PASSENGERS BECOME DEMENTED

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13418, 16 May 1912, Page 6

PASSENGERS BECOME DEMENTED

TO BE RETURNED TO ENGLAND

[United Pit ess Association.]

Wellington, May ],"

When about a week out from London on the voyage which ended at Wellington to-day, two steerage passengers on the Arawa, a married woman and -i young man, do/eloped acute mania, and had to be placed under restraint. The man Avas very violent, and had to Inconstantly watched lest he should ctb lirnself an injury. . On the arrival of the vessel in port, the- Health Cfliccr refused to allow the two unfortunat-n people to be landed, and ordered them to he scMit back to Engla.nd. They will bo placed on board th* Coi-jjithic, Avhich leaves for London to-morrow.