NEW ZEALAND EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8932, 26 June 1905, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

[press association.]

BLENHEIM, June 25.

During tlie eight weeks of the New Zealand egg-laying competition 1061 eggs were .laid, as against 819 for tine previous week. This advance brings the average per pen up td_lo 3-sth» eggs.' H. Leger's White Leghorns (Levin) maintains the lead with 27 for the last week, and an aggregate of 195. Brooks, of South Australia, second, 29 and 188 ; H. Creber, Silver Wyandottes (Westport), with 15 for the week, and Jonathan Hodson's White Leghorn (BlenIveini), with" 24 for tlie week, <arc in the third place, with aoi aggregate .of 157cach.

DANGERS OF X-RAYS-

MR WRIGHT'S HAND AMPUTATED.-

[PRESS ASBOCIATXOK.J THAMES, June 26.

Regarding the case of Mr E. G. Wright, •electrical instructor at the Thames School of Mines, who received injuries to his hand while carrying out experiments with the X-rays, amputation was considered necessary and the left hand was removed at the wrist. Mr Wright is going ~Home | for further medical treatment, but would! have been physically unable to make the j voyage without amputation, owing to the ' pain mukiuc such ravages into his constitution. The case is attracting considerable attention amongst the medical profession. ~~