AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 June 1926, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

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X.S.V. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION ACT. SYDNEY, June 21

A deputation from the Accident L nderwriters’ Asociation of N.X.W. waited oil the Minister of Labour and Industry (Mr Baddeley), and asked that the operation of the Workers’ Compensation Act- .should he postponed for a period of three months. The deputation contended that the Act- covered cases not previously dealt with. 'lhe Company required time to work out equitable premiums, so that t:(o heavy burdens would not he placed on the employers. The Minister promised to make a definite announcement on the subject to-day. A deputation of Labour members suggested to Mi- Baddeley that insurance should ho a State monopoly. It stated that it considered the increased premiums charged by the private companies were excessive. The Minister, in reply, said for some time past he had a committee gathering information about the matter. As soou as ho had anything definite he would present it to the caucus.

SOLD TO EASTERN BUYERS. SYDNEY. June 24

The steamer Joan Craig (well-known ill the Now Zealand trade), and the Cario have been sold to Eastern buv-

CANCER. CAMPAIGN. SYDNEY, June 17

Tnterest- in the statement by T)r D. Kelly, an eminent.. Sydney surgeon, that cancer can lie cured has been intensified by tho State Government’s announcement that is about to further the campaign against the dread disease. The statement that there are people well and strong walking aboil': Sydney to-day who were treated for cancer ten or fifteen years ago. seemed too good to he true until one such person, a Government inspector, volunteered the story of his own ease. A lump behind the ear. which had lieen put down merely as munins, was diagnos'd a.s a serious cancerous growth in an advanced stage. That was the diagnosis of two doctors, including the Government Pathologist. Dr Kelly operated. The ear was taken away, and every cancerous cell behind it was rooted out. That was nearly ten years ago. The man in question does not know how much of the internal mechanism of the ear remains, hut it still registers all major sounds, and even ordinary conversation, he is naturally not- worrying.