A SECOND VICTIM.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1529, 11 April 1887, Page 2

A SECOND VICTIM.

A latter telegram adds:— With reference to the poisoning of Ihaka Hakuene, MER., Arohdecon Clarke States that on Saturday last a party of Maori clergymen, the Beys Rsnata, Hone Papahia, and Rukene Pareta, and also Ihaka Total, M.H.R., and Revs G. Walpole and W. jßaatty were Invited to lunch with him. Amongst tbe food was a beefsteak pie, and some compressed corned beef was made into haricot steak, and was eaten the sama evening with .ut any ill t fFeots, thus proving that poisoning was due to defeotlve tinning. 'J he remnant of haricot was added to the beefs! e.k pie next day. The four Maoris, Mr Walpole, Mr Beatty, and Mrs Clarke, wife of Arohdeacon Clarke, partock of the dish on Saturday night. About nine hours after* wards, all with the exoeption of Mr Beatty were taken violently ill, the symptoms, being purging and vomiting. Mrs Clarke appeared most seriously aff ao ted, although Mr Walpole also suffered a great deal. Last night Mrß Clarke was still very ill, athmgh the doctors considered she was nearly out of daDger. Mr Walpole is almost well again. Archdeacon Clarke attributes the poisoning to the preserved meat having been twloe cooked. The doctors who attended the p.tients have refaaed to give information to the press. Renata Tongato, a Maori minister, died at Mongooul this morning from the effeots of eating tinned meat at Auckland on Sunday last. Be was a minister residing at Pecia, near Mongouul, for a number of years. Up till tbis mo ning Mrs Clarke's life was considered iv danger, but she is now apparently getting better.