INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS
(PEE UNITED PRKBS ASSOCIATION.) Mastebton, July 8. A painful case of supposed suicide bj drowning occurred at Mangamahoe Annie Kate Long, wife of a Mastertoi settlers, had been engaged nursing at Mangamahoe. She left the house there on Friday morning, and not returning s search party was instituted, and found her slippers on the bank of a river yes> rerday, three miles from the house. Tht tiver was dragged, and the body recovered, life being extinct. When Mr J W Long learnt thai his wife had drowned herself, he fell down in a fit, and he is said to be in a very precarious condition. Auckland, July 9. The Native football team left for the South this morning by the s.s. Penguin. They play at Nelson on Wednesday and at Wellington on Saturday. Wellington, This DayThe Union Company have received s telegram from Westport that the steamei Suva is ashore there. CHKisTCHtrBCH, July 9. Dr Coward, for many years coroner here, died yesterday, aged 73. Blbnh in, Ju^y6. Andrew Croudis, aged 80, was found dead this morning in the outskirts. He used to be a survey hand, and was one oi the suivivors of the famous Wairaß massacre, 1843. He had led a vagabond life, preferring to the last knocking about alone to living with any of his descends ants. He is supposed to have died from exposure,
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Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 146, 10 July 1888, Page 2
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