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Western Star, Issue 833, 9 April 1884, Page 2

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FPxiess Association.! Auckland, Tuesday. Two graudneices of the late Edward Costley, residing in Oataria, Canada, send an application by the mail as to whether they have been named in the will by which he left his property to A uckland city. The Auckland Naval Artillery challenged the crew of the Tsukuha to a 12-oars cutter race, which has been accepted, and the Japanese have gone into training. William Sylly, well connected in the mother country, was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment for larceny as a bailee. Watpawa, Tuesday. A man named Hans Anderson poisoned himself with strychnine at Makaretu yesterday. Opunake, Tuesday. At the inquest on Louisa Marian Plumbridge and two children, who died from poison administered by Mrs Plumbridge on Sunday evening last, it was elicited that deceased was JO years of age, and had a daughter by her first husband, Capt. Higgins, about 2-t years of age, living in the King country. Latterly deceased had talked about poisoning herself inconsequence of love troubles, but he, the brother, thought ,t was only “ gammon.’’ The Jury after retiring twice, returned a

verdict, “ That disceaaed died throug b poison administered by her own hand, but the evidence did not prove her state of mind at the time the poison was taken.” Dr Gribbes, who held the post mortem examination, in reply to the jury that there was little or no restriction on the sale of poison beyond signature in the poison book, and a statement as to the purpose for which poison was to be used, he thought the law very lax in that respect. An old colonist, named Shean, from Nelson, died suddenly last night near Oeo soon after retiring to bed. HD two sons have land near Oeo, and deceased was on a visit to them. Hawera, Tuesday. Replying to question last night, Major Atkinsoi said he held that presently the colony would revert to I cienominationalism in a modified form lin large centres of population. He did not think the country was yet ripe for the change, but he did not doubt that it would shortly come to it. As to the totalisator, he disapproved of any public recognition ofgambling. The matter had not yet been considered by the Cabinet, but inquiries would be made, and if the G-overnment found that the totalisator was aa evil as it was represented to be, Parliament must deal with the matter. Major Atkinson was interviewed this morning re railway tariff, but he only I repeated what he had said in his speech the previous evening. AVellingtox, Tuesday. At the Supreme Court, P. R. AVatty, formerly a commission agent here, was sentenced to five years for forgery. Christchurch, Tuesday. Patrick McEvedry, farmer, Leeston, committed suicide this morning by taking strychnine. He had been drinking heavily, and was in pecuniary difficulties. A twelve-roomed house at Richmond, occupied by H. B. Sorenson, was destroyed by fire this morning. It was insured for £SOO in the National office, and the furniture for £250 in the Standard. The damage is estimated at £IOOO. Dunedix, Tuesday. The Hon. Mr Dick inspected the Quarantine Island to-day, with a view to its suitability as a prison. A deputation of the city clergymen waited on the Hon. Mr Dick to-day to urge that the Industrial School should not be shifted to Seacliffe, nearly 30 miles from Dunedin, where the children would be out of the way of receiving religious instruction. Mr Dick admitted the force of the objection, and promised that no steps for its removal would be taken iu the meantime.