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[press agency.] FIRE AT GISBORNE. Gisborne, February 12, A great fare occurred here last evening. The Albion Hotel, Best’s (draper and grocer), Nasmiths (jeweller), Bradley s stables, and other places were destroyed. The fare originated either in Best’s or Nasmiths- places. MORE CANNIBALISM. Auckland, February 12. The Magellan Cloud brings advices from Fiji to 10th tilt. The Mttrion Kennedy, which was on a cruise, spoke the schooner Mystery, which has been on a cruise to PciUecosi Island, in search of labor. Ihe .Mystery sent a boat’s crew ashore, which did not return. They cruised close in and saw a Boat cip-ized, and learned from tin Fijian who came oil board, lhaf. Muir and the boat’.crow bad le' ii Oaten. The mister of the Marion Kennedy afterwards saw natives tike ants around the boat, which they dragged iuto a creek. The natives at Pentecost are very threaten ng. They say they will murder am.inor boat’s .crew whenever they want a it’iisfc.
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Kumara Times, Issue 740, 12 February 1879, Page 2
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