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Taranaki Daily News, 3 December 1930, Page 6

Fourteen hours of unremitting worx by St. John Ambulance brigadesmen was required recently to save the life of a Christchurch man. He is alive to-day, for that work was done, and tho men who saved him showed initiative and resource. In a big city works a. big’ateiision electric wire broke and came through the roof. One of the employees went up on top of some machinery to remedy the trouble, and received a severe shock. . Among the employees were seme men of the ambulance brigade, and they quicklv reached the injured man ana immediately began applying artificial iespiration. They worked at this on top of the machinery till the proper apparatus for lowering the patient arin'av then worked on him all the 1 “ * the hospital. More of them helper a a, vith ten men working in relays, a , respiration went on for hours, . end of which time the man recovered. An intimation of the H^a . lth A R, e i?i a dj ment’s intention to enf ° re ® \ n f p oo d 9 the regulations under the Sale of Foods IS properly covofficer of health Dr. Hughes said it had been noted that bread was being delivered from baskets which were not provided with proper coverings. The regulations had been in force for some time, but apparently there was still ? some misunderstanding among bakers assistants. The department intended in all future cases to take proceedings without further noting