Stratford News

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 92, 4 September 1912, Page 3

Stratford News

From our Resident Reporter. HOSPITAL BOARD. MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Stratford Hospital Board was held yesterday. Present: Messrs. E. Marfell (chairman), <l. McAllister, Sidney Ward, W. llogens. J. Ch.ristoil'el and J. Smith. MEDICAL REPORT. Dr. Steven, medical superintendent, re- | ported that during the month there had been 17 patients admitted and lti dis-k-harped, J7 ■remaining in the institution at the end of the month. Eight operations were performed under general anaesthetics. The accommodation for male patients had been severely taxed all the month. NTRSE FOR THE BACKBLOCKS. The Board informally discussed the question of appointing a district nurse, at Whangamomona, and the suggestion that the fund raised by the settlers should be supplemented by the Board. The Board was hampered ii' its treatment of the matter by the absence of Mr. A. Meredith, the Whangamomona sentative on the board. The matter cropped up upon the reading of a letter from, the city health officer, marked "confidential." The chairman said 'he had had a conversation with Mr. Jos. who had been actively associated with the movement for securing a medical man for Whangamomona. Mr. McCluggage was stromrly of opinion that a nurse should be secured as soon; as possible. i

In answer to Mr. Ward, Mr. Marfell said the salary of a nurse would be £3 a week.

Thereupon ilr. Ward moved "that if the settlers of Whangamomona district will contribute £25 the Board will appoint a nurse for that district for one year, the arrangements to be in the liands >of a committee appointed, by the Whangamomona settlers; this motion being conditional on tlve grant of £7O being received from the Government." Mr. Smith, who seconded pro forma, said he was in favor of getting a guarantee from the settlers. He wanted to know what extent the settlers were prepared to help themselves. Cr. Ward, replying at the conclusion of the discussion, said it was a good proposition for the Board. Very manv of the cases Which came in from that district were serious cases, pneumonia and so forth, which would probably never have come to the hospital liad' there been a qualified nurse to attend to the ailment in the early stages. Again, any payment would be justified by the saving of hum fin life, and this would be the result of the institution of the system. The t'?s was increased to £4O, and the motion carried. Copies will be sentj to the Whansramomona County Council, and to Mr. Mc('luggage. RECIPROCITY AMONG BOARDS

ihe Ota go Hospital Board forwarded a ooisv of its resolution: ''That the principle of a reciprocal agreement being en-l.-rrd into with other hospital and chariiaMc aid boards be approved, and that .lie boards enter into an agreement not to charge rao-h other on account of indigent hospital patients from each other's districts, except in cases of patients sent there by the boards themselves. but each board wil! -render any other board all assistance in endeavoring to collect accounts from relatives, if possible." The board was asked to endorse these views. The chairman: I don't know how that would suit the New Plymouth Board It would suit us all right, Mr. McAllister: That resolution might have emanated from this Board. It ex presses our views exactly. On the motion of Mr.' McAllister, the Board agreed to support the principle RESPONSIBILITY FOR DESTITUTES ( The Hawera Hospital Board wrote that some doubts existed as to who was responsible for the burial of a destitute person who had not died of any infectious disease, and not a charitable aid e.ve. Some correspondence had taken place between the Board and the Health department. An opinion obtained locally was to the effect that the Hospital I oard became the local authority under c.au*e 5 of the Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, 1910, but the Hawera Board disagreed with this. As this was a question which affected the whole of the hospitals, the Board proposed to oblegnl •°l jinion - Would Stratford iom in? It wa, decided that as the matter affected all hospital boards in the Dominion. this was a matter that should come ljofore the Hospitals Conference OEXERAL. „ ■ wrotc tllat Brake unable to resume <lutv. She' suggested that an extra certificate*] ""rse be added to the staff.- W tended" ° f absonee was further ex-. The res'gna I ion of Miss Smith, probationer. was accepted. 1 Dr. Valintine. Chief Health Officer, in a. K .nv,«.do.ng receipt of the Board's reZ " tlie necessity for the co r kory detention of defective -nrls a i uomen wrote that this matter "vas SWET COnSiden,ti °»

THAT PADDOCK A SMART REJOINDER. letter, with , a s }'. n Z ln ] ' s tail, caused a rinplo 0 f t a t 7 t!' C f!a " ,litul n ° artl mcotine > . --tnd.n. Tt was trom Mr. F. ? i> ol)P secretary of the Department of A& t e 87;,-i n rP - P ? ,R t0 tbe P"*c*Cal o,"i ; a P addHek in tl,p in* Ji'hin iff r° lnff USwl as a hoM ~ p.iddock for diseased stock. IJ ( > wrote as follows: "I have the honor. Indirection "f. Hie Hon. Minister of Wiciilfinc. (o inform yon that tlie Dcinrt menf s ollVrrs have definite instructions t at any eatt e which are in a conditio,, V io constitute a source of danger to othei stock, or 1.0 poop/.., if driven'alonp • pi. .lie road, .are to be destroyed on the lWnrfr, t' 8 , V " YS thn C,P ' sirf ' of file Department fo carry out its inspee- .<>" in su ; -h a manner a* will not endaiUr public health, or constitute a ,a,i----;"«<-e to the public .health. If there "re. your Hoard will he g „od enough to • ,n what manner it believes infeci"n mav „e conveyed to the peo„l, ]j v . " dwelli adjacent to tiiis Depai;!:"." 1 ~ paddock at Stratford, the v.ll be further investigated." i„, ■ n r ""as too much of a f '"' "'«• ."embers, who s,id they will'' i:'* n- mattor ' !l0w 'ever. b ' "l f J O , f o "'?' U> ,lr °P- the ■' . <-oii<'cniwl will J ' :lHs "ff l "' l"-"" S lit under their STRAY PARAGRAPHS "V The amount, distribut- ,, a.rl by the Stratford , "' ; 7' (l . Wi \ s larjrer this "'"'■-' i' ♦ fit l;icsc winter. ! Til,. ~„v,:ify is wearinjr off. The stateT " f f :, "'' o »nt« presented by the secrel,!;';, fJ ,R hospital B„ an j yesterday werc <li - ' vo,l '" tilr .v contributions " . : , ":V ;,sln ß. only (is having been re- " II i,s £7l .V-Vv., * !", period last y ear . The v.. t l,| '. e is b^ ' . . ' t' increasing number of • -r reatment. the wards bavin* k,',. ;' ■ ;'w the Boaril wi » . w ui( necessity for makhi" n "A* <!, • r r ' T, V ] h j: to assist ! 1 Saturday-' in the sunt-

mer months. What about ;i hospital ball ? Recently an officer of the Health Department took samples of milk from the carts of three Stratford milk vendors. These were analysed by the Dominion analyst. All were 'found to comply with the standard in force "under the Act." And this in spite of the very heavy rainfall just at that time.' Late yesterday afternoon I was 1 informed that Mr. G. A. Kindherg, who was admitted to the hospital a little! over a week ago, suffering from appendicitis, to 3 in a very critical state. I The -death is reported from Hastings I of Mr. H. Brown, at one time managed'; in Stratford of the Wanganui Fruit I Company, and later in business on his own account. The trophy presented by the New Zealand Jersey Breeders' Association for competition at the Stratford A. and P.! Show next November must he a vorv fine one. for it is of solid silver, valued) at 17 guineas. It should make mouths j water somewhere? j A suggestion has been made that Mr Will Diamond's fine renroduction of Mr I Ha mer Arrlen's water-color paintinsr oi j the old liell Block blockhouse should be exhibited in New Plymouth, preferably at the next Winter Show. 1 spoke to Mr. Diamond about it yesterday, and he said that if, as .suggested, the picture' would be of interest to the old settlers of North Taranaki, he would be only too_ glad to lend it to the Agricultural Society for exhibition. The suggestion is a good one. Ic is said that the Selig Company, well known to picture patrons, intend taking a series of pictures commemorative of the Maori War. This will entail the erection of Maori villages, redoubts and so on. Films will be .ecu red on the old battlegrounds of Taranaki and the W-aikato. Some Stratford ladies who were in a hurry for some printed visiting cards yesterday came to the News jobbing office in Broadway, and watched with in-J terest the whole printing process. The Stratford machinery is Tight np to date, and woTk goes out promptly. A horse tried liifi 'prentice hand at croquet or tennis the other night, and used the hospital lawn as a. pritftiee ground. It played havoc, of course. The owner is to be told that in case of future trespass the Board will proceed against him for damages. A general authority has also been given to the gardener to impound any stock straying on to the property. * t ! The Stratford Hospital Board sccre-j tary wrote to the Prime Minister, urging that medical officers should be. appointed by the Government in isolated places' where large numbers of men were employed -on public works. The Hon. Mr. Massey has replied to the effect that the representations are noted, and that he will he pleaserd to submit the suggestion to his colleague, the Hon. Minister, of Public Health. Governments may; come and go, but apparently this stereo- f typed reply goes on fo r <n'er. I A big drop in pricesvot groceries is i good news for the householder. Messrs. 1 J. Masters and Son have- some specially low quotations for general lines of gro- l ceries in their space in this issue. The j cost of living will be less of a staggerer i to consumers of their goods. j

BERNARD'S PICTURES One of the most stirring pieces ever recited in "S'hamus O'Brien," and it tells the old, old story of down-trodden Ireland, the crushing of her people, the revolt of the best; of her gallant lads, their daring, and their love of country. Patriots all, aided by loyal friends, denounced and spied upon by informers—tliey were prosecuted and driven from their country to la.nd,s more tolerant, there to assist in moulding the destinies of the new nation. "Shamus O'Brien" is a story that stands.out by itself. It is brimful of pathos and soul-stirring incident, and culminates happily, at the vorv moment, when blackness seems to have closed over the bright young life of the 'hero. The scene where lie declares] his innocence, in the words, "Though ]j stood by my grave to receive my deathblow. before God and the world, I answer you 'No,'" is a fine piece of declamatory art, faithfully told bv the cinematograph. The production, 'is essentially Trish. The pictures were taken on Irish soil, and the actors and actresses in the leading roles were Irish, who were thus able to throw heart and soul into the work. The producer was an Irishman, and it is Irish through and through, a story fox the Irish, for' the British, for the colonial, for everybody This great film _i s 3000 feet in l'en<niij and every foot is packed full of daring, sensational, and pathetic episodes. The film will be produced on Thursday evening at His Majesty's Theatre, and is deserving of a crowded house. The pl'o gramme contains numerous other fine films, scenic, comic, 'dramatic and topical. lint "The bravest and hanliest. . of them all. . . Shnmus O'Brion, from the town of Glinfnll."

"TrREADXOUOTfT" TEA. The "Dreadnought" is making a special offer. Mr; E. A. Draker, the present enterprising "Dreadnought" proprietor. has had the "Dreadnought Tea" specially blended and packed for him It i* a full-flavored tea, of exquisite aroma, and it i* fair to look upon when it rriveth its color in the cup." A choice blend of the finest erops from the hills of sunny Ceylon, it is second to none m the qualities that go to make a good tea; yet it sells- at k Sd per lb. C.ood .nidges say that there is no better tea on the market, and the' increasing sales of it in the Stratford district provj the faet. A special offer is being nmdo Ti ' e win(ln «' of the '•Dreadnought is a tea window. In a wellai ranged setting of the maroon and gold packages, and 51b tins, is a Morris annclum- splendidly made Jln d upholstered and this js to be given to the person buying the most "Dreadnought" tea from now till December 1. It i s a big induce-