Local Intelligence.
Thf " Gipsy" which arrived here from Wellington on Sunday morningl last, fills Tip the yap created in our coasting and river craft, by the loss of the ''Catherine Anne. " The sailing powers of this little schooner is well known, and we trust, that she wiP prove a valuable accession to our" channel fleet," and be a source of profit to the owner.
Sat/b of Tow.v Reserves. —At. the sale on Thui-pdav la-4. lield at the Rovsl Hotel, Chn-tchnrch. only one of the sections put \in realized ah-jve ibe up«et price. For (Inspection there was a spirited competition. By an advertisement in our columns to-day, is will he seen lh-.it several additional sections have he'-n applied for. Wo understand that the subscriptions towards defraviny the expenses of the RftLra'fa and other Rports, to he held in "Lytt<-lton on the aunivor-ary of the Queen's Birthday, amount to upwards of £60. A programme of these sports will appear in our ne-,t Wednesday's numVr. Fatw, Acer dent. —On Wednesday last. | the l6fh irist.. as 3 natives who live at Fisherman's Bay, on the Peninsula, were out n*hin»- of!' Flea Bay in the schooner boat " I\mma." better kiown as the little " Kovy O'More," the bout foniuUred, when the three men were unfortunately drowned. The day was beautifully calm, and the accident was witnessed from the heads by two naU\e women.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume VI, Issue 362, 23 April 1856, Page 6
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227Local Intelligence. Lyttelton Times, Volume VI, Issue 362, 23 April 1856, Page 6
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