INTERPROVINCIAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XIV, Issue 2909, 27 February 1893, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

A ucKxasd, February 25. A man named tt.'H. Penny, who had come from Plymouth, England, com-: mitted suicide at Kenealy'a at Tauranga, lasc night, by shooing himself. The pause of th,e suicide is believed to be ill health. The deceased was called to tea last evening, but th<* servant receiving no answer, the door was opened and the dead body of Penny wm found. The deceased had fastened a s -hvx to the trigger of a breech loading gun uui shot himself in a sitting posture. Auckland, February 26. Ifews has been received that Kin? George of Tonga is dead. Stansbury, the sculler, is a passenger by the Alameda for San Francisco, and during the vessel's .stay in port he was greeted by the principal local oarsmen. Wellington, February 26. A sad boating accident happened in the harbour some time last night or yesterday afternoon. H. Ihborne, portmanteau manufacturer, Lambton Quay, his foreman 1, 1 Burgess, and W. -Burteau, stor&tnan in Sargood and Bons, nired a pleasure boat to proceed to> Soames Island, wh'dre Oshorfte, who was a dog fancier, had several canines in quarantine. They experienced a light southerly breeze in the run across, but before the party left on their return at, % o'clock the tyind freshened and increased as the day yrore on. The boat not returning en* quiries were instituted, and as the night was bbisterou§ it Wfts feared that a mishap had occurred. This morning tlje jjonr §t^b)e at Petone, found the \yS&b and' the body of B. urgess pn tlje beach, The body was entangled th.c ropes, which left no (Joubt that the three men had penighed. The last seen of the boat from Soames Island was when it. was standing towards Lowry Bay under sail, apparently endeavouring to get back under can va°. It is thought that the boat was struck by a squall, and being an open boat, filled. Osborne was a married man with no family; Burgess, who only arrived from fcfejftnurne iVo months ago, leaves a wife and fo^r you]tig children- 1; • ftjirt&su was ajßo a roarrie'd man with" four children jjndpr fiye yaars of age. Burteau iva'i regarded as pne qf |the most experienced yachtsmen in the hapbour. A stasm launch with Jnspeiebor Fender and a conStable left this afternoon to search t\i* '

vicinity of Soames Island tor the ot ier beiies. Blenheim, February 25. A man named Robert ftawaid Anirews, a painter, residing at the Hutt, was charged yesterday on suspicion of sealing a quantity of silverware from the Criterion Hotel in 1887, and committed for trial, Dpvkdin, February 26 Beven"cash fielders" who were reported as hetting to the Dunedin Jockey Club, were disqualified and warned off the course. A nunibeL of others leyortecl werewariiedth-r.tif they again i fiended ihey would be disqualified. One so warned was T. Barnett, an official of t!ie bookmakers' association. Ie was reported to the club that he had again offended, when the stewards at once met and disquali6ed him. He was removed from the course.