TELEGEAMS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume IX, Issue 1775, 8 November 1887, Page 2

TELEGEAMS.

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WELLINGTON, November 7.

At the inquest to-day on Mrs Martin, who committed suicide by taking some " rough on rats," the evidence showed that she had informed both her husband and daughter that she bad taketi poison, but neither believed her; and, notwithstanding that the box which had contained the poison was found empty, no remedies were given to counteract the effect of the poison, but a little brandy and water was administered. As there was no direct evidence to show that, death resulted from poison, the coroner adjourned the inquest to allow a post mortem to be made.

TAURANGA, November 7.

A scheme for the construction of a canal from Taurnnga Harbor to Tepuki, an important settlement 17 miles from here again resuscitated, and Mr. Purvis, solicitor, who goes home intends trying to float it. The canal would go through a block of rich swamp land, and the idea is to give a grant of land to capitalists willing to carry out the work, which would provide inlaud communication by water, and render some thousands of acres of excellent swamp land fit for settlement.

A petition is being circulated here for the abolition of the Thermal Springs Act.

CHRISTCHURCH. November 7.

C. C. Somers was arrested on a charge of inciting Thomas Farley, of Timarn, to burn down his bookseller's shop.