DOMINION NEWS

Waikato Independent, Volume XXIII, Issue 3150, 13 December 1923, Page 5

DOMINION NEWS

THE SPAHLINGER TREATMENT SIR DONALD McGAYIN'S VIEWS. EXPENDITURE IN DOMINION JUSTIFIED. (By Telegraph—Press Association) AVELLINGTON, this day. Sir Donald McGavin, who returned to Wellington yesterday from a tour of Europe, discussing the Spahlinger Treatment for consumption, said there was sufficient evidence in favour of the treatment to justify expenditure of a fair sunl in acquiring material for the I treatment to be carried out in the Do- ! minion. It should be made clear, however, that the evidence was not complete in its scientific requirements, i.e.,' accurate records of cases before, during, and after treatment were not available, except in a few cases. There Was written evidence of competent authorities who had visited Spahlinger 's laboratory, including French. British and other medical men. Continuing, Sir Donald said the attitude of medical men towards the treatment had been construed as narrowminded, which was. quite unfair in view of the incomplete state of investigations. If the preparation was only a fraction as valuable as Spahlinger and others claimed it to be, money devoted to its development would be profitably expended. DROWNED WHILE FISHING FATALITY AT NEW PLYMOUTH. f NEW PLYMOUTH, this day. / The mystery surrounding the disappearance of two men, Albert Truman' and his son Charles, who went fishing at the port a week ago, and have not; been seen again, was partially cleared up to-day when the body of Charles was washed ashore near the spot they had fished from. At the inquest a verdict of found drowned, was returned. ""iv" TARANAKI OILFIELDS. AMERICAN GEOLOIST TO REPORT. NEW PLYMOUTH, this day. It is possible further development of the petroleum fields in the vicinity of New Plymouth may take place if the report, to be made by an eminent geologist is encouraging. » Advice has been received that Br Frederick G. Clapp, of New York, will arrive at Auckland by the Niagara, on December 28. and will make a tour of the Taranaki fields. Afterwards he will go to Australia to enquire into the prospects of oil discovery there. AN IMPORTANT FIND N.EW PLYMOUTH, this day. The discovery of petrified hones of prehistoric animals in the bed of the Tangarakau river has aroused considerable interest. Local geologists state that the specimens indicate that they belong to one of the families-of sea' lizards of the Mescozoic, or secondary, period —probably Eelithysoaurus. They state the Government geologist should be informed £or this is.a most important find, nothing of the kind having previously been discovered in New Zealand. Bones found in ptlf'vr.parls of the Dominion have bee,u;r.idcTitifu>d hs belonging to the whale family.