NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Hastings Standard, Issue 91, 11 August 1896, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

GENERAL ITEMS

Auckland, August 10. Last evening a bugler of H.M.S

Rapid committed suicide in Waters* Coffee Palace, Queen-street. He came in, asked for a bed, locked himself in the room, and took a dose of oxalic acid, which he had purchased at a local chemist's, as also two bottles of chlorodyfie. He died in five minutes. The deceased was a native of Dartmoor, his father being an official in the Dartmoor prison. At the inquest a verdict of felo-de-see was returned. Nothing fcraspired to account for his rash act. He was keeping company with a girl and intended trying to get his discharge to enable him to marry her. Gisborne, August 10. The body of a European man was found washed up on the beach this afternoon by some Maoris at Pakerekere, ten miles from here. It has not yet been identified. No one has been reported missing. New Plymouth, August 10. Two lads named Jefferies and Young were caught on Sunday night entering Joy's barber's shop by a policeman on watch. Skeleton keys were found in their possession. They were brought before the Court this morning and remanded till Thursday. Wellington, August 10.

The Premier states that no appointment to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr J. E. Fitzgerald, AuditorGeneral, has yet been made. About two months ago thecirtificate of Captain Black, of the steamer Ohau, which struck a rock near Jackson's Head, was suspended for three months. The Governor, acting on the advice of Ministers, has remitted the unexpired portion of the suspension. At the inquest on the body of the widow named Minnie Keely, who was found dead in her residence yesterday, the medical evidence showed that death was the result of taking spirits of salts. No evidence was produced which would give a clue as to the reaaon for the woman taking her life, and the juiy found a verdict that the Baits were taken during a fit of temporary insanity. CHRISTCHTXRCH. August 10.

Richard George, a painter, aged 65, was found dead in bed at Ms residence, this morning. Dukemn, August 10. Osmond's hotel at Roxburgh was completely gutted by fire, and £IOO in money belonging to the proprietor was bunted. It was insured for £IOOO in the New Zealand office. The loss is JSIOOO above' the insurance. The Dunedin Prohibition League re-elected last year's executive officers and adopted the following resolution : in the present Licensing Bill, the vote for colonial prohibition and' bringing clubs under popular „awtrol, bat regrets the entire absence reference to the majority rule and repeal of the clause requiring ■a half pc& in uncontested elections. It expresses satisfiwikw that amendments

abolishing bottle licenses a,nil bringing wholesale licenses under the popular vote are on the Order Paper, and urges Pi to complete this work be i lving." V 11 ilobson, aged 59, died suddenly on Saturday. He was dressing himself, when he was suddenly attacked by a pain in the throat and expired before medical assistance conld arrive. At an inquest a verdict was given, in accordance with the medical evidence, that death was due to heart disease, probably accelerated by the excessive use of alcohol.