TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2519, 8 February 1887, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

(United Press Association,)

, Christchdkch, February 7. Thomas Kail, who arrived from Dunedin by the Koranui yesterday, appears now,to feel bis position. A great change has taken place in him eke he left Ljt'telton to stand his trial for the orimo of which ho has been found guilty, It is stated that he confessed io'the warder in. charge of him during the voyage thai' he was guilty of attempting to poison his wife, but he is said to still maintain liis.iimocenee m conneolion with the murdor bf'6Bp{ftin : Cam."'

Auosiiiro, Feb! 7. James Trenwith, a carter in the employ of the Auckland Timber Company, was • shockingly injured onSatuixlay at 2 a.m., by,being, run over byi night soil cart in Book street" He died at the .Hospital yesterday from tho injuries. Deceased was said to be the worsd'of'drink aad sleeping on tho roadway. .

,".;.. ' 'OHBI6tOHDBOH,.F6b.6. - No fewer. than four sudden deatho occurred around Chrietchurch yesterday. An infant child of Thomas Shields" of Broadfieldi died suddenly at 1.30 a.m., and shortly .'after the three year old daughter of' Thomas Arrowsmith, of Sydonham, died before a ductor could bs brought. At 7 p.m., Mrs Sophia Smith, an old widow residing at Linwood, was found by her con in a dying state in 'her room. Atß p;m. Hannah/Lee, an eldery woman living at St. Alban's, was found dying by a neighbor; She bad been urinking heavily of late,

Feb. 7. Frederic!; J. Parsons dropped dead at Oastlehill station on Saturday. Kelson, Feb. 7. Arthur Avery, aged 18, was drowned while bathing in the river at Spring Grove yesterdav,

Christchc'rch. Febiuary 7 Seven small boys, the oldest 111 years of a«o. were convicted in th.> Ft. VI. Court this mnrnint' of stenlitig lead and soiling it to Chiiiniiien, Thcro vraefive previous convictions against two of thein. and tiro against another, and one each against the two others. Tlwv were all committed to the Industrial School.

• ' New r'LYMOlim, February 7. 'Mr McAllister, a farmei the Dur. liam-road, was m) S iturday attacked by a bull. As his horns were growing down, the anii <il was not able to toss the man, uut oiled him along and tried to gore him Mr McAJlistor iv-s very much hurt.