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(from our own correspondent.) December 11. H.M.S. Sappho arrived here on the afternoon of the Bth instant—her next port of call being Tauranga; thence she steers for Auckland, where, according to her orders, she is due on the 17th instant. During her compulsory detention here, Captain Digby and his officers enlivened this usually tranquilspot by theirpresence, on which occasion our worthy Resident Magistrate dispensed his accustomed hospitality. A few of the natives here availed themselves of the opportunity of visiting the Sappho, and I think it is as well that they should do so, as it tends to give them some slight idea of one of the many great resources of the British Nation. The Sappho left this morning at daylight on her peaceful way. The schooner Opotiki also having been detained here, took advantage of a favorable slant of wind, and weighed anchor at 8 a.m. The Government steamer Luna was at Awanui yesterday morning, and at noon rounded the Cape, facing a strong head wind, but probably having, unlike the Sappho, a good supply of coal on board, she could, without any difficulty, tackle King Boreas.
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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 334, 18 December 1875, Page 2
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189WAIAPU. Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 334, 18 December 1875, Page 2
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