SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.
(By Telegraph
-Press Association.)
WELLINGTON, this day
In the Divorce Court a decree nisi was granted in the Napier case, Hume v. 31 time, wit's petition, on the grounds of cruelty and desertion. In connection with the re-organisa-tion of the Trades Council, tlie unanimous replies from the affiliated unions are against the Council taking any part in politics. The City Council has decided to procure additional pumping plant for the city drainage works. NELSON this day. A 13-year-old boy, named Louis Louisson, was found drowned in the Maitai, whither he had gone to bathe yesterday afternoon. DUNEDIN, this day. An inquest was held yesterday on Janet Millar, wife of George Millar, of Roslyn. The evidence went to show that a severe operation had been performed at the end of February, and the woman had been depressed ever since, fretting much about the cost. The jury returned a verdict that deceased died from the effects of poisoning by phosphorus, caused by eating match heads, while in a state of temporary insanity .
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 67, 20 March 1900, Page 5
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