NAPIER BURIALS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 7 February 1931, Page 9

NAPIER BURIALS

OFFICIAL LIST 59 IN COMMON GRAVE NAPIER, 6th February, The following is the official list of those buried in Napier in a common grave: — Mrs Haynes, Mr Smith, John Davidson, Mr Plank, Mr Bonner, Mrs L. T. Bisson, Mr Kyle, Miss Bennett Basher (schoolboy). John Stevens, Mrs P. Lennihan, Mrs Burrows, Thomas Meek, Derrick Freedman, Mrs C. 11. Bickerstaff, Mrs Blackburne, Elsie Keys, Rose Leverett, Mr Stead, Air McArthur, Mr Rhodes. Air Askewell, Airs 11. Voyce, Mrs Ellison, Alex Watson. L. Goldsmith, Airs Skelton, Martha Etheridge, R. Colin Heath, Miss AlcKie, Alessrs J. AleCarthy, P. J. Pearson, Edward Hansen, John Dwyer, Edward Colton, Arthur Wilson, J. 11. Watson, Alichael Cuddehy, Charles Skinner, James Saunders, Andrew Watson, Daniel Stewart, J. Rae, G. Brown. Private burials: F. AI. Boyd, .Aliss Brown, Nurses E. Williams and Insull, Sister Mitchell. There were ten bodies unidentified.

All able-bodied men have been appealed to for assistance in patrol work and clearing debris. All is quiet and orderly and the organisation is working splendidly. HASTINGS, This Day. Additions to the list of dead are:— Mrs T. H. Culshaw. Miss L. Culshavv. Alissing—Aliss D. Alui'cott, staff of Roach’s. Hastings, R. Williamson. Reported safe —A. L. Ryan, reporter, “Hawkes Bay Tribune.” PROGRESSOF INJURED PALMERSTON NORTH PATIENTS PALAIERSTON N., 6th February. New admissions to hospital of earthquake patients are : James Bickerstaff, 12 Enfield street, Napier, head injuries, serious. Helen Alansfield, appendix trouble. Sister Vergin, Hastings Convent, abdominal complaint, satisfactory. The latest bulletin dealing with the progress and changes of patients’ condition is as follows: —Aliss Annie Anderson, formerly serious, now satisfactory. Nurse Jean Berthwick, formerly no injuries, now scalp wounds and abrasions ; quite satisfactory. Fredrick Bowen, formerly very serious, now serious. William Blewett, formerly very serious, now satisfactory. Airs Emma Berry, formerly serious, now satisfactory. Kenneth Brown, formerly no injuries, now fractured leg; serious. Percy Chang, formerly serious, now satisfactory. Aliss Kitty Carroll, formerly serious, now satisfactory. Patrick Devine, formerly very serious, now serious.

Neville Drake, formerly serious, now satisfactory. Airs J. Etheridge, formerly .very serious, now serious. Aliss Alavis Faulkner, formerly very serious now serious.

William Fulton, fractured pelvis, formerly serious, now fair. James Fitzpatrick, formerly serious, now satisfactory. Airs Ilia Henderson, formerly serious, now dangerously ill. Lewis L. Kell, formerly very serious, now dangerously ill. George AlcKenzie, formerly no injuries now heart condition; serious.

Archibald McGregor, formerly no injuries, now broken ribs. Stanley Newlands, formerly no injuries, now injured foot, operation todav ; serious. Richard O’Sullivan,, additional injuries knee and foot, satisfactory.

Jack Ryan, formerly no injuries, now crushed ribs, satisfactory. Airs Alice Solmonsen, formerly no injuries, now head injuries. Campbell D. Smith, compound fracture of lower leg, serious. Mrs Nellie Truman, formerly serious, now satisfactory. Edward Whiten, formerly no injuries, now crushed ribs.

ENQUIRIES FOR MRS NORMAN ELDER LONDON, sth February. Among scores of inquirers concerning the New Zealand earthquake was a member of the House of Commons, Major Graham Pole, who is anxiously awaiting news of his youngest- daughter. Mrs Norman Elder, living in Hawkes Bay, three miles from Hastings. HOSPITAL CONFERENCE POSTPONED TILL NEXT YEAR (By Telegraph—Press Association) WELLINGTON, Ctli February. Air Wm. Wallace, president of the Hospital Boards Association, announces that the executive has decided that owing to the national emergency which has arisen on account of the earthquake disaster, which added to the general financial depression, calls for every economy being made and every assistance being given, the biennial conference of hospital boards, which was fixed for 4th March at Tiinaru shall he postponed until next voar.

Included among further messages of sympathy received by the GovernorGeneral were telegrams from the Governor of Southern Rhodesia, and the chairman of Imperial Chemical Industries, London.

A group of doctors at the racecourse hospital at Hastings advise the “Dominion” by telegram that tlie report that operations were carried out without anaesthetics was incorrect. They say idiat every operation, major or minor, had full surgical anaesthesia. The Mayor of Hastings, Mr G. F. Roach, says that a report that business as usual is proceeding at Hastings is incorrect.' Only with a special permit is business allowed. Tlie bulk of the food has been commandeered.