NEWS OF THE SICK. WELLINGTON May 27.

Otago Witness, Issue 2516, 4 June 1902, Page 27

NEWS OF THE SICK. WELLINGTON May 27.

Mr Seddon has sent the following information to the Acting-Premier from Gcrmiston : — Colonel Davies reports on the 22nd of May: — Forty men in hospital. 6361 Little, injured back; 5117 M'Donald, enteric fever; 606? Kennedy, 5830 Richards, influenza ; 5633 Daitson, fractured thigh ; 5654 Free, infiamed gland; 6363 Steward, injured knea; 8080 Sutton, hernia; 5700 Skilling, undergoing operation ; 5090 Milk, 6352 Jones, convalescent ; -5387 Wilson, abscess in the thigh ; 5173 Lift, influenza ; 52:54- Webb, Bevc.ro attack of influenza; Captain Ca neron, convalescent ; Major Baurhop, scvera attack of influenza; Lieutenant Smith, slight injury. A later message sent -by Mr Seddon from Elandsfontem stages that all the patients aro doing well. • The Go\ernor haa been advised from Capetown, under date May 24, that the following New Zealander- are dangerously ill of enteric:— George Atkins (Wairoa Rr.uth), James Wills (Invercargill), both at Elandsfontein ; Frederick Charles Evans (Dtuiedin). at Pretoria ; Sergeant P Campbell (Chnstohurch), at Newcastle. A cable leceived by the Acting-Premier states that Lieutenant La^celles (Napier) is now out of danger, that Gourlay (Invercargill), and Burke (Dimedin) are in hospital at Elandsfontfiii, doing well, and that Cunningham (Port Molyneux) has been discharged from hospital, and is toming to Capetown. REMOUNTS FROM THE NORTII. PALMERSTON NORTH. May 27. The final shipment of 400 horses purchased by the Imperial remount officers for South Africa will be made to Wellington I to-day. The horses are described by competent, judges us the best lot yet collected in New Zealand, and the Imperial officers arc well satisfied with them. It is stated t!i:it anotlifi shipment of 800 will be col- ]<•( rrrl as t-oon :\s possible by the remount cfti< ci«. NKWS OF THE SICK WELLINGTON, May 28. The (loveinoi ha.s been advi»ud that William How aid .uifl William Stanton (of Wangnnui) w.tp f'a«i*erau a ly ill of enteric fever at Wynbercj on May 24 : and that Patrick Lee (Woodlands, Southland) and William Grant (Middlomarch. Otago) v.-ere dangerously ill at Potchefstroom on May 26 from injuries received. THE TENTH CONTINGENT. WELLINGTON, May 28. The Acting-Minister of Defence has received the following cablegram from Durban, dated 27th May:— Second battalion of the Tenth arrived to-day, all well; 21 officers, 481 men. and 550 horses, also 73 details tax the Eighth and Nielli..