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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3882, 11 August 1891, Page 2

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t United Press Association.) Ourioui Ajiwlt Out. Thames, August 10, A young man named Neavo was . fined in the Court here to-day for assaulting his father and resisting the police, but the ciroumstanoet were such that the magistrate did not ieel called upon to bind him over in any way. The lad on one ooeasion lately, in handing over to his mother his fortnight's pay of 86s, kept baok 4s, an unusual thing with him, and his lather to punish him hid away his good clothes, so that the youth could not go out on the Sunday evening. On Saturday night thereupon the lad, who neither drinks nor smokes, threatened to break open hia sister's grave and burn his father's house, and generally " raise Cain." the father then wont for a constable, who, however, found the young man asleep in bed at 7 on Saturday evening, and it was then, when the lad was awoke, that the so-called assault was committed on the father, and resistance offered to the police. Nelson Annual Regatta. Nelson, August 10. At a meeting to-nigbt it was re-* solved to hold the annual Nelson regatta in connection with the jubilee celebration on the 2nd February next, instead of on Boxing Day. Hopes are entertained that the rowing championship events will bo rowed at this regatta.

BtuoiAo i>7 Saaguur. Manaia, August 10. Frederick Newman, manager offHfe' Otakeho Dairy Factory, who had been* missing during the last fortnight, was found on Saturday, hanging in a room attached to the factory. At the inquest, which was held on Sunday, a verdict was returned ot suicide during temporary insanity. A paper was found, dated October last, stating that he knew he should go mad and kill himself some day. He was a steady, temperate nan, and his books are all right. ftewman had no relstionsand lived alone. When missed at first people thought he had gone for a holiday.

Aooiao&ti and FataUtUi. Auckland, August 10. At Ponsonby, Margaret Frick, a married woman, was found dead in her residence. It was supposed from heart disease, but the post mortem showed serious apoplexy. Invercaroiix, August 10. K body recovered from the harbour this forenoon has been identified by two business men as that of Andrew Miller, who at one time had an interest in a business in this town, and afterwards had a store at Colac Bay, near Biverton, but who seems to have fallen into very poor ciroumstan*

ceg. He was about 35 years old, and a native of Scotland. Westpobt, August 10. Thomas W. Keogh dropped dead m- at Vatican's Hotel, Mohihinui, this afternoon. An inquest will be held to-morrow. . A man named Caldwell, working coal atathes, was knocked down to-day by an empty truck. He tell across the up line of rails and narrowly escaped being run over by loaded trucks coming up the incline, but was rescued in the nick of time by another -workman. Caldwell was cut over the temple and his back is injured.