LATEST TELEGRAMS

Wairoa Bell, Volume IV, Issue 161, 2 September 1892, Page 5

LATEST TELEGRAMS

Auckland, Friday, noon, The Cholera Scourge. The hospitals iu Hamburg are horribly crowded and in a dreadfully insanitary condition. There is no room for proper attendance, and patients’ clothes cannot be removed as bedding is insufficient and in filthy condition. In one room two hundred corpses were lying mingled with the living. Schools are being converted into Hospitals. The available medical assistance is inadequate to cope with the alarming increase of cases. A fatal case of cholera is reported from Groningen, capital of oire of the north eastern provinces. The epidemic is decreasing in the city and the death rate has fallen to two hundred daily. On one emigrant vessel bound for New York twenty deaths occurred. At Havre the disease continues unabated and railway traffic is suspended. Colonial Precautions. The Sydney Board of Health has issued a proclamation declaring all European ports cholera infected and strongest precautions are to be taken against the disease. The Melbourne Board of Health also proclaim European ports cholera infected, and it is proposed to disinfect letters. Tire Wellington Central Board of Health met today and decided to warn local bodies to enforce cleanliness irr their respective districts ; but decided to postpone further measures till it is seen whether Cholera spreads in England. The Union Company will if necessary be requested to carry doctors on their intercolonial steamers. Gladstone and Labouchere. Correspandence between Mr Gladstone and Labouchere respecting the latter’s exclusion from Ministry is published. The tone is courteous on both sides. Gladstone declares Labouchere never asked for office. Labouchere commenting in Truth on the dispute declares it is due to the Queen alone. He was not officially asked to take office. Many newspapers and Labouchere’s colleagues of Liberal Club condemn his attitude . Labouchere declares the Queen had ; no right to interfere with Gladstone in his choice of colleagues and says his ostracism is due to action taken by him regarding Royal drafts. He declares Her Majesty wrote to Roseberry during Salisbury’s Premiership, urging him to accept a seat in the Cabinet as Foreign Secretary. The World’s Fair. It has been decided by the New Zealand Government not to proceed further with representation of the Colony at the Chicago Exhibition. The Frisco Mail, The British Government adhere to their decision to only give poundage and portage assistance to San Francisco Mail Route. This will throw the large burdens on this Colony or loss of service. Suicide. An old hand-cart man named Linton, formerly a fireman on coasting steamer, shot himself yesterday in Swanson-street. Linton had nearly £BO to his credit in bank. The Market. General business siiowed hardening tendency. Investment and mining stock has improved during week for favourable stocks. Maize is in good demand owing to Sydney order for 2/6 off wharf, 2/9 in store. Butter and cheese scarce. Egors plentiful. Gum is coming forward iu large quantities and good quality, particularly from the North. Values are fully sustained. Fair ordinary £42 ; ordinary £4O ; superior ordinary £SO and upwards ■ East Coast £7B,