AUSTRALIAN.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 7738, 18 April 1896, Page 2

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TV iw » . , Stonhy, April 17. nJin-ff'f trßged ? waa theotitcome of unrequited love. The murderer, whose name was Andrew Arkle, kept company with the girl (Collins) for three years, anS several times proposed marriage to her, but she refused. Arkle persisted in his attentions, and frequent quarrels took place. The pair arranged to go to Manly, and it ie supposed Arkle intended to press for a final SET'S.* 0 J™ -FT" 1 ' and Premeditated the tragedy if the girl refused. After shooting the girl he evidently B hot himself and dropped exhausted just as he reaohed the water s edge, where Hβ lay for several hours in agony with a terrible wound in the breast. Arkie returned in December from. New Zealand, where he epent siime time knocking about. At the inqaest on Mrs Down, murdered by her husband, who afterwards committed suicide a verdict of wilful murder against the latter was returned. k<»"»i . Newcastle, April 17. ; At a meeting of mine delegates it waa decided to postpone notice of a etrike for a week. Prior to deoiding the delegates wired to Mr Eeid asking VdeKtfff formation as to the willingness of proprietors to oonfet on the difficulty. Mr liffld replied that three large proprietors had voluntanlj offered to negotiate for a settlement, and he was confident that othera would act similarly. Among 4ae passangers by the Wakatipa are Bishops Verdon and Murray aupß All the mine proprietors who pseviously refused to negotiate with the mS hava aZrT U ° a °> and a oo*™™ ™ o , 3 .r ADKtAIBE, April IT. Splend;a rain fell throughout the colony witn ttia exception of the noithem districts, ana greatly improved the agricultural proepeota. r r