A CHARGE OF WITCHCRAFT.
Nafjkr, July 22. X Maori named Tokomauri was charged at the Court to day with having pretended to exercise witchcraft.
The evidence showed that accused asserted his taipos had possessed a child of a native named Hawera, and he refused to remove it till they had complied with the mysterious M thirtyseven sevens."
It was stated in evidence that accused was a well known tolmnga, having been engaged in the work for three years. The case is proceed Lug.
Accident.—Mr, C. Tunnicliffe met with a painful accident on Saturday evening. He was* crossing from his shop to the opposite side of Grove Road on his way home and missed bis footing in stepping from the watertable to. the footpath, falling and dislocating his shoulder. He had to be removed to the hospital to have the shoulder put in tts place, and will bo incapacitated for some time to come.
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Marlborough Express, Volume XXXV, Issue 168, 23 July 1901, Page 4
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