THE CASE OF PROFESSOR TUBBS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10597, 18 February 1896, Page 2

THE CASE OF PROFESSOR TUBBS.

Auckland, January 21.

Mr Batger, who has returned per Waiaora from Australia, states that the reports of excessive heat in Sydney have been by no means' exaggerated. Tiie heat oil the lltb, 12th, and 13th lost.is. stated to have been greater than was ever known in Australia before. On the last and hottest of tts&se days Mr Batger met . Professor Tubbs, who had then jusS arrived f from Auckland. Mr Tubb3 left his hotel before 10 o'clock, and was so 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 ever to the polios at Penrith. In the interval his Sydney friends, who had been eagerly expecting his ' arrival, were much distressed by his nonappearance. Every effort was made to discover what had become of him, and when at last his whereabouts was known he was at once carefully looked after. One distressing feature of bis misfortune was the aDxiety entailed upon tha lady to whom he was about to be married, »nd to her frienda, every arrangement having bsen made for the wedding to Cako plice on Wednesday last. Mr Tubbs's illncs?, of course, j, ntcessitated a hurried postponement of the ceremony. There is no doubt whatever the ; professor was attacked with heat apoplexy, to v?hieh co many succumbed during the memorable threo days already mentioned. He is now very much batter, and is resting with & relative in Melbourne.