GENERAL CABLES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 7871, 5 January 1904, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

MAN KILLS HIS WIFE WITH AN AXE. 4By Telegraph,— Copyright.) SYDNEY, January 4. A domestic tragedy occurred at Wat«r- , 100. James Minehan killed his wife with an axe, and was arrested in the street wiilie attempting to cut his throat. His . injuries are not serious. He had been^l drinking lately. MASSACRE IN NEW GUINEA. S Received 6, 1,29 a.m. • BRISBANE, Jamniy 4. .* News from German N6w Guinea reports a massacre of a European named Dowell, an engineer, Reinhardt, a trader's agent, two vninese, and ten friendly natives at tne New Guinea Company's, Peterhaven station. Ari attempt was made to kill a trader . at another of the Company's stations. At the latter place a punitive expedition' killed 25 hostile , natives. The disputes occurred over land transactions.