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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3642, 18 October 1890, Page 2

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[By Telegraph. | (United Press Association), i Union Funds. Dunedin, Saturday. Wlion giving evidence yesterday before tho Judge, the Secretary of tho Stewards and Cooks Union said at tho pressnt rate of disbursements the funds would be exhausted in about three weeks, but plenty more monoy would come in from the defence fund, and the Union would not dissolve, as provided by tho original rules, for it has been decided to retain £l5O as a Trust account,

Supposed Suicide. Welugton, Saturday, A cap was picked up on the Custom House Quay last night, containing a piece of paper inside, dated October 14, on which was written "I have drowded myself owing to my hopeless passion for Mary, Joseph Strede." The police are making enquiries, but so for nothing is known of anyone by that name,

Murder OasoNew Plymouth, Saturday, Mr Fell, who is conducting the prosecution in the murder case, elided ; u evidenco that tho Natives at Faiihaka collected a hundred pounds for Main Kai's defence and seat it to accused's father to New Plymouth to ask Mr Samuel to take the. case up, but Mr Samuel refused unless he received payment fee of a hundred pounds, A European settler gave Mr Samuel a cheque for the amount on the understanding that the prisoner's father would bring, the money next day. Owing to. Te Whiti and Tohu's influence the money was not paid. Two weeks after Mr Samuel voluntarily returned, tho cheque to the settler, who is a married men with a family, and Mr Samuel had received so far no money for the expenses of defence or services.