GENERAL NEWS Treatment Of “Blue Baby" Disease

Greymouth Evening Star, 26 September 1947, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS Treatment Of “Blue Baby" Disease

The question of sending a New Zealand surgeon to the John Hopkins Hospital in the United States for instruction in operations for pulmonary stenosis (“blue baby” disease) was discussed at last night’s meeting of the Wellington Hospital Board. It was decided to advice the Hutt Rotary Club, which"’ had recommended to the board that a Wellington man be sent, that the matter was a national one, not local. The board is to advise the club that its approach should be to the Dominion section of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons with a request that the college select a New Zealand surgeon to proceed to the United States. — (P.A.)

Visit To Westport About 30 members of the Cobden Caledonian Society will travel to Westport this evening to make their annual visit to the Buller Society. An Ingleside will be held in Westport tomorrow.

Overseas Mails A surface mail for the United Kingdom, Eire and Europe (except the Balkan States and Italy) will close at the Chief Post Office, Greymouth, at noon tomorrow and at 5.30 p.m. on October 18. A parcel mail will also close at noon on October 11.

Harbourmaster Resigns The harbour-master at Hokitika, Mr G. Howe, tendered his resignation at this week’s meeting of the Harbour Board, expressing dissatisfaction with the conditions and remuneration. The resignation was accepted, it being indicated that the board would have to make other arrangements if the motor-vessel Gael was to continue using the port.

Party Affiliations An amendment to the Local Lections and Polls Act to allow political party affiliations to be shown aLer the candidates’ names on ballot papers for the forthcoming local body elections was sought by Mr P. G. Connolly (Government, Dunedin Central) in the House of Representatives yesterday afternoon, when he gave notice of a question on the point to the Minister of Internal Affairs (Mr W. E. Parry).—(P.A.).-

Ashburton and Liquor Licences A “legal accident” had caused the situation in Ashburton, where licences could not be obtained although it was a “wet” district, said the Attorney-General (Mr H. G . R. Mason) when the House of Representatives discussed the report of the Royal Commission on licensing yesterday, Mr Mason said the Legislature had a responsibility, to 6 remedy the position or at least to give the people of the district an opportunity of taking a local poll on the issues affecting them. Mr R. G. Gerard (Opposition, Ashburton) appealed, to the Minister to remedy the situation in Ashburton as soon as possible.— (P.A.)

War History Major-General H. K. Kippenberger hopes to publish the first six parts of the New Zealand war history early next year. Already the planning and assembly of most of the documents have been carried out, and ahead remains the formidable task of assembling the facts for publication. Of great value to the research team ot 15 historians on his staff, he said was the discovery recently of Rommel’s reports on some of the most important battles in the Middle East. Sufficient documentary evidence had been collected, to enable a comprehensive history of the Italian campaign to be proceeded with already.—(P.A.) Milk Prices

The prices for milk and cream in the Grey district, have not been altered by the Price Tribunal, as a Greymouth report earlier this week indicated. The tribunal has actually authorised the continued retention of the prices already in existence in this district, namely 31-d and 7d per pint and quart respectively, and 7d for 4ozs of cream sold to commercial users or domestic consumers. Slight seasonal alterations, the main one being a reduction to 3d per pint in the price of milk, have been authorised for all other districts in New Zealand, with the exception of Grey, Blenheim and Lyttelton. The higher price in Greymouth is, it is understood, due to the higher average production cost.

Bulky Petition To Parliament . A hand-trolley was necessary to take a petition into the House of Representatives yesterday. The petition which asked that the Waipoua forest should be declared a national park, and that milling and other State Forest work in the area should stop at once, comprised 13 bound inchthick volumes of names, and a cardboard box filled with signed newspaper clippings. Mi- A. J. Murdoch (Opposition, Marsden) presented the petition, and he was almost hidden when the petition was put on his desk. Additional signatures, which brought the total to 47,289, had been obtained, he told the House. There was laughter-.after Mr T. P. Paikea (Government, Northern Maori) presented a similar petition which was signed by three persons. He said he had “quality if not quantity.”—(P.A.)

Rugby And League Match Many arguments may be settled, and probably many more ' will be started, if arrangements for a football match to take place at Hokitika on October 4 are completed. The secretary of the West Coast Rugby League (Mr T. F. McKenzie) announced tod.ay that the league had been pleased to accept a suggestion from the Westland Rugby Sub-Union that a Rugby versus League match should be played at Hokitika in aid of the food-for-Britain campaign. The proposed match will not be a “representative” match but it is intended that the Rugby Union team shall be selected from all Hokitika clubs and .the Hokitika and Greymouth Rugby League clubs will combine to field the opposition team. It is understood that half the game will be played under Union rules arid half under League rules. Intending patrons (ladies and gentlemen) for the Convent Old Girls’ Association’s Card Evening at Harker’s on Tuesday evening are asked to reserve their tables early. Phone 985. —Advt. Fresh Whitebait Suppers now on. Mundy’s Cafe.—Advt. Pay your Brunner rates early and secure the current rebate.—Advt. Super quality Weemco print in a large selection of new and exotic designs. Fast colours guaranteed. Special price 4s yard.—C. Smith’s — Advt.