Sydney, Decomber 26, AtWalgett, ontheßarwon river, 480 miles N.W. of Sydney, a man named James Coovey shot bis wife dead, and wounded bis eldest son, and than committed suicide. The son is expected to recover. Particulars of tho. tragedy sHoV. that Coovey, who committed m deed, is a naturalised Chinaman. He was recently bound over to keep tbe peace onachargo of threatening to shoot his wife," aud sinco bad at* tempted to poison her,. Coovey, it is said, was gambling on Saturday night, and returned homo at five o'clock on Sunday morning, and bis wifoand son being asleep, committed the desperate act.: Londok, December 26, The proprietors of the Daily Tele graph have been warned that if the paper continues'its attacks npon tho unempioyed gatherings, at Tower' Hill, the men will forcibly resent them. • ■ c

Similar notice has beep sent" proprietors of St James' Gazette.'

SUICIDE AT WELLINGTON.
[By Telegraph.—Press Association] ~~ .': : '- : : M Wellington, Wednesday, George Crane, a carpenter, 50 years of age, has committed "suioide at Brooklyn, .On. the milkman going to Crane's residence. this, morning, he found his body,, suspended from- the rafters in a fowl house, Crane's wife left him ! a ' short", time ago, and .it ;ia x supposed '"'.this so preyed- upon V hia;mind .'that it led him to commit suicide, ;I HewBB not addicted to drink and no other cause can be assigned for (be aob. ';

THE WAIRARAPA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2.8,1892.
