Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 2 September 1948, Page 4

Local & General

Missing Man Returns The 71-year-old Mr. E'dward James Bolton, who had been missing from the Salvation Army Hos-j tel since July 29, returned to Wellington on Tuesday after what he termed a "holiday," the police announced. Since he first went missing extensive police investigation has been carried out. Fatal Fall An electrician who felT from a crane at the outwards gocds -shed at the Auckland Railway Station, 011 to a concrete floor 011 Tuesday, died in the Auckland Hospital. He was George Frederick Ankers, married, aged 34, of Epsom. He fell about 40 feet from the crane and was taken to hospitad suffering from severe head injuries. Good Leg Up! Addressing the orthopaedic section of the B.M.A. Congress at Cambridge, Engi'and, Mr. Grant Waugh, of Sunderland, described; the treatment of arthritis by | injections of laclic acid. "My first j patient was a horse called Mint ! Sprigg," he said. "When I first; saw it, the arnmal could hardly; waik on three legs. After injec- : tions it was entered for point-to- j point races, and won three times-" i i Labelling of Foods Insect infestation of foods ! examined by the Dominion I Laboratory iast year indicates thatl the standard of care in handling goods has deteriorated. A number of food products did not conform to standard regulations and many products were labelle'd in a mlsleading or unsatisfactory manner. Drugs on the market are of reasonably good quality, but in SQiiie instances, it is said, there is considerable room for improvement. Pcnny-A-Week.Maintenance Maintenance at the rate of one penny a week was sought in the Wanganui Supreme Court by a wife for herself and her four children — and granted. Her counsel, who ha'd moved for a decree absolute against the woman's husband, explained to the Chief Justice, Sir Humphrey O'Leary, that the penny a week was merely a token payment to give his client the right to apply again to ■ the Court for maintenance. The "Stranger's" Return A stranger in his own country was how Mr. I. E. Sewell, of Fendalton, f elt during t a. visit to the United States from' which he and his wife have just returned. Mr. Sewell, who came to New Zealand from America 25 years ago, was visiting his home country for the first time in ninq years. "I noticed tremendous changes," he said. "There are high prices and shortages of goods." As an indication of the high prices, Mr. ' Sewell said that he and his- wife spent three weeks on a ranch in Texas which was selling steers for up to £150 each in New Zealand currency. The steers were making £14 and more per 100 lbs., compared with £4 for the best in New Zealand.

Drought in Southland After a period of exceptionally dry weather for this time of the year, h'ouseholders in Southland dependihg on tanks for water suppiy are in need of a good fall of rain. Some of these. tanks, particularly in the Collingwood and Waikiki areas of Invercargill, have been dry for more than two weeks and residents have been carting water for household needs. Riverton and other towns in the province without a water scheme are 'also faced with a shortage. The rainfall *or August was 1.28 ins., compared with the average of 3.25 ins. , Milk Shakes in Schocl ' To enccurage more pupils to talce the daily milk ration, Papanui Technical College intends to provide milk shakes. The board of governors apifl'oved the idea after the principal, Mr. J. B. ,McBride, had explained that many, of the pupils were averse to tak-l ing the free milk supplied. It might be necessary to employi someone for a few hours daily- to prepare and dispense the milk | shakes, for _which a charge of aj penny might be made to covet, expenses, he said, I