Native Murder.
J |* BY TELEGRAPH | | (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) 1 Napieb, Feb. 15. There is a reported case of murder near Awanui Fast Cape. A quarrel about a woman m a Maori pa was the cause of the deed. A young man named Naera had his wife taken from him by a chief who gave her to another Native. Naera, m revenge, took a double-barrelled gun and *hot tit both. The chief died within two hours. The other Native seems to have escaped. Naerc made for the bush, carrying the gun with him. It is believed he intends making for the King country,
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 71, 16 February 1883, Page 2
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102Native Murder. Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 71, 16 February 1883, Page 2
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