NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1506, 31 July 1912, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

[Br Tolezraph-Preii Auoolatlon.l — -4 — ■ NELSON BISHOPRIC. Dunedin, July 30. Tho Primate of New Zealand (Bishop Neville), who has just returned from tho consecration of the new Bishop of Nelson, announces that a'-Nelson lady has given .£6OOO towards increasing the endowment of the Nelson Bishopric, while a Nelson gentleman has donated '.£2OOO, to be devoted to replacing tho 'present wooden approach steps to Nolson Cathedral with stone. BODY FOUND IN A RIVER. Auckland, July 30. The police headquarters has been informed by the constable at Mercer that the body of a man was found in the Waikato River last, night, about seven miles above JJercer. The features are unrecognisable,. and the condition of the body indicates that it has been in tho water probably a month or so. An envelope found in the pocket of tho drowned man's clothes bears the name of Mr. Poo ley, Reimers Avenue, Kingsland, and inquiries are being made in Kingsland concerning Mr. Pooley's whereabouts. A SEAMAN'S DEATH, Auckland, July 30. About 7 o'clock in the evening, the scow Era was off Brown's Island when one of the able seamen, Samuel Madsworth, was knocked overboard by the foresheet. Last Sunday tho body of a man was discovered lying on tho beach at Maori Bay, and this has been identified as that of tho unfortunate seaman. At tho inquest today, tho jury returned a verdict that deceased was accidentally knocked overboard from the scow Era. PICTURES FOR AUCKLAND. . Auckland, July 30. The Mackelvie Trustees have received advice that Jlr. Marcus Stone, 8.A., had been successful in securing for them an important historical picture, "Victorious," by Sir Jojnes D. Linton, which will be forwarded at once. Another valuable addition which has been made to ttio city gallery has been secured from a grant made by Government to the Auckland Art Society for the purchase of pictures. This. is a second work by John Gully. - the subject being Dusky Strand, ouo of the most picturesque of the Otago West Coast Sounds. MENTAL HOSPITALS. Auckland, July 30. One hundred and ten male patients have been removed from the Mental Hospital within the last two days. Of these '50 were taken to Tokaanui. On Monday special- carriages were provided for- the accommodation of these patients. Tho remaining GO were transferred to Motujhi Island yesterday. As far as the general overcrowding of ,the Mental Hospital is concerned the transfer of, these patients will afford considerable relief, tlio 60 men who have gone to the island have been housed in two fairly comfortable two-story buildings in which sleeping accommodation has been provided in the shape of small dormitories and single rooms. The patients at the quarantine island have been left in charge of six attendants who will be changed . each month, so that the monotony of Life out in the gulf may not become a hardship. Shortly Dr. Gray, of the Porirua institution for mentally' afflicted, is coming to Motuihi to control the temporary institution there. EMILY HETA'S DEATH. Palmerston, July 30. ■ Emily Heta, the sixteen-year-old girl, regarding whom the tohunga', Ilingawhata Tuparoa, has been committed for trial on a chargo of criminal assault, died at Motuiti pa yesterday of consumption. Her evidence was taken at a special sitting of the Court held at the pa last week. °

A YOUNG WOMAN'S ILLNESS. Auckland, July 30. A peculiar case reported yesterday was that of a voung woman, a'jliss Loghnan, who had been admitted to the Auckland Hospital early 011 Sunday morning, and who, it was thought, was suffering from the effects of poison taken by mistake in a cup of tea. The friend fit* whose hou=e Miss Loughnan took ill .states that she did not partake cf any tea while there, but manifested symptoms of illness soon after reaching his residence, whore she had only called on a brief fisit to himself and wife, with no intention of staving for the night. Inquiry at the'hospital to-day elicited the information that medical officers now heliove the case to be one merely of hysteria, and there is n» ground for supposing that the patient hud partaken of poison. CIT.Y GASHOLDER ALEAK. Dunedin, .Tuly 30. Further trouble has occurred in the corporation's big gasholder, another leak having occurred in the bottom plates. Tt In fcbiil tbsist ]un few) a furtlw jsstUen»at ra tlw jo.iwdationft;

INFECTED ORANGES. Auckland, July 30. Of the shipment of oranges ivhi'ch arrived from liarotonga by the Talune .'li Friday last 110 fewer than JOO cases were condemned by the authorities and ordered to be burned. The reason for this step was the fact that the 400 cases mentioned were badly' irtfected witli fruit maggot. Two hundred and fifty cases have already been taken to the destructor to bo burned, and the remainder of the cases will be talcen there to-day. This fruit is the first to be condemned this season.

FAILING TO ATTEND CAMP. Blenheim, July 30. Anatoli of seven Territorials was before the "Court to-day for failing to attend camp. One produced a medical certificate and was discharged. Fivo were fined 10s., with 7s. costs, and 011© with no costs. Six other informations wero mentioned, but service was not proved. One exenso for not attending was that defendant had lost his horse, and could not get a substitute. Another said he was twenty miles awav, packing in the back country, and alleged that ho had received no notice to attend camp. MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S BIRTHDAY. Auckland, July 30. The Auckland Stock Exchange has received a letter from the Wellington Exchange asking if it is willing to contribute towards the present to the Hon. J. Chamberlain, to commemorate his birthday. Tho chairman stated that tho Exchango had not received any cable message on the subject, and the committee decided to reply that it had no intension of contributing. CHAIR OF AGRICULTURE. Hamilton, July 30. An endeavour will be made by the Waikato local bodies to have tho Chair of Agriculture under tho Logan Campbell bequest of .£20,000 located at Ruakura Farm of Instruction. A largo meeting of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce last night considered that there was no more suitable place for tho professorshin in the Auckland province than Ruakura, as agriculture could not bo taught in an Auckland classroom.