In a letter to the Mayor of Wanganui, Lieutenant-colonel Cunningham tells how Sergeant L. W. Andrew won the Victoria Cross:
''The battalion was given a difficult and important task to carry out,'' he wrote, ''and did all that was asked of it to the complete satisfaction of the higher commanders. Andrew's company was detailed to tackle the most ticklish part of the business, and he was given command of two sections with instructions to capture a Hun machine gun post that had been previously located. On the way he ran unexpectedly into another machine gun, which he captured, killing some Boches, and the balance ran for it. This little unrehearsed fight rather disorganised his two sections, and he could find only four men to go on to the other post that he had been told to take. He found the post very strongly held, and had to work round to the rear of it, throwing bombs and following them up with a rush. Sergeant Andrew had the satisfaction of capturing the gun, killing four of the crew, and seeing some dozen other Boches running for their lives as his party rushed the post. Both the machine guns were brought in, and will in due course reach Wanganui, I hope. I have put in the usual claim for them.''
Baby Health
At a meeting on baby health yesterday, Dr Williams spoke on the preservation of milk in the home. He remarked that Dr Champtaloup had spoken about the milk supply so far as it concerned people outside the home. The question as relating to inside the home was most important.
With the hot summer months coming on the difficulties of keeping the milk clean and pure were increased, more especially where the milk was intended for infants. He advised mothers not to give their babies humanised milk unless they had to - that was, unless they could not nurse them.
Then give them humanised milk. Milk left uncovered in the pantry was dangerous in hot weather, and, indeed, in any weather. To look after the milk it should be kept cool. Dr Williams showed a small wooden box containing sawdust, inside of which was a milk bottle for infants.
He explained that this was a good method of keeping milk, and that the cover to the bottle should be perforated, and the milk kept in the open air. The doctor further explained that in keeping milk in the house the vessel it was contained in should be placed in cold water, and a piece of muslin placed over the vessel so that its edges touched the water.
Lakes ownership
The ownership of the lakes of New Zealand is a question that has been exciting considerable interest for some time, inasmuch as the right and title to the lakes are claimed by the Maoris. The general question whether the ownership of the lakes lies with the Crown or with the Natives is to be decided by the full bench of the Native Land Court judges at Wellington in January. If the Maoris are adjudged to be the owners of the lakes, the question of apportioning the interests of the various tribes in different lakes will subsequently be decided by Native Land Court judges in the various districts.
- ODT, 2.11.1917.
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