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LUMINOUS fiery toll, believed to be a meteor, was observed by riflemen at the Trentham, Wellington, range on Monday morning travelling at great speed through the air at what appeared to be a few hundred feet above the ground. Mr S. F. McLean, president of the Wellington Rifle Assedation, who was an eye-witness, said the meteor, in spite of brilliant sunshine, was clearly visible. He did not actually see the meteor strike the ground.
prompt action of Miss Peggy Macßougall yesterday prevented the spread of fire at the Te Puke hospital. Miss MacDougall was sitting in a car waiting for a friend when a Maori girl employed at the hospital rushed out calling that the washhouse roof was on fire. Miss MacDougall saw smoke escaping between the tiles on the roof and rushed round and found a hose. She directed a stream of water until her efforts were finally successful, not a great deal of damage being done.
B Y six votes to two the Waitaki Hospital Board yesterday decided to apply to the Local Government Loans Board for authority to raise a loan of £BO,OOO for extensions and the installation of equipment at the Oamaru Public Hospital. It is proposed that half of the £BO,OOO be found by the hospital district and half by the Government. The board has also received petitions circulated throughout North Otago signed by 405 ratepayers, and two other petitions, signed by 56 ratepayers, emphatically protesting against the loan.
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Northern Advocate, 25 January 1939, Page 8
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