GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 January 1918, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

A MISSING CAPTAIN. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, Last Night. Captftin Charles K. Ward, of the New Zealand Dental Corps, whose disappearance is reported in a London cable mes-* sage, is the third son of the Rev. C. E. Ward, of Christchurch; and brother of Mr. R. B. Ward, Christchurch, solicitor. The first intimation bis relatives had of bis disappearance was conveyed in the press cable message. Captain Ward was the lirst dentist to enlist in New Zealand, and left for Samoa, with the advance guard. Returning to New Zealand,, be was engaged in vamp duty until last Easter, when he left with a Reinforcement draft for England. Since his arrival in the Old Country he has beqp stationed in London. He has four brothers at the front, one of them being Gunner Wilfred Ward, the Christchurch dentist, j Captain Ward, who was practising his i profession in Wellington at the outbreak of war, was married just before leaving Mew Zealand for England. His wife is at present residing in Wellington. WP.ONGLY ENROLLED. Wellington, Last Night; " At the Mngistrate's Coutt, Archibald Gibson Harrick, who bad enrolled as a member of the Second Division while a single man, was fined £lO. THE SOUTHERN MAORI SEAT, Invercargill, Last Night. In response to a delegation, John Top! Patuke, of Bluff and Ruapuke, has consented to nomination for the Southern Maori seat. He is a son of the late King Topi, great chieftain of Ngatahu and Ngatimamoo tribes. He is a welleducated man, of independent means, and / a staunch supporter of the National Gov-, eminent. DIPHTHERIA EPIDEMIC. Invercargill, Last Night. The Southland schools remain closed for another fortnight, with a view to checking the diphtheria epidemic. ■ APPOINTMENT OF TEACHERS. Invercargill, Last Night. The Education Board resolved to strongly protest against the institute's recommendation that the appointment of teachers be taken out of the hands of boards and school committees, and be made by the Department in Wellington. CANCER RESEARCH IN NEW ZEALAND. Wellington, Jan. 24-. The Minister for Public Health, referring to a proposal to establish a New Zealand research scholarship in connection with cancer, said that, without depreciating the possibilities for New- Zealand students, it appeared to him that the establishing of a research in suck a bidden disease as cancer iu it small country like New Zealand was not likely to attain the value which would be secured by the work being done in Britain, where so large a number of men of experience and high scientific attainments were studying the question. In New Zealand efforts had been made to co-ordinato the Public Health service with the British Medical Association, and some time ago a request was made to the association to devote attention to the preparation of material for publication dealing with cancer in New Zealand. The Department undertook that all tissues and other cliiiiv-al material forwarded by medical practitioners would be treated by the Department. Tho Minister said the death-rate from tuberculosis in New Zealand bad fallen from 1(! per 10,000 of the population in 1575 to GJ in 1015, and tbe death-rate from cancer had steadily risen from 2 per 10,000 in 1875 to 8.9 in 1916. DARKENED STREETS IN TAIIMAMT. NUT. t'aumarunui, Jan. 25. A slight explosion in the-borough generating plant caused injuries-to the manager, As the gasometer gradually emptied next day tbe top fell in, and the town has now been in darkness for four nights. Some weeks may. elapse before repairs can be effected. The gas used is generated from benzine. The manager's injuries are not serious.