GENERALITIES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 392, 2 June 1908, Page 4

GENERALITIES.

A well-known icsident of Gisborne had a somewhat painful experience on Good Friday night. The young man who was suffering from an attack of influenza, was sleeping heavily, and when he awoke about 11 p.m. he discovered that his two artificial teeth attached to a small plate had slipped down his throat. An attempt was made to remove the teeth by coughing but without avail. Dr. Coker was called in, but on his arrival the plate had worked its way further down the young man’s gullet. Dr. Collins arrived on the scene shortly before 1 o’clock and injected a long instrument with a brush on the end of it, down the throat, and in that way was successful in extracting the teeth. The young man was very much exhausted, the teeth having been lodged in his throat about two hours.

What is a worker ? The other day a Wellington medical man and two or three typical manual workers, alter some difficulty, found places on a crowded tramcar. Quoth one of the said labourers to the doctor, calling him by his name : “It seems, presently, Dr —, there won’t be any room on these cars at all for the workers.” “Well,” said the doctor, “ I am a worker as well as you.” “You,” replied the other ; “you never did a day’s work in your life.” Said the doctor: “I have done and am doing every day more trying work and far longer hours than you ever did.” The passengers were amused, and the • ‘ worker ’ ’ was somewhat contused, but the incident shows that, according to some people, there are no workers outside their own class.

A message from Brisbane dated the 20th states that Mr A. H. Baskerville, secretary and organiser of the professional All Blacks, died there of pneumonia. The body will be embalmed, and will be conveyed to New Zealand by the first boat. Palmer and a couple of others will travel by the same steamer. Deceased was a good all-round athlete, and had put up some good performances on the running track. He was also an enthusiastic writer, and just before the professional team left for England a well-written book on Rugby football, from bis pen, was placed on the local market. He was about 28 years of age, and his parents reside in Wellington.