VICTORIAN POLITICS.
AN INCREASING DEFICIT. ILLNESS OF SIR A. J. PEACOCK. SUICIDE OF A CANDIDATE. United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. MELBOURNE, Sept. 27. The Premier states that the finances are in a serious condition. Tho deficit on the present year is now estimated at £700,000. Sir A. J. Peacock 'has been seized with illness. It is believed to be -lung trouble, and it developed suddenly. He has been forbidden to leave his room till after the elections. Mr Martindale, who came out in the reform interest in opposition to Sir A. J. Peacock, but who subsequently retired, committed suicide by partially blowing his head off with a gun. A remark made by Sir A. J. Peacock that one reformer went about during the week telling lies, and preached from a pulpit, rankled in his mind, despite Sir A. J. Peacock’s assurance that it did not refer to him. It is now stated that Sir A. J. Peacock’s condition serious, and that he will participate in the election campaign.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume CVIII, Issue 12933, 29 September 1902, Page 5
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169VICTORIAN POLITICS. Lyttelton Times, Volume CVIII, Issue 12933, 29 September 1902, Page 5
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