From the Spirit World.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 248, 16 September 1884, Page 2

From the Sp irit World.

""'-■■'" [Wellington paper.] The following extraordinary communication was made to one of our reporters shortly before we went to press this ~ morning:— A party of gentlemen interested m spiritualism •met. m a private room ,at the Post j Office Hotel, last night, aud at their stance elicited the following :--•♦ The Manapburi is wrecked." i After thus the investigators went down to the wharf Xo see whether there was any tidings of the steamer,' and hearing nothing of her, th«»y returnfcd and continued' their s&incß, "when" the " following* further communications were; receive/I" I—- 4 ' The Mahapouri is ashore nstfi of Cape . Palliser, and south of 1 Okstlepoinl; She went ashore [about l% a.m. on "Sunday." * : Tn answer, to a question a's^to whether there visa anythingvfurther to be com- j niunicated, following reply was received, purporting to borne from oho of ttie* crew :-—" Why don't you scud a steamer V We give the item, which came from/ a respectable source for what it is worth, and can only sincerly hope that the officers and passengers will be b^ere : this morning to laugh heartily over the'" uncanny" communication. [It may be stated that the steamer was then overdue.