CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1191, 28 September 1882, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

■y" (EKOIBR'sTEtTORAMS.) (Received' September 28,1.0 a.m.) Melbourne, September 27, ...The., smallpox , patient at Hamilton his been - examined by three other Melbourne medical mpn, who are; nnanimous in .declaring the of true variola. Dr Youl, of the health Board, who examined the patient yesterday, and reported the disease to be only ohickenpox, peraiats in the correctness of his diagnosis,} aiid redioules tlie idea of smallpox.' '" 1 ' 11 1 - London, Sepsember 26. Consols have further advanced to IOOf. ■ Adelaide wheat, ex store,,remains at 475, and New Zeoland ditto afc 45s to 47e. The market is weak and declining, Adelaide flour; ex warehouse, 84s, Australian taliow is quiet at 44s 6d. for best beef and 49s for best mutton. 1 : At the wool sale to-day 8800 bales were offered. The market- is steady, but tbe demand is noli active, ' v The homeward mails' via; Suez and Brindisi, which left Melbourne, August 15th were delivered here to-day. ' : . The cricket match,' Australian team v, Eleven of England, was concluded to-day at Harrowgate. The Australians resumed their second innings, requiring B6runß to win the match, and with six wickets to fall. The required number of runs waß obtained for the loss of two additional -.wioketa, -the Australians thus winning the match by four wicketß. (Received September 27, 8.30 p.m.) Melbourne, September 27. . Malting barley is firm at 5s 2d to 5s 4d. Wheat is steadier, and is quoted at Gs lid for shipping. . New Zoaland oats are firm at 4s to 4s 2d for feeding, and 4s 3d to 4s 3d to 4s 4d for milling qualities. ■ (Received September 27, 10,20 p,,m.) London, September 26, evening. It is believed that the appointment of | Permanent"Under-Secretary of Foreign I Affairs, rendered vacant by the death of the late Lord Tenterden, will be offered to Sir Julian Pauncefote, K.0.M.G., 0.8. tho Legal Under Secretary. INQUEST.

An inquest was held at tho Empire hotel yesterday afternoon by Dr Spratt, the district coroner, on the body of the late Mikkel Poulsen. The jury, of which Mr T. E, Price was foreman, having viewed the body, the following evidence was taken,

Peter Anderson deposed aB follows. I, Hansen, and the deceased, have been buGhfalling at Brancepeth, aud lived in a whare there. On Saturday last -I took a square bottle of gin to the whare, and we drank the greater part of it that night. In the morning the deceased said he was bad, and would not get up. A week before he had been laid up for three days. I attributed his illness to the effect of the gin. He continued in bed on Monday, refusing to take fond, and on Tuesday he said he felt bad all over. On that day I tried to got a trap from Mr'Beetham to take him into Masterton, but Mr Beetham was from home, and Hansen started for Mauriceville to get a brake. The deceased was anxious to get home to Mauriceville, but towards evening said he would not live till the brake came. I wont out about six o'clock and got a trap for him, returning to the whare about eisht, On returning I found him lying dead outside tho whare, and I brought bis body into Masterton in the trap, I have known the deceased five years, and he was au able bodied man.

The Coroner: (Vere you and Hansen all right after drinking the gin.

Witness: We were all right the next morning, but Hansen said he had a bit of aheadaohe.

A juryman : Was Poulsen in tho habit of getting drunk, Witness: Occasionally, perhaps once a month, or once a fortnight, when he came out.

pother juryman : Yqu wquld not call him a habitual drunkard,

Witness; Certainly not, We left deceased by himself, all through Monday. He eat a little bread and butter on Tuesday, and we boiled oatmeal for him to drink.

The foreman: Who drank the most of the gin. Witness; Poulsen and Hansen, I had been in Masterton that day and did not require as much. Dr Beard Jeposed that he had performed a post mortem on the body of the deceased which appeared to be that of a man of about forty-four years of age. He found the liver fatty, the heart fatty, the kidneys cysted, and the right lung inflamed, the disease in the latter organ being from three to five days ok], He did not attribi;tq death to the spirits drank, but to the inflammation' of the lungs and exhaustion. The death was accelerated through want of proper food and nursing. Sooner or later the disease of the kidneys would have proved fatal. The foreman: Would you have recommended gin for auch a case. Witness; Not if I had known the state of his kidneys. ■The Coroner addressing th? jury, pointed nut that it was very natural for Poulsen's mates to imagine that ha was suffering from the ill effects of liquor, and to make the mistake' of not providing him with medical attendance, They could not say that any serious blame could be attached to them, and if the jury censured them, their opinion would carry great weight, He thought Peter Anderson had given his ovidence in a very straightforward manner. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that the deceased died from inflammation of the lungs. MASTERTON INSTITUTE. The ordinary monthly meeting was held last evening. Present—Messrs Bish (chairman), Boddingtoq, Sellar, Hogg, McGregor, Feist, Grundy, Carr, Beetham, and Pay ton. The treasurer reported the receipt of ut donation of £lolos from Mr G. Beetham, The credit balance at the bank was B 6s lOd. The secretary reported the presentation to the Institute of two volumes containing a biography of the late Archdeacon of Waimate, written by Hugh Garleton, Thifl donation from Messrs Beetham's was acknowledged by a vote of thanks. The following accounts were passed for payment Mrs Bennett, 4s; insurance, £3lßs 9d; Lyon & Blair, £2 7s 6d, , An application was/received from the Foresters for the. use of the upper room for a district meeting,and the secretary was inatruotad to let it to the'applicants on the usual terms. Mr Boddington reported the text of the resolution passed by the House of Bepresentatives for the distribution of the £6OOO subsidy,and some discussion took place as, to whether, an effjrt should be made . to obtain further subscriptions towards the Institute before September 30, as the grant was based on the amount •of local contributions. The Finance 'Committee expressed ; a decided opinion that ■ canvaaainpr wa'B ,not necessary, and would lead ; to no result. _ ■ The Chairman ; in moving his notice ,of motion for opening the Institute on Sunday Baid ithe ; principal difficulty in the. way of eo. doing was removed by Mr Bacon's kind offer to take charge of the reading-room, . Mr McGregor opposed the motion as he failed to see its necessity. Working men

had plenty of time to attend tha Institato ; aimng the week, : A similar experiment) had failed at Wellington andflanier, Re denied that the opening of the Institute would keep people from worse places,. He argued that a day of rest was needed by all men without respect of creed, and that the infringement of the.Sahbath was a 1 moral -wrong. People had'ample resources on Sundays Without coming to the Institute. ' • i Mr Hogg supported the resolution. In Dunedin a similar movement had been a marked success and was regarded as a mark of proefreas by throwing off tho cobwebs of superstition which in olden times made Sunday a day of misery. Mr Payton supporied the motion. They, were, closing the publio houses on Sundays to ! men who. sought some sooial • relaxation; and it was desirable to open the doori,oi the Institute if/%lp were willing to come there., Mr Carr would vote im/m motion. Many young men about Masterton, lived in lodgings, and had practically no homes. A place like the Institute would be an advantage. ' Mr Beetham supported the resolution. Many young men had not (hose home resources which Mr McGregor enjoyed, and would not Btay in on .Sundays. ' Mr Boddington protested against thepro* posal being considered an infringement of the Sabbath, He confirmed Mr Hogg's testimony as to the auocess of the movement in Danedini Mr Grundy thought the, wcporimen should be tried, as a demand appeard) to exist for the Institute being opened. Mr Feist opposed the motion as h< failed to recognize the necessity for it, Mr Sellar supported tho resolution, The chairman said a similar movement] had been very successful in Greymouth, I and he found public opinion in Masterton ] to be all but unanimous in its favor, Hod denied that working men'had time oil week days to attend reading rooms, and itl was on their behalf that he brought for-J ward the motion. 1 The motion was then carried, the hourJ being fixed from 2 to 6 p.m, each Sundafl for the ensuing three months, Mr Bacon 1 ! offer to act as custodian being accepted with thanks. | Mr Hogg desired to know why the Echo! had been withdrawn from the reading! room table, and moved that ic be replaced I there. J After some discussion an amendmenj approving the discretion, whioh the housa committee had exercised was oarried. It ( .was generally stated that-no objection l viva's entertained to the Echo as an anti-, religious paper, provided that religious papers wero also admitted. OPENING OF THE KURUPUNI TTAT.T,, The _ entertainment to celebrate the l opening of the Kurupuni Hall took place last evening, before a crowded audience,J The Hall was nicely decorated witlfl flowers and evergreens, and the commifl tee deserve great praise for the manual in which they worked to make the whjfl a suacess. Mr Worth, n opening the apologised for the unavoidable Mr JBish, who was. to have ohair, but who, he hoped, present before the conclusion. called upon Mr DeOastro for which was very well given, Misses Thompson and and was also Bentley then faVored the a ballad, which was effective manner, the licoess being a which rendered it musio, A pianoforte solo was the next on the was very nicely played.of Mr T. Wrigley, for whom apologised, Mr J. Thompson favoreoT\the audience with a song, which he Bang lij his usual telling style, and waß followed by a pianoforte solo, " Home, Sweet Home," from Miss Corbett, who played with great skill and expression. Rappwastlp called upon (for. i'recitation; and 'gave "The Quack Dootor," which created muoh amusement. Mr Gaut followed'with "The Fog-bell," and was loudly applauded. Miss Nicol was next called upon, and sang " The Shamrock" very sweetly; and was followed by Mr J, Thompson with anothor of his choice selections, which was duly appreciated. Mr Worth then announced that in the absence of Mr, Bish t who was next on the programme, Mr Gant had consented to fill his place, which he did very ably, and sang " Tho Midshipmite." A selection by tho Masterton String Band followed, and was given first class atyle.Mr Bapp secured the first encjro of the evening with " flow I became a Judge,', and responded to it with "Ican't makg it out, can yoq J" which caused muqh" amusement, A pianoforto solo by Herr Keisenberg followed, and was given with with considerable talent, after whioh Miss Corbett gave another piauoforte seleotioc.

Mr Worth than took the opportunity of thanking thoso Indies and gentlemen who had contributed towards the evening's amusement, also those who hadattonded, and announced that a song from Mr Olayaon would conclude the first part of the entertainment.

Mr Olayson, in his usual hippy style, then sang " Pretty Lipi," and received an enthusiastic encore, to which he responded with " Oh Fred, tell them to stop," brought down the jiqiiso. The room was then' cleared 'or the soiree, whioh was largely attended, and danoing to the mußie of the string band was kept up till about two o'clock this morning The arrangements for tho dance were perfect, the catering being entrusted to Mr J, 6. Mackay, who gave entire satisfaction. The promoters of the * entertainment are to be congratulated on I the very successful opening of the Kuru- J puni Hall, ■