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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1576, 8 December 1885, Page 4

A young man named William Gregory accidentally shot himself through the head while pig hunting on Sunday above Mercer, m .Waikato. The Jane Douglas will not leave Wellington till Thursday night, and her departure from Fox to n is postponed until Friday* at 10 p.m. Messrs Tin gey have just- received a large consignment of wall-papers m evpry conceivable design and color, "he - \ ales cooipiise an assortment of dining room, drawing-room, and bed room patterns of the very choicest description and are at prices to suit all buyers. The pieces m all number about 50,000, and can be inspected m sample books which have just been arranged for tho convenience' of customers. We have seldom seen a larger or, more select Rtock of paper, and can. recommend those re ' quiring go «i and cheap wall-paper to call on Messrs Tin gey, ami inspect their exiensivri and well-assorted packages. There havo been quite a number of casualties of one kind and another m Auckland within the last few days. There was' a case of attempted suicide at the Old Men's Rerhge. A man named Grant tried to cut his throat. He will probably recover. Michael Moriarity had his head crushed between two logs at Mercury Bay. The injuries, it is believed, will terminate fatally. Walter Freestone was stabbed m the neck by Arthur Dewson m Lome street. The daughter of Mr K. Biggam, of Epsom, was stung by a bee, and nolwithstandiug the efforts of two medical men, she' died.