AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 March 1928, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(By Telegraph—l’er Press Association. MINISTER COMMITTED. , MELBOURNE. Feb. 29. After further evidence had been i given regarding the relations between i Griggs and his wife, and the wile being i in good health when she returned from Tasmania, the Coroner tounil that Mrs. Griggs died from heart laihtre, as the result of arsenic poisoning, administered by her husband, and lon ltd him guilty of murder. Griggs was committed for trial on a charge of murder. In a letter to his wife’s mother, Griggs, after describing his wife’s sick- . ness, says that following a short sleep 1 he had gone to look at his wife and r found she was dead. He added: “It was really a beautiful way to go. Site knew nothing ol pain or weariness, hut , just fell asleep, and woke in heaven, i 'Who shall say it was not better so? , Ethel ts now lying in a most beautiful - part of Onion, her resting place.” . In another letter he says: “There is - great comfort in knowing that Ethel - was a Christian and that we have the ■ Christian hope and duty which is the - first part of that heavenly home to I which all are drawing nearer day bv ,• day.” He says lie is sending her mother a few things which sin* will f treasure —her daughter’s hible ami hymn hook. SENTENCES DEFERRED. 3 APIA, Fell. 28. Chief Justice Woodward heard the : cases yesterday against the alleged i Man police, all of whom were found i guilty. Sentences were deferred. WOOL SALES. SYDNEY. March 1. At the wool sales the keenest ile- - and for all sections was unabated, with a hardening tendency, partieu-liii-lcomebacks and crossbred-.