Telegraphic.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3359, 13 November 1889, Page 2

Telegraphic.

: Samoan News. Auckland, November 12, The Tamasesc party in Samoa, according to news received, have ii|)|)ointed Mnlietoa us king and Tamasese as vice-king. At the same time the Mataafa party elected Mataiifa temporary king ami Malietoa vice-king. All, however, are awaiting the arrival of the Commissioners from the Great Powers, and until they come nothing can be decided. It is said, however, that there can lie no doubt that the late exile Maliotoa will bo tho choice of tl)B|)i!oplo as King. Wreck. AucKLAKn, Nov 12. The Elizabeth, a cutter of 23 tons, was wrecked at Whangarei Heads on Sunday morning, and is breaking up on the rocks. Her crew and one passenger was saved with much difficulty. Tho vessel was loaded with ilax and wool, and the former was swept away to sea, whilst the wool was washed ashore, There was no insurance on tho cutter, which belonged to Mr G, Owen, Stabbing CaseCniiisTCiiuiicii, November 12, The case against George Duncan for stabbing John Thomas with a knifn on November 3rd was heard to-day. The lengthy evidence which was taken shows, Thomas to be a disreputable character, accustomed to spieling, but the Justices deferred dealing with the case till to morrow, Midland Railway. Cmtis'rciiujm November, 12, K. Jiees and C'o.'s tender for three sections of tho Midland Railway, in tho Grey Valley, amounting to 2b' miles, at £103,85119s Bd, has been accepted by the Company, [foino necessary alterations being made at tho_ Springfield end hiye delayed letting the contact at this end. Experimenting with Elixir. AypKLASii, Wednesday. Dr Wilkins, of Auckland,' has just concluded an exhaustive series of experiments with Brown Se'quanl Elixir, The remedy was tried both by means of hypodermic injection and emulsion, but in not a single instance was the slightest improvement noticed by either the patient pr himself. Dr Wilkins oven experimented upon llimpellj but found no appreciable difference, fanieofHie pat jepts were suffering from extreme debility, others from Sciatica and neuralgic pains, while one was affected with a tentency towards paralysis. Tho doctor gives it as liis opinion thaUho improvement in tho condition claimed by Brown Sequard and others, is the result of imagination on the part of the patient, and lie belie'ycaif he could havo told the patients the nature of the remedy he was applying-and ho'could not because of the previous objections of fltfiers—then Jheirjmaginatipns would have o.xercjsed a powerful inrjueijce in the pase. TJip fjactpr subsequently experimented wjth elecfripity, galvanism, and other therapeutic agents on the same patients jail!) considerable success,