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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1351, 12 April 1883, Page 2

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UNITED PRESS ASSOUIATIONI Alexandria, Thursday, Bryce.and party arrived here last night, but will not leave for Taranaki for some days. Wetere is expected to-morrow with a large number of men from Mokau to act as an escort-to the European party, which will number twelve. The rivers are very high, and the Waipa bridge is in great danger and expected to go, , Duotdjn, Thursday.' Henry Longford,' residing in Cargill road,.attempted suicide by shooting himself vith a revolver 'at nine 'o'clock last. , He bid good night to his wife and family, and immediately after,the. report of a pistol was heard. The bul let entered ; th e jlef6t breast, najrowly; missing'his heart,and lodged' \ intone. left lung. The family assert that. the. revolver was discharged accidentally, buttheimedical'men ridiculethe-ideaV No "'hopes a'r'e'fenterteined 'of 1 . re-, cbveryV,,;,.-.'' ','■[', .'..,.,:''■■.'..'',''. v "j';,.;'■" J ;:: ; '• i : . : The Agent-General cables urideifdate London, 10th April, the, departure of the British-Queen for Wellington with. 295 .emigrants, and, the;,ship Forfarshire for 'Port Chalmers witii. ; 267' emigrants, and that the Oxford, 1 which was dismasted ini the '- Bay of 'Biscay, will probably; re-embark, her passengers! and leave.for Wellington on the, ;25th Inst.; ;.;'■;..;; :.,.-.■, ;. : . .'-'.V' >;:.:- .:.