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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1593, 28 December 1885, Page 2

George Hayes, steward of the barqae> i Merope now tt Ly'tteltoa, committed .) suicide a few nights ago by taking laudanum and sulphuric acid. H» had been despondent lately over sotnt alleged irregularities about bis starts. A list of the contracts for inland mail services for 1886 and 1887 is published m the Gazette. Among them are Havers and Opnnake fvia Manaia), W. Bartlett, £60 ; Normanby and Okaiawa. Joseph Hicks, £32 ; Mastertbn and Woodvillet aud Palmerskon and Tahoraite, James Maeara, £390 ; Pareniata and Foxton. A. Hall, £1500. The Public Works Department inviU tenders for the erection of a Government Printing Office m Wellington, MrT. Cranwell was about to-day on a stick, feeling rather shaken aftef hit spill on Saturday. He had no doubt •> very narrow escape from a serious, and possibly fatal accident. Had he not managed to free his foot, the chances, are that his injuries would bare resulted m his bsing killed, as it would hays been impossible to check the mad career of the horse m order to reicus him from his perilous povitiou. The .Star says that Mr BeJlva't Hotel, at Feilding, has been thoroughly renovated. The whole of the work has been well and faithfully executed by Messrs R. and E. Tin gey. The writing above the front door has been remark* ably well done, reflecting great credit on the artist.