TELEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1633, 9 March 1886, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(UNITED PRESS ASM)«'l^lTtq|; 5 ) Chkistchubch, MonjJay. At the inquest held ont Saturday at Snulhbndge oh the body of Mrs Me Millau, who died from the effects of unskilful treatment during her coiiSnt— merit, it appeared that no doctor wats present, and that she was attended by an old woman named Edwards, who >vasjLer.y. deaf .and .unable to perform^ this > duties of a" midwife" properly." The"!' jury returned a verdiut that death had' resulted from blood poisoning, brought on tfy the' incoihp"etciicy of the nurse. The twenty-four hours walking match, Mulileisen, of Gnristchurch, v.) Libeau, of Akaroa, ended last nigrht.j Muhjeisen walked 105 miles in^ 23J honfs. Libeau %ay« \h after walking 6; hours, and accomplished nbtf quite 33> miles. Eliza Free, wife of Thomas B ree, for-; merly an . hotel keeper here, dropped dead m her * house at Bingslahd this morning. , „ , ; .:.:,.: Punkdin, Monday^ . The 8.8. Ino, which .is on shore >t Fortrose, has been abandoned by the underwriters. The correct insurances on. the hull are— Victoria, £250 ; VieI toria, (sic), £150, and Equitable £100. The New Zealand has no risk. ■ ■ „,?..;_ , In,vebcabgill, Monday., Mr G. F Richardson, member for Matura, addressed the electors at Fortrose- on Friday night. He .complained' thaf Mr Ballance had not intimaied to him that he would visit the district. He' opposed the East and West Coast Bail-j way proposals,' and defended :th'e action' of the Opposition m supporting Captain; Russellls motion. H» gave the Govern-; .meut'B action about the East and ( West Coast Railway as his reason for joining the Opposition. A vote of coufidenc^ was passed. I f • Auckland, Monday. ■ , A house, the property of Mr Suffertj Wakefidld Street, was burned down ;at midnight. The occupant. Mir l^tnl Page, was badly burned, -jfhe building was insured ia he Victoria office for £100; ■••---,■'-._ „;> ' i