GOITRE OPERATION

Greymouth Evening Star, 22 April 1925, Page 5

GOITRE OPERATION

DUNEDIN; April 22. ■ Alary Bain, single, 38, residing at Waipahi, died at the hospital during an operation lor goitre. Preliminary tests liiid’caused a doctor to- consider her a .good operative risk. A.post mortem has. been ordered. i

WELLINGTON TIiAMWIVY S. t \ * . .WELLINGTON, April 22. The Wellington trains last year carried passengers .(an increase ol' 1.533,545 on the previous year), and rail 3,‘462,364, miles. The Sevfenue per car per-mile was 24.48- pence, and the working expenses 21.78.

'SHOOTING FATALITY. PALMERSTON NORTH, April.2o. 1 Thomas ‘Hedley, .a.farm who was admitted to the liospitkl oh Easter Saturday suffering from injuries- sustained in a shooting accident at Rangiivahia on. Good Friday has succumbed to his injuries., DEATH AT ART GALLERY. DUNEDIN, April 20. A married man named Edward Patchett died suddenly ..this afternoon ..in Vie Art Gallery HaO, of which he was caretaker. As Patchett, who was aged 52. had been attended by a doctor, an inquest is not necessary.

ATHENIC’S PASSENGERS. AUCKLAND, April 21. A party of 349 immigrants, including 30 domestics, arrived by the Atheriic to-day,- the great ' majority,beingfrom Scotland. iec The, immigrants are of an excellent type and most of .them are ,you.i< r . Those bound f° r '■Wellington- and all other destinations 1 • exeppet, .Gisborne, left by the. main truqk . express tonight. The Gisborne contingent sailed early in the evening ,by; the Wai-

ROSS DEPENDENCY. WELLINGTON, April 22. - Lecturing on the Ross dependency, Captain Hooper, who recently visited that region with a whaling fleet, said that last year’s catch totalled 31,500 barrels of oil. He had reached the conclusion that with the exception of whaling, there, was no prospect of establishing any industry in the depend, ency, even though some minerals and coal had been found. There was no vegetation to maintain life, and the introduction of carnivorous Animals would be calamitous to the. penguin's. The soil was scanty, .nothing but rocks. Guiano was visible when the snow was off the ground during: the three months of the summer period. NORTHLAND TUNNEL. •WELLINGTON, April 21. . By mid-June daylight should, show through the far end of .'the Northland tunnel. Of the 295 feet which the completed tunnel will measure,, 202 feet hap been concreted, and a further section of 14 feet will be concreted next week. Work will begin on it on Monday. This leaves 79 feet to be driven and the tunnellers’ rate of progress averages 30 feet a ■nfonth. /Thus the end,of the task is within measurable .distance. The “heading”- of theV; tunnel -is kept about 15 feet ahead, of Mhe, main: excavation' work,' so'that'dayligiit should be seen in two .months’; l Hmm ■ ■■ .’ PILLION RIDING. PALMERSTON N, April 22. A coronial inquiry was held into the Reath of/Leslie William Redshayy, 26, from injuries sustained, in -a motor 7 cycle accident, Evidence shoved that deceased .and a companion/ left : town early in; the morning afijer a dance for. Ashhurst. The l ! companion was pillion-, riding. /The cycle apparently, skidded and struck a Power. Board pole, both, riders being thrown to the ground.. . In returning a verdict of accidental death, the Coroner commented that in his opinion pillion-riding was a dangerous practice, though there was a diversity of opinion on the subject. s SI 1 OP Cl USING HOURS. AUCKLAND, April 21. “1 wish to goodness the Government would deal with the whole business "1 closing hours, and fix the hours defin. itely.” said Air Justice Frazer, when an application for exemption was before the Arbitration Court to-day. “We know that Queen Street shops have to Close at certain hours, and if we close the little shops in the suburbs at the same time we might do . them, an injustice,” he said. -‘Take the suburban shop where a man lias worked up a business and .has a certaiji amounf; of regular custom. He might employ -pne or two assistants. Now if we close his shop at the same hour- as the Quean Street shops a flock of .competitors will come along and take from • hjin -the business lie has worked up. It’s a pity the Government'doesn’t take over the business of fixing the hours definitely.” ...

RAJLWAY SERVICES., . .WELLINGTON,. April 22, The Minister ;of Railways?,. referring to the express passenger, traffic in the South, states that a -strict<-check has been kept as* it was intended to retain the daily express service between Invercargill and Christchurch,,if -the! VpL ume of traffic warranted. / The result, unfortunately. was ; that flljC; traffic was. well within tho scope, of last, winter’s, service, and there is ,np; alternavire to agreeing to the:reduction to-.the usual winter schedule., The 4 accelerated timetable. already for thig 'si-r-! vice will become operative about May 9, and in order .tq, ascertain how-fit will affect traffic, tire 4jwiy-sMwice v.ill be. retained'/arid thei position' carefully watched udtil'fhe i of>‘May; : TW whole matter, iyill'"/th^nj•:be 1 /’reviewed with the object -Of jdeterifiining ■ what service is required, for-,the remaining winter months. ' The first self-propelled steam railway coqch. introdriced in '/New . Zealand is now- working on. the/AVcllingtonLower Hutt'line;' making six trips daily additional to the ordinary gervi.ee. 'The coach covers feight-"-.miles,--!'.including three stops, in eighteen/minutes;