TELEGRAMS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 22 June 1916, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[l'Elt I'KESS ASSOCIATION.] FATAL ACCIDENT l CHIMSTOHUROH. Okribtckuroh, This Day. .Edward Fowler. aged a mote mechanic at the Farmers Co-op. gfir!irre was found unconscious at t'i« 1 bottom of the pit. Evidently he had fallen in and struck his head. Ho died in tlie hospital. ne was *<>! - krown in the eerly dave dura* the cycling management of the 1 ioneei Glut). TROtflMiE AT A SANATOtttTUSI. Hamilton. Tliis Day. As a result of what they considered unreasonable treatment at the Waikafo sanatorium, seven returned soldiers loft the institution. The administration of the institution was, they allege, eo severe that life becarno almost unbearable, and games wo largely prohibited. Cards, wlwcTT tlu> men used, were seized, although tuere was no-gambling. The climax was reached when one of the soldiers, toi walking in the grounds with a lady, was practically placed in solitn\v confinement. As the men's complaints met with no redress (they state tlicy were either ignored or received with abuse) they were forced' to take other steps to meet the arbitrary treatment they were subjected to, and in consequence they left, the institution. On arrival at Cambridge tliev communicated with Major Northerott, officei commanding the group, and supplied him with a statement ol their grievances. Major Northcroft arranged for the men to go to the Waikuto Hospital, where they still remain.