My good friend Bacchus No-Smoke tells me that Calvary Hospital in Hobart has sent up a smoke screen after a little fire.

Bacchus tells me that some days ago, a very expensive, very sensitive, very state-of-the-art X-Ray machine caught fire.

The result? It is now out of action. The result of this? Patients waiting for surgery, procedures, diagnosis and all the things that
cannot be done without this X-Ray equipment, have been postponed for an indefinite period.

Given the waiting lists at the Royal, this is painful news for many people.