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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1959, 16 January 1914, Page 9

: An application just made to the Supremo Court for letters of administration in the estato of a woman who died recently at Carterton has revealed the tragic hand of Fate (writes tho Mastcrton correspondent of »n exchange). The deceased woman and her husband had a small farm which was mortgaged. With tlio help of tho children, who wore, however, very young, they milked a, fow cows and undertook general farming, but tilings went wrong from tho start. Three of the cows died from tutu poisoning, then a barn containing oats and hay was burned down, the crops turned out rank failures and finally the mortgagee foreclosed. Tho huE-bfind and wile had a terrible struggle. Tho woman wont out- washing and scrubbing and tho husband took on labouring' work. He developed an illness, and the whole brunt of the battle in providing food fell upon tlio wife. Half-starved and overworked, the poor woman took ill and never recovered, her death occurring shortly afterwards. Then, by tho irony.of Fate, exactly a fortnight after her death came a lettor from a iirm of solicitors in Now York informing the husband that his wife had boon loft £3000 and some property in New York by a relative there. Tho solicitors had been searching for two years for tho unfortunate woman, who had meanwhile been living in poverty. By tlio terms of tho will tlio property passed to the husband in the event of the death of his. wife, and it was in this connection that letters of administration were applied for and tho sad story came to light. It was Jiot to bo expected, says tho "Hawke's Bay. Herald," that a func.tion which 'brought such huge crouds together as did tho Mardi Gras would be free . from the attentions of pickpockets or members of tho spieling fraternity, and instances of their operations are coming to light. In 0110 ease a lady lost her hand-bag, which contained a purso and money. Inquiries led to tho recovery of tho hand-bng, but it was minus tho contents, which had evidently been appropriated by some thief and the bag thrown away so as not to Icavo any cluo as to the culprit. In another case a lady missed her handbag, and after tho dispersal of tho crowd from Nelson 'Park instituted a" search in that locality. Tho bag was picked up with its contents in a somewhat- isolated part of the park, and tho lady was in the act of apprising her friends when she was set upon by a miscreant, who snatched at the liag, which after a struggle ho secured with a sum of money and made his escape, although tho screams of the young lady speedily brought her friends to her assistance. So'far no trace of tlio culprit has been obtained. Other similar cases have heon reported, which would seem to point to the necessity of special precnutions being taken to protect. \is-itors at future gatherings. .' The famous "Roslrn" Writing Pads alwave in stock, George and George, 161-163 Cuba Streot.-Advt '