The Alpha tea estate will give a good crop of seven tons of tea, but this will be taken up for use in tho group. A horrible murder was committed at Vuna Point. A coolie severed the head from the body of a coolie woman. Jea lousy was the cause. Trade in Fiji is at present at a complete standstill, and of late every steamer has taken over 30 passengers away, and un fortunately, none are coming into the country. Owing to the sugar season being now over, and some of tho sugar mills stopped, a great many will leave by the Arawata and Sydney steamer. Owing to the large number of whites leaving the country it is making things dull for those left. Tremendously warm weather has been experienced here this month. Everything is getting dried up. In some parts of the group little or no rain has fallen for over nine months, causing the cocoanuts, &c, to suffer very much. P? Tho banjuentine Flora, coal laden from Newcastle to Navua (Suva), went ashore at 2 a.m. on the 14th instant, on the Sola Reef Island, Kandavu, and has become a total wrock. Part of the ship's fittings and crew wore saved, and landed at Suva It is feared that some mishap has taken place with the barque Bella Mary, from Sydney to Suva with general cargo, she being now 30 days out.
SPORTING.
