Greece and Bulgaria stand-off

Athens, October 21: Reports on the Graeco-Bulgarian frontier state that the Bulgarian regulars attacked a Greek outpost at Belles, and killed a sentry and the captain.

Subsequently the Bulgars hoisted the white flag, and explained that the firing was due to a misunderstanding. The Greek Government, however, despite Bulgarian expressions of regret, and an explanation, is determined to throw light on the incident. It has ordered the Greek troops to advance into Bulgaria and occupy the town of Petrich, the headquarters of the Macedonian Bulgarian Committee, with the object of enforcing the Greek demands for satisfaction for violation of Greek territory. The Greek Government sent an ultimatum to the Bulgarian Government in connection with the incident, giving a time limit of 48 hours, demanding an indemnity of 2,000,000 French francs, an expression of regret and the punishment of those responsible. The Prime Minister states that troops for the time being are not entering Bulgaria. 

They will only be stationed along the frontier.

Timber industry struggling

The sawmilling industry is not in a flourishing condition in the Catlins district. Two milling concerns have gone into liquidation; two large mills at Tahakopa have closed down through lack of orders, and several others are finding it very difficult to make ends meet. The cause leading up to this unsatisfactory state of affairs is the high cost of production brought about by excessive royalties charged by the Forestry Department, high wages which have to be paid owing to the hazardous nature 

of the duties required, and the very rough country which has to be worked, which necessitates the erection of costly bridges etc. The sawmiller cannot compete against timber from the Pacific Coast, now being dumped into the Dominion, and the pity of it all is that apart from the fact that many sawmill workers, with wives and families ' depending upon them, are out of employment and in a bad way, enormous sums of money are leaving this country annually to pay for the imported timber. Hundreds of thousands of feet of Oregon and hemlock have been used in the erection of the big Exhibition, when it was once stated that only local timbers would be purchased.

On psychiatric care

The Otago Hospital Board received a report by the medical superintendent dealing with mental patients. The following are the principal portions.

There are several phases of mental medicine in which a general hospital may be considered to have a responsible place:

(1) To share in the activities for the prevention of mental disorder. The out-patient clinic for nervous diseases has been inaugurated and will assist in sharing in such activities. Much, however, remains to be done to place this clinic on a proper footing.

(2) To be prepared to treat emergency cases and afford temporary care until commitment procedure may be consummated. The only rooms available at present are Ward 1 for male patients, and the general ward or special ward attached to the general ward for female cases. In Ward 1 other patients are also treated, therefore rooms are not available for the acutely disturbed.

(3) To provide facilities for longer observation and treatment of certain patients where definite physical conditions have been found indicating the need of vigorous and intensive treatment and probable short duration. 

If any further progress is to be made in the care of mental patients at this Hospital it will be necessary to have the services of an experienced psychiatrist readily available and an experienced nurse in charge of the mental department to afford needed opportunity for the instruction of both medical students and nurses.

— ODT, 23.10.1925