FOUR MORE DEATHS. WELLINGTON. August 12.

Otago Witness, Issue 2527, 20 August 1902, Page 44

FOUR MORE DEATHS. WELLINGTON. August 12.

Trooper B. E. Turner (Auckland), a member of the Eighth Contingent, and who returned by the Britannic, died this moruing. Latest reports by the doctors from Soaines Island regarding tlie condition of the Britannic's invalids state that Fleetwood, of Straihcona, died to-day from pneumonia. Nicholson, Browu, and Ryan are dangerously iil. The remainder are doing well. This 1 ' makes the seventh death on the island, where the epidemic of pneumonia is rife. August 13. Two more deaths occurred at Somes Island this morning, Trooper 3H. O. Ryan aud A. G. Brown both succumbing to pneumonia. Ryan comes from Hakarn. near Whangarei (Auckland), and was nursed by his sister during hie last days. Brown is frpm Brooklyn, a Euburb of Wellington. These make 10" deatho since the Britannio arrived here. Tlie commiseion set up to inquire into the complaints made concerning the condition on board the troopship Britannic bcga^il it 3 feittings to-day. Tho commission eat in private for the purpose, it was explained, of settling preliminaries.

August I*. To-day's report regarding the Briiannic's sick states that Nicholson, Lud.ti, and Tonke are very ill. Tucks and Atkins are improving, and the rest are doing very well. Private Albert Tonics, of Hokiajiga, of the Eighth New Zralanders, died in hospital to-mgiht from pneumonia supervening on scarlet fe-ver. Deceased wj»« one of tl»e men disembarked from the Brk&unic.

August 15. The Britannic men on the island are doing well, except Lund, Kichol&on, and Burke, who are still very ill. August 18. Trooper J. H Limn, of the Britannic, died yesterday. To-day's report of the troopers in quarantine on the sirk li c t i* as follows: — J. Bfuirkp. very ill; Nidio!-=cTi (Canterbury}, has now a chance of rc-irn ry ; M. Bouxke (Pefcoiic), doing vrr/ well ; Atkins (Auckland), mu'-li bcttfr; Lurvs (Fcathcn»tone), a little hotter; ]<eaiichamp, bad last night, better this norpiiig: lVrena.l (Wail:ato), Murray (ITokitika), Fitzgerald (Stratford). Johnston P«.ge (Hokianga), amd Want (Bi'-'iilujiui) all c'jiiialcsc'Mit. The above anal 1 Brna:inic'<-. All tho Ori< at's ioi\d.lid-j ar? mrlting .-low improvement. ArCKL\ND, August 15. Oho of the Hriuu.me's troopers nanrx! Kiancis Goez died of pneumonia at the hosiiital last night. August 17. Troonoia Monstead. Gomez, and Turael

mere Imrl«d to-day. They received military funerals, which were largely attended.

In Thursday's Daily Times the chairman ©f the commission appointed to inquire into the alleged crowding, etc., of returning troopere on board the troopships Britannic and Orient requests persons prepared to give evidence to telegraph (making the message "colleot") their names ana addresses to him at Wellington before Tuesday next.