A STEAMER ASHORE.

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 82, 27 December 1884, Page 6

A STEAMER ASHORE.

C»iti:\ mouth, December 2i. Tin. n.s. Star of tlic South, in attempting io come in over tho bar yesterday, was caught by the current and .swung light louml on to tho stonework. The captain got up sail and endeavoured to cxtiicatc himself from the dilhoulty, but was unable to make any headway. In order to save tho lives of those on board, a couple of spais were sketched liom the shore, and Mis J)lackie and six children were got ashore. Extra chains and ropes wore then made fast,, and all tho c fleets of the passengers, oiheers, and crow were sent a^hoie, after which the ciuw commenced discharging cargo. Kefoie much was discharged, tho Harbuui master said it was dangcious for the men to bo on board, and all work was .stopped, and the men came ashore. Dunk din, December 24-. Tho hull of tho Star of tho South is insured for £500 in tho South Biitish, New Zealand, and United oiliccp respectively ; for £250 each in tho Standard, Thames and Mersey, and National oilices ; and also for Jt'oOO in tho Homo ollicc.

Pjuson Fjgukks— -Warders and convicts. Tnri.s its again free of cholera. More- Jubticca of the l?oaco arc lo be created. A sure way to get out of a Scrape— Let your beard grow. There are over 59,G00 post-offices in the United States. The Queensland gunboat Falumah has left London. " The torpedo and the whale " are coining heroin company from Wellington. Grey mouth Harbour Board offer £700 a year to a Resident Engineer. The policeman is arrestivo sort of character. Wholesale re-vaccination has been going on in Victoria. Who says our publicans sell on Sundays ? Not tho local Justices, oh, no ! Wo catch hares with dogs, fools with word?, and women with gold. The mantle is his whom it covers, the world his who enjoys it. Two men and two boy? narrowly escaped drowning in Wellington Harbour on Saturday through an open boat capsizing. The Government circular prohibiting Civil servants attending meetings of trading companies in which they may be shareholders has be3n withdrawn. A London shirtmaker advertises that he has testimonials from Cetewayo and Tawhiao. Carlyle, in talking with Sir Garnet Wolseley, described the House of Commons as "six hundred talking asses, set to make the lawß and administer the concerns of the greatest empire the world had over seen." Wra. Bayliss, fish-hawker, was picked up in King-street, Dunedin, on Saturday in a helpless condition from drink, and has remained unconscious ever since. On the 31st December last there were 47 fire brigades in the colony, with 192 officers and 378 men.