By John Pbnnell.
Otago Witness , Issue 2227, 5 November 1896, Page 49
Interestingly “John Pennell” seems to be the pseudonym of a New Zealand author, suggesting that this is an original work rather than (as is typical of these kind of articles) a reprint from a British paper.
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=OW19010206.1.48&e=——-10–1—-0–
With thanks to the National Library of New Zealand