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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3511, 15 May 1890, Page 2

VERY LATEST.

[bv telegraph] (peb united press association.) gohppl for the BlindAuckland, Thursday. The public subscription in aid of the School for the' blind has now reached £548. " ' {$lOA NEWSMurder and" Cannibalism. Auckland, Thursday. Ifaws from Samoa states that' Thursday,' May sth, had been proclaimed' hy King Malielpa as the day fqr the national thanksgiving for restoredpeace hr Samoa." ' ■ "A".. murder, acppnipanied by oannibaii§ni,-ha9. been discovered at Apia, au old man having been killed', ind. part of his body eaten, It is supposed the deceased became involved in a quarrel with some labor boys. The G Brmim oonßul has-held an iliveiigitau. into the matter, but no. glue to the'perpretfatora' has yet been' found,

■ "peathofaßacei*. Auckland, Jlpday,' The r#pehorse' Eruption, while exercising yesterday, collided with a cow and fell heavily, breaking his back, and had to be destroyed. Eruption was by ; Leolinus—Yenus Transit.Arrived—lone, barque, 121 da-ye from London,

•'Visit of Henry: George-'" 1 . Auckland, Wednesday. Another.letter haf-been reoeived by Sir George Grey from Henry George, who is now in Queensland. Mr George states that he has received a number of letters, urging him to include New Zealand iu his tour, and that a liberal offer has, been made from Wellington. He still feared, however, that his arrangements would not allow him to coine here, though he felt inclined to make a special effort to comply with the wishes of correspondents. Henry Varley.

Auckland, Thursday. Henry Varley, Evangelist, bade farewell at a publio meeting last night, when he was presented with an address containing a largo number of signatures. He leaves for Wei. ingtbn to-day. .

The Maritime CJounc'l

Wellington, Thursday.

The rules of tbe Mercantile Marine Officers' Association . woie considered and approved of by the Msritime Council. this morning. The discussion on the scheme for the plan of a Defence Fund was continued, and the plan was agreed on that tvey member of all affiliated bodi= B is to coqttibute la per quarter, and the sum accruing from Ibis is to be devoted to the general defencefund, and usel purely as a defence fund, and to assist kindred societies who may be attacked. The fund i'sto be vested in the hands of triißtees, and to be under the control.of tbe Executive Council, j A deputation from tbe Council is to wait on tbe Premier t)-morrow for

the purposo of bringing under the notice of the Government the amendments which tbey wish to have I [effected in several statutes respecting labor.

FATAL ACCIDENT. The inquest on the body of George Thomas Bussell, who was killed by a fall of earth at Te Ore Ore "on Tuesday last, was held before the Coroner (Colonel Roberts) and a' jury of six, yesterday afternoon, . ■ • Dr S. F. Beard, sworn, deposed that he had made an external examination of the body of deceased. He found a fracture of both thighs about the middle, a fracture of the pelvis, and a fracture of three or four of the right ribs. He also found a eevore lacera-

tion of the right groin aud thigh, and an injury of the left forehead above the eye, There were further a number of

superficial bruises about the abdomen and legs. The injuries were quite sufficient to cause instantaneous death, A fall of gravel would account for the injuries named, A, W. Cave, sworn, deposed that he was a farmer residing at Te Ore Ore. Knew the deceased, who had

been working for him a week, Deceased was at work on Tuesday in a gravel pit, and he (witness) was working with him, At the time of tho accident deceased was shovelling loose gravel

into the cart, whilst ho was picking on the opposite Bide of the dray. Looked up and saw deceased poking with a long-handled shovel at tho face of the bank, The bank was about fifteen feet deep, Called out to deceased, "Tom, don't do that, you'll have the wholo lot down on top of you," Cautioned him because ho knew that on account of the wet weather the gravel was loose, Went on with his work, but in an instant or so be heard a crush, and saw the

bank falling. Looked around,.but could see no signs of dooeased. Then ran across to where he saw him working, and exclaimed, " Whore are you Tom"? Decoasedejroplymoaned. Uethen cleared the stuff from his head and body down to his loins, and seeing a Maori he called for bis

assistance, Deceased seemed to breathe a little then, When the Maori arrived they uncovered Lira, and seeing that life was extinct he rode.off for the police. Was satisfied he was dead before he leit him. Ooustablo Swain deposed to having proceeded to Te Ore Oie and found the body of deceased. When he reached the scene of the accident ho found lifowas extinot, Ho brought the body to Maslerton, and left it at the Occidental Hotel, The Mil of oarth had broken the axle of the cart, which was closo by. The cart had proteoted the upper portion of the body of deceased,

Robert Eiddick, farmer residing at Lower Hult, sworn, stated that deceased was his step'brother. Saw him alive lust on Easter Monday at his father's place Lowor Hutt, Deceased would bo seventeen years of age in September. After a briof deliberation, the jury returned. \ verdict of accidental death caused by a fall of oarth on the 13th inst,