Suicide.
DUNEDIN, December 20. A man named A. R. McDonald, apparently a recent arrival in the colony, shot himself with a pea rifle in Bathgate's Bush at Mornington this afternoon. A note addressed to the Police Department was found by his side, stating: "A court of inquiry is not necessary; I have shot myself; I have not been feeling very well lately. My late address is Lochtockavaig, Isle of Oronsay, Isle of Skye, Scotland. I wish to be buried under the flag of my country." The deceased; had evidently been a member of the South African Constabulary.
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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXX, Issue 12053, 21 December 1906, Page 4
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97Suicide. Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXX, Issue 12053, 21 December 1906, Page 4
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