SAMOA. WRECK OF THE BARQUE HENRY JAMES.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 268, 30 May 1888, Page 4

SAMOA. WRECK OF THE BARQUE HENRY JAMES.

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\ i.sit or tjii: <;o\ i;iixok of i<\uj \\l> !l Dk'lAl, COMMiSSIOXmi. Ti. Calliope , umitl \\LiV on the 9th, i i\ .4 (,ii iioud Hi- !,\<eiluic\ Sn John lim ..in, am! ihe >ion il N !leikole\ , . ni" 1.11 ( (iiniuii-!' 1> 1 f<ii mo We-leni ! 1 ,'i i . The l.i Mci came ioi t he pui1'- ot ti\in<j, a in. iii M.im< il Mellon. dd, »\ hi hud ''.ah (unlimited ioi tii.d on ( iciiuo <ii in.vi -l.itijditci . lo cipjicai^ lli'u Mcl'o'iald, lik< 1 all utl-i'i I'Wi^li-li in, 11 lieu' had 1., on u;ii',,!l\ .uit.ou d I)) dit lii. I'di-niN- ,)j -,oniu "t the olhci.'iN j! Jm 1 (miiikim 1 inn Sani'i.u} '/' /'■/'/o <!(«- \(inmcut The end ua- that, a iai boii\ oJnatnt ]w\u owonl to hi-) iesideuce to en•;e,i\oni io «ti 1 o-l- hiui ln'ciiu-e lie n.tnsed to .itl-iiila 1 lid lx;foi( a Samo.ui pidj^e on a ( lifipo u r ha\mu aPnwed .' nude to ut.x/c dm the |Hi!)he io.u 1 A-^ (he}' 1 ushed uiin l'H -Luie ainii'd w 1 1 1 1 hc,!\) elnb> Ik ,-oi/m( a winch \v - -tandinn m a I'dinii of the -,{ (>t <\ 'File pohc* man who \\a- -hoi cau^hf, hold oi t,lio b.iiiel ot ihe Ljun. ami m tiiyin^ to wio-ib it l.oin M( Donald, it weni. oil, and t.ho conk nt - entued m^ -^idt. The judtro ,>u mined npslioirjl) in ia\oni of the accused, who ".is ac(|iinl(d. As liiandei-., the pei^on who 1- lumuiio the I'i.uiioiii (iu\emment, Atxl I ho < iii man auihoiiues heie b:\il n ed c\{T} elluii, to -0(1110 .1 cotmetion, t M'\ \»eie n.il uially \e\y wiotli at. the\erdii („ which ua- undoubtedly .1 )U5-t one. It i- hoped that tho \i->it of the (Jmtnior will ho .pi()diieti\o o( and remedy Mini!. 1 (il the (. \il.s undei uhtch IJnf.ish .siili|o(.l.- -Mi(lu thvoii % i>!i the piewsnt incut.