Telegraphic.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2981, 20 August 1888, Page 2

Telegraphic.

V .;.. ''lilii,moAEoiLi,, August 18, . Dr J. M.LO.,'and.. the first SiTpenhtendant of Southland, died yesterday evenin? at his residence? near Wyndham, ageji 67, The 'csfe of death was pneumonia -complicated with jauridico. no "representative in the Legislative Council. '■ ■ ■ (.'/■■' .'V' ~,. .Suicide, of a Surveyor.''--P4 MEKSTOS North, Monday, .„,,H. 8. Salmerson, a well-known surveyor, qu|.his.ithroat;atien o'clock oh Saturday!night: He died• '.at 'ten a.m. yesterday.. \Ah inquest .will be heldto]day.\ : 'v f '/s\% . - |;r\?| V/CmtisibHtmcH, Monday. ' : evening the;., body of a man|nknown Port Governor's Bay roacl. He appearato be about thirty-fivij years of, agejr lieight five feet ninej' inoheß, robusti%ir hair and beard.;.j There was nothing found on him by which, he j could ; :be;jdentified, He ih,flittli:jtwed.fs i |The ljody'wa's naked i From', theappeararjee bf.tbe ground the man underiithe flax. $)M!V—f V : \*>A \\Donedih, Monday. . i;iThypremiseß \of/ Mr/DruMinond, draper, down, ihsurance X! Llso!in 'the New Zealand Office; Kf\ MUKDEjaOUS ASSAULT. I '-' ••■Q,. Monday ;>lWilliam Davis, milkman, it Monnt Pleasant, was murderously assaulted by his wife on Saturday night. It appears that quarrels have been frequent between ~them for some, time past. j;|)n Saturday night Davis returned home ;under the influence'of' drink, While undressing he commenced to quarrel: with his wife and siibßeqiieritiy, (as slia alleges) took up a large butcher's knife and threatened to cut her throat. At thVtirae Mrs Duvis 'was,:in her,.',.bed,' .and r fearing ho would carry ;out;his, threat' she caught up.a tomahawk thatfwas on the window-sill; and struck'hef husband several times, inflicting rid'fewer than seventeen wounds on his head, which is. terribly mutilated. .He how lies in the Hospital, and there.is little', hope of his recovoring,v: Mrs. Dayies was arrested by the police, and 'brought before the Court to-day bri.a charge of attempted murder,, but was remanded * for eight days. ; ! ''., .'■",". : ; ~

Fatalities.' : '

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;, ': IjtaeweU; Esses.'' ; ;'-'' ■"; • "/'Auokland,'Monday.; v '. Captain late.;harbor,master at Onebunga died yesterday., ifyoame to the Colony i&jl841. ; : \ Two married women died suddenly. -MrsGilesDevenport was lately conuhe'd, and'was attended-by aneighbur,' and bad recovered/ but'on' 'Saturday night she, suddenly;, fell, down and expired. Mrs Sims residing at (he sugar-works Birkenhead died suddenly on Sunday morning;, -Sheand ;her husband drunk some rum the previous night, but'''the'ilattet-suffered no bad effects. An inquest will be held in both cases.;, - "' : ,'"■' ' ""

Rev, Shirley. Baker, premier of Tonga, returned to' Auckland. per.Rich' raond, The Tonga. News' states that when the Rev. MrMoulton left he gave a farewell kiss' to thirteen dusky ladies'on thewharf. ■"' : ■' "''' : ,; ''

: The imports and exports'for the six month's ending. 30th June, are more than double the corresponding period of 1887. ■'■ .■ .-..,;: