SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Evening Star, Issue 11897, 27 May 1903, Page 8

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

WELLINGTON, May 27. When Mr Cameron, Produce Commissioner of the New Zealand Government in Great Britain, returns to the colony in the course of a few weeks he will be deputed by the Depa -nt of Industries and Commerce to give a series of lectures throughout the colony on the subject of New Zealand's industrial prospects in the Old Country. Mr Cameron has hitherto been attached to the Department of Agriculture, but he will for the future be under the control of the Department of Industries and Commerce.

It was thought by the police that the capture of a young fellow who is now awaiting sentence for breaking and entering had cleared up the mystery of recent burglaries, but subsequent experience has proved that the assumption was wrong, and, like Tennyson's brook, the burglaries seem to go on for ever. While the supposed delinquent has been in custody numerous business places and private residences have been broken into in various parts of the city.

Wellington citizens do not appear to be very much scared over cases of smallpox reported in Lyttelton and-Dunedin, albeit a mild sensation was caused by a report yesterday afternoon to the effect that a wharf laborer residing at Kilbirnie bad developed the disease. On investigation it was found to be only a tale. Dr Frengley. now in charge at headquarters, has visited Berhampore, where the old plague hospital is situated, and a tent hospital is also in use for scarlet fever and other infectious diseases, and has arranged to have one of the isolation tents kept in readiness for emergency. No cargo direct from the Gracchus has been landed in Wellington, and the small quantity brought here was only allowed ashore after it had been disinfected at the transhipning port. The greatest precautions are observed in this respect, and no danger is anticipated. There is just a possibility of the Sultan of Johore-extending his visit to New Zealand. This Eastern potentate, who is now

doing the sights of the Commonwealth, states that he has privately expressed an opinion that he would like to include this colony in his travels did time permit, if the Sultan is unable to spare the time he will probably send over a representaive of his staff to make inquiries relative to our racehorse stock. As is well known, he is an enthusiast in horseflesh. The above information has been conveyed to a local resident by a letter from a friend in Adelaide.