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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11950, 27 March 1894, Page 2

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(Per Press Association.) Dunedin, March 24. HeDry Todd, an employee of the Government Insurance Department committed suicide at Waitnti with a revolver. On a visiting he wrote the cause was a lovely woman in effect of btoken promises. Epilogue— A thousand apologies. The deceased was 30 years of age and unmarried, lie has no relatives in Ounedin, but has a brother residing in Wellington. James Henry Bromley, 11 yoara of age, was drowned while bathing.at Pomahaka, near Tapanui. Christchubch, March 25. The A. and P. Association have disposed of its old show ground to the Sydenham Borough Council for a recreation reserve. The ground comprises 14 acres, and the price is .£84,000, of which the Government will find half' Two inter-club football matches were played yesterday. Poneke (Wellington) beat East Christohurch by nine points to nil, and Linwood beat the Union (Dunedin) by 8 points to 7 points. Wellington, March 24. The Kaikoura takes seven boxes of gold value shipped by the Bank of New Zealand. It is unlikely that the request of Auckland for a quarantine stock station will be granted. Somes' Island in Wellington Harbour will remain the sole station for the island, The number of men employed on the Co-operative Works at the end of February was 2062. They are now being reduced 25 per cenc. With reference to tho statement at the Trade 3 Conference in Auckland, that only four labour bills are to be introduced nex session, the Minister of Labour stated that, including those blocked last year, there will be eight. Marcli 26. The weather to-diy was extremely windy, and in the afternoon very threatening, but no rain fell. In consequence outside events were not so largely frequented as they would have been. Some 600 excursionists went to Ficton in the Te Anau, and a number went out to the Encampment at Porirua. Between 1000 and 2000 were present at the Druids Sports on the Basin Reserve, where H. Evans won the Great Easter Handicap, of three events, .£ls. This afternoon, Robert Neil (a coloured man), cook at the Occidenta] Hotel, was arrested on a charge of stabbing Gustave Gulbrandson.