Telegraphic.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3204, 14 May 1889, Page 2

Telegraphic.

Serious Charge Against Hospi- .■" ■ : tal Officers- . . Inyeroahqill, May 18. A letter 'from the Bev Hugh Kelly was read at a meeting of tile Southland 'Hospital Trustio-uight, in whioh he complained' that- the Ward in which tho late Mr Pouglas, the statiomnaster,.. lay, was broken into by tradesmen engaged iu ventilating the building; that the windows were thrown open to give exit to the plaster dust; that the patient had been going on favourably till that day, and that the next day pneumonia set in and- Mr Douglas died ab'out'a week after. ■ Mr, Kelly said' •lie.. did. not". write' in." a vindictive spirit, but suggested an inquiry should be rqade'to -ascertain who was'to blame for the work being done v/hile. a patient lay in a critical state. The surgeon,' Mf "•' ijglieqd,,.''r^pqctirig; :|o/-tb,fi trustees, admitted, that' work had been oarried on against his iu-stations->nd without bis know-

being ill that mpraiiig% I did uotldib from (ed;iliraugji:yßxposurei;JiutCa; septio form;.of whioh^ cat'ed with the'.- severe operation he had undergone. Affidavits .froin the brioldayer denied that the : windows were opened for the purpose alleged, and were only, opened foiv a few j minutes;to enable him to cpmrrunicate with the workmen outside, The trustees resolved to hold a special (meeting to consider the "correspondence and take evidence.

Good Luck. Hokitika, May 18. The 'William Tell Company struck a four-feet reef in the No.'2 level, carrying rioh gold. There is very great excitement over the find, ' Fiji News- •■.'■ Russell, Tuesday, The' Mawhera has arrived from Fiji. Captain Oliver reports the total loss,,of the four-masted .ship Altmore, on the western islands of Fiji. The ohief officer was drowned. A boat with a party of crew and 1 passengers has not yet arrived at

Levukaand fears are entertained for their safety. Accident to a Mail SteamerShe Returns to LytteltonChbisiohukoh, May 18. The lonio, which left Lyttelton on May 2, put back this evening with a broken crank shaft. Captain Kidley states that on May 4, in longitude 168deg W.' latitude 52deg 12min S., 026 miles from Godiey Head, the after orank shaft gave way. The vessel v/a» headed for Lyttelton,.and she returned under sail. On May .7 the wind changed from south-east to south-west; all sail was crowded on, and the next day the screw shaft was connected and dno engine got to work. Lyttelton Heads was sighted ■late this afternoon. \

Tho vessel is now lying ill the stream and will be towed inside che breakwater to-morrow. The passengers presented Captain lidley with .an address complimenting him on the splendid Wiy in which he handled the vessel, The mails will probably be sent by the San Francisco mail route, leaving Lyctelton on Friday. The passengers and cargo will probably be transferred to the Coptic, now in Lytteiton. The transfer could be affeoted in about three days. Masterton Borough CouncilThe following reports will be presented at the ordinary meeting of the Council this evening : Finance Commute. Accounts amounting to £BS 16s lid wore recommended for payment. Resolved, that owing to the great difficulty the collect the rates, the matter be referred to the Uouuoil, with a view to action being taken. Wobks Committee. The Overseer's report was road. It was resolved to recommend That the foreman be instructed to repair the holes in Bannister-strdet where required, and make as' good a job as possible to last through the winter so that the whole road may bo made in the next Spring. That the foreman get footpath material from the river as opportunity offers. That the ruts in Nursery Road be repaired.' That a. new culvert be put in at the junotion of King and Queenstreets. That a supply of timber be obtained, not to exceed 2000 ft. That action be taken to divert the last stream but one at Mantua into the last stream, and the bridge be taken up and filled m when necessary,

Domestic Matters in High Life

There are, or ore to be, three new duchesses in tho world. The little Duke of Newcastle has lately been married to an unassuming girl of seventeen, a daughter ol a well-known sportsman in the shires—Majpr Candy. Her mother, who is a sister ot the somewhat erratic Orangeman, Lord Bos3more t isalsoa{amoushorsewoman; but the young lady, who is shy, and seemed much depressed at herwedding, is not likely to follow in the footsteps of her parents, The Duke of Newcastle had a long minority, during which his estates were wisely nursed by Mr Gladstone, who is a better manager of other peoplo's money matters than of his own; and His Grace is now a comparatively rich man. His wholesoul is taken up with questions of ritual ecolesiastial history and archeology, He emphasised his High Ohurohmanship on the occassion of his marriage by requesting the services of Dr Edward King, the Bißhop of Lincoln, who is at this moment arder prosecution for ritualistic offences before the Archbiuhop of Canterbury, aud His Grace' has liiade a handsome contributing to the expenses of the defence—which rumor has enlarged into a "payment of the whole of them.

The Duke of Portland is also going to many another modest, retiring, and "pleasing young woman—a Miss Dallas Yorke, the daughter of a Lincolnshire squire. The Duke, who is the grand parti of the generation, was long averse to marrying on acoqnntofahopelessattacbment,butin the jubilee year HißQraoo essayed to make an alliance with a foreign royalty—which effort, however, failed for reasons of State, Since then he has made one or two foolish publio appearances, and it was felt by his family and friends that the sooner, he was put under wise and authoritative female guidance the better. . ' The third new duchess id Mrs Blair, who is to marry the reeently widowed Duke of Sutherland. This is rs ib should be, The marriage is to take place in Floiida, Mrs. Blair h,ad the great sorrow to lose her husband by a gunshot wound—whether accidental or self inflicted is not known— '. when both were guests of the" Duke of Sutherland at Dunrobin, ■ ■

The matrimonial affairs of a fourth duchess—Her Grace of Marlborough —are causing 'some talk.. The'lady has a will of her own, and thinks she ought to rulo the roost-especially,as she has to supply most of the oiah to keep the ducal establishments going. For the repairing; of the.roof of Blenheim Castle alone she had recently to provide j£Bo,ooo, One cause of disagreement with her lord and master arose from his inviting Lady Colin-Campbell on a visit to Blenheim. The duchess kept her bed during the : whole period of Lady Cojin's ; . stay—which ;; terminated', abruptly in two, days., Another source of' disturbance was the habit which His Qrace had, during domes? '■f iq tiffs, of ejjc|i}irpg, \\\ a, theatricnl and tragio votoe, ''Lady Aylesford was ..the only woman lever really loved,"—'Argus' correspondent,''.- ■,