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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 318, 18 November 1879, Page 2

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(PER PKESS AGENCY.) «■ _ WELLINGTON. Monday. James Taylor, son of the late Superintendent of Southland, clerk in the Treasury, blew his brains out this morning. Three sharp shocks of earthquake in quick succession were felt this evening at six minutes past six, direction north and south. Blinds and gas pendants were shaken vigoreusly. No cmse is assigned for the suicide of James Taylor except rumors that lie was a little embarrassed in money matters. He was apparently in the best of health, and had been training as stroke-oar of the Wellington Reiving Club. Last night he complained oi a severe toothache, It appears he placed the muzzle of a shot-gun to his forehead, pulled trigger with his finger, the charge blowing the whole roof of the skull off, He was much liked and respected in the service. It is not expected that the Public Works Statement will be delivered before the latter end of next week, as its form mil depend largely upon the reception :he financial proposals receive, Captain Holt who recently went to Sydney as Reuter's agent, is dangerously 11 from cancer in the stomach, Doctor's

despair of his recovery. Francis Young was committed for trial for stealing a cheque for £l2 10s from Colonel Whitmore'a residence. The Colonel said the prisoner was an old color sergeant in the same regiment as himself and had served his time very creditably, but was now in very straitened circumstances, DUNEDIN.

Monday. Mrß Ah Knm, wife of a Chinamen, residing in Casel-street, is now in custody, charged with wounding her husband by cutting his-throat. Ah Kum is in the

hospital, and he states his wife inflicted the wound ; she, however, avers that he did it himself in a fit of jealousy. The wound is not severe. The woman is English and they have been married three weeks.

In the Divorce Court in the case Carlson v Carlson and Key the rule was made absolute, and the same in the case Jackson v Jackson and Little, Both these were Wellington cases. Cooper v Coopev.Petitioner lives in Wanganui, and was married at Hokitika in 1866; had to leave her husband through his ill-usage. It was shown that Cooper had since been travelling in California with a woman as Mrs Cooper. Rule nisi granted.