HAMILTON.
December 27. Yesterday a native named Hoani Te Kerei was murdered on the racecourse of Oxford near Cambridge. He was stabbed to the heart with a knife, death being instantaneous. The affair is said to have arisen out of a disputed bet for 5s between the native deceased and another native. Two natives named Peena Takapara and Nukera Te Papa are in custody charged with tbe offence. An inquest will be held to-morrow.
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3271, 27 December 1881, Page 3
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74HAMILTON. Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3271, 27 December 1881, Page 3
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