In the News

Southland Times, Issue 24356, 10 February 1941, Page 6

In the News

Cleft Palates Treatment for cleft palates and hare lips among New Zealand children in the past has largely been sought in Australia, but from several Australian cases treated in this country during the past 12 months it is evident that . greater advantage is being taken of the skill and facilities in the Dominion. The latest case is that of a 19 months old child brought to New Zealand after four unsuccessful operations in Australia for a cleft palate. The case attracted the attention of a well-to-do Sydney man who undertook to meet the expense of the trip to New Zealand for treatment although the prospects of success did not appear bright. The child arrived two months ago and will shortly return to Sydney completely freed of the handicap. The case is typical of many successfully treated in the Dominion and emphasizes the importance of early treatment in proper hands. —Press Association. Mr Savage’s Memorial A competition to secure designs for a memorial to the late Rt. Hon. M. J. Savage is being promoted by the Department of Internal Affairs. The Government is offering premiums of £l5O, £lOO, and £5O for the designs which are placed first, second and third respectively. The decision is to be made by a committee including a member of the Cabinet, nominated by the I Prime Minister (the Rt. Hon. P. Fraser), ‘ Mr John T. Mair, Government Archi- | tect, and Mr J. W. Mawson, town planning officer attached to the Department of Internal Affairs.—Press Association. Queenstown Excursion About 850 persons travelled to Queenstown yesterday on a special excursion train which left Invercargill; at 7.40 a.m. Although light rain fell until about three o’clock a pleasant day was spent by the excursionists. Insurance Institute I A meeting of the Invercargill sub- : centre of the Insurance Institute of New Zealand was presided over by Mr V. J. Wise, who introduced the speaker for the evening, Mr A. C. Millar, a passenger on the Rangitane when it j was sunk by an enemy raider. Mr ' Millar gave an interesting account of his experiences. { Soldiers And Pineapples “We are camped near hundreds of acres of pineapples, which look very tempting,” says a Wanganui soldier, writing from Fiji. “There are strict orders against entering the pineapple area, but, strange to say, large supplies of the fruit find their way into the tents, and most of the chaps have got tired of it. A large pineapple can be bought for threepence here.”

Lest Property During the last 12 months the Dunedin police have found in the streets, or have had handed to them, a wide assortment of articles that have been lost or mislaid by their owners. Indeed, the number and the variety of the unclaimed articles would suggest a somewhat remarkable aptitude on the part of many people for losing or forgetting their property. The collection contains unclaimed bicycles, various sums of money, and an assortment of handbags, hats, watches, tools, articles of clothing, and jewellery. Persons who have lost property will be given until February 22 to identify and claim their belongings, after which the unclaimed articles will be sold at public auction.