BISHOP CROSSLEY.
3r. Orosdey. who recently resigned the Anglican bishopric of Auckland., left r.rtebaii" by the Nikko Mu.ru for England, via Hongkong and Sing-aporp. A few hours txu"orv he started hi- nret with a most uniortunate accident. In attempting to extinguish a spirit lamp, lie blew some of the burning spirit ink. his face. a.nd received some severe burns. At first it wtu> feared that hie eyesight had bei'n injured, but the specialist who Tae summoned pronounced these fears to be groundless. Jt was for the; Bishop's fate and eyes to be completely bandaged up, and in this condition he went on board the boat. It is, however, Batirfactory to know that the doctors agreed that in a few days the bandage might be removed ■with-oat any risk. z.nd that it would Dot be long" be.f ore ali traces of the mishap would disappear. But. coming in his already broken etate of health, the occurrence wae mc6t Tin-
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Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 179, 29 July 1913, Page 2
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