GENERAL NEWS RARE DISEASE REPORTED IN HAWKE’S BAY

Greymouth Evening Star, 10 February 1947, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS RARE DISEASE REPORTED IN HAWKE’S BAY

Sufferers in Hawke’s Bay from Bornholm’s disease, otherwise known as epidemic myalgia or devil’s grip, have been reported in fairly large numbers during the last few days. While about 500 cases showing the symptoms of the disease have been reported, a medical authority expressed the opinion that a big proportion of the patients were suffering from an acute type of influenza. The authority said that Bornholm’s disease Was a medical rarity. It was an acute infectious complaint of short duration and the cause of it was not known. Characteristics of the disease were a sudden onset of pain in the upper abdomen and lower chest regions, accompanied by fever and sweating, and a tendency to relapse. The disease was likely to occur in late summer or autumn and lasted three or four' days. Many people who have been afflicted have tried to gain admission to the hospital. As the disease is not included in the Health Department schedule of diseases which require notification, no accurate record of the number of cases is available.

Miner Injured Struck by a piece of coal which flew from a face in the Strongman mine on Friday afternoon Robert Mitchell, a miner, of Greymouth received an injury to an eye. He was attended by Dr. W. A. Bird and was able to go to his home. The 1 injury to the eye is not regarded as serious. Arrests for Drunkenness. Two first offenders, found drunk in Bright street, Cobden, at 11.40 on Saturday night, were arrested by Constable C. L. Scanlon, and were charged before Mr. A. A. McLachlan, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court at Greymouth this morning. They were each fined 10/-, the amount of their bail. Blackbaii Hail Fund. The following officers were elected at the annual meeting of the Blackball Miners’ Hall and Welfare Fund: President, Mr. R. Duncan; vicepresident, Mr. H. Bowker; secretary, Mr. R. Clark; treasurer, Mr. J. Meikle; trustees, Messrs. R. Clark and H. Jennison. Alterations and additions to the reading room and hall seating were discussed and were left to the secretary for attention.

Two Boys Drowned Unable to swim Donald, aged 10, and Brian, aged 7, sons of Mr and Mrs. Anderson, of Kaitaia were drowned when crossing a stream at Herekino. Their father, a farm engineer, was installing a pumping plant on a farm where the double fatality occurred. The father and farm owner, five minutes after the boys were refused permission to go for a swim, found the bodies in a pool about 20 yards away. It is assumed that they slipped into 12ft. of water when trving to cross on a fallen tree. —(P.A.)

Arrests at Blenheim Two men and one woman were arrested to-day following a series of thefts in Blenheim over the week-end. The thieves broke into the premises of the Park Davis Trading Company early on Saturday.afternoo.n and, discovering the key/; of proceeded to rob the safe of £l6. Later they broke into the nearby premises of Wright’s produce store and cut away the rear portion of a' safe, from which they, removed £B6. Late on Saturday the store of J. B. Nightingale, Springlands, was also entered, though possibly not by the same persons, and a small sum of money was removed.—(P,A,)

Picnic Trains on Sunday. A meeting of the Enginedrivers’, Firemen’s, and Cleaners’ Association yesterday carried the following resolution:—“That the Dunedin branch of the Enginedrivers’, Firemen’s, and Cleaners’ Association emphatically protests against the running of picnic trains on Sundays. Long and arduous hours are still being worked by locomotive men after six years of staff shortage. The amount of Sunday work for the transport of stock and perishable goods is already heavy, and we therefore strongly assert that all Sunday trains for picnics or pleasure trips be entirely banned.”— (P.A.) Unlicensed Radios. Failure to renew their radio receiving licenses at the end of September last resulted in six Greymouth and district residents being charged before Mr. A. A. McLachlan, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court at Greymouth to-day with operating unlicensed sets. None of the defendants appeared. The circumstances of the offences were outlined by the radio inspector, Mr. A. Sumner. Ada Ellen Burley, Mary Conroy, William Kinsella, Herbert Leach, and William Thomas Newsome were each fined 5/-, with 10/- costs. Alexander Mosley, who had been warned for a similar offence in May, 1940, was fined 10/-, with 10/- costs.

Warden’s Court Applications. In the Warden’s Court at Greymouth to-day, Mr. A. A. McLachlan dealt with the following applications: —James Jackson, John Rutherrord, Walter Barber, and Robert Graham, coal, prospecting licence over 18 acres in block 10, Arnold 6.u. —rtecommended subject to the payment of a deposit of £2O. Peter xnompso'n, surrender of a residence site, No. 7502, at Blackball.—Accepted as from January 31, 1947.‘Charles Ewart Lawrence Thompson, extended alluvial claim licence, in section 2, Hohonu S.D., five acres. —Granted for 42 years. Mary Twomey and John McSherry ,as executors of the estate of Mary Fraher, deceased, surrender of residence site No. 28/25 at Karoro. —Accepted as from January 29, 1942.

The flower show of the year, the St. Patrick’s Horticultural Society’s summer show, Columba Hall, next Thursday and Friday.—Advt.

Step into the New Year in Fashions from Whites. Be smartly, becomingly attired in styles that are as modern as this youthful 1947. Whites Corner, Your Fashion Centre.—Advt.

Ladies’ floral smocks, with short sleeves, revers and buttoned.to hem. Sizes SSW, SW, O.W. 25/-.—C. Smith’s. —Advt.

Ladies’ grey skin gloves, wellknown English make; all sizes 27/6. Also fawn shade, hand-stitched 25/r. —C. Smith’s. —Acivt.