DAILY NOTES FROM WANGANUI.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 586, 14 August 1909, Page 13

DAILY NOTES FROM WANGANUI.

(By Telegraph.—Special CorrcflDondenU

V/anganui, August-13,

' Mr. Henry Collier, a. wcll-kuown business' man, met with-an accident last night, being thrown from a motor cycle on Turakina Hill.", He was cut, about and rendered insensible by tho fall,, but recovers! later.without having sustained serious injury; A splendid spectaclo, Vouub and Jupiter, in conjunction in. tho western .sky after,sunf set,' drew. many visitors • to. tho observatory, in the evening. The telescope thero is one iof the. largest- south of the Line,''and.,it' ,, voajed a '.magnificent sight when' directed i,on, tho two planets. . 1 " • In connection'with the cottage , hospital to be established at Taihape, flic Hospital Board : has 'instructed- tho architect. to pre~ par© plans', . the .total . cost -not i, to . exceed £200 p. )The Taihape people subscribed £100Q towards' l the : building.- i' The -, w.asalso prepare plans for an infectious diseases hospital to cost not- over £700; The iboard: considered that the Health, Department's suggestions, ' .involving- £160.0, were' too expensive. , The • board also decided to co; into, .the, matter of. building another children's w'ard as.the hospital, the present acoommodation being insufficient. One hundred.pounds were voted * for ' tho further beautiftoatioii- of the grounds!, 'During th^.past month' 115 patients were'.treatcd at, the iioe,pital, '50; admitted,, and- .48 leaving- 65' in. the institution*'