AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 November 1921, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. A DOCTOR EXPELLED. (Received This Day at 9.5 a.m.) SYDNEY, Nov. 21. The Now Smith Wales branch of the British Medical Association lias decided to expel from memhership Doctor ~G. S. Thompson, following on the events arising mil of the case of Mrs Farr. PI.ACFE ENQUIRY. SYDNEY, Nov. 21. Among the resolutions adopted at. the recent Interstate Conference to discuss the plague mitlueak. Has one expressing the opinion that the epidemiological history of plague in Australia pointed to the extreme likelihood of a serious outbreak among human beings in the early months of the ensuing year or years, and recommending the use of dogs, instead of cats, for destroying rats and payment of a bonus to the public as a valuable auxiliary measure, for rat destruction. Oil the evidence available, the conference was unable to speak decisively, as to the value of prophyllactic inoculation with, vaccine. The evidence available lavoitreil its us as an optional measure 'in those specially exposed to inlcctioii. The conference considered curative ser- j mu of sufficient value to lie used in cases of plague. It. was important ii 1 should he * administered in the eaily l stage of the disease, in sufficiently large doses.

(ill. PROSPECTING. SYDNEY, Nov. 21 .joint Palmer. lorineii.v oiuicr ol .Mount Stuart station. Otago, has returned to Sydney alter seven years in tho Northern Territory, whoie lie was investigating oil possibilities. He says the land is distinctly poor for agricultural pui poses. Darwin resembles an industrial cemetery, rathe: than a live outpost of Australian democracy. Palmer secured a thousand square miles prospecting concession I rum the Federal authorities. lie is sailing shortly for New Zealand, for the purpose of forming a company with one hundred thousand to carry out extonsivu boring tests.