AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23350, 16 November 1937, Page 9

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

BODY FOUND IN SACK GAPING INJURY ON HEAD MELBOURNE, Nov. 15. (Received Nov. 16, at 1 a.m.) What is described as a new sack murder was revealed near Mayborough, 112 miles north-west of Melbourne. The body of an elderly unidentified man tied in a sack weighted with stones was recovered from the local reservoir. There was a gaping injury on the man’s head and his legs were tied in two places. His beret was pulled over his head. The body had been in the water for some time. INFANTILE PARALYSIS TREATMENT IN VICTORIA MELBOURNE, Nov. 15. (Received Nov. 16, at 1.30 a.m.) Defending the treatment by medical practitioners of paralysis, the Victorian British Medical Association to-night wrote to the Premier, Mr A. A. Dunstan, criticising the proposed support of Sister Kenny’s treatment. The letter stated: “ From the unbridled publicity given to what is known as Sister Kenny’s treatment and the natural reluctance of medical practitioners to advertise their methods and the inability of parents to publish their gratitude for successful treatment of their children, it may haye appeared that treatment in Victoria lags behind that of other States and other countries.” It is explained that the 1937 epidemic is less severe in its paralytic effects than the 1931 epidemic. Of 350 cases discharged from hospital, 83 have already completely recovered within three months, and 100 more will be norma! children “The only reports of the Kenny treatment are unfavourable. In any method we adopt we must be assured that it is in the best interests of patients.” SYDNEY WOOL SALES SYDNEY, Nov. 15 (Received Nov. 16, at 1 a.m.) At the wool sales 10,979 bales were offered and 8400 sold, while 674 were disposed of privately. The market was firm for all good wools at the closing rates of last week. Short and faulty descriptions, however, continued irregular, being difficult to sell. Competition came mainly from the Continent and Yorkshire. Greasy merino made to 26d The average price of wool last week was £l6 8s 3d a bale, or 13.3 d, a lb.

CABINET RECONSTRUCTION MR LYONS’S DIFFICULTIES SYDNEY, Nov. 15. (Received Nov. 15, at 1.45 a.m.) The Prime Minister (Mr J. A. Lyons) is finding it difficult to reconstruct the Federal Cabinet, due tc the defeat of two senior Ministers, Sir George Pearce and Sir Archdale Parkhill, and the continued illness of Mr T Paterson, Minister’for the Interior. The position is complicated by the fact that the Country Party is believed to be insisting on larger representation in the Ministry. Mr Lyons intimated tliat he hopes the task will be completed by next week-end.