TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7543, 16 May 1903, Page 5

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

(Per Press Association.) PAHLIAr.I.ENTAIIY EXC FUSION. PIiXEDIX, Yesterday. A Parliamentary excursion, ' including- S.ir .Joseph Ward, who went over the Otago Central Railway, returned to town this evening. rain set in at Opliir lieforo the iiarty left by the coach. and then the party saw practically nothing of Ida Valley and the country about here served by the line. There appears to be a consensus of opinion amoitfr members that tho line, haviny been carried so far, .sliuuld at. least !>;o on to Alexandra. The rain became heavier after leaving Ida Valley, and the hills on each side of the Maniototo and part of the plain were shrouded in mist. DEATH OF A CHILD. Cl-TRISTCLTUHCiT, Friday. The inquest on the illegitimate, child of Albert F.dward Uillies was ad.ioii!->iod from Tuesday and concluded to-day. "Dr. Clayton, who had made a post mortem, stated on Tuesday that the stomach presented intense inflammation, which nii.iviit possibly have been caused by irritant, poison. He was now satisfied that death was due to natural causes—gastro enteritis. Professor Bickerton said he had been unable to detect poison. Tho jury returned a verdict of death from natural causes. BO XI X(; AP. SOCIATIOX. A meeting of the Council of the Boxing Association resolved to write to the Xew South Wales Association thai it would send a team to compete, against Xew South Wales. Queensland and Victoria in September. It was resolved to decline the request of F. H.-Turv-ey, a. professional, to arrange a, match between him and V Partridge. ALLECKD LIBEI, AUCKLAND, Friday. The trial of William Uicharrtson on the charge of publishing two deframatory libels on William .John Bvi,ker was. jcoiitiiiuc-d, but very slow progress was made. The evidence of William .John Bell was concluded and four other witnesses were called by accused and examined. These witnesses included inspector Cullen and i\lr IWoss Davis. As on the previous days, accused sought to obtain evidence on matters which .Judge Connolly said were quite irrelevant, and many questions were disallowed. The Court was crowded with spectators. ITOS PITAL, EXQUTRY The inquiry into tho management of the Hospital, instituted by local bodies, was opened to-day. A mass of statistics were laid before the commission. The secretary of the Hospital Board and Or. Collins {Senior .Medical Ollicer) with the aid of a blackboard explained tho reasons for the increase in the various items of hospital expenditure. A* large number of. infectious cases were dealt with, the consequent additional cost being, according to the doctp?'\s .statement, mainly responsible for the increased cost of running the hospital. The inquiry was adjourned till Monday. tup: kjxg-'.s r.urcE. As the result of a conference with tin- Premier and Waikato chiefs the whole "Maori land tinder the control of King JMahulti will be thrown open for settlement. Mahutu withdrawing all opposition on being nominated to the Legislative Council.