OBITUARY
MR. S..G. AUGUST
The death occurred suddenly yesterday . morning,. says an . Invercargill Press Association message, of Mr. Samuel. Gottlieb August, at the age of 60. For. many years he had been a well-known figure in the literary life of the community, especially in his work for the W.E.A. He was organiser of the movement in Invercargill for 28 years.
The worst outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease since 1938 recently caused restrictions to be imposed over a wide area in Britain, "The Post's" London correspondent reports. Nearly 8000 diseased animals have been destroyed, which, however, represents less than one day's meat ration for the whole country. Eire has suffered more than Britain, and the outbreak is said to be the worst this century.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 100, 30 April 1941, Page 11
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122OBITUARY Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 100, 30 April 1941, Page 11
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