TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 August 1921, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

VARIOUS DOMINION ITEM UIV TKI.EGitAI'II —i’Kll CHESS ASSOCIATE A WARNING. CHRISTCHURCH, - August 2,’ “1 want to sound a word of wr ing in this city and in the Dominio said T)r. Thacker at the commencem of a meeting of the City Council night. “Three years ago w'e had very serious epidemic and the an versary of its appearance will he ab< the 14th. next month. A similar ph of mild influenza is now passing tlirot ‘New Zealand. The death of ex-Coi cillor Mr Cuthbert Harper that day 1 been due to pneumonia and there li; been various other deaths of a simi case. It is not only as Mayor hut a medical man that I urged the citizr not to congregate together, and to tn the precautions taken before the pre oils epidemic which came in a m form, then became very severe, but t public did not realise its gravity un November.” SUDDEN DEATH. CHRISTCHURCH August 23, Cuthbert Harper, until lately lot manager of Borthwiek apd Sons, me exporters, died rather suddenly to-dn the cause of death being pneumoni indirectly a result of South Africa war service. He was the son of Geor Harper, the well-known solicitor ai brother of the late Eric Harper, t All Black footballer. He was alio 40 years of age, and was an ex-niemb of the City Council. MATTHEWS’ ESCAPE. WELLINGTON, August 23. Air Parr, Minister in charge of Ale tnl Hospitals has instituted an inquii into the circumstances under ivhit Reginald Matthews escaped from Seadi Asylum. The escape was effected unci extraordinary circumstances. It is pn sihle. though it has not been definite ascertained who helped him, that oi of tip. patients cleaning the eorridi passed the blade of a knife into t! cell. None of the attendants wool have assisted ns all knew Matthews w; insane. There was no doubt, Alatthev bad with him in the cell some shat I instrument. Dr Hay hbirls it is | m p t . silile to guarantee ttint some porso would not esea|ie. Every means wool be taken to prevent a repetition. Sue persons should not be in a mental ho: pital. They were now arranging fi the erection of a building to nccoinnu date criminal lunatics. CHARGE OF CRUELTY. CARTERTON. August 24. Mrs. Adelaide M. E. Wallis appeal ed at the Magistrate’s Court on enlarge of ill-treating a. child from Wol lillgtoli Receiving Home. She ha seven (children from the home. Th child’s head was severely cut. also th arm cut and body bruised. Aledica and other evidence was • called. Twi visiting nurses connected with tlr Home gave Airs "Wallis a good iiaim and considered her a tit and prope person to take charge of children. Tin Magistrate held that Alr s Wallis hat been umvarrantly severe to the child He was loth to send a woman occupy ing a responsible position to gaol ant therefore would convict her and in diet ii. tine of £2O. to be paid in 21 days.