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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1093, 7 June 1882, Page 3

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♦ UNITED FRESS ASSOCIATION. ~;.. ' ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT SHOOT ■■■' ING. Ohristchurch, Juno C. _ A man named MoNeavo, actuated by jealosy, triod to shoot a rival in the affoAnsof a servant girlabout midnight, Lo«H|Whrough a small wipeow in the. house, no saw tho other roan sitting with the girl by a table, and ho then placed the muzzle of his revolver against the wall, about oppoaito tho pair, as near as he could judgo. Ho then fired, but the bullet, instead of going through the wall, rebounded, and struck the would-bo assassin on the hand.' McNeave ran away and could not be found, but this mornine ho voluntarily gave himself up to the police.

. Juno 5, A Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has been established here, Tire inaugural meeting is to be held on Thursday, , At the Magistrate's Court this morning a youth named Batliurst Noel wasoharged with having assaulted and presented a revolver at a man named Dawkins at the! Exhibition. The evidonco showed that a dispute nroso as to the price of some articles on Dawkins' stall; the latter called Noel'aliar, at the same time ordering him away. Noel refused to go, when Dawkins knocked him down, and then Noel presented a revolver at lrimybut was prevented from using it. Noel in defence, pleaded serious provocation, and said that, having lately been sovorely bitten by a dog, he had since carried a revolver to protect himself. The statement about the dog was shown to be correct, and the Bench, remaking that Dawkins had been the aggressor, dismissed tho case, but confiscated tho revolver.

THE FIRE AT AUCKLAND. Auckland, this' day. Tho damage dono to tho city market by a rocent firo. is assused at £&2 O.