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EMPIRE NEWS

EMIGRATION TO NEW

ZEALAND

AUCKLAND..

It is considered cely that there tin- will be a continuous influx of

illed workers into New Zealand in the next three years.

This prophecy is inspired by plann for

the extensive public works, adoption of the 40-hour week, and the lifting uf U10 Immigration restrictions against Brilony.

Auckland la preparing a flying- boat haven, which will involve un Oxpenditure of £400,000 on a break- water scheme, In anticipation of the start of the British and American air services,

9 Per Cent. Vated~A record was lablished in New Zealand's recent General Elections when 02.85 per cent, of the electors can valid voles. voted. Or 905,100 electors, 924,083 vaild votes numbering £17,000.

Trade Beeline,--New Zealand's nycras trade figures for September how that exports amounted to £3,- £3,002,000 184,000, compared with

for the corresponding month lust Fear, Imports amounted to £4,821,- 000, against 26,103.000 last year. AUSTRALIA

SENATOR RESIGNS

CANBERRA.

On the adjournment of the Com- monwealth Senale recenlly, Mr, A.

J. McLachlan, Postmaster-General since 1934, announced his resignation from the Cabinet,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9,

1938.

ONE OF THE TWO NEW 10,000 TON LINERS now under construction at the Talkoo Dockyard for the Glen Line. The first of these ships. Is scheduled for launching in February, and the second in July.

TI Privy Council, will be !!!

He explained that as he was chair-elsänguished party from Holland. man of directors of the Hume Pipe Company, which had obtained Post INDIA

Ofice contracts, he felt his only course was to resign, in view of the suggestion underlying a question In House of the notes paper of the Representatives that in some obscure way he influenced the department in the matter of contracta.

Mr. McLachlan, who has been 4 Senator for 12 years, led the Australi- an delegation to Geneva in 1920 and

the vigned

Kellogg Pact 13.! plenipotentiary for Australia. fle

06,

the

Labour Селяаго Rejected-A Labour motion of censure on Government over to alleged lack of adequate defence polley was defeated in the House of Representatives to- day by 41 votes to 20.

Premier.

the

COMING EXHIBITION

CALCUTTA.

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MAN OF 63 "MANIAC" AFTER ANÆSTHETIC

NEW G.O.C. ARRIVES

A great All-India Exhibition is be- ing organised by a commlitee, under the chairmanship of Sir. Mohammed Yumin Khan, to be held in Delhi from Feb. 25 to April 16. It will re- present Indlan life and industry.

The various sections will be housed Military Leaders Meet On

Holt's Wharf

Australia, Is, resigning on Saturday from these offices to seek nomination SOUTH RHODESIA,—

Put Dentist To

Bed For Four Days,

Bit Through Chain

in pavillons of modern design ex- uressive of the general keynote of progress which the exhibition aims Two military leaders met at Holt's to promote.

Wharf yesterday, when Major-Gen- eral A. W. Bartholomew, General Sugar Cane Shortage.—A serious Officer Commanding the British chortage of sugar cane in India is Troops in Chins, greeted his succes- authoritatively predicted by a Gove, sor, Brigadler-General A. E. Grasett, A Premier to Rosign-Mr. R. Lernment expert who has flown over who arrived by the Bluc Funnel

"Demoniacal" reactions to anaesthetics of a 63-year- Butler,

Treasurer and the areas devastated by the recent

South

steamer

accompanied by Arnens, Minister of Immigration of

floods.

Mrs. Grasett.

old man of "pleasant and cheerful disposition" are The new G.O.C., In addition Major-General Bartholomew, was described in the "Lancet.” met by Colonel N, M. S. Irwin, G.S.O.1, Brigadier J. T. W. Reove. Here are some of the things he did when "coming to” Infantry

Brigade Commander, and from minor operations for fractures and teeth extraction: Captain F. J. Howorth,

A.D.C. to Major-General Bulawayo.

Bartholomew. Bri- Great Britain is Southern gadier-General Grasett's A.D.C., Mr. Rhodesia's best customer, Lust year R. E, T. St. John, was also present, anore than half of Southern Rhod-sta's having arrived several weeks ago. total exports were to the United Kingdom, according to oilcial statistics

for the Wakefield sent in the Federat House of Representatives, in success- Inn to the late Mr. C. A. S. Hawker. Mr. Butler will be succeeded by Mr. Playford, Commiraloner of Crown Lands, Minister of Repatriation and Minister of Irrigation. SOUTH AFRICA

#

GOODWILL FLIGHT

CAPETOWN. A KL.M. nir-liner will make good-will fight from Holland to

Africa South

shortly for the Voortrekker celebrations.

F Jongheer Dr. Blokland, Vice-President

Becloerts

of

TRADE WITH GREAT BRITAIN

ما

First operation: Put feet through, window of surgery.

Second: No operation performed, patient on floor of surgery.

issu.d by the Rhodesian Governmin, kong for England by the P. and O. of anaesthetist, who declined to ad-

Nearly half the colony's total im. ports came from Britain.

liner

Major-General Bartholomew and Mes. Bartholomew will leave Hong-

Third: Dit through watch-chain

noon Canton at

to-morrow. minister a second "dose." Accompanied by his staff, Major-1 General Bartholomew is expected to Fourth: Broke hurness made to The total import for

was reach Queen's Pler at 10.30 am, told him on operating table.

A valued at €3,564 685 and exports aboard a nuneh for the Canton. Van £11,978,984.

the guard of honour Gold

of ahowed

the Kumaon the highest export Agures.

Rifles will be on the pier.

1037

Fith: Dentist condned 13 bed for four days to recover from injuries.

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"YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED" Such a story must have a scquel. This is it:

In case of accident the patient has promised to carry with him a history of his behavicur under all kinds of nanesthetics, including Ical anaesthetics "which, on the Occasions of their administration, have proved nearly fatal."

Dr. J. L. 0. Tilley, who tells the story, adds his personal experience) of the "borrowed powers" of this patient.

Before operating Dr. Tilley, who had been forewarned, engaged four strong male nurses,

"I operated at 0 am. at the nurs ing-home, in which the patient had slept the previous night to ensure physical and mental rest," he says. "The operation lasted 4-5 minutes.

At 9.30 .m. saw the patient lying in laed in 1 thoroughly satis- factory condition.

"At 9 a.m. he started throwing himself about, and gradually became more and more violent. He struggled and fought with the four male nurses, and attempted to bite anyone or anything, nt the same me mak- ing incoherent noises,

TIED TO THE DED

"The only possible way to keep hm on the bed was to pass folded sheets over his chest and thighs and round the bed rails...

And four and a quarter hours later he suddenly asked for a chop.

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