RANGIORA POISONING CASE.

Colonist, Volume LV, Issue 13646, 11 February 1913, Page 7

RANGIORA POISONING CASE.

MAJORITY OF SUFFERERS

RECOVER

i.United Fees? Association.]

"\ Christchurch, Fob. 10. Inquiries made- to-day disclosed the fact that tho majority of those who attended tho picnic of Messrs. Weeks, Ltd., at Rangiora on, Saturday, and,suffered from the effects of ptomaine poisoning, were well enough to*r-osume work as usual this morning,, though some were rather shaky after their unpleasant experience. The young lady who was lei't behind at Rangiara, returned to town to-day, having recovered "from tho effects of the poisoning. In some cases the effects did not make themselves manifest for -some! time. One young lady, whilst being, escorted on Saturday night to her home, a mile or ■so beyond Papanui, was taken seriously ill, aiid her escort was under tho necessity of ringing up for a taxi-cab to convey her home. One of the male employees only took ill to-day, and had to go to his home. - • •-.-•. . _ It is understood that inquiries will be mad© by the hospital board's health in-spector-into the cause,, tik the poison-: ing. As far' as 'can. be ascertained no, blame- is attachable, to "the caterer. The salad dressing was mnde on Saturday morning and it is assumed that the i poisoning was due to the fact that the salad was put on to a tin platb"; and that.a. deleterious chemical was "thereby; set up.;-;.'•••'•' •",-.■' .... ; :■; ' ;•■- > X ;';' ..'- "/:\