CHRISTCHURCH.
[ ..; This day. There is a kind of mutiny amongst the corps of Engineers. Two non-commis-sioned officers, described in the returns as unqualified, were ordered off parade by the Captain. They refused -to go, and were dismissed. The company sided with them, and have since absented themselves as a body. An. advertisement has been issued in consequence calling in all arms and accoutrements.
A woman named Day, 43 years" of age, committed suicide yesterday by taking strychnine. She was intemperate and fond of quarrelling with her husband, who was n the house engaged in cooking when she swallowed the poison.
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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3846, 27 April 1881, Page 2
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100CHRISTCHURCH. Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3846, 27 April 1881, Page 2
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