THE NEW CANCER CURE

Chronicle (Levin), 3 February 1948, Page 5

THE NEW CANCER CURE

(N.Z.P.A.-

— Reuter

Mr. Brau'nd Gets Big Offer From Victoria

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SYDNEY, Feb. 2. Received Mpndgjq 8.15 p.ni. - Coniii'ming "an earher l'epoxp that lie ■ would not now agree to the Government panel of four British Medical Assouiation noruine-es, four doctors ehosen uy himself and thiye laymen, to yxamine the claiflis that he could cure eancer, Mr. J. Braund said today that in view of proposai-s from the^Yictorian Government and a wealthv Melbourne syndicat-e, he did not feel disposed to be judged by doctors who tliemselves had been unable to find any cure for caneer. When klr. E. J. Hallstrom visited Mi'.. Braund at 8 a.m. today to discuss Jetails of the clinic, towards the cost of which Mr. Hallstroin - .had off'ered to donate £20,000, he was told he would have to wait until patients jhad been attended to. % Three hours later Mr. Hallstrom said to Mr. Braund: "Bo you want the ^20,000 or don't you" Mr. Braund replied: "You look after your business and I '11 look after mine. " Mr. Hallstrom afterwards said that he would not withdraw his off'er but that provided Mr. Braund cured three cases of certified cancer he would make him a personal gift of £10,000 and olfer anothe'r £10,000 to any elinic Mr. Braund set up. Air. Braund stated that as'the Yictorian Government had mad-e him an offer to which no strings were attachetl,, he would open the flrst clinic in Alelbourne and take up residence there. A memher of the Alelbourne syndicate said that the clinic would be open vvithin two months and that ' meinbers were propared to- back Air. Braund to tlie extent of £50,000. Tn a statement to the Telegraph Air. Braund said that lie had not vet decided to accept the £20,000 offered by Air. E. J. Hallstrom" because "at pre sent Air. Hallstrom wants to do all the ruling in the clinic. I want the clinic where,! can demonstrate to the world that my treatmeut is real." Financial backing will he offered to Air. Braund by the Arictorian Government for cancer treatnient tests, according to the State • Alinister of Health, Air, Dunstan, who said he would com municrtte with Br. Braund with a view to making a recoiiimendation to the Governnient. . A Alelbourne group headed by Mr. U- y ■ Leonard has offered to open a clinic in the Alelbourne sulnirb of Malvern. Siiiiilar preparations are being- iuade'in Sydney, where a cotuniittee set up by the' New South Wales Govonnuent will commonce iuvestigations without delay.

building and on the third floor of Congreve's building. They appeared to be looking down and not concerned. Tne girls in ( ongreve's building moved out of the room two or three minutes after the brigade arrived. It was about .seven minutes to 10 minutes, at a guess, after the brigade arrived that he flrst saw fl.'ime dfeep_ back in Pratt's builciing close to Goodman's building. The flames were coming through the -roof. . A few minutes afterwards flames spread through tlie wliole building. He had seen no sign of flaiue through the windows before it burst through tlie roof of Pratt's building. ' ' Simultancously with the burstinff of the flames through the roof I heard h yell 'I-Ielp' and saw the girls at the southern windoiys ot the top floor of Goodinan's building with their facGs covered with h^ndkerehiefs," said witness. "The windows were open and smoke was beginning to come through, There were several calls for help People in the street heard them and drew the firemen's attention to them. Two flremen got an exterision ladder on the verandah but it reached no more ? than half wav. Oue flreman went halfv\ ay but it was obvious lie could tio nothing. Two girls appeared at one of the top storev windows in Pratt's building close to Goodinan's building. Tliey elimbed out ancl down to the ledge of the window below them. They stood (here andg people in the street "were yell ing out to them to jump. The girls intended to jump but they were her votis, Some flreman apparently told them not to. The flremen disappeared. I think tliey 5went to get the gi rJ down. I saw the firemen motion them to stav. One made up her niind aftei staving there for a couple of minutes, She jumped. The other hesitated a littic longer and then jumped." • • - AH-. Thomas: If the apparatus had heen there the girls coubl have been saved? -. AVitness:- That is fio. Afr. Thomas: When' you saw the firemen beokoning to t.ho girls not to jump wliat did you .think they were doing? Witness: I presumed they were goingI o get jadders to- get them down. * The Oommission adjourned till tomorrow morning.