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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 41, 18 February 1938, Page 6

Hospital Board Inquiry In connection with the Wanganui Hospital Board’s investigation of a complaint regarding lhe non-admls- ■ sion of cases regarded as not urgent, I it is pointed out that the regulations ] governing the Dowers of house stir- ■ geons were not affected by the inquiry and the resultant resolution. Kaitoke Children and Swimming. An endeavour is being made by lhe : Kaitoke School Committee to take ad-] vantage of the Wanganui Swimming Centre's instruction scheme so that | the children may be taugat to swim.! It is possible to arrange for the chil-1 dren to have the use of one of th : ! city baths, probably in the morning, I but the problem of transport is re-1 ported to be one which is concerns ig ' the committee. It is felt that an a,)peal to Kaitoke or district, residen's' who have motor-cars or lorries mig-t result in sufficient transport to bring, in the 30 children who wil.' be taking lessons in swimming. Explosion in Quarry Due to what is presumed to have been a premature explosion of gelignite in Waipuna Quarry, Raetihi, three men, residents of that district’ J. Bristol, 11. Haitana, and J. Roach were taken Io Raetihi Hospital on Tuesday evening. Bristol, who only sustained slight, injury, has resume*, work, while Haitana, suffering from fragments of shelirock in the eyes, and .1. Roach, a badly lacerate.’, hand, are still in hospital. A fourth man also received slight injuries but. did not enter hospital. The men were employed by the Public Works Department taking shellrock from the quarry for metalling six miles of the Waipuna Road, which runs between Raetihi and Pipiriki. This work Is nearing the stage of completion and Hie end of the week would have seen it through. Just how lhe accident occurred is not ascertainable at present, until such times ns the men in hospital are lit to give a statement. As soon as possible after lhe accident they were attended by Dr. Folthan. and removed to hospital.