99 WARSHIPS

Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21370, 14 March 1941, Page 6

99 WARSHIPS

TRANSFER TO BRITAIN HELP FOR BRITAIN PLANS FOR THIS YEAR (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received March 14, 3.15 p.m.) WASHINGTON, March 13 It is authoritatively stated that the United States plan to transfer 99 warships to Britain during 1941, including:— 17 Over-age destroyers. 18 Mosquito torpedo-boats. 55 Submarine chasing patrol boats. Nine over-age submarines. It to understood the transfers will be timed so that only a short period will elapse before each ship is replaced by vessels at present under construction. The mosquito and patrol vessels will be transferred first, teince they can be replaced soonest. MODERN SURGERY ELIMINATING DEFORMITIES PROSPECTS OF RECOVERY (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) NEW YORK, March 12 At the South-Eastern Surgical Congress today Dr. Walter Stuck and Dr. Charles Venable stated that by the use of modern techniques there was little reason for persons to emerge from hospital with a bad limp or inability to use a hand or arm normally. Modem surgery offered almost complete elimination of deformities resulting from broken bones. Forecasting new methods in military surgery in dealing with compound fractures, as well as in accidents in civil life, they declared that by the use of the new metal vitallium for splinting and nailing bones together, and by sprinkling open compound wounds with sulfanilamide, complete recovery had been attained in 90 per cent of the cases treated.