NEW ZEALAND.
By Telegraph—Press Association. Hawera, last night. At the inquest on the body of Jens. Christiansen, farmer, of Okaiwa, who was found hanging to a tree in an orchard yesterday, the evidence proved that deceased hud been drinking heavily, and was also depressed on account of the loss of a valuable horse. His son deposed that Christiansen had threatened to drown himself. A verdict of suicide by hanging while suffering from temporary insanity was returned, with a rider that the police should endeavor to find out where the man got drunk on Sunday. Deceased was 56 years old. Now Plymouth, last night. The Supreme Court opened to-day. E. J, Archibald, for theft, was sentenced to four years ; W. Schreiner, for forgery, to three years ; Otto Boultz, for horsestealing, to two years; Alfred Aitken, horse-stealing, to nine months ; J. J. Connell, forgery, a nominal sentence of one day, no criminal intent being disclosed. Wellington, last night. The Freemasons of Newtown have decided to form a new lodge, to be called Hinomoa. The electrical expert who has been appointed to carry out the Wellington tramway scheme is to receive £ISOO a year. Advice has been received that the Papanui, which put into Vigo with part of her cargo on fire, arrived at Plymouth yesterday.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 227, 3 October 1901, Page 1
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