Pulmonary Perils

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7240, 21 August 1933, Page 7

Pulmonary Perils

ASTONISHING MORTALITY AMONGST SEAMEN. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, August 18. The Lancet reveals a surprising mystery of tho aea. Out of every thousand seamen 622 die withiu a year of their retirement to shore life. Over half die within three months. The principal causes of deaths are pneumonia and tuberculosis, maintained throughout. Christ’s, having been longer out of the final than Nelson, will, under tho rules of the tourney, play off with AVellington cm Monday. In the second game of a triangular tournament between St. Pat’s (Silverstream), St. Pat’s (City) and St. Bede’s (Christchurch), St. Pat ’3 (City) defeated St. Bede’s by six to three. Maori Match for Tuera Shield TARANAKI BEAT WANGANUI AVANGANUI, Last Night. Taranaki Maoris beat AVanganui Maoris by 22 points to 14, in their annual match for the Tucra Shield. ‘Four tries were scored by McLeod, Rangi Ruru, E. Potaka and Rangiwakia for Taranaki, while Potaka converted ono and kicked two penalties. ■Scanlon, Hartley and J. Taiuru scored tries for AVanganui. Hartley converted one and. kicked a penalty. Wallabies Have Win 1 . EASTERN PROVINCE EEATEN BY 18 TO 3 •Received Sunday, 7 p.m. CAPE TOWN, Aug. 19. At Port Elizabeth the Wallabies defeated Eastern Province by 18 points to 3 beforo a record crowd of 12,000, the ninth, since the commencement of tho tour. Loudeu played magnificently.