DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 February 1929, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS.

IN FANT ASPH YXI A'l’EL). BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. WELLINGTON, February 25. “Deaths of this description are fortunately comparatively rare these days, and I do not think 1 have known sucli a case for many years,” said the Coroner, Air T. K. Hunt, S.AL, to-day, after finding that the death of a seven weeks old infant named Agnes Laurie Davis was due to asphyxia. - The baby had I men taken into bed by its mother, Susannah Davis, at 10.15 at night, but instead of replacing the child in its cot as usual after feeding it, the mother fell asleep. At 1.5 ; 'a.m. she woke up, and found the child; dead in her arms. ' CA XUKR. RESEARCH. WELLINGTON, Feb. 27. Definite and authoritative advice in the treatment of cancer in New Zealand was given by Dr Sauipsctp Handley, an eminent English. Specialist, before the Conference attended by the' Alinister of Health, medical officers <a.M.d representatives of ■ the’ British Aledioal Association. The report of the proceedings indicate Handley recommended the establishment of a central institution for treatment!’of patients, and expressed the opinion that travel abroad to all radium'' centres was counsel of perfection. He considered there was sufficient radium in the Dominion to make a start with, and that the most economical.;method was the use of radium tubes. The upshot of the Conference was a. decision to call a preliminary meeting for the formation of a New Zealand branch of the British Empire. Cancer Campaign. v ELSIE WALKER. -INQUIRY. AUCKLAND, Feb. 27. At the police inquiry, after two days in the box, the evidence of Inspector Hollis was concluded this forenoon, and Chief Detective Hammond’s examination started just before luncheon.