TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2933, 25 June 1888, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC.

Wellington, Monday. Tho body of the man Chaffney, who was drowned last week at the Whareama ford near Tinui was recovered this morning. The important Maori case Broughton v Irene Donnelly, involving several thousand pounds was commenced in the Supreme Court this morning. It is expected that the Sherard Osborne will complete mending the single cable to-day. The sea is smooth

at present, and should it remain so * ordinary communication will borestored this evening,

Auckland, this day, Mrs Sarah Croot, from Wade, consulted the Canadian doctors, who are nor doing business here, and got a

bottle of medicino from Madame Dullot. Agter taking the first dose on

s Thursday last, vomiting with violent the stomach immediately set in amFcontpued till yesterday afternoon, when she died. Dr Erson was called in on Saturday and prescribed medicine, which gave immediate relief, but could not save life, An inquest is to be held to-day, Dr Rennie, interviewed, says it could not be the Canadian medicine which caused the trouble as it is " perfectly harmless" and he ofi'ers to swallow a box of the powder and drink a 7s Cd bottle of the perfume in public. The occurrence has caused great excitement as people for the past two weeks have been raving about the miraculous cures effected by the Canadians, Maurice Kelly, of Wade, stated to

be 10*1 years of age, died yesterday morning. He drank whisky copiously and for 87 years, according to his own statements. A public meetiug to agitate for a reduction in the estimates is called by tho Mayor for this evening, Elizabeth Beston who was severely injured by burning at the shirt factory, Gjpat North Road, and was sent to Hospital, succumbed to her injuries yesterday morning. Deceased was warming glue at the lire when her dress caught in flames, and before they could bo extinguished she was terribly burnt about the back and legs,