ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
(\ly Tcltgniph- /V«s Association). O.iMAiiu, This Day,

A miner named CcorgeT. Thorp, who resides at Livingstone, but whose wife ami family live in Oaiuiim, cmiiip to town yesterday ami demanded to sec his wife. Thorp was armed with a loaded revolver and on going into the garden to sec Ins wife she ran from him, :m<\ lie followed, hut he did not attempt to lire lit her. The wife and daughter found refuge with the neighbours, and the police were sent for. On the arrival of Constable Hunt, Thorp pointed the revolver at his own head, and tired. The bullet penetrated the skull, but did not touch a vital pari, and fatal consequences are not apprehended. Thorp had also prepared a dose of launanuni, and on dialing that the bullet was not likely to prove fatal asked for the laudanum, but did not get it. lie was taken to the Hospital, The bullet has lodged near the

PARLIAMENT.
House of Representatives. Another All Night Sitting. (By Telegraph—Press Association), Wkllixol'ox, This Day. After considerable debate tho Indus trial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Dill passed its final stages on the voices. The House rose.
LOSS OF A SCHOONER.
(By Telegraph—Press Association)

Auckland, October 8, The Tuviuni, from Fiji, brought in telligence of the wreck of the schooner Eastward Ho, owned by Mr Krafl't, of Levuka, on Sunday, September 22nd. The weather was squally and dark, and the schooner was making her way on the sea side of the Horseshoe lleef when she was suddenly in the breakers and settled down, making water heavily. There were no insurances on either sliip or cargo, The wreck was sold for Mi, but subse quently broke up.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
