NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1069, 7 March 1911, Page 7

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

IBy Telecrapli-I'rcss ABSOciatlbn.l THE STATIONMASTER SAVED HIM. MOUNTING MOVING TUAIN. Taihape, March C. A mac named Twcedalo had a narrow escape through trying to board a moving train on Saturday night. Ho fell between tho carriages., but managed to retain hold of a stanchion. He was dragged some distance ere the train was stopped-by the : stntionmastcr flashing a red light, lhe clothes on the man's back had beon ground through by tho ballast. CONTAGION AND COERCION. Auckland, March C. A conference of the British Medical Association passed a resolution expressing tho opinion that coercive measures dealing witli venereal diseases would result in driving the victims into tho hands of miqualified practitioners aud magnify the evil, but tho association was prepared to recommend compulsory notification ot such diseases by numbers only, provided that no coercive, measures be adopted by tho Health Department, unless m tho opinion of the nractitioner notifying the disease, such measures arc necessary in the interests of public health. The association recommended the adop; tion of a modification of tho Prisoners Detention Act as in force in Isew faoutu Wales. THE LAWYER AND HIS WIFE. New Plymouth, March 0. ' In the Magistrate's Court this niorn--1 ing, Walter Wilkes, solicitor, of Waitara, 1 who was arrested at Ashbnrton some days ago tn a charge of intending to fail to maintain his wife, offered to consent to an order to pay his wife 30s. per-reck for maintenance and to an order of separation. An order was made accordingly, with costs £i 18s. lid. i PONSOMBY FIRE TRAGEDY. ' Auckland, March G. j It is estimated that the theatre matinee , and street collection on Saturday will m- - crease the amount of the credit of the Porteous Ponsonby fire fund by £M.