AUSTRALIAN, TELEGRAMS.
Sydney, June 9. A tragedy is reported from Camperdown, a western suburb of Sydney. Ezra Abrahams, a Jewish lolly vendor, a married man with a family, became infatuated with Miss Goodacre, and ho pestered her with his attentions, but sho refused all his advances. The couplo met in the Btreet this afternoon, and she endeavored to avoid Abraham, who drew a,revolver anil fired three shots at her, the ballets lodging in her arms and back. The ruffian then fired two shots into his own abdomen. Abrahams is in a critical condition, but tho girl, though seriously wounded, is likely to recover.
Eastern news by the sti-amer Faiquan states that a terrible whirlwind and hailstorm swept through Japan about the middle of May. Hundreds of buildings were destroyed," and seven persons were killed, and many wounded. Taku also suffered greatly, and many lives wore lost.
The bucolic plague is still raging nt Maco, tho average death rate being about thirty. ,
The epidemic has entirely disap' peared from Hong Kong, 'ihe cholera is raging in Bangkok. Melbourne, Juue 10.
Claude Perignon was fined £500 for importing 2000 sheep from New South Wales without paying duty.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 10329, 10 June 1895, Page 2
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195AUSTRALIAN, TELEGRAMS. Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 10329, 10 June 1895, Page 2
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