LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS – JANUARY 2017 VICTOR MELDER SRI LANKA LIBRARY 7, Benambra Street, Broadmeadows, Vic 3047, Australia. Telephone + 61 3 9309 4040 E-mail < melder.rjvm1935@bigpond.com > Web Site < www.vmsl-library.com > THOSE WISHING TO DONATE BOOKS & OTHER PUBLICATIONS TO THIS LIBRARY, PLEASE CONTACT ME AT ABOVE ADDRESS, BY EMAIL OR TELEPHONE. Thank You. ACQUISITIONS FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2017 BOOKS 1. Questions of Travel by Michelle De Kretser, 2013 (Donated by Ms Sharlie Pickering, Alderley, Qld) 2. Sunil Santha: The Man Who Invented Sinhala Music for a Modern Age, by Dr Tony Donaldson, 2016 (Donated by the Author, Melbourne, Vic) 3. Living With Wild Elephants, Experiences of a Wildlife Veterinarian in Sri Lanka by Dr Vijitha Perera, 2015 (Donated by Mr W.G.S.Prasanna, Consul General – Sri Lanka in Melbourne) 4. An Asian Prime Minister’s Story – Sir John Kotelawala, 1956 (Autographed by Sir John Kotelawala) (Anonymous Donor ...
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SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS NOVEMER 2016 – Compiled by Victor Melder The touring Sri Lankans beat Zimbabwe by 225 runs to win the first Test, played at Harare Sports Club. Scores:Sri Lanka, 1st Innings – 537 (M.D.K.J.Perera 110, Tharanga 110no, Silva 94, Kaunaratne 56, Gunaratne 54, Cremer 4/142, Mpofu 2/96) Zimbabwe, 1st Innings – 373 (Cremer 102no, Moor 79, Tiripano 46, Mawoyo 45, Lakmal 3/69, Herath 3/97, M.D.K.Perera 2/66, Mendis 1/10)Sri Lanka, 2nd Innings – 247/6 dec (Karunaratne 110, de Silva 64, Mumba 4/50, Waller 1/17, Mpofu 1/42) Zimbabwe, 2nd Innings – 186 (Cremer 43, Williams 40, M.D.K.Perera 3/34, Herath 3/38, Lakmal 2/45, Kumara 2/45) Test debuts: D.A.S.Gunaratne and C.B.R.L.S.Kumara (Sri Lanka) and C.T.Mumba (Zimbabwe) Player of the match: A.G.Cremer (Zimbabwe) The touring Sri Lankans beat Zimbabwe by 257 runs to win the second Test, played at Harare Sports Club. Scores: Sri Lanka, 1st Innings – 504 (de Silva 127, ...
Read More →SRI LANKA NEWS IN BRIEF (NOVEMBER 2016) Compiled by Victor Melder The Handbook of Drug Abuse Information (HBDAI) – 2016 reveals that the total drug related arrests last year was 82, 482 up from 67, 025 made in 2014. The HBDAI released by the National Dangerous Drug Control Board (NDDCB) stated that drug related arrests had increased by 23 per cent last year. NDDCB has said that the total number of drug related arrests in 2012 was 47,926. When compared with the year 2013 drug related arrests increased by 1.5 per cent in 2014. Thirty five per cent of arrests was related to heroin and 65 per cent to cannabis. According to the HBDAI – 2016, 32 per cent of the total drug related arrests last (2015) year was related to heroin and 63 per cent to cannabis. Most number of drug related arrests has been reported from the Western ...
Read More →OBITUARIES Compiled by Victor Melder (E & O.E.) (NOVEMBER 2016) WATT – DOUGLAS ALEXANDER, (21.7.1921 – 23.10.2016), in New South Wales, on November 7, 2016. (Contributed) WILLENBERG – ERMA CELINE, (nee Kelaart), wife of Darrieux Emerson Willenberg, mother of Tony, Tamahine and Johaan, in Sydney, on November 2, 2016, aged 67 years. (Contributed). ARNDT – ROSEMARIE, wife of George, mother of Rowan and Louise, Adrian and Ingrid, grandmother of Alec, Stefan, Kristian, Kai and Chloe, in Sydney. (Sydney Morning Herald 31.10.2016) ARNOLDA – GAYE (LORNA) (nee Cameron), wife of Dennis, mother and mother-in-law of Stuart and Karen (Brisbane), Robert and Brooke (Brisbane), grandmother of Zac and Lilly. Eldest daughter of the late Allan and Lorna Cameron, sister and sister-in-law of Gavin and Pauline Cameron (Christchurch), Brian and Karen Cameron (Gold Coast), Pam and John Anders (Blenheim0, Jenny and the late Allan Buchanan (Timaru) and Ivette Cameron (Picton), in Brisbane on ...
Read More →SRI LANKA NEWS IN BRIEF (OCTOBER 2016) – Compiled by Victor Melder Community Medicine Specialist of the Sri Lanka Family Health Bureau Dr. Kapila Jayaratne yesterday said that around 270,000 children below 16 years were hospitalised due to accidents annually and of them 2,600 succumbed to their injuries. Dr. Jayaratne said the majority of little victims were pronounced dead before admission to hospital and only 150 died in hospital. Dr. Jayaratne said there was a dire need for victims of accidents to be brought to hospital immediately in a proper manner. He said there had been an increase in the deaths of children due to accidents while the maternal and new born deaths were at a low level. Dr. Jayaratne said children’s deaths were mostly due to homicides, road accidents, drowning, burns, poisoning etc. Of the victims 50 percent were under the age of ten, he said. According to police ...
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