TWO OPERATIONS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19865, 13 June 1927, Page 8

TWO OPERATIONS

SURGERY AT SEA EEMUERA ARRIVES WITH IMMIGRANTS [Per press Association.] AUCKLAND, June 12. The liner Remuera, which arrived from Southampton last night, brought 30 boys coming to New Zealand under the Church of England Settlement Scheme, in charge of the Rev. F. Harty of Frankton Junction. Owing to the operation of the winter restrictions on immigration, there were only 79 general immigrants. Of the total of 109 boys and general immigrants, 54 arc for Auckland, 21 for Wellington, 11 for New Plymouth, six for Greymouth, five for Lyttelton and Timaru, four for I’uiiedin, two for Bluff and c-ne for Gisborne. At Bishopscourt this afternoon, eleven of the boys were confirmed by Archibshop Averill, after which the party was entertained at tea. During the voyage one of the boys Reginald Burchell, was operated upon for an internal abscess by Dr. W. J. H. Hislop, of Wellington, who was returning from a holiday abroad, assisted by Dr, D. Watson ship’s surgeon and Nurse K. Shorter, a passenger. An operating theatre and table were improvised in the third class men’s wash-house which was thoroughly sterilised. The ship was run dead slow during the period of the operation, two hours 40 minutes, to eliminate vibration. The patient made a wonderful recovery and when the ship arrived at Auckland was able to sit up in bed. However, his condition was such as to necessitate his removal to hospital for after treatment. The third wireless operator, Geoffrey Hulbert, developed acute appendicitis last Friday and again Dr. Hislop, assisted by Dr. Watson and Nurse L. Aston, operated successfully under the same circumstances, the time occupied being one hour 40 minutes.