The Eefeigeraiiso System. The Christchurch Telegraph says : —The passengers on board the New Zealand Shipping Company’s barque Mafcaura had a good time of it coming out. The commissariat a rangements were of an exo ptionul kind, and the refrigerator enabled those on board to enjoy a beefsteak, and a gams of snowball when crossing the Line. Where the fun came in, however, was when they overhauled a steamer in the Tropics, and having taken ia sail to allow the defeated one to “ range up,” those on board the alataura opened fire with a well-directed volley of snowballs. It is hardly necessary te say that those on board the steamer weie struct “all of a heap” . t such an unusual’salute ; und when toe v. s » panel, the hearty cheers from both showed that the little break in the monotony of that - yoyage had been enjoyed.
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Temuka Leader, Issue 933, 28 March 1882, Page 1
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144Untitled Temuka Leader, Issue 933, 28 March 1882, Page 1
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