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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2124, 20 October 1885, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

United Press Association. Napier, October 19th. A boating fatality occurred in the Roadsted on Sunday evening, A butcher, who supplies shipping, accompanied by a lad, went off in a boat to the schooner Waiwera, wltiolj was coming in, and both went ori board, leaving a lxiatuiau named Hayes in the boat which was being towed by the schooner, The sudden tautening of the tow rope caused the boat to capsize, and Hayes was drowned,

Hokitika, October 19. At the Supreme Court sessions Hiis day, Griffiths, for larceny afc Brunnfirton, was sentenced to nine months; George Grant for larceny at Kuniara, was sentenced to four months; Sarah. Ellen Kitto, charged with larceny afc Greenstone, and Ah Shine, with larceny at Stafford, were found not guilty. _ To-morrow F. R, Seaborn, will be tried for embezzlement, There are two divorce cases (Mah.ney aganistMaloney and Webb against Webb). Tainui, the Maori chief, committed suicide at Arahura, this morning at five o'clock. He hanged himself in the Maori meeting-house, The inqueßt on the body will be held to-morrow. He lias written two letters-one stating that the act was done through his misdeeds, and the other a farewell letter to his wife, ohi'ldren, and grandchildren, it seem? the poor fellow gave a lease of some quarry land at. Greymouth illegally. The lease should have been given by . the Public Trustee. He magnified the consequence of the act, and this pressing on Ins mind, urged him to commit the fatal deed. The Bank of I*ew Zealand shipped today 2557 ounces of gold, value £10,250 being three weeks' purchases. Some now finds of importance have recently been made on the Rimu goldfield. Christchurch, this day, William Shand, aged 19, son of J. Shaud, Sefton, was killed by being run over by his dray at Allendale.

Wellington, 'this day. Bishop Re,dwood returned frpm Rome to-day. His Lordship was presented with addresses of welcome from the clergy laity, and children of St. Mary. While in Rome he made arrangements for more teachers for St Patrick's College.