PTOMAINE POISONING AT A PICNIC,

Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 35, 11 February 1913, Page 3

PTOMAINE POISONING AT A PICNIC,

CHRISTCHUROH. 10th' February. Enquiries ' made ; to-day ' disclosed- the fact that the majority of those who attended the picnic of Messrs. Weeks, Ltd., at Rangiora, on Saturday, and .suffered from the effects of ptomaine - poisoning, were well enough to resume work as usual this morning, though sotne were rather shaky after their unpleasant experience. A young lady who was left behind at Rangiora returned to town to-day, having recovered from the effects of poisoning. In some cases the effects did not make themselves manifest for some time. One young lady, whilst being escorted on Saturday night, to' her home, a mile -or so beyond Papanui, was taken suddenly ill, and her' escort was under the necessity of ringing, up for a taxicab to convey, her home. /One of the male employees only 'took ill. to-day, and had to go to his home. •< It is understood that enquiries will' be m^ide by the Hospital Board's health inspector into £ho cause of the poisoning. As far as can be ascertained, no blame is attachable to the caterer. The. salad dressing was made on Saturday morning, and it is assumed that the poisoning was due to the , fact that the, salad was put', on to a tin plate', and that deleterious 'chemical action was- thereby set, up. MISCELLANEOUS • , , DUNEDIN, 10th • February. "At a meeting of the Fire Board to-day it was decided to adopt the duplex sys-tem-of street" fire alarms. It is expected that the net cost of. the first installation will be 51800. The system is the invention of Mr. Porter,. who drives the Fire Board's motor engine. • CHRISTCHURCH, 10th February. At a special sitting of " the Rangiora Court to-day, Frederick Wilton Bradshaw was charged that On 6th January, 1912, at Rangiora, he received from A. S. .George the sum of ,£4O 9s lid on term 3 requiring him to account for the same or, pay it to the Canterbury New Zealand Seed Company. Ltd., and that he failed to so account for or pay the same. Accused was further v charged that 'on -10th September, 1912, he so received the sum ot, £29 10s from James Young, and on 24th July. 1912. the sum of £20 from Burt Heal, and had neither paid nor accounted for either sum. ,He was remanded for a week. SKIN DISEASES. Including Eczema, Pimples,' ' Sashes, Boils, Chilblains, Ringworm, Shingles, Ulcers, and Old Sores have their remedy in Rexona,, the Rapid Healer. Price Is 6d and 3s.— Advt. Woods' Great ' Fappsrmiat Cure, for cough* a^d coldi, uev«r f4U, It W.-