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(Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. Tryphena Dyer, aged 21, has died at Otaki Hospital of gasbro-enteritis, believed to have been caused by eating brawn. Four witnesses subpoenaed, by the New Zealand Police Department left for Sydney by the Moana on Saturday night to give evidence m the Conway case. They are C. M. Brooke, chemist, Christchurch; A. G. Winstone, one of his employees; Dennis Fogarty, hotelkeeper, Christchurch, and Constable Trehey, of Sumner. The Medical Board appointed to examine returned invalids has advised the Government that nien who have suffered from enteric should not be allowed to return to the front. The Premier,, speaking at an enter; tainment to the returned! troopers on Saturday night, Siiid, as head of the Government, he had made up his mind that, no matter what, happened, he was prepared to back up the Mother Land by sending the necessary number of troops to maintain the prestige of the colony and support the Empire. The Appeal Court opened to-day. In the case of the Solicitor-General versus Wallace, this was an application by the Solicitor-General to file a further affidavit m the case of the reserve vested m the Bishop of Wellington and others as trustees for the purpose of a- Maori school. The Solicitbr-General applied to file further documents showing objections by Natives concerned to the decree made m the Supreme Court by the Chief Justice and Mr Justice Edwards. The^ application was opposed, but the Court allowed it on the ground that the matters were of public interests and that the question should be finally disposed of on all the available evidence. The members of the First Contingent have formed an association, with a view to keeping m touch. They will celebrate their departure, for South Africa by a dinner m Wellington on the Zlst October next, and thereafter hold annual reunions at the chief provincial towns m rotation. The ■Premier, m answer to a deputation froni the City Council, said Ministers had come to a fixed determination not. to subsidise local bodies' expenditure on the reception of the Duke of Cornwall, and nothing had arisen to induce them to alter their decision. AUCKLAND, this day. Dr Mason, Chief Health Officer, left for New Plymouth yesterday. JThe Chief Justice, Sir Robert Stout, left for Wellington by the Ngapuhi yes- * Captain Plunkett, surveyor to the Underwriters' Association, left for bouth on Saturday. , Ciicksey lepresents the Amateur Atnletic Cycling Club at Chnstchurch, .Reynolds representing-. the Cycling Cto b - The Eawhia Natives are asking the Government to take over their lands and lease them on their behalf . At the inquest on the fire at the ser Hotel, Whakarewarewa, a verdict of arson against some person unknown was returned. . . - ■ . Dr Mason, accompanied by Dr Pomare, visited the Rotorua Natives, on baturday to talk over the sanitation of - «ie kiangas. Dr Mason introduced Dr Pomare as a Native Health Officer of the colony, whose duties would be to instruct
; the Natives i n sanitary laws, and to show how fever and consumption were caused. Dr Mason then inspected the drainage system. The Committee of the Auckland Amateur Atliletic and Cycle Club unaniniously decided to send E. H. Cucksey, of Christchurch, to represent the Club m the amateur bicycle events and league championships. .W. Reynolds also goes South to compete m the amateur events and represent the Auckland Cycling Club. Messrs. C. G. MacCormick and F. J. [ Ohlson, acting on a resolution of the management, earned for the winding-up | meeting of the New Zealand Cyclists' Alliance, have purchased a handsome trophy for competition among the amateur cyclists of the colony. The trophy cost 22 guineas, and takes the form of a silver punch-bowl, of very chaste design. It will be forwarded to the League of New Zealand Wheelmen at Christchurch, and will be known a» the New Zealand - Cyclists' Alliance Challenge Trophy. The conditions prdvide that it shall be for amateur cyclists, and competed for aninually. The trophy will be held from year to year by the rider scoring the . greatest number of wins m the amateur events at the annual championship under the League. The Chief Justice reserved his decision m the case of the Captain Cook Brewery versus Ryan. ■ At the Rifle Association meeting the Nursery^ Match wag won by W. Morrison, Waihi, 63, and the. Tyro Handicap by Lieutenant Strange, of Piako. Lieutenant Cox and Mr- J. G. ■ Buchanan left yesterdayfor the Rifle Association meeting at Wanganui. The following, marksmen left by the Rotoiti today: Captain Skinner, Lieutenant Kretschman, Privates Carson, McKee, and Tobin, Sergeants Maingay, Messrs. J. D. Webster, Newall, and Henderson. Both the Akarana Rifle Club and the Victoria Rifles enter for the teams match. AUCKLAND, this day. The Thames Miners' Industrial Union have filed a reference for settlement which asks thab the men recently discharged by the Waihi Company be re-instated, and that the wages and conditions of labor to managers of the various companies be adopted throughout the district. The following companies have, been made parties to the- proceedings: Waihi Union, Waihi, Waihi Gladstone, Waihi Consolidated, Waihi Extended, Waihi South, Waihi Grand Junction, Waihi Consols. It is -probable that all the mining companies m the district will be included. To clause 9 has been added a request that union men discharged by the Waihi Gold-mine Company m February be re-instated, and paid compensation for the time lost, this to include both men and battery hands. CHRISTCHURCH, this day. An old settler, Dr Theric Dohrinau, was thrown from a drag at Carltbn on Saturday and killed almost instantly. DUNEDIN, this day. Free tram rides are to be given by the citizens on Thursday to mark the taking over of the trams. As • a further way of celebrating the taking over of the trams, the Mayor also promises that all traffic :be entirely suspended next Sunday, so that all the employees may have a holiday. ■ The Government have agreed to a grant of £2000 for the enlargement of the Dunedin Technical School and the erection of an electrical plant. v OAMARU, this day. Sailed, yesterday, barque Tercera, for the Cape, with a cargo of wheat, oats, and building stone.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 9099, 18 March 1901, Page 3
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