NEWS OF THE DAY.

Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 961, 20 November 1882, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Mr John Gibson who has been appointed a member of the Harbour Board vice Mr Coutts was ; this afternoon elected chairman of the Board.

The programmes for Mr Angelo Forrest’s grand pianoforte recitals appear elsewhere.

. Messrs. G. V. Bate and W. Murray Thomson were nominated for the Ilawera mayoralty to-day.

The members of the Patea Volunteer Rifles are particularly requested to turn out to parade for Government inspection to-morrow evening, and to bring their arms and accoutrements and all other Government property they have in their possession.

The Russian Minister of War, having found the grant of prizes for horse-racing ineffectual in inducing military officers to perfect themselves in riding, decided to render the races at the camp .of Krasno Selo of a compulsory character. These came off a few weeks ago, and resulted in five-officers being more or less injured, a dozen horses spoilt, and one horse killed on the-spot. Among the winners, was a son of the present Minister of the Interior. Fancy the Duke of Cambridge issuing an order of this kind at Horne !

The Lyttelton Times of the 15th inst. has the following : A rather singular instance of prescience of approaching death came to light in the course of the inquest on the old man Eavers yesterday. The day before his death, it appears that Eavers had become convinced that his’end was approaching and had drawn out a will bequeathing the whole of his worldly goods, worth about £200,. to Mrs Mary Ann Campbell, a neighbour of bis who had shown him kindness. called the lady in and requested her to fetch two witnesses in order that the document might be properly attet d. She told him it was all nonsense—th idea of his immediate dissolution—and disuaded him from his purpose. The next day Eavers died, and his property, instead of going to his friend as he wished, will be dealt with by the Curator of Intestate Estates.

At an inquest' lield in Wanganu i on Saturday, says the Herald, Dr Tripe, produced’ hydatids found abnormal in the brain of the deceased. These had probably, originated from eating raw or .improperly cooked pork, and he would advise people to be very careful what kind of pork they eat. Had Bowes not thus died, these parasites would have caused lus death at sometime or another ; they had, however, in the meantime nothing to do witl) his decease, although their presence would render a man very irritable, and in time drive him mad. In connection with these remarks made by Dr Tripe, we have ascertained that |the deceased was in the habit of eating raw pork ham, which accounts for the presence of the hydatids.