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Patea Mail, 4 January 1882, Page 3

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This Afternoon. STABBING AT OPUNAKI. Opunaki. —• James Henry, coach driver, was arrested for stabbing a man here on Sunday, and is now remanded to New Plymouth. Shipwreck. Dunedin.—A bottle was found on Sunday on Waikonaiti beach, about 80 miles from Dunedin, containing a scrap of paper on which was written in lead pencil: “ Tuesday, Deer. 27th, 1881— Please send assistance as soon as possible. Ship wrecked about 80 miles off Cape Saunders. God help us. Whoever finds this let him send to headquarters.” No name of ship is stated. Accident. Masterton.—A sad accident occurred at Masterton yesterday afternoon. Ohingchen, a bookseller, took hisnephew named Alfred Binden to see him fell a small tree. The tree fell on the boy» and the doctor says there is no hope of recovery. The Governor. Wellington. The Governor- and family returned from Christchurch at 5 o’clock last evening. Ship Burned at Sea. Part of the Crew Picked Up. Christchurch. The ship Phases, which arrived from Calcutta on Saturday night, picked up a boat holding the master, second mate, and 10 of the crew of the Dutch ship Ablasserward, 1,256 tons, bound from Shields to Batavia, with coals. The vessel was found on fire Nov. 26, in 80 deg. E., and was abandoned by her crew on Nov. 28. The mate, third mate, and nine of the crew took to one of the boats, but nothing was seen of their boat after nightfall on November 28, and it is hoped that she has reached either St. Paul’s or Amsterdam islands, which were comparatively close.