PROFESSOR TUBBS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10033, 21 January 1896, Page 5

PROFESSOR TUBBS.

Wb are informed by Mr. Batger, who yesterday returned per Waihora from Australia, that the report of the excessive heat in Sydney hare been by no means exaggerated. The heat on the 11th, 12th, and 13th inst., is stated to have been greater than was ever known in Australia before. On the last, and hottest, of these days, Mr. Bafcger met Professor Tubbs, who had then just arrived from Auckland. Mr. Tubbs left his hotel before ten o'clock, and was S3 overcome by the heat as to be temporarily demented. In this condition he wandered about during the whole of Monday, and on Tuesday was handed over to the police at Penrith. In the interval his Sydney friends, who had been eagerly expecting his arrival, were much distressed by his non-appear-ance ; every effort was made to discover what had become of him ; and when at last his whereabouts were known he was at once carefully looked after. On# distressing feature of his misfortune was the anxiety entailed upen the lady to whom he 'vim about) to be married, and to her friends; every arrangement having been made for the wedding to take place on Wednesday last. Mr. Tubbs' illness, of course, necessitated a hurried postponement of the ceremony. There is no doubt whatever that the Professor was attacked with heat apoplexy, to which so many succumbed during the memorable three days already mentioned. We hear that ho is now very much better, and is resting with ft relative in Melbourne.