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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 68, 25 January 1879, Page 2

ANOTHER EXPEDITION TO NEW GUINEA. Messrs Allen, Mills, and Spille were so favorably impressed by the capabilities of tliie lino island when they visited it in tfc barque Courier a short time since, that 'jfchl have determined to organize another exped? tion to start from Wellington some month's hence, for the purpose of opening up a trade with the natives. They have already recoivcd offers from about forty.'persons willing to . join the expedition, and they are sanguine that they will have no difficulty in securing quite a sufficient number of volunteers. A schooner of 80 ton burden is to bo.purckascd and thoroughly equipped with every, precaution taken to prevent a fiasco such aa occurred on the trip in the. Courier, The promoters arc satisfied tliat'expedition failed purely through the deception practised by the American captain from whom the Courier was bought, Tho expedition -is. jffinded not only for trading purposes, TMrtlso to thoroughly prospect various partof New Gpinea for gold and other metals.—Wei--. Jington Chronicle. J PICKING I'OCKETS IN A E/1LL00N; - A couple of pick-pockets have chosen tho captive,balloon at Paris as the scene of their operations. A young Eiig[ish female, of attractive exterior, had of late so frequently ascended in the ajrestat, accompanca by a well dressed man with a wooden leg, that the circumstance was noticed. Very recently two ladies, after returning from their a;ronautic excersion,-remarked that their purses' had dissappeareil. At the same time it wag it was observed that the female aud her companion hastened away in a very suspicious manner. The police being informed .what had happened to tho two. ladies, stopped the couple, and took them ' The pockets of tho man having amined, no less thail twenty! Pol were found in his possession, contal aggregate sum of 30,000 francs, * Bpj committed to prison, 1