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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3880, 7 August 1891, Page 2

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\ United Press Association.) Singular Stabbing Affair. Westport, August 6. Yesterday evening Luoien Sampson, cook of the French brig Adelaide, now in port, was taken to the hoppital, stabbed in iwo places. One wound, under the ribs, penetrated the left lungj the other wound was ■in the upper part of the thigh. The I explanation given is that the wounded man was larking with his brother, a youth aged 16, named Vincent Sampson, also employed on the vessel, when Lucien was accidentally stabbed with a small knife Vincent was using to out rope. The polioe are investigating the affair. The Adelaide arrived last Tuesday from Clarence Biver with timber, and carries a French crew.

Tbe Soaoliflo Asylum Enquiry. Dunedin, August 6. The official enquiry by Mr W. L. Simpson into tbd complaints about Seacliffe Asylum were conoluded to-day. Dr King desired to call the Matron to answer the charges of untruthfulness made, but Mr Simpson said he did not intend to take more evidence, as the time be had agreed to devote to the enquiry had terminated. He would report on the two cases, but would not undertake I to deal with more.

■&!S,lht Sinomoa at Greymouth. A Softer about the Bar. Greymouth, August 6. The Hinemoa has been lying off the mouth of the tiver all day, as Captain Fairchild refused to come in. The members of the Harbour Board were apparently annoyed at this refusal to cross the bar, the Hinemoa drawing only 13ft and the bar being smooth with 28ft of water, and refused to allow the tug to take out the unemployed of which, it is said, there are aiiout fifty, nearly all from Brunnerton. There was a good deal of excitement on the wharf and soma haranguing. A couple of leading townsmen guaranteed to pay the men's passages to their destination sooner

than see the tug take the men out to k the Hinemoa, considering Captain H Fairchild's refusal to cotne in an intentional slur on the port. Numerous telegrams have passed between the Harbour Board and private citizens and the Government on the matter. The bar is BtillTery smooth but a fog is on to-night, and the Hinemoa willcomein to-morrow about noon and take the men away.

Boy Bursrlari.

Chmstohubch, August 6. Charles Dewar, Arthur Feast, fa Harry Feast, and Samuel Robinson, J| four youths charged at the Police fl Court for breaking into the bakehouse M of William Thompson, were com—J| mitted for trial at the Supreme Court. J1 Dewar was also oommitted for trial • - on a further charge of breaking into | Ayres' auction room *§ri stealing a ;', quantity of keys and fruit. In nil room was found a complete burglar's outfit, including a revolver ind ' ammunition, a dark lantern, and a V: mask and keys. , :