Lunatic Overboard From
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C.I. Schooner
From Our Own Correspondent.
D Rarotonga, July 12.
ELAYED by calms off Atiu, the Cook Group’s inter-island schooner Tagua berthed here on July 5, and left again on the 9th, bound for the Northern Group.
Saloon passengers from Atiu and Aitu taki had the monotony of long days at sea broken by the presence of a lunatic on board. On one occasion, the unfortu nate woman a native of Manihiki—crept unobserved to the rail and from there threw herself into the water. Although the schooner was under sail only at the time, a boat was quickly lowered and the rescue effected with commendable celerity.
Rev. A. S. Houston, a member of the board of the Australian Inland Mission returned to Australia by the Changte in the middle of July, after a six weeks’ in vestigation into conditions on Thursday m k A ™ a £ 6Sult of a re P° rt su mmed by Mr. Houston, the Inland Mis sion has decided to place a Presbyterian missionary on T.I. J