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fPBOM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT] . WELLINGTON. Monday.
There is noaign of the 'Frisco Mail at Auckland. • The Botomahana arrived at the Bluff this afternoon from Melbourne. Mr Hansford, KM., is still unable to attend to his duties, but he is a little better.
The formal opening of the Thorndon. .district: school took place to-day, the 7 Governor and suite being present. .•. ~.'.• A young man named Holmes, ftKile mowing in ■ an outrigger near' Kal^i ray ■saw alarge fish.pass-close to him. iFrbnv liis description, it- was evidently a. shark of.very large sizei.
A boy, name: unknown, fell off'the wharf this morning while fishing. It is supposed that he is drowned; A lad who states that he saw him fall into the water gave the alarm, but when some men went to the spot- nothing could be seen. The lad Symes describes the boy as about 13 years of age. Grapplings were used for some'time, but without success.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 455, 4 May 1880, Page 2
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