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LATE SHIPPING.
Christine, schooner, McLlver, from a whaling cruise and Kormadecs. Medora, schooner, ; Subritzky, from Ohora and Awanui.
SAD FATALITY.
Wiiat appears to be a sad case of drowning Is reported from the neighbourhood of Mangonui, A man named Alfred Blair was leaving the district, in order to take passage by the s.s. Staffa to catch a vessel and return to England. He Is stated to have had a considerable sum of money in his possession. Blair, in com pany with a man called Patrick Shine, was poling a punt down the Tβ Kao Rivor. The latter states thab upon looking round bo missed his mate. It is supposed that while poling he missed his stroke and fell overboard. So far tho body has not been recovered. > ~•.:■

THE DEATH OF J. M. ALEXANDER.
RESULT OF ANALYSIS;

NO TRACE OF POISON.
