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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 159, 1 July 1875, Page 2

A CWaman named Bang Lum hanged >himself at Welshman's on \Y ednesday. In the morning he refused to go to work, but his fmate Ah Took went, and when he returned to dinner he found Bang Lum hanging to one of the rafters of the hut. He was cut down immediately, hut was found to be dead. Deceased appeared to be all right on the previous day, and the witnesses could assign no cause for the rash act. A Brisbane telegram, dated If th June, says:—" News haa been received that Mulligan's exploring party, which left Cooktown on April 29, arrived' ut Junction Creek to-day. They cto-^a the heada of fche Palmer and -. Gm Z« rivers, and passed into the mtotll able. After prospecting for some days the party crossed a granite range, uZhn 6 - 8t ' int ° the head of S»i innumerable colors, bnt without pay- I able prospect. Where they expected to traverse rough country they found it level, with deep rich alluvial soil, well grassed and watered for over 3000 miles in extent ; it was interrupted by mountains further sonth, where extensive scrubs were discovered, estimated at over one hundred and twenty square mile?, growing lie. a cedar and kauri pme. Tbe party crossed the main range into the head of the Herbert river, where they found a large extent of good country, and obtained prospects of stream tin. Crossing the range again into the western waters, ihey passed the head ot the Lind river, and reached Fossil Brook station. Their horses were sick from eating poisonous plants. They stop at Junction Cr^ek for four days awaiting orders." "•< * A Dunedin telegram to to the Auckland Star safjsj-" A medical squabble is now engaging attention. Dr. Bakewell has written to the Star that at a meeting of the proposed Medical Society it was proposed that «No one should meet any but members of the Association m consultation.' Four surgeons, headed by Messrs Hulme and HoAen characterised this statement aa a Clsehood. Dr. Bakeweil asks the public to suspend their judgment until he collects evidence; and anoJher MD to-night writes urging the prsfession i to shew themselves afc least gentlemen, .as the status of themedioal profession iff' Dunedin is not sael. that it can afford to lose caste,'' j