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Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 1, Issue 45, 12 November 1886, Page 4

It iit projioeed to invit# Mr to a dinner prior to Inn leaving the district, in recognition of hi* services to the town. A meeting to form a committee to carry out the details u tiled for Saturday neit. A boy, nine year of age, died recently at Townsville of alcoholic poisoning, caused by drinking half a tumbler of raw nmrils given him by bis mother, who is of intemperate habit*. In referring to the past history of Thomas Hall, the convict, the Tetnuka Leader has the following: —Soui* time before this there was a married couple on his father - * station. The husband came h .me one day an 1 caught Hall and the wife under equivocal circumstance «. The luan shot liis w ife on the spat, ami i* now aerv ing a life sentence in Lyttlelon gaol. When Hall armed at that stronghold this unfortunate man was the first to see him. ••11a 1 you wretch, " he exclaimed, “you've come st last, have you 1"