PTOMAINE POISONING. .

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IV, Issue 239, 23 September 1914, Page 4

PTOMAINE POISONING. .

DANGER OF STALE SHELL FISH [PER press association.] Hawera, Sept. 23. A ?’> tive named Kau A te Rangi, residing at Keteniare Pa, Normanby, died on Sunday morning as the result of ptomaine poisoning. He had eaten crayfish. At the inquest on Tuesday, Dr. Mac Diarmid stated that ptomaine germs developed very quickly in hot weather, and it was dangerous to partake of shell nsh, unless perfectly fresh. Crayfish and mussels were particularly liable to be affected. He urged the Natives to be very careful. He gave evidence of the cause of death as being ptomaine poisoning. A verdict, in accordance with the medical testimony was returned.

The Hawke’s Bay Children’s Home acknowledge with grateful thanks receipt of £2B 1/10 from Miss S. Dinwiddle, being proceeds from the entertainment given by her and her pupils. The Post ami Telegraph Department mlvises that during interruption of New Caledonian cable, messages may be forwarded to that place through the Brisbane coast station. “Radio Brisbane” is to be included in the address. It is rumoured that a military camp for the training of Maoris is to be established in the town of Palmerston North. We publish the rumour for what it is worth, but if there is any truth in it a strong protest should lie made by the public, particularly in view of Dr. Makgill’s statements respecting typhoid cases amongst the Maoris and the existence of persons among them known as “carriers” of disease. The practice of some local bodie s which has berm followed by the Hamilton Borough Council. <>t transferring loan moneys t<> the credit of the general fund, in order to save interest on overdraft, has now been condemned by the AuditorGeneral. In a letter to the council, that official stated that although the practice was fairly general, the department was determined to compel local bodies to comply strictly with the law, and future breaches would be followed by legal proceedings. The Auditor-General also ordered a refund of £7SI. paid out of the council's streets loan for the purchase of a road roller, as he held the purchase was intended for the “formation. metalling and improvement of the streets,” a term which did not: cover such expenditure.

In an interview at New Plymouth, Air. Nrwton King said that New Zealand had practically captured the butter trade at Vancouver. The people were generally agreed that: New Zealand was a fiiyu' quality butter than the local product. “Our butter has irn.de a wonderful name for itself.” raid Mr. King, “and there is very little doubt, that in future Vancouver will do a very big trade with New Zealand. Beef is very high in America. When we got to Chicago it was selling at 10.1 dollars per 1001 b.. an extraordinary price’ for Chicago, and the general opinion of the meat men was that it would continue to rise. That was before the war. America a few years ago used to export meat, but to-day she is drawing all the supplies she can get from Argentine, and they have also opened up in Australia, and. it is quite on the cards—in fact, it is almost certain--that within a year or two some of the firms will be entering into the New Zealand trade.”