LATEST TELEGRAMS. (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Evening Post, Volume XXII, Issue 34, 9 August 1881, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS. (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Christchurch, Bth August. A woman named Sarah Benson, a domestic servant, died suddenly this morning ; the cause of death is unknown. The chairman of the Board of Health today stated that a draft bill, to enable the Board to inspect and control dairies, had been forwarded through Mr. Stevens, M.H.E., to the Government, who had it now under consideration. The medical officer presented a report on small-pox. He said that some four months ago he inspected 700 school children, aud found one out of every seven unvaccinated, and one out of every six so imperfectly vaccinated that little, if any, immunity from small-pox had been secured. He urged the necessity of stringently enforcing vaccination, and also of providing proper hospital accommodation. The Board decided to send a copy of the report to the Government at once. Dr. Nedwi 1 made a number of suggestions based on regulations in force in England, as to the best method of dealing with the subject. Donedin, Bth August. The result of the court martial is that Sergeant Provia has been reduced to the rank of private for insubordination to Lieutenant M'Gregor, who was also reprimanded for, to some extent, giving his raen provocation. "The Pirates of Penzance" opened here to-night. There was a very large house, and the audience was delighted. 'Ihe play was more successful than had been expected. Hokitika, Bth August. On Saturday two miners, named King and Cormit, surveying for a water-race in the bush near Station Gully, Waimea, found the remains of a man. Constable Hendriuk proceeded to the spot. There was no flesh on the bones, and the man is supposed to have expired while lying on his face. The tops of his boots were stuck in the ground with the heels up, and in one of his boots was found one of the shin-bones. There was no clothing except a small piece of woollen jacket. Nine shillings were found near the spot. The boots have been identified by a shoemaker at VVaimea as a pair made for one Moaes Monpina. He was about 60 years old, and an Italian by birth, and was reported missing by the police in April, 1830, and had never been heard ot since. Auckland, Bth August. At a meeting of the Squadron Eeception Committee, it was resolved to send a cable message to Admiral Clanwilliam, expressive of the regret of the citizens of Auckland at not receiving a visit from the squadron. The affairs of the committee were wound up and settled. Walter Eeynolds leaves for Sydney to engage fresh theatrical attractions. Stephen Litt, formerly known as a master mariner, and still holding a master's certificate, was committed to prison for three mouths, for disobeying an order of the Court for the support of his children. Inveecargill, Bth August. An old settler, named Thomas Buxton, was sent to gaol this morning for contempt of Court, he haying loudly exclaimed, in the Eesident Magistrate's Court, that there was no means of getting a just debt recovered in the olony. He had the option of paying a fine of .£3.