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Gentlemkn should have little difficulty in selecting thsir summer suits this season at James C'iMmell's Tailoring Establish ment the variety of reliablo and fashion able first-class woollen and worsted suitings snd trousoriugs being very extensive Gontb' cuits to order from 70a upwards. Peter Coriu/VCK is busy taking orders for new summer suits at from L 3 10s up wards. Having opened out a lot vf special tweeds for the season be is prepared to exe cute orders on the shortest notice at lowest rates.— Peter Co^^ACK, Tees street. Mr Maodokald, Zealandia House, iv

Received April 8, at 1 30 a.m. Sydney, April 6. News from the Solomon Islands states that Howard, manager of Stevens' party, of Dunedin, has been murdered at Tigi Island. While two boats containing re cruits -&ere proceeding to a French schooner lying off Tigi Island, the recruits capsized the boats in the surf and swam ashore. The natives barbarously mur dered the boats' crews as they|landed and it is believed that the bodies of the un fortunate men were afterwards cooked and eaten.
London, April 6. Arrived — Miltiades, ship, from Wel lington (Jan. 14) ; Halcione, ship, from Nelson ("Jan. 2) ; Himalaya, baique, from Oaraaru (Dec. 24) ; Langstone, barque, from Timaru (Deo. 17) ; and Elderslie, from Port Chalmers (Feb. 19).
