HONEYMOON SURPRISE.
YOUNG COUPLE GAGGED AND ROBBED IN THEIR -HOUSE..**. According to a telegram published in Paris on December 19 by the Information Agency, the European population [ of Tunis was greatly excited in consequence of a disagreeable adventure which had befallen a young couple living in the town. They were married the, day before, and after the ceremonies at the Consulate and the cathedral, they were present at a wedding dinner to which numerous friends and relations were invited. Dancing followed, and when the festivities were over the newly-mar-ried couple proceeded to their home. They had hardly arrived, when two masked men, who had evidently concealed themselves in the house, suddenly made their appearance, and, profiting by the dismay of the unhappy pair, laid hands on all the jewellery, silver and other valuables within reach. They then gagged and bound the bride and bridegroom, who, when they were found next morning, were -.'most suffocated.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 8244, 17 February 1905, Page 2
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154HONEYMOON SURPRISE. Star (Christchurch), Issue 8244, 17 February 1905, Page 2
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