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Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 18, 22 January 1913, Page 7

The report that Constable Carmody, of Oarterton, died in that town on Monday 4s not correct. He is, however, seriously ill. During the month ended 11th January the health inspectors of the Wellington Hospital made forty-one investigations of infectious diseases, carried out fortygeveo disinfections, three wholehouse disinfections, twelve sanitary inspections, made forty-three revisits, and five visits under the Sales of Food and Drugs Act. In the same period nineteen cases of scarlet fever were reported, six cases of diphtheria, three of enteric fever, and thirteen of tuberculosis. For the nine month* ended 31st December the expenditure of the board was £288 17s lOd below the estimate. A meeting of the various sub-commit-tees appointed in connection with the Citizens' Carnival was held last night. Captain Frandi was appointed chairman of the Section A Committee (physical 'drill and cadet tournament), and M'w O. Bennett secretary} Mesdames C. J. Knight and Marah were appointed joint chairwomen of Section B Committee (stall*) ', and Miss Lear secretary ; for E Committee (side shows and novelties), Councillor G. Frost was appointed chairman and Mr. A. A. Paape eeeretary; Mr. A. A. Marriott was appointed chairman of the Sports Committee, and Mr. W. H. Morton chairman df the Grounds Committee. Another long-distance record in wireless is credited to the Ulimaroa. Mr. L. V. R. Carmine, wireless operator, whilst on the run from Sydney to Wellington, picked up the A.U.3.N. Company's Kanowna at a distance of 2500 miles. The positions of the boats at the time of communication would ba— Ulimaroa, about 800 miles from Sydney, and the Kanowna steaming between Fremantle and Albany, Western Australia. Mr. Carmine is a son of Mr. L. J. Carmine, of the New Zealand Post and Telegraph Department, now stationed in Nelson, and before he joined the Ulimaroa he was in the Wellington Telegraph Office. The South Bathurst branch of the Political Labour League is anxious that Mr, J. C. Watson should return to State politics, and at a meeting of the branch (reports the Sydney Sun) it was decided to ask him it there was any truth in the rumours that he intended to return to Parliament, and, if so, would he submit his name for .selection for the Bathurst seat. When Mr. Watson was questioned, his reply was: "No, I'm not standing for Parliament. The South Bathurst League might have carried that motion, but all the same there is nothing in it as far as lam concerned. Because one takes an active interest in politics some people imagine that one wants to return to them, but that doesn't follow." An important development is about to take place in connection with the testing of the quartz reefs supposed to exist in the vicinity of Moonlight (states the Grey mouth Star). For the past four years the Moonlight Syndicate has had a number of men at work driving in the higher levels, and the stone struck there and in the adjoining claim of Messrs. « Mitchell, Russell, and party has been of such a, promising description thai the owners hav£ been encouraged to further extend their operations. For this purpose the two parties mentioned have amalgamated under the title of " The Moonlight Syndicate," and intend to systematically test the low levels. The first work to be undertaken will be the driving of a tunnel 300 ft, by which distance it is hoped to intercept the promising, reefs struck higher up. Tenders for this job are now being called. 'A gruesome traffic, reminiscent of that which used to go on in tattooed Maori heads, is the export of aboriginal skulls (states the Sydney correspondent of The Post). Some years 'ago, when Dr. KlaAtsch, of Germany, came to Aus< tralia, and acquired a large number of these skulk for anthropological purposes, the Commonwealth Government was appealed to, in the interests of local research, for a law to prevent the traffic. The necessary legislation was placed on the Statute Book, but hts never apparently been put into effect. At the Science Congress strong protests were made against the depletion of the stock of anthropological specimens. It was stated that the exportation of skulls had been going on at an alarming rate, and the opinion was expressed that all further traffic should be rigidly regulated by some accredited museum authorities. A resolution was carried to urge the Federal Government to enforce the law. The following clipping from the Sydney Sun of 13th January should prove of interest to Wellington's many devotees of surf 'bathing. The poisonous "bluebottle" is always a dreaded companion in the surf, and hundreds of bathers have suffered much pain and sorrow from it lately. Yesterday the pest was very bad at the South Steyne, and over 200 cases wera treated by the life-saver and aurf club members. In two instances the victims developed alarming symptoms, and medical aid had to be secured. A lacly^ visitor from Rozelle developed excruciating pains from the poisoning, and had to be conveyed by ambulance to the Continental Cafe, where she was attended to by Dr. Graves Bennette. Strychnine had to b» injected, and she was able to leave for her home only this morning. A Manly resident, Bert Farthing, was the other blue-bottle victim attended to by Dr. Sennetts, and he was In a state of collapse for over Dhree hours, Strychnine had also to be used in his ease Spoken to, Dr, Bennetts said the results of the poison in these tw cases were curious, and that the sufferer* had an awful time of it. Some of the creatures have more poison than others, "The surf -bathing public ought to know," said the doctor, " that the only thing to do at the time of being stung is to shake the bluebottle off immediately, and pun up a handful of wet sand, rubbing it in quickly, for every moment counts, This saves a lot of suffering, and ammonia can be used afterwards." It is not surprising that there should be an unmistakable expression of public indignation against the new Commonwealth stamp (remarks the Sydney Telegraph in its editorial columns). A feeble-looking kangaroo, perched on the Continent of Australia— that is the best idea, which those responsible for this production have been able to evolve ac to what is required in such circum- ! stances. This kangaroo, be it observed, replaces the head of His Majesty, a result which is likely to arouse in the outside world dubious speculations,- if not as to the loyalty, or at any rate as to the good taste of this part of the King's Dominions, This aspect of the matter alone should have been sufficient to explain the popular feeling which has been evoked by the new stamp. But, apart * altogether from this important phase, it sins in other directions, not merely against good taste, but" against the canons of art. For in what possible way is a dejected kangaroo representative of Australia? Australia is just as much a, part of His Majesty's Dominions as England, Ireland, or Scotland, and his mails run throughout the Empire without any discrimination between its different parts. And we venture to say that the true sentiment of the Australian people never called for the displacement of the symbol of British unity 3fom the national stamp by the countersWfc presentment of a kangaroo, which, from its artistic merits, would be «* the wrong place when substituted for King's head on a stamp which" is Utrt of *n IffiO^ial postal pyfiim.