Yesterday’s Telegrams

South Canterbury Times, Issue 7270, 25 July 1893, Page 1

Yesterday’s Telegrams

1 ■ 1 —— { (By Telegraph.) AUCKLAND, July 24 Mr Orowther, the Mayor, left to-day for Wellington on matters connected with the Municipal Corporations Act. The body of a woman, sixty years of age, was found on Takapuna beach. The dress and general appearance of the body seem to indicate that the woman had come from the gumfields. An inquest has been held on the body of Fredrick Edward Rosser, who while walking up College Road turned aside on to a vacant allotment and died instantly. A verdict was returned that death bad resulted from aneurism of the heart. He was a remittance man, a younger son of the late Colonel Rosser, 16th Lancers. Deceased bad been thirty years in Auckland. He leaves a widow and five children. A petition to Parliament is being signed by gnmdiggers against the influx of Austrians and other aliens, and against the truck system. Mr Oadman addressed the electors in the City Hall, which was crowded to excess. He explained at length his connection with Mr W. O. Smith and the Umuataroa block, and emphatically denied that he bad trafficked in native lands while bolding the office of Native Minister, or been guilty of any dishonourable conduct in the matter. He now made his appeal to those who had known ali his private and public life. A series of questions was put to him on the above points, his answers to which were deemed satisfactory. A hearty vote of thanks for bis address, was carried almost unanimously amid cheers. Mr Oadman said that be would wait for the vote of confidence at the ballot-box. WANGANUI, July 24. The following is the report of Dr Maogregor on the hospital scandal, to be placed on the table of the House, and which is published in the Herald to-night j—“ In-spector-General’s office, Wellington, July 10th, 1893. The Hon W. F. Reeves: Sir,—X have the honour to inform you chat, according to your instructions, I proceeded to Wanganui and made careful enquiry into the allegations of improper conduct on the part of one of the hospital nurses. 1 found that the nurse 1 whose conduct is in question, had been guilty of impropriety with one of the male patients, a Mr Black, and had consequently neglected her duty; and also that the authorities bad leaned too much to mercy side in judging her conduct.” The Herald says that the official report is not in accordance with Dr Maogregor’s statement to them, the word “impropriety” being substituted for “immorality.”

NELSON, July 24.

Reports from the country districts show that considerable damage was done by Sunday’s flood, although the rain only con. tinned for seventeen hours. The Wai*iti and Wairoa were in higher flood than for 25 years, and oven insignificant little streams stuck up horsemen. The Motupiko and Motueka rivers were also heavily flooded, and the cart bridge on the West Coast road at the junction of those rivers has been damaged. One tow of piles was scoured out and the deck of the bridge has sagged a foot. The approaches to Foxbill cart bridge were rendered unsafe and the Brigbtwater bridge to Wei me a West, had tbe centre pier carried away, the bridge hanging by tbe bolts only, and will not carry a horse. On Sunday evening the approaches to these bridges could not be reached. Brigbtwater was like a lake. Tbe rivers carried away some land and a number of sheep were drowned. At Spring Grove the water was three feet deep, and at Richmond railway station the yard was under water and cows took refuge in tbe waiting room. The railway men kept the culverts clear, and no damage was done to tbe line ; but the local bodies have been put to large expense, WELLINGTON. July 24. Dr Grace writes to the Evening Press as follows ;—“Sir William Jervois was strongly of opinion that it would be wise for Sir Harry Atkinson to offer Mr W. P. Beeves a seat in the last Ministry. Sir Harry, after the first interview with the Governor, called on me to ask me to help to disabuse Sir William Jervois’ mind of this idea.”

At a meeting of the executive committee of the Municipal Association to-day, the Municipal Corporations Act Amendment Bill, introduced by the Premier, was considered, and it was decided that the secretary should write a strong letter to the Government on the subject. Ihe action of the Dunedin City Council in reference to the electric tramway in that city was endorsed. The City Council are not paying medical men for reporting measles, considering that they are not a highly infectious disease. The excursionists from Wanganui river returned to-night after three days travel. The party which went up the river in the steamer Wairea, included about 20 members and SO others- They only stayed at Pipiriki a few minutes. It rained most of the time.

A young woman named Miss Dowaher, living in Arthur street, was accidentally shot with a revolver this evening. The bullet went through her jaw, inflicting a serious wound.