LATE NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 911, 9 June 1903, Page 2

LATE NEW ZEALAND.

Per Press Association

WELLINGTON, last night

The youilnul burglars wiio were arrested on Saturday were before the Court to-day aim were remanded until the lbln. A consignment of a million and alia.li feet of jarrah timber arrived today from Westrulia, consigned to the Cuy Council. It- will he used for street blocking purposes. DANNBvIKKE, last night. The death occurred here to-day oi Mrs Brown, widow of the late Rev. L. Brown, Baptist Minister, and an old Napier resident. Deceased was aged 73. TIMARU, last night. A man named William John Wilding, aged 02, a filter by trade, was found dying at. Kirk’s brick works yesterday morning, and at the inquest to-day the. jury found that lie died probably oi an irritant poison self-administered. The post-mortem disclosed that death was due to ir-

ritant poison, and tlie evidence of the wife and others showed that the ceased had been drinking, and an application by the wife for a separation order was t,o have been heard to-day. Tiie wife left him three weeks ago because lie threatened her life, and the threat was repeated since, and he also hinted at suicide. Two years ago at Christchurch deceased attempted to cut her throat, and when she. got away he cut his own with a razor. Further inquiries are to be made as to where he got the poison. No chemist in Timaru had supplied him, and an analysis is to he made to ascertain the poison taken. WESTPORT, last night. The charge of assaulting a constable while in the execution of his duty came up for rehearing at the District, Court to-day. The jury at the last Court failed to agree on a verdict. To-day the jury returned a verdict of not guilty, on both counts and the accused was discharged.