Second Edition.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2724, 13 October 1887, Page 3

Second Edition.

DEATH OF A • biwAWAY.

. (United Press Association], • . Auckland, Octobor nYign th§ itcauiw Baltaora'l CtistlQ,. wUeh'atnyfil ; ironvitS^on'OHlsa.ttr- : : .%9 froiti.'liQnier th'e, oheVot't!i.o'\ooal'; '.'-.He. evilly \stswcd; Hitfsej{ beeij.suffociitecV by tlie cda.l jliisf. '' charitable Aifc,: •• ' - ; > v ."-(Pxeas AssQeifttion;) : ; . . ( y. U -AMn S the month, .of September . Til oases were, relieved by the Charit- ■' .able Aid Board, The amount .spent in distributing aid daring the past six months was £3-130, an increase at the rate of <€Bll per annum over the preceding year. CHILDREN BROWNED, . (Press Association,) . Ashburton, October 12. • The river has been flooded this last few days, and tho fords arp in bad order. A man named Jenkins'with his wife and four children, wero out for a drive in a trap. They tried to- : ford- the riveiv but the trap upsfit, and- ! all the children and the horse, were drowned. Jenkins and his wife just managed.to crawl out. 1 SUDDEN DEATH. (Press Association.) , Tijiaku, October 12. . ■ At the' inquest to-day of Mrs Oliver Hobbs. aged 67, who dropped dowii i de;ul in Latter street last evening, the Jury returned a verdict of death from •natural causes. The immediate cause ' of death was effusion of blood on the brain*, ' < ♦ : ; SAD DEATH AT CARTERTON, (United Press Association,) ■ . Carterton, October 13 Arthur Moore, pupil teacher at the Carterton school, was found,shot dead iff school this morning. Ho went to the head matter for tlio keys to open | the school and ring. (ho bell. Mr Betliune, the assistm'!; master, hot" hearing the bell ring went for the key, but ascertained that Moore had obtained-it. fljr Bcthune forced, tho door open, but found the inside doertke3; and the key inside. On getting buglrtho window he smelt powder, 1 on looking ro-ud raw Moore lying dead, his head terribly shattered, one of,the school carbines lying alongside him. Moore, was studying with Betliune till 9 o'clock last night. .No roason can be assigned for tho fearful act, and much sympathy is expressed forhis family, who havo .resided hero 6iuce.fjie formation of'the settlement, ffc- ■ - ARRIVAL OF THE P DISCO MAIL. (United Press Association,)•; ; Aucicland, October 13. The' mail steamer Alameda has been'signalled. .. DETERMINED'SUICIDE. - (united PRLSS association.) Auckland, October 13, ; Jelsall, between CO and 70 pS of ago, committed suicide at Oiiehunga this morning, severing his gullet and windpipe, and an artery in Ilia left arm, with a clasp knife. ■!