AUSTRALIAN.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3041, 30 October 1888, Page 2

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Sydkbt, 28thOetobor. A goods train, while watering at the Fish Biver, tanks this morning was dashed; iht'oVby'a second goods 1 train'.' Attached Wthe'firsttrain was a'.paiaw gercarriage containing passengers andj railway employees. -This carriage was, completely smashed, and many.of the ocdupants received injury. Uowiird, a carpenter.had. liie'ribsbroken '•'affected;"-arid ,'ii man named !\Vishby sustained .serious. Injury to his bead, : both men ; being in a dangerous condition.!'Mr and Mrs! Sp'eers Messrs! Stevens, Coombo, Riley, 'and Georgo, received severe but iot serious injury. ;::,.V ■; : s ■ -■...' : : is explained that', the accident occurred owing to the firat train being! short of >water and stopping to refill; tho boilers..':;'.::.;< ■ K--, ']■ -:'.;;; •, p-p. : ?;'-..; .The Weather at tho time.was foggy, and the leadiug train was not observed by tho driver of, the second in'time to prevent an accident,. ' v'" ; '-V :■:'"'■■■,•.:•!.' Sydnby, October 29.' Information of a -. terrible- donieat-ic tragedy has just reached the ears of the police. Itappnars that one day last week a man named Thompson had some words with luV wife, and in the height'of the Quarrel stabbed tho unfortunate woman, who was encicitte, in tho abdomoii, with a large butcher's knife howasußingat the time..

Tho woman died last night, and in herdyiug depositions Btated. that she believed the occurrence was 'accidental The roan has, however been arrested on a charge of wilful murder. Melbourne, October 29. MrCharliokof Adelaide, has won the chess .championship of Australia. Mr Hay of Dunedin did not score. • •

Adeiaide, October-29. H.M.S. Royalist rocently attached to the Cape ami West African aqnadron, which left. Capetown on.-the 4tli"-Sep-tombcr to join the Australian squadron arrived yesterday, and has been ordered to Samoa.