THE Otago Daily Times. “Inveniam viam aut faciam.” DUNEDIN,TUESDAY,SEPTEMBER 15, 1863. Shipping Intelligence.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22368, 15 September 1934, Page 6

THE Otago Daily Times. “Inveniam viam aut faciam.” DUNEDIN,TUESDAY,SEPTEMBER 15, 1863. Shipping Intelligence.

SEVENTY-ONE YEARS AGO.

WRECK OP THE HIGHLAND LASSIE -IN THE NEW RIVER, INVER- - ' CARGILL. (From the Southland News.) Intelligence reached town yesterday morning that a disaster had taken place a short distance above the mouth of the New River, which resulted in the total loss of the Highland Lassie, a vessel of about 160 tons, bound for this port from Otago. . . . After making the New

River Heads, she anchored for the night. Next day the anchor was raised with the view of proceeding up the river, under the direction of one of the assistant pilots, when she immediately began to head on in the direction of the spit on the east side of the river, a few yards below the wi’eck of the Guiding Star. The ship’s boat was manned with a view of towing her head round to the channel, but to no purpose, as she continued to head on until she reached the bank and became firmly embedded in the sand, and ■was found to be making water rapidly. With the assistance of the men from the pilot station the pumps were put in requisition, and after vigorous operations it was found that the water in the hold was making too great headway to leave any doubt of the fate of the vessel. . . .

The- municipal authorities of Christchurch are introducing in the streets of that city rows of trees on the side of the footpaths, in the continental fashion. In a city so well laid out, and with so admirable a level site, these ornamental trees will have a beautiful effect, besides affording a pleasant shade in the summer mouths.

Mr James Edward Fitzgerald, the member for the Ellesmere district in the Canterbury Province, has publicly announced his intention of resigning his seat in the House of Representatives. It is understood that the result of the recent public meeting in Christchurch on the subject of convening the General Assembly has had considerable influence in _ bringing about Mr Fitzgerald’s decision. In his printed address to his constituents Mr Fitzgerald says:—“ In the present condition of the colony it is desirable that those who attend the General Assembly should be able confidently to represent the opinions of their constituents. Recent events lead me to believe that had you the opportunity of re-electing a representative, your choice would fail on someone who would advocate very different views from those which I shall possibly express. It is, therefore, my intention to resign my seat in the Assembly unless it be your very distinctly expressed and wish that I should retain it.” An Art Union on the principle of the Art Union of London has been originated in'Dunedin, under the title of the Art Union of Otago. The object of the association is stated to be the disposal of a collection of oil paintings principally executed by Captain Robertson, late of the s.B. Pirate. ... In addition to the chance of winning one of the paintings in the lottery, each subscriber of two guineas will be entitled to choose one photograph from several which are nowbeing taken of the paintings: each photograph being Sin by (iin in size, and mounted on card-board. . . . The number of subscribers is limited to 300. By the Omeo, which sailed for Melbourne yesterday, there were exported 18,703 oz of gold, which at a low valuation may be estimated to be worth sonic seventy thousand pounds sterling. Our suggestion of yesterday that the Theatre Royal should be temporarily engaged for the sittings of the Provincial Council was not adopted. The Council met in the Resident Magistrate’s Court, some time since half destroyed by lire and lately patched up again to serve the purposes of a Refreshment Room to the members of the Council. Certainly a more uncomfortable and ill-adapted place of meeting could not have been chosen.