INTERPROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 10141, 30 August 1904, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(Per Press Association.)

WHANGAREI. this day. A settler here tried Schmidt's treatment according to the Agricultural Department's leaflet on a valuable cow suffering from milk fever, and a complete cure was effected m 25 minutes.

. AUCKLAND, this day. The question of medical students attending the Auckland Hospital engaged the attention of the Hospital and Chafitable Aid Board yesterday, M-hen Miss Ruth Utting wrote asking lo attend the Hospital as a student. The Chairman saidi the question was one that the Board would have to consider, and he suggest- ! Ed "that it should' be brought under the notice of the University College Council, m order that they should take such steps us would lead to the establishment of a medical cliair at tlie College. Auckland ivquld shortly have one of the most modern and best-equipped operating centres m these colonies, and , there would be ample facilities for students to be present at operations, no septic risks being run, as they could see all that was going on m ftie theatre through glassed-in corridors. Tlie application was granted, subject to the usual regulations and on its being approved by the senior medical officer and honorary medical staff. An interesting sidelight was thrown upon colonial mendicants at the Charitable Aid' Board, when the Chairman referred to a "passer-on." According to the Chairman a "passer-on" is a person who travels- front one end of the colony lo the other on charitable aid. In order to circumvent him the Board decided to' fall into line with some other Boards m the colony by issuing a list of persons m receipt of charitable aid, so that when the professional mendicant has "worked," say, Christchurch something, will be known about him when he reaches another stage. It was also pointed out that m the winter "passers-on" frequently migrate from the South to the more temperate climate of Auckland. Ruby Bell, aged eleven, daughter of Mrs Elizabeth Bell, a resident of Mount Edeo, was drowned by failing into a cisterui, the cover of which had not been replaced after removal. In. reaching for a jar above; the cistern, the girl evidently fell into the water, which was Bft deep. The fatality was not discovered till tins girl was missed some time later.

George Short, a young man, lias been arrested on a charge of setting fire to the Maaiukau hotel. He was well connected, and hitherto held a good repu/Uition. He was charged at Onehunga today and lemanded to Auckland.

MASTERfON, thk day. The cab proprietors have refused to pay a license to stand m tlie precincts of the railway station, and 1 remain outside the gates by way of protest. Passengers consequently have to carry their luggage some distance.

Augustus Stempa was fined £6 and costs, £2 16s, for allowing pigs to wander and having a slaughter-house unclean. Evidence was given that the premises were filthy, and the Magistrate advised defendant not to come before him again on a similar charge. NAPIER, this day.

At the Supreme Court, Timothy McQuinn, for assaulting Tlios. Clifford and causing him actual bodily harm, wns fined £20 and costs, m default six months' imprisonment. . In the Supreme Court' William Edmund Philips was found guilty of assaulting a gill with a bag of iron, and was renuinded for sentence. The evideuc© went to show that tlie prisoner Mas very eceentrio" and! the jury recommended him to the consideration of the Court, believing tliat at the time lie committed the offeuce ho was iv a weak state of mind. WELLINGTON, this day.

The anuual report of the directors of the Wellington Woollen Company states that the net amount earned during the ]wst year was not so higldy satisfactory as had been tbe case for many years past, the lessened profit being due to the increased price of wool and keen trade competition. The usual dividend of 8 per cent was recommended. INVEROARGILL. this day.

The Supremo Court sittings opened to. day before Judge Williams, who congratulated the jury on tlie lightness of the calendar, there being only two persons clwrged, one with fraudulent bankruptcy and the otn^r for forging a receipt, perjury and obtaining money by false pretenceß, the charges arising from the sale of a racehorse. Tho Grand Jury found a true bill i» both cases. Charles George Thurston pleaded, guilty to fraudulent bankruptcy, and was sentenced to six months without hard labor.