CABLEGRAMS.
Reuter's Telegrams, by eleotrio telegraph—copyright MELBOURNE, October 1. Received October 2, 1.25 a,ni.— An alarming tragedy occurred ut the Bank of Victoria this afternoon. Harry Thomas, a customer of the branch bank at Heathcote, where he carries on business as an auctioneer, entered the city office, and mounted a table in the centre of the Chamber, shouting, " Revenge." Then drawing a revolver he attempted to commit suicide. He fired first at the ceiling and thou at his head, inflicting a serious wound, which, however, is not likely to prove fatal.
A meeting was held to-day at Castleraaiue, when resolutions in favor of the Pacific annexation scheme were enthusiastically passed.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1498, 2 October 1883, Page 2
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110CABLEGRAMS. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1498, 2 October 1883, Page 2
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