BLOWN TO PIECES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 104, 25 January 1908, Page 6

BLOWN TO PIECES.

SENSATIONAL SUICIDE AT NEW PLYMOUTH. ' . ,-sNew.Plymouth,. January .24.J; ■ . A very determined: suioido occurred-on-the ; . beach, near tho "publio: baths ;at -10.45 : thi6 - ;• . morning.A- loiuLexplosion - was hoardj;, but • no; notice was .taken,> as ihero-wero-supposed • . . ■to bo roek-blastmg operations; in tho >Ticinity. ■ , A-littlo-.later, a •child' toldi.tho'baths.taretaker that she had,.found ,a »mau!s\ ear.- '.A(: . ... search .was then made,-and tbe-,trunk of.-tho: >J, .s man!s, body :\vas;.found>..with',. th(Aftead! and" . ; and;7ragmeiitsy^cat^red:;|n. : ;. - all. .directions. '.One: arm,was .found/ in Hme■, '■ Street,Vfully 100 yards away. ..... .. I'.-.--.. ' . ". . i A linen collar;, was found.i.whioh, borev t-lie . r i: -. . namo' "A: J..-Burgess,", .who' isva istationer. . / v 'in business here, 1 and-there are^ other indica- - • •tions:that the, body is. his,; though at; is: not-,,-v ; - ;yet.;,absolutely identified..' *. .Apparently, tho man : had placed. his head on a. charge" of dynamite,, having;previously . ■ ■ : lighted;,the• fuse;;; v SWIMMING - . ■ ■ •• • - ' Auckland; January,' 24/-;- ;■ vv'At-j thtf.;sTrimmihg-J cafcnivjdi. this > cv^tiiiKV ,of lAueklaqa, "■ 'Was : cont'cfeted,.:six/compi!ting. vM.tE.; Chanir,.; \v '. pioii. of liVst s J.' Grant, lat« ' of,'Uio' Wcst^Coast,.;second; and A'.. ,W. : ; Kr.ni, of, Auckland, Hhird. three fin'-.' ' ' ■ . ished. . The• chatnpion'sHtimo. was given as ~ Bniin., 19scc., which establishes a record-for - i New. Zealand, the previous, .best being- 6nnn. 28scc , bvßull, of Christchurch; i-One of ths; , 'trtjie-keepers made'tho champion's'time 2seo'. .•(- >; :slower.; ' ". • ' THE BUTTEK TRADE Auckland, January\24 \ s :The' has 'materially." i- affreted. ,thp';;oiitput',. of vbutW/.-.from'Auck* i. ;laridy.'pr6yiiigoi''-.and::.to-day ':;thefe>: were'vim ,-' . stora tor .export: 11)487, boxes (or 224 tons), , . '■ against 14,036 boxes- (or ;287; tons), the . .Tipnß\ >.a i 25W 6^'tons^'insi(le;l4;dws^'fy;M'^ -.V'. v;i V ,V' : V'i' ; \ "•' J 1 correspontiing-periodof :.last.year, shows an increaso, <is Uio.sliipmoD.t, *it;this time las 1» 1 .year: Jhe arotj.--In quantity, prices ar.o going up, and>buttfli. " isnowworth' frf)m.;i2os,:,to :]245.. per, civu. r for the prime ' qualities on the .London-mat- ' ket. and-the . shipmentfor....the toit,night. . 7 ended to-morrow is estimated to bo..worrlii. , £3o;ol4i';or,,ab'out,|£7oop i : '■ quantity would, have been north at the open-;, j4. " ing'of the-season. . . - LIQUOR IN A NO-LICHNSE DISTRICT 2 : ; : Asllhurton, January ,24. , s j At tho Magistrate s .Court, before , Mr. - .V. ,G. Day,. S.M., ■ Gideon ijScptti.was. .charged,, . " on tho information of the police,, witli.kcep- ®- ing liquor for sale at AshburfonJ ; He.pleaded; -guilty, and was .convicted and'fined-£lO and. e - costs',-ah order for"confiscation of tho liquor being also made. ;. 1 ' i