A GRUESOME DISCOVERY.

Evening Post, Volume LXXI, Issue 144, 19 June 1906, Page 5

A GRUESOME DISCOVERY.

[BT TttiaitAFH — PEISS ASSOCIATION 1 TIMARU, This Day. A gruesome discovery has been made in the bed of the Apihi River, near Temuka, vhere a human hand, thought to have belonged to ' a middle-aged femaj.e, has just been found. There is not the slightest clue aa to the identity," but the police are making enquiries. The Wellington post and telegraph oflioe3 will close from 1.30 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, instead of from 2 to 5 p.m., as previously advised. Yesterday's steamer from Onehunga to New Plymouth brought a large list of passengers, included amongst whom were several members of Parliament. Along | i/h© railway line many more passengers were nicked up, and when Wellington was reached the train was packed. There have been a great many additions to the visiting population of Wellington during tho last few days, and the hotels and boardinghousSe arc rapidly filling up. It is anticipated that on Wednesday and Thursday several thousands of peoplo will be added to the city's 'loating population, the Railway Department having acceded to reiterated requests that special Bight trains be run from Napier, Masterton, and Wanganui for convenience of the many who de.»ire to follow the remains of the late Premier to their last resting place. It >s sure to be the case that accommodation will be practically unobtainable" id Wellington by Wednesday night, but the Railway Department is dointr its share towards overcoming the difficulty by arranging that passengers arriving from far-off places on Thursday morning may return on the evening of the same day. This will mean two successive nights spent in train travelling, but no other adequate provision ia voseiblo.