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Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 135, 18 June 1901, Page 3

An extraordinarily discreditable state of things on board a vesssl was revealed i Q an inquiry into tlio conduct of Captain W. 13. Thomson, of the ship Chelmsford, held at Glasgow in April. The ship, during a voyage from Great Britain to Iquique and back, was a veritable errof'-shop. The steward, partly on the captain’s account, it appeared, sold rum and whisky to the crew in enormous quantities. One man purchased no fewer than forty bottles. • The sales were entered os “ clothing,” a bottle of rum being represented by a shirt. The captain himself imbibed freely, and while in his cups came nearly wrecking- the ship by giving a wrong order. He chased the mate with a loaded revolver, fired a shot into that officer’s cabin, and compelled him to hide till his commander had sobered down a bit.” The Court cancelled the captain s certificate, remarking that the evidence disclosed a state of things they had not believed to be possible on board a British ship. A valuable find was made at Marlborough (Victoria) recently by a miner named George Adams. While operating in some old workings in the vicinity of the old Maryborough reservoir, about a mile from the town, he came upon a nu°get weighing 360 z. The gold was of good quality, and the price is valued at £145. EXTRAORDINARY—A. Special Shipment direct from London: Choice Electro-plated Ware, Biscuit Barrels, Batter Knives, Brush Sets, Photo Frames, Purses, Handbags, etc. Splendid value. See window C. ROSIE & CO.