GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 168, 15 January 1914, Page 3

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

j NOITIII.AXI) JSl'Sll. J'JKES. I By Cable —Press As.-oeiulurj—Copyri/.'ht Jnvercargill, Yesterday. The bush (ires have resulted in serious damage in various parts of Southland. 'mi Tuesday Kilkcll.- Jiros' sawmill at Sparlmsh, including plant and men's huts, wus destroyed. Jl'lntyre's sawmill and shale works building at Orepuko ) were also destroyed. Two residences and other buildings and crops suffered. Tile daninjie will run Mo some thousands. HOSPITAL XI.'HS'HS' RISKS. . Auckland, Yesterday. It was reported at a meeting of the Hospital Committee t-liat on December 20 a lad was admitted suffering from a virulent affection of the throat; Three nurses contracted the disease, wliieh terminated fatally iu the case of Nurse ■ Ke.yworth, '2l years of age, who was in the third year of her training. Another nurse is making a slow recovery, and tlio thiril is convalescent. The medical superintendent staled that the occurrence was one ol' the unfortunate happenings hound to occur a t times, despite every reasonable precaution taken. BREACH' OK 01'ir.U A','T. Invcrcargil!, Yesterday. Robert Somerville. chemist, on four charges under the Opium Act, including , oiio of failing to maka an entry of the purchase of .Tlh 12oz, of opium, and failing to take stock and balance his opium booic, was fined £2,') and costs.

ASSAULT ON" MOTI Ilill-IN-LAW. (.'■hristehurcli, yesterday. J A serious case of assault came 'before I tin: Magistrate's Court, .Tolin Pritchard being charged with having! attacked nis mother-in-law. Amio Broiult, aged 74 years, and caused her bodily harm. ilrs. Kl-omll, whose, evidence was taken in the hospital, stated that she went to see 'her daughter on tile morning of Jannary 1. Accused threatened her, and then pushed lie]- down in the kitchen, and hit her with a boot. Her daughter appeared and helped her to the front of the house. Accused followed her and knocked her down, then continued to use violent and threatening language. A neighbor failed to quieten accused, . who finally pushed complainant with I such violence that her leg was broken at i the thigh. Accused seemed under the i mlhience of liipior. Other witnesses corroborated ami accused was committed for trial.