NEWS AND NOTES

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2732, 13 May 1924, Page 4

NEWS AND NOTES

Microphone/ so delicate that it will pick up sounds so slight that the human ear cannot distinguish them, such as the voices of tiny insects, is now being perfected in A inerica.

London’s total consumption of water in the 12 months covered by the Metropolitan Water Board’s annual report, issued recently, was more than 55,000,000,000

A most unpleasant surprise awaited a young Paldcrston wife on her return Horn a visit to a picture theatre on Saturday. On entering the house she noticed a strong smell of smoke. Going to the kitchen she looked in front of the fire to where she had placed some washing to dry, but it had disappeared, and in its place was left nothing but cinders. A glance at the mantelpiece showed how fortunate she was that the house had not been burned down in lfor absence. Practically the whole surface of the mantelpiece was burned, some of it fairly deeply, and a portion of the linoleum, probably that upon which the burning garinenls had (alien, was also charred. The occupants Imd allowed the insurance poli<-\ on the furniture to lapse a lew days ago, so stood to incur a (air loss had the fire not fori mm I'cly burned itself out.

A gentleman in .Christchurch has offered to the North Canterbury Hospital Board a donation of <M,000 towards the purchase of half a gramme of radium for use in Christchurch Hospital. Speaking at the meeting of the Hospil.il Board, the chairman (Mr 11. •!. Ollev)>said the amount, with the Government £ for £ subsidy, was sufficient to purchase a half gramme of radium, 'flic onMy condition attached to the offer was that the officer appointed to take charge of the new department should have a certificate of fitness from Dr. E. Barlow, one of flic great specialists in deep therapy, X-ray and radium treatment. Mr Otlcy also reported that the board bad decided to accept the offer, which had been made through‘him, and that the terms of the previous agreement with Dr. P. C. Fenwick has been extended in order to appoint him as full time officer in control of the department in question, provided that he obtained the necessary certificate from Dr. Barlow and that satisfactory financial arrangements could be come to, reports the Press. The matter of arranging terms with Dr Fenwick was left in the hands of those members of the finance committee present at the meeting. Dr Fenwick has accepted the position, subject to the approval of the'Minister of Public Health.