DEATH OF MR F. A. WHITAKER.
It is »vith much regret we announce tlio doath of Mr F. A. Whitakcr, solicitor, of Hamilton, (eldest son of Sir F.Whitaker), fumoily M.11.U. for W.iipa, and one of theoiigin.il piopiietors of this Journal. It appc.ii s tint deceased !».»« for some time piibt been in a despondant state of mind, in consequence oi pecuniary difficulties, the re^ilt of land <md other speculation**. He was found on the evening of Thursday last ia a dying condition in a loom in the Auckland Club with a bullet wound tight thiough ihe skull, a revolver newly discharged lying beside him, and onJ y lived an hour after the whot was fired, (rcuouil regret is expressed at deceased coining to such an untimely end and much sympatny is expressed for the relatives and fi lends.
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Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 206, 11 June 1887, Page 2
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137DEATH OF MR F. A. WHITAKER. Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 206, 11 June 1887, Page 2
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