TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3929, 3 October 1891, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

(Press Association.)

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Til BoAy to to Extame&.

Auckland. October 2.

The Colonial Secretary has given an order for the exhumation of the body of the lad Thomas.

The OnrUtonuroh Election.

▲ Singular Development

Chbistchuroh, October 1.

Unexpected developments occurred to-day in connection with the Christohurch seat. Eden George, candidate was nominated yesterday, and the other two according to the Eeturning Officer's notice, to-day. Eminent legal opinion says that George is the only candidate nomiwho complied with the conditions of the Act in Riving seven days notice, the poll being fixed for the 9th, so that seven clear days were not complied with by either of the other candidates. Mr Georges-Harper, solicitor, expresses the opinion that George is duly elected, and pr<|jutß against any other nominations flftfflg reoeived, and claims the seat. The affair has created great excitement in the city. Eden George, E. Sanford, and J. T. Smith have been nominated for Christohurch.

The Returning Officer is going on with the election despite Mr George's protest. Mr J. T. Smith addressed a large meetiog in the Theatre to-night. He expressed himself independent, but opposed to the land and income tax. The meeting was noisy, but good humoured. At the close a vote of thanks was proposed and carried. A vote of thanks and non -confidence was negatived. Mr Eden George states he will go to the poll, and if beaten will petition againsi the successful candidate.

(By Telegraph.)

(Per United Press Association.) ** -

Wellington, Saturday.

The Government do not propose to interfere with the Ohristsharoh election, having reoeived a opinion that the eleotion must go oft, leaving any aggrieved oandidate to take such ulterior steps as he sees fit

. Till Maoris of "Walapu. A Shoofila? Picture of Misery aa& ) Disease. . i Gisborne, October 2F The Herald's correspondent in the native district of Waiapu draws a 1 frightful picture of the condition of i the Maoris in that locality. Their : health is very poor, and in all quar* i ters there is an increase of sickness, : Numerous deaths are reported; fever is very prevalent, and it is very sad* ' dening to see how the Maoris neglect : to use the most ordinary precaution! for the isolation of the fever. They will persist in sitting in their close whares in a stifling atmosphere in the presence of the dead and dying. In any settlements the population seem to have become fatalists, and are resorting to old superstitions and using incantations and a ridiculous travesty of spirit-rapping. These influences are most depressing, and no consolation is offered the sick people, who are sadly neglected, preparations for the death feaat often taking place before the eyes of dying persons. The correspondent give* these instances of neglect which nave occurred during the past few weeks; Harewera, an old man, ill with fever, was allowed to wander, and fell into aswamp. lie lay there some time and ate earth worms to satisfy his hunger. He also actually bit a piece out of his own arm and sucked his blood, He then crawled into bis own whare, fell into the fire and soon died. Nuta, a schoolboy, recovering from fever, was allowed to wander into the swamp, and died in two days ofV ■ relapse, and was buried without medical certificate. Hiatu, a school ~ girl, also died from negleot after fever. In another case a European neighbour went to see a schoolgirl recovering from fever, and found her convalescent. The Natives were having a big feast, and Mary Ann was allowed to gorge her delicate stomach to repletion, despite the warnings of the Pakeba, Mary Ann A eat on till she began to feel uneasy, and died thirty hours after this gorge of inflammation of the intestines. Some Maoris fishing on the sands took Peehi, a small delicate boy, by the feet and dragged him over the sands, whether in anger or for a lark is not stated. The boy got his mouth full of sand, and being pretty well suffocated, died in a few days, and was buried without registration or a coroner's certificate.