SHOCKING DEATH.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2754, 19 November 1887, Page 3

SHOCKING DEATH.

'ijp' (Press Association) .. Invercakgili,, November 18. ' -At the inquest on Albert Small, the child suffocated by tho full of a window ... snsb on liia shoulder, tlie verdict was accidental death. The Coroner severely '' ' * reprimanded one of.tlm witnesses -for her drunkenness at the time of tk . accident. ' '■■ 4 - '.A FISHERMAN DROWNED. (Press Association). .■')■> "Auckland, November 18. A man named John SutcliQc-fell : hit® the harbor from the railway wharf •' ' deceased, who was single was a'fisherman.

"V Messrs Lowes and lorna add to their • v ' ; : - stock sale a line of IB good yearlings, V'i:, •MrW. B. Allen v/'shes us tn state that " •'! __tho cheese Mrs Alien gained the first '■' jmpriie with at the Masterton Horticultural show on Thursday was made at - the Taratahi Dairy Factory, it havinc been entered in her name by mistake. Tho funeral of the lion, J. Johnston, M.L.C., took pace in Wellington this morning, and was largely attended by members of both Houses of Parliament. Archbishop Redwood and a reprcsentat ive ol tho Governor were also present-. The "* funeral service was conducted ly Father McNamaia, Vicar General. The purebred red bull, sold by Lowes and lorna yesterday to Mr Meredith for ; 42 guineas, on account of W. Boag Esq., -of Canterbury, was bred by that famous breeder, and at the Ohristchurch show of ■IBB4 took prize and championship against all comers. Judges of atock pronounced him to bo the finest bull they . had seen in the district, and expressed a SS& re B re t that lie did not arrive in time to - admit of his being exhibited at the show where he would certainly have been the centre of attraction by all lovers of good stock. In this animal the district receives a valuable addition, and Mr Mere- . dith a great bargain. His fellow, a young roan bull, is from equally good stock, and no doubt will be heard of in future at the WairarapaShows.' ' ; .' In the Masterton R.M Court this ■ ; '- v -"morning, before S, Von Stunner, R.M., Mr Beard made an application for an idjournment in the caso of William Hull, of' Pahiatua, who was charged with attempting to commit suicide on tho 14th inat. He stated that tho accused had boon laboring for some time past under financial troubles, which had led him to commit the rash act, and there was now every prospect of things being cleared up satisfactorily. He asked his Worship to v . 'to allow the case to stand over till Monday, when ho would make a further application, and be in a position to offer •/' • substantial securities for tho future good : ' - Conduct of the accused. Sergeant Price, •'■;•. .•bh behalf of.the.polico, offered no objec- ;. ,y, tion, providing the accused was willling ./ .Aic to plead guilty to the charge, so that tho Pahiatua constablo could return to his ' ' duties, '. Mr Beard consented to this, and ■' • ■ his - Worship • remanded tho case till Monday a'fternouu at 3 o'clock.