Waihi Telegraph With which is incorporated THE WAIHI MINER MONDAY, JUNE 23, 1941. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XXXX, Issue 9638, 23 June 1941, Page 2

Waihi Telegraph With which is incorporated THE WAIHI MINER MONDAY, JUNE 23, 1941. LOCAL AND GENERAL

A graphic account of how lie and a party of other New Zealanders, including Thames district men, escaped

from Greece, given by Dr. C S. Hetlicriiigton, formerly superintendent of the Thames hospital, in a letter published on our fourth page.

An amusing incident happened at tile usual Sunday morning practice of the Wailii Federal Band yesterday, it was time to start, and in response to the tapping of the conductor s baton, Bandsman J. Beeston picked up his big brass instrument and started to blow. There seemed to be something wrong. The puzzled bandsman blew and blew until bis cheeks were puffed out. like a small inflated balloon, blit still there was no sign of a musical note coming forth. It was then suggested that maybe the extreme cold had something to do with tlio trouble, and the bandsman held the instrument alongside tlie heater. After a little manipulating with the several valves, a piece of ieo several inches long slipped out, and the trouble was over.

j The Waihi borough represent?.■ \ lives, Messrs J. G. Comes and S. 11. j Brown, attended the first monthly \ meeting of the now Thames Hospital | Board, at which the chairman, Mr P. i TJrcnan, welcomed four new infilli hers. The new members wore shown j over the Thames hospital by the mat- ; roil, who pointed out a little girl who i was horn with lingers of her right hand all joined together. The doctor was performing operations and separating the 'lingers one at a time, and hoped to give the child a complete hand. Only routine business was conducted at (lie meeting, which ended sooner than usual. Most local arrangements are left with the local members, ft was reported that (be Waihi hospital had a full staff of IC. Mi Brenan paid his usual visit last Thursday and went into several matters with the local members. “That the child was suffering from broncho pneumonia, and that the exceptionally cold night had caused it io die" was the opinion of Hr, L. It. Hothcrington given at an inquest he'd about three miles north of'Atlienreo yesterday morning before the coroner, Mr W. M. Wall mitt, touch ing the sudden death of Mano Nelson, aged three months, only child of Mr and Mrs Puli a Witeri Nelson, which occurred about -I am. on Sunday. Sergeant A. Missel appeared for the police. The evidence showed that (lie parents were staying for the night with a friend, Mrs M. Brown, Of Alhenree. The mother of the child said that the baby had developed a slight cough during the afternoon, and that when siie was awakened about 1 a.m. by one of Mrs Brown’s children crying she found her own baby dead. It had been a very cold night. The coroner’s verdict was to the effect that the cause of death was broncho pneumonia. The child was found to he normal and well nourished

[ Next-of-kin of a number of Wailii and district soldiers received advice over the week-end that the men liad been posted missing. No official casualty list bad been published, however, tit the time the “Telegraph” went to press.

At (he annual meeting of the Wailii Bowling Club on Saturday evening, Mr It. Blackwood was elected president for the season 1941-42, replacing Mr S. IT. Thompson, who held the office for one season. Mr W. V. Hill was unanimously re-ao-pointed lion, secretary for his eighth term. A report of the meeting will appear in our next issue.