THE WAKATU AFLOAT ONCE MORE.
(from our own correspondent.) PATEA, This Day, 3.30 p.m. The Wakatu is off again all right undamaged. She leaves to-morrow for Westport and Wellington at one p.m. Consignees— Messrs. Duff, Davidson, Ecclesfield. King, Pulford, Whittem, Fergusson, Morrish, Bennett, Prichard, McCutchan, Bobinson, Cook, Lysaght, Parkes, O'Eeilly, and Gallagher. PassengerE — Miss Stevens, Mr. and Mrs. North, Mr. and Mrs. Mason, Mrs. Thomson and four children ; Messrß. Young, Danahay, and Farnie.
At tho recent great trotting match at Chicago, Kitson's Yon Arnim trotted the mile in lmin. 20secs. Two thousand dollars was offered for Little Brown Jug to beat 2min. ll^secs. ; but he could only make 2min. 15secs., so failed to win the money.
A London paper asserts " that Sir E. Watkin and M. de Lesseps have had a conversation together on tbe practicability of constructing a submarine tunnel to connect Scotland with Ireland. The points of connection at present under consideration are Portpatrick in Scotland, and Donaghadee in Ireland. M. de Lessepß has consented to bacome a member of an experimental committee formed for the purpose of taking soundings and making borings for the purpose of ascertaining the feasibleness of the scheme. The suggested tunnel would be only eleven miles long, or about half the length of the Channel tunnel. Nothing definite has yet been decided as to how the scheme shall be carried out, but it is in eood hands."
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume III, Issue 303, 20 September 1882, Page 3
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234THE WAKATU AFLOAT ONCE MORE. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume III, Issue 303, 20 September 1882, Page 3
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