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THE WRECK OF THE STEAMSHIP CAHORS. INQUIRY INTO CAUSE OF WRECK. SENTENCE ON FRANK JOHNS, A MURDERER. (Received July 13, 10.30 p.m.) Sydney, July 13. The Board of Inquiry appointed to investigate the circumstances attending the wreck of the Australian Steam Navigation Company's steamship Cahors has decided to cite the captain and mate of the vessel to show cause why their cei'tificates should not be cancelled or suspended. The condemned man Frank Johns, has been ordered to execution, his Excellency declining to grant a commutation of the sentence. (Received July 14, 1.15 p.m.) July 14. The case of the convict Johns, sentenced to death for the murder of a fellow prisoner, is causing considerable agitation in Sydney, and last night crowds of people paraded the streets protesting against his execution. Arrived, this morning the Wakatipu, from Wellington.
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Kumara Times, Issue 2749, 14 July 1885, Page 2
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