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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IV, Issue 428, 6 August 1915, Page 6

Au application for a girl piougher. -'hose wages will be is-, has just I been received by the Women's Agri-1 ' cultural and Horticultural Association, Lpndou. j At Nuhaka yesterday a large ■ gathering attended the unveiling of a monument to Ihaka Whaanga. chief of the Rakaipaakas. who fought in the Hau Hau wars in the earlv days. The total number of cases <>f all kind:- of sickness in the military ; hospitals on Thursday was 31V. as against 10l on Thursday of last week. Two more cerebro spinal meningitis contacts were admitted to the Wakari Hospital (Dunedin). ’ There ar.- now 21 soldiers in that hospital, but all are. able to be up and about and are progressing very favourably. The report that there is only one case of cerebro spinal meningitis in Christchurch was yes-1 terday confirmed by Dr. Chesson, ; Public Health Officer. : The first ease of its kind in the Dominion was concluded at the Magistrate’s Court, Whangarei. yes-1 terclay, when Herbert Sholders.; farmer, claimed .CPI 5 - damages from Jas. Harrison and Sons, of Whangarei. The plaintiff alleged that six of his cows were poisoned by eating molasses supplied by de-1 fendant. It appears that the casks at one time Lad oil in them, but be-j fore being used by the Sugar Refining Company, the manufacturers of the molasses in question, they were ■ steamed dry’. Plaintiff states that,' the oil from the casks was respons-j jble for the death of the cows. Evi-' ilcnee was taken un both .side. lieMagistrate reserving his decision. ’