General News

Greymouth Evening Star, 4 October 1949, Page 4

General News

Notifiable Diseases One death from tuberculosis m Canterbury and one on the West Coast were reported to the Department of Health in Christchurch last week. Notifiable diseases reported, in Canterbury were: scarlet fever, nine cases; tuberculosis, three; and erysipelas, one. There was one case of ophthalmia neonatorum on the West Coast.

Mine Worker Injured A fracture of the left leg was suffered by Maurice Buckley, aged 54, married, of Seven Mile road, Runanga, in an accident on the rope road at the Strongman State mine this morning. The injured man ( who is normally employed on the rope road, was admitted to the Grey Hospital and his condition this afternoon was reported to be satisfactory. Concert Reservations

The demand for reserved seats for the concert to be given at Greymouth next Monday night by the National Symphony Orchestra is not as great, to date, as was expected in some quarters. There was a mild rush for reservations when the box plan was opened yesterday morning, but it quickly tapered off and since then the number of applications for seats has been moderate. Up till noon today, 243 seats had been sold, which is less than one-third of the total accommodation. Export Trade The export trade lost by Auckland manufacturers when the New Zealand pound was revalued last year, has been regained and new export markets have been found by other manufacturers. “It is doubtful, however, whether any manufacturer has yet fully examined the possibilities of developing an export trade,” states the annual report of the Auckland Manufacturers’ Association. “It is short-sighted policy not to develop an export trade, although the present tendency of the Price Control Division to impose penalties on enterprise and efficiency by relating prices in the main to profits earned checks the incentive to develop overseas markets.”—(P.A.). Hospitals’ Rivalry Lack of unified control made, for keen rivalry between city hospitals in Australia said Dr Macky Hercus, of Auckland, who returned to Auckland in the Monowai today. He has been lecturing for a year in Sydney University. This rivalry, he added, promoted high quality teaching in post-graduate medical schools. “Hospitals strive to attract doctors doing post-graduate work,” Dr Hercus stated. “It is part of the tradition of medicine that some time must be spent teaching. Therefore, many leading Australian medical men are doing extensive honorary work and many New Zealanders are doing their post-graduate work in Australia.” — (P.A.).