TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1306, 21 February 1885, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Mcßae, of Mungare (Auckland), has received a further threatening letter concerning the agarian dispute. He is allowed a month to wind up his worldly affairs, after which be will be a dead man. The detectives have hitherto failed to discover the authors. Some excitement was caused in the betting market in Christchurch on Wednesday by O’Brien’s colt Trenton being backed heavily for the Dunedin Cup. His owner has not backed him for a penny. The licensing elections at Dunedin on Wednesday created a good deal of excitement, The moderate candidates, who were strongly supported by the publicans, won in a body, the temperance five being lowest on the poll.—At Invercargill and Wanganui the publicans also put in their candidates. The bodies of Rowlands and Dunn, the men drowned on Saturday at Invercargill, were recovered on Wednesday close to where the boat capsized, just as the search party was giving up operations. Both were raised by the same line, being hooked about ten yards apart, i’he search was renewed for the body of the girl. The insurance premiums in Invercargill from Ist January to 20th November, 1884, were £12,050, and the losses £39,519. On Saturday morning there was an outbreak of septicoemia or blood p< isoning in the two surgical wards of the Wellington hospital. The disease was traced to a case of puerperal fever, which was admitted by mistake, and from wlpch the patient died pight hours fitter admission, Eyery precaution was taken to prevent the spread of the disease, but it increased, and on Wednesday night Dr Chilton, the medical officer, was compelled to discharge all casual oases to their own homes, and to close the surgical ward. The infectious cases have been strictly isolated, but it is feared they are in a very grave danger. The Colonial Secretary has given instructions to the Medical Superintendent to use every endeavor to stamp out the disease ; meanwhile Government are having hospital tents in {he gyouplis |or tHe conyeplence 'of patients who cannot heremoved to their homes for treatment, and for the reception of urgent cases. Four pases were reported on Thursday night, j The steamer Grafton was sitryeyed at Welljngtop op Tluirgiiay nv-rning, and [ Apparently she struck pear the fore foot,. ! The only damage is a small split in the I shoe.