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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 17, Issue 962, 9 March 1871, Page 3

The Tiinaru Herald, 25th February, contains the following :—A gross piece of deception came to light yesterday, which we trust has not often been paralleled. Some weeks ago Dr Fisher, of this town, was attending a man named John Adie (from the Ashburton), who, after he had received the Doctor's service for some little time represented himself to be so poor as to be unable not only to pay for medical attendance, but also for medicines which had been supplied. The Doctor not only gave up the debt, but on two or three occasions, actually gave the man money to pay for drugs, and at length recommended him to go to the hospital. He did so, and the disease he was laboring under took an unfavorable turn during the present week, and Adie died on Thursday afternoon. An old pair of trousers belonging to the deceased were being thrown away when something bulky was found sewn up in the waistband, which, on being ripped open, disclosed securities, bank deposits, a cheque, «fec, to the amount of over JE6OO. That the man should have so shamefully deceived the Doctor is almost past The Siecle says that the balloon which took such an. extraordinary night to Norway was, a* it happened, that which .contained strategic information sent from Paris. A delay of three or four days thus occurred, while at the same time numerous carrier pigeons were sent to Paris from Tours. The result of this crossing of despatches was that the Army of Paris had to adopt Gambetta's plan, the Army of the Loire not having had time to receive Trochu's.

A gallant proposal to victual Paris has been made by Mr Phillip Bra.nn.on, of Ryde, who has written to the Standard to state that the firm of which he is the senior are prepared to construct such large and safe balloons that Paris could be supplied with provisions dur-

ing the continuance of the siege. H<e shows that by means of ten of his aerial machines he could supply Paris with 90,000 rations daily, and he promises to equip his balloons with formidable light weapons.