TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17947, 14 November 1918, Page 4

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

A collection taken up at the united thanksgiving service at Ashburton on Tuesday afternoon, in aid of the Red Cross Fund, resulted in over £IOO being subscribed.

The value of tobacco aa a germicide is believed in by Mr E. D. Mosloy, B.M. At an inquest at Auckland last week the unusual spectacle was witnessed of Coroner, police and witnesses puffing at their pipes throughout the proceedings. A meeting of the Spreydon_ Borough Council was called for last night, but the Mayor (Mr W. H. Winsor), and Councillors G. H. Rudd and D. Williamson wero the only members present. The Mayor said that considering tho occasion ho had decided to adjourn tho meeting in any case. He then made a few appropriate remarks regarding the victory of the Allies. ■ Amongst tho flags flown at Ashburton during the Peace celebrations was a French flag secured by Gunner D. H. Hanlin. Gunner Hanliri noticed tho flftc when tho Now Zealauders entered tho village of Mailly-Maillct, waving over a mined house, opposite the scene of the explosion by which BngadiorGoneral Fulton and his staff wero killed. He cut the flag down, and was successful in getting it to his sister, Mrs Anderson, Ashburton. Tho flag { bears tho inscription in gilded letters: ' Sappeurs Pompiers do Mailly-Maillet, Somino, 1852." The New Zealand Government steamer Hinemoa, which was dispatched from Wellington with stores for the residents of tho Chatham Islands, and with instructions to bring back certain Natives to bo tried on a charge of tohungaism, ' returned to Lyttelton yesterday, under the command of Captain J. Bollons. On her arrival at tho wharf a fairly large crowd congregated to see the landing of the prisoners, but were disappointed on being informed that they were not on board. Captain Bollons stated that the trip to tho Islands had been an uneventful one, fine weather having been experienced during the whole of the time. Tho bringing of the prisoners had been deferred for the present, no reason being assigned for the delay. The Hinemoa brought back a cargo of wool, in addition to ten passengers. Commenting last week on tho complaint of tho Mayor of Wellington regarding the lack of warmth in the reception of returned soldiers, tho Mayor of Auckland,' Mr J. H, Gunson, said that Auckland had long since abandoned special receptions involving long speeches. It was evident that the men did not appreciate arrangements of that. nature, their chief desire being to join their friends as quickly as possible. What the men did appreciate was a rapid disembarkation, and the provision of a little light refreshment during tho period of waiting. The policy that had been adopted in Auckland wa« to facilitate the landing of the men and provide a special motor service to carry them to their homes. Where possible a band was provided to meet the soldiers on arrival, but owing to tho uncertainty of tho time of tho berthing of vessels this was not always feasible. Mr Gunson said he was still in communication with the Defence authorities regarding the boarding of transports drafts in the wharf sheds. Ho hoped tn able to effect an arrangement that would be a considerable improvement on past methods. A correspondent, writing to tho '.'Lyttelton Times," relates an interesting incident in tho life of the late Mr H. W. Bishop. In April of 1887, when Mr Bishop was acting Resident Magistrate and Coroner at Mongonui, ho was mot with en exceedingly difficult proposition as to obtaining the body of Ihaka Te Haukeune, M.H.R., who had died suddenly from supposed poisoning. The Maoris had never before allowed their dead to bo subjected to post mortem examination, and Mr Bishop was mot with positive refusals to allow the inquest to bo hold. Hakuene, with other Maoris, had attended a synod at Auckland. Some of tho Natives, including deceased, dined off tinned meat, and becoming ill consulted a doctor in Auckland, who advised them to remain there, but they persisted in a desire to f;o homo to the Bay of Islands, whore lakueno* grew worse and died. Tho doctor attributed death to the tinned meat, which had been twice cooked, and also thought it possible that ptomaine poisoning might have been sot up by defectivo tinning. Renata Tingata, a Maori minister at Mongonui, also died in a similar way. The others recovered after some days' sickness. Mr Bishop, as Coroner, went to Mongonui, where several hundreds of Natives wero assembled for tho tangi, and with Dr Trimell, endeavoured to obtain tho body. He addressed tho Natives at somo length to induce them to allow him to proceed with tho inquest, and at last his versisteneo made an impression. Finally, they agreed to adjourn tho funeral. They allowed the body to bo taken from tho graveside, and consented to tho post mortem in the church porch, where tho stomach and other parts wero removed and sent to Auckland for analysis. Mr Bishop empanelled a mixed jury of Maoris and Europeans, and finally a verdict of death from " ptomaino poisoning " was returned. This was the first inquest of its kind, and afforded an important precedent. Loasby and Co., Chemists, announce that bus'iness is now being conducted in their New and Up-to-date Pharmacy, corner Cashel and Colombo Streets (opposite Ballantyno's). This firm has been in business in Christchurch for 12 years, and the Prescriptions dispensed total 107,000. Half of these have been put through in the past four years!'' XI General carrying of all sorts undertaken bv J'. M. Heywood and Co., Ltd. Their plant of horses and vehicles is one of the largest in New Zealand. A.o

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