEF

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 95, 16 January 1943, Page 7

NEWS IN BRIEF

By-Election Date

An announcement that Saturday, l(ebruai’V 0. had been fixed as polling day for the Christchurch East by-election was made yesterday by the Prime Minister, Mr. Fraser. Nominations will close on January 22, and the supplementary rolls at 0 p.in. on January 18.

Makaru County Half-Holiday. The Makaru County Council, at a special meeting yesterday, decided hat Thursday should remain the statutory half-holiday for shops in the county lor 1943.

Alien Has Car Without Permit. Possession of a motor-car without a permit resulted in Alfred Bruno fetemberg, a medical practitioner, described as an enemy-alien, being fined io, with iu/costs, by -Mr. Stout, S.M., in the Magistrates’ Court, Wellington, yesterday. Charged with aiding the offence, George Vernon Huson was fined £‘~, with IV/costs.

Farm Worker Killed. Jack Noble Clark, aged 19, a farm worker nt Moumoukai. Huniia, while working on Thursday evening with several others with a tractor on a ridge to recover a log that had fallen into a gully, slipped 80ft. with tbe tractor into, the gully and received injuries from which he died in the Auckland Hospital yesterday. An ambulance had to cross two streams, and eight helpers worked in relays for au hour and a half carrying the iiuured youth to it. A doctor went with the ambulance, and a Manurewa doctor also hastened to Moumoukai. —P.A.

Lower Hutt Hospital. The secretary of the Wellington Hospital Board, Mr. J. B. I. Cook, informed the Makaru County Council in a letter received yesterday that he had been directed to advise that the Government would not be contributing to the erection of tlie Lower Hutt Hospial beyond the usual subsidy of £1 for £1 for capital expenditure. with the exception of the secondary emergency block, which is being built to accommodate soldiers. In this connexion, the letter stated, the Government is meeting the annual interest and repayment of principal on the loan.

Two Gassed in Ship. Two men were overcome by tunics, as a result of which one died, while working in a bold of an overseas vessel where cheese was stored at the Wellington wharves yesterday. The .chief refrigeration engineer of the ship, Mr. . Jones, lost bis life, and a foreman carpenter. Mr. W. Frischler, was gassed in an attempt to rescue him. M hen it wkas seen that the rescurer was also overcome b.v the fumes, a successful effort was ninde to remove him from danger, but Mr. Jones’s body was not recovered till belt an hour later. Mr. Frischler Ives at 1 Pitarua Street.

Assault With Bottle. . Alleged to have struck complainant on the head with a milk bottle and, inflicted three wounds which required eight, stitches, Mrs. Margaret Tupe was charged in the Magistrates Court, Mmlington, yesterday, with having assaulted Norma Murray. Detendaut, who said she and complainant had been drinking together earlier in the afternoon, alleged that Murray had 'hit her on the nose, which had to he straightened at hospital. Mr. Harley. S.M., stud the two women had been fighting and Hulking a nuisance of themselves. Had they confined their activities to' hair-pulling it. would have been different. Defendant was fined 10/-.

American Doctor Saves Child. 2k medical officer of the Cm ted States forces, Lieutenant Paul IL Gollsebiilk (M.C.). in December attended a child who was seriously ill at Titahi Bay, where no civilian doctor or nurse was availab e. The Maknra County Council directed the clerk to write to the officer commanding the American forces, asking him to convey to the medical officer the thanks and appreciation of the council for his skiltul attention, which undoubtedly was tbe means of savins the child’s life. *1 ieel sure that this worthy deed is much appreciated by the residents of Titahi Buy in general and by tbe parents of tlie child in particular.” the county clerk stilted. “Aly council also desires to express the best thanks and appreciation to you personally for granting such facilities that lie in your power in enabling the medical officer to render this valuable medical aid.” In acknowledging the letter of thanks, the officer commanding wrote to the council yesterday: “We are glad to perform such humanitarian deeds as we mar. and especially so when the. kind citizens in the vicinity of Titahi Bay are concerned.”