DETERMINED SUICIDE.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 17, 4 December 1883, Page 3

DETERMINED SUICIDE.

Per Press Association. Dunedin, Dec. I. James Young, watchmaker, committed suicide ut South Dunedm on Saturday. Decoaued arrived in the colony four months ago from Britain by the British King. On his arrival he went with his uncle, Mr. Cummingham. at South Dunedin, and became at'ached to one of Mr. Uuminingham’s daughters. His suit was disoouiaged by his uncle, and a short time since deceased went toOutram, and there opened a small shop as watchmaker and jeweller. On Thursday he came to town, and m«t Miss Cunninghum, who declined to have anything to say to him. After this he knocked about town drinking and once or twice spoke of committing suicide. On Saturday about two hours before he shot himself he fold a young woman at Kensington ho hud been badly treated, and that be would do something to Cunningham at ten o’clock. Cunningham heard what deceased had said, and sent for the po'ice, who went into the house, and were making inquiries at the time that Young fired. The first shot seamed to be fired into the street ; then deceased ran from the building, and fired again the second shot penetrating his right breast.

Christchurch, Dec. 3, The body of a man was found in the W imtkariri river on Saturday A letter was found on the body ad-tressed to Mrs Violet Sinclair Jones, Post office, Wellington. Dunfdin, Dec 3 Slag Point Coal Company have secured th© contract for the supply of coal to Dnnedin and Oamaru sections of railway for 1881 It will cost £3,000 to repair the damages to roads and b idges in Waitaki County by the recent floods INVERCARGILL, Dec 4 Mr Dawson, Town Engineer, f« 11 down in a fit in Lis office yesterday He never rallied, and has since died T« Aroha, Deo 4 Leslie’s cabinet-makers shop was burned down to-day All was lost The building whs insured for L 55 in the New Zealand office, and the stock for L 75 in the National Timarv, Dec. 8. A locomotive burst at the railway station on Saturday wii-h a loud explosion, a top plate of the boiler giving way. The safetyvalve was shot up into spaoe, descending with such force on the platform as to smash a twoinch plank. Happily no persons was injured.