ROUND THE GLOBE

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 4, 13 September 1927, Page 5

ROUND THE GLOBE

GENERAL NEWS ITEMS HERE, THERE, AND EYEEYWHERf Burned 17 Churches* Columbus (Ohio), Aug. 25.—Ray Marsden, a prisoner in a penitentiary here, has signed a statement that he was responsible for burning 17 Roman Catholic churches in Canada, including the shrine of St. Anne at Quebec. 3w m w Floating Fish Factories. London, Aug. 30.—A report on British fisheries issued by the Imperial Economic Committee suggests that “factory ships” should accompany the fishing fleets to treat the* fish immediately after they are ■caught. It is also suggested that such ships might he used in the valuable fishing grounds off Australia and New Zealand, which have so far been only partially worked. * * * Too Busy. Chicago, Aug. 30—Two women each claim to be the wife of Brock, the aviator, who is flying round the world. “We talked to each other over the long-distance ’phone today, but that didn’t get us anywhere,” said Mrs Corinne Brock, of Dayton, Ohio, to-day. She says she married the flyer in October, 1915. Mrs Jennie Brock, of Detroit, married him last year. They would cable him to ascertain which is which, but fear he is rather too busy to reply. 99 « • Ban the Cane. Sydney, Sep. 11.—Replyng to-day to a deputation from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, asking for the abolition of corporal punishment in the State schools, the Minister for Education, Mr Davies, said that at the Gosford Boys’ Home, where were the worst boys in the State, they were ruled by love, and he did not see why the same could not he done for other boys. He thought the request of the deputation could he met, and he promised to do what he could. 99 9 9 Mail Stolen. Sydney, Sep. I.—lt was reported to the postal authorities this morning that registered mail had been taken from bags on the steamer Marsina, which arrived from Rabaul on Monday. Postal detectives and Detective-Sergeant Thompson, and Detective Boswell found that nine registered bags, i containing altogether 227 articles, had been removed from larger bags, in which ordinary letters and packets had been placed. A cable has been sent to Rabaul, asking for a list of the articles stolen and the total value of them. «9 • r Soviet Discipline. London, Aug. 20. —The Daily Mail’s Riga correspondent telegraphs confirmation of the report that a number of English business men at Moscow and Petrograd are unable to leave because the Bolsheviks refuse visas. Their wives are claiming that despite their marriage they are still Soviet subjects. The Warsaw correspondent says that two deserting Soviet staff officers declare that despite its iron discipline, the Soviet Army is in a demoralised condition. Promotion is only even to Communsts, ‘ causing deep dissatisfaction to others, many of whom are siding with the oppositon. Soldiers are flogged for the slightest infringements of regulations.

and the ante-natal clinic is now working, each Wednesday afternoon. One of the aims of such a clinic is educational, and when prospective mothers come to recognise that it is in their own interests to be supervised during pregnancy no doubt the clinic will be well attended. After dealing, with staff move-* ments the Matron (Mrs J. Hu?t) reported: I have equipped the ante-, natal clinic, and in consultation with the Medical Superintendent suggest for the Board.’s approval that Wednesday, 2 to 4 p.m., be antenatal clinic day. To date we have had eight attendances. Dr. Sdgintou, Taugarakau, reported having treated 41 patients during August. One birth occurred, two accideut cases were sent to Hospital, and there was one infectious case. The mouth had been particularly . free as regards general sickness. District Nurse Linklater, Tangarakau, reported having paid 145 visits. District Nurse Myers, Whangamomoua, reported having attended four cases during the month. From August sth to 30th she had been on sick leave, her duties being undertaken by Mrs Wallace.