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Hokitika Guardian, 24 November 1925, Page 1

A warning against people with goitre dosing themselves with any form a! iodine was issued by I>r Kloaimr Raker Mchaglcn. who said( reports the ‘Poverty Ray Herald") tlml all markid eases, and all those which showed ioxic symptoms should be under the ■are of a doctor. The treatment which had been undertaken in the schools was preventive rather than curative. The doctor said that it was probable that in the near future the Health Department' would issue some definite advice on I be subject of the prevention of goitre. That ilie commercial linns ol Gorniany are prepared to abase their country's national dignity in the dust in their endeavour to extend their business operations is demonstrated by a trade publication, “The Herman Printer," received by the “Hawke s lla\ Tribune.” The cover, which is printed in colour, depicts the knion Jack (Icing mast high above the Kerman flag. To fly one country’s flag above another is regarded in international etiquette as a serious insult to that country whose flag is placed lower, but (remarks the “Tribune”) the German merchants apparently consider that an insult selfadministered may be good for the pocket. An amusing incident of lilt' in a W est Coast mining township in the eighties is .riven bv Mr W. Rogers, the veteran manager of the Anchor Company, in the course of some reminiscenes published in the “Nelson Mail.” While travelling for the company. Mr Rogers spent some clays at KyelK He sa\s. “On the Saturday evening a dance was held in a hall adjoining the hotel. I went to look on. The miners danced in heavy boots, and. the building being on high piles, the consequent noise almost drowned the strains of the voilin. At about 11 p.m. n 1 the ladies put on their wraps and left the hall, and the fiddler struck up a tune to which the men danced for about ten minutes. It was exp allied to me that this plan had been adopted on account of there having previously been aisummits and fights ns to which swain should escort the damsel home and given ten minutes start, the lad it.- who wished could get home without argument.”