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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 794, 18 April 1910, Page 4

An epidemic of scarlet fever of a mild type, but -very difficult to detect, is at present prevalent in Auckland (says the fleraur), principally among children. In many cases the parents do not rcdoKmse. tho. fever, or else think it so mild that it; is of no consequence.. 1 The result is that the. children arc allowed to go to school, where they infect others. There is not much cause for alarm, but parents and school teachers should be on the look out for siffns of (he fever in the -way of rashes and sore throats, anil take precautions 'accordingly: Though-the fever has only been attacking, its victims in a mild manner, parents must not assume that there is no need for taking precautions, for although one child mav have a mild attack, anothei child to whom it may pass tho fever may be ! in a poor condition of health at the time; and,consequently, have a very severe attack. The epidemic is not confined to Auckland, but is also spread over the country districts. . The engineers in.thelnavy have a very effective way of killing sharks. They seal up a dynamite.cartridge in an'empty can, and put tho can inside a large piece of pork. The pork is thrown overboard on a wire which has been connected with an electric battery. When ' the shark takes tho bait the engineer presses a button, which explodes the cartridge and kills the fisL