FIJI NEWS.
SECOND EDITION
—♦ [By Telegraph.] (Per Southern Cross at Auckand.) Auckland, Sept. 21. The Detached Squadron arrived at Levuka on Sept. 4th. The inhabitants exerted themselves to the utmost to entertain their visitors. The local cricket club were beaten by the Squadron cricketers, but the Rifle Association gained a victory over the visitors. The Court of Inquiry Into the wreck of the Meg Merrilies blamed Captain Hughes for keeping his vessel on the starboard tack instead of going round. The Rotumahi natives are tired of annexation and are petitioning the Queen for the restoration of their independence. The cocoanut groves at Sauva have been devastated by a large insect, which ate off the tops of the trees. A number of laborers have arrived from the New Hebrides for the Colonial Sugar Company. Building is active at Sauva, the new capital. Mr Lambert, a member of the Royal Yacht Squadron, has arrived at Levuka with his family in an 800-ton yacht.
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2653, 21 September 1881, Page 2
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161FIJI NEWS. South Canterbury Times, Issue 2653, 21 September 1881, Page 2
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