MURDER AND SUICIDE
ANOTHER TRAGEDY IN FIJI.
A case of attempted murder, followed by suicide, was reported at Suva 011 Juno 15, from Mr. Powell's estate at Waidoi. The victim of the attack was an Indian woman, and the quarrel had arisen, it is believed, over some bags of rice. Her assailant, a man, hacked the woman's arm off and cut her about the head, and he then cut his throat. The woman was taken to tho Colonial . Hospital.
The musie dealers of Auckland have informed their customers that, in accordance with the Shops and Offices Act, all J?al?ra in music, musical instruments, phonographs, gramaphones, and records must in future close their premises at 6 p.m. oh Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15949, 21 June 1915, Page 9
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122MURDER AND SUICIDE New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15949, 21 June 1915, Page 9
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