Mrs E.i'.-D.? Hamilton, of Nelson, has received a postcard from her son, Flight-Lieu tenant Hugh D. Hamilton, of the Royal Flying Corps, from Zerbst, Germany, stating that hb was:; getting on wellr having been m hospital. It will be remembered that somo time. ago Lieutenant? '' Hamilton was; reported missing^ and subsequently was reported as being a prisoner of war m Germany.
Tlie British Local Government- Board enquiry, into the anthrax cases shows that almost all the infected shaving brushes traced were found to have come from one factory. Enquiry showed that the' lviir used^m making these brushes consisted m a great part of Chinese hair, which was found largely infected. The manufactured hair from the same source was found largely infected. The manu•facturer explained v that the hair was invoiced to him as goat's hair. Four "ther cases of anit-ra-x. were traced to brushes made m New York. A consignment of shaving brushes from Japan was found heavily infected with anthrax.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14363, 31 July 1917, Page 3
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