AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.
(Per s.s. Te Anau at the BluE) (UNITED PBKOS ASSOCIATION.) Melboubne, Sept. 2. A Chinaman named Ah Goon has been found dead m his shop m Little Bourke -street, with wounds m his head, tending to show that he had been murdered. It is believed that robbery was the incentive case. No arrests have been made. The destruction of tho*grand stand on tho Melbourne cricket ground by fire was accidently caused by a smoker leaving a lighted cigar m it on Saturday evening. The building cost £6000, of which £3000 was in^ sured m thp Indemnity P<unpany. fortunately ttye pavilion was untouched. The club will take, stepsto re-erect tbe stand immediately for. the forthcoming seasou. A Chinaman and wpjnan were burned to death at Ballarat East on Saturday night, labile m, a Btate of intoxication ibey sot fire to their hut. SyoN^y, S.ept. 2. Antoug tbe. passenger.* by the ,Cuzco was T. Cresswell. an important witness m the ca«e for release o( tho lunatio Cresswell from Paramatta Asylum, m connection with the Tichbjorce mystery.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 243, 10 September 1884, Page 2
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176AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 243, 10 September 1884, Page 2
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