STEWART ISLAND.

Otago Witness, Issue 2310, 9 June 1898, Page 25

STEWART ISLAND.

Mat 28.— The splendid spell of fine weather which we have been having lately has at last been broken, and for the past week continued rain and < h^il showers, alternated with frequent thunder- 'j ■ rstoims' and -cold southerly blows, have been our ' ds-Uy experieijce. snow depo&its are ' ", "to ihe seen >oh the Ganges At present =there are in-flic»taons--of naafl*weather ; takiri£ np. and as > lie -.class is, rising steadily another good spell is * ..-anticipatciLnextweek., ■' ; .Fishing.'— A lot .of fishing was done heise last ■ ■weeli, :some'3so cases being .sent away Much"; fishing was also dove bere_the week .before <that, 'j and large quantities of fish" we're exported. Shjpjeing.— The ss. Invercarp'ill pnld us her .usual weakly visit last Saturday, leaving on Monday with timber for the north Tbe schooner j Annie Hill, which has been lo&ding umber at 'Mr | Murdoch's mill, has completed her.caigo, and is \ to sail shortly. The Jessie JNichol putin ■ jan .appearance here last Tuesday, and is now at the Kyau's Creek mill taking in a cargo of timber. Deaths.— There haye ibeen three deaths in our ■ little community of late. Mr James ZHarrqld, • ccii., passed away peacefully last Sunday evening at the age of 85. JJeeea^ed arrived in the ship . Berjiicia with his wife and family. "Hie lived for

some years in the Taieri. where he r&n the f err/ , duriDg the goldfiekls rush, finally settling -down here. Oinveraal sympathy Is fell for his widow and ouly son in their sad bereavement. — Mr A. J. yon Tunzelman, who has for some years filled the ( .. position jof native teacher at .lheiJeck, has also '| gone to his long- restr Deceased expired sud--j AaHy aftor & short illness^ and was buried at ' "Woodlanda. He lea-yes a wife and large family to ■ - mpiu - n their loss. — The third death I have to .record was .that of a young fellow named Barclay, ■ who went' across to the Bluff ; death resulting two or,three days afterwards from jaundice. Entertainment. — -.A successful tea-meeting was ■ helil In the achoolhouse'last Tuesday evening, the ' proceeds of which ,went towards the chuich funds. '