SURGEON’S CONGRESS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 17 July 1924, Page 8

SURGEON’S CONGRESS.

HONOUR FOR NEW ZEALAND. , olie of most notable assemblages, Known to the medical and surgical professions throughout the world j IS the annual congress of the American College ol burgeons held in New York, it embraces 2000 representatives from United States, Canada and South America and the latest developments smgeiy are discussed. In past vears t has been the practice also, to invite leading surgeons from Great Britain and Europe to be present at the deliberations and take part in them. As a result of the recent visit to Australia and New Zealand of two leading American suregons, Dr. Mayo of the famous Mayo clinic at Rochester’ L.S.A., and Dr Martin, Controller of the American College of Suregons, sur®? A . u stra.lian and New Zealand have been invited to attend tlie next annual congress, to b e held in iNew York on October 27 next. Drs. Mayo and. Martin attended the congress held m New Zealand., recently, and visited the principal hospitals in the Dominion. Ihe effect of their visit has been to make the progress of the profession in New ZialancWbetter known *“ d tl,e

lhe Minister of Health (Sir Maui I omare) was invited to represent New Zealand m an official capacity at the congress, but repled that he regretted Ins inability to |>e present-. The British Med l cal Association m New Zealand is not officially aware whether any of its members are going.—Dominion” A correspondent writes: That ’two members of the New Zealand medical profession, Sir Lindo Ferguson, of Dunedin, and Dr. Carrick Robertson. , ve «**sked to accept an honorary degree from the American College of SZ OnS ;n WhlCh i \ held >y °" I Y about twelve other members of the British medical profession, is indeed a great compliment to the ability of these New; Zealand doctors. Both gentlemen have earned a Dominion reputation for their ability, Sir Lindo Ferguson as an eye and ear specialist and Dr. Robertson as a skilled surgeon. It is related of , Bi ndo that on one occasion w hen a local resident went Home to the, Old Lounty several years ago- and consulted an eye supecialist there that the doctoi, when told that his patient had come from New- Zealand, questioned him as to whether h e journeyed specially ° d i 5 / °V ntr - v to Coll sult him wth regard to Ins eyes. When informed that that was to a, great extent the reason of the' New Zealander’s visit tho medico replied that it was quite uinecessary tor him to have come all that distance when there was such an a I© specialist in his own country like Dr. Ferguson. Dr. Carrick Robertson lias also earned a great reputation in the medical profession, and, as in the case of Sir Lindo Ferguson, patientslrom all parts of the Dominion journey to Auckland to consult him.

M ill the cost of tho emergency motor transport of cream to the factories during the raihvay strike affect the final pay-out on butter-fat for the season?” w'as a, question asked at the Putaruru meeting of suppliers to the JNew' Zealand Co-operative Dairy ComP ail f- "No,” was the reply”; “the strike did not last long enough for that, and in some cases the company' round that tho cartage sof cream l>v motor w'as cheaper than by rail.” As )t has been found impracticable, the Kane-Ilylton scheme for improving the salaries of school teachers in the Dominion is not to lie put into operation This decision is the result of a conference which has been taking place between representatives of tho Education Department Mild the Educational Institute. The reason whv the scheme is not heuig adopted is that it i s too costl,\ and that its incidence would mean benefiting the women teachers at the expense of the men. The Education. .Department, is to prepare a draft ol amendments to the present scale, and this will he considered by the Educational Institute and the various boards. POE ALL THINGS MUSICAL—“THE BRISTOL.”

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This gentleman is not alone in taking Baxter’s Lung Preserver on his travels. It is now the customary tiling for people who have found "the benefit of ‘‘Baxter’s” to take a bottle or two along with them. "Baxter’s” is not an untried preparation, but lias been on the. market for fifty-eight years. It is unrivalled as a specific for coughs, colds, influenza, cliest and bronchial affections. It is also an invaluable tonic, repairing waste tissue and strengthening the system against relapse. 2/(5 buys a generous-sized bottle from eheniist or store; or, better still, get the family size at i/6. —64