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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1959, 15 April 1875, Page 2

The. fate of Charles Coles, .second steward of the Easby, and late of the Wellington, (says the New Zealand Times) ought to be a caution to the peccant^ : members of. the .fraternity throughout the colonies. Very ofton travellers along the coist hare complained of petty thefts, but of course the culprits are never found out, and the articles are charitably put down, as "lost!" "Xoit. they are beyond .recovery, but in the case of Mr R. A. Hawkins, a traveller in the employ of A. Clark and Sons, Auckland, Mr Coles, of the Wellington, met his match. ;,. Mr Hawkins * started- in the Wellington from Christchurch for Auckland in November last, and upon arrival at the latter place suddenly missed a valuable' sealskin cap, which he had placed in his great-ccat pocket just before going on shore. ' Seturning for his coat - and his. cap, the latter.was missing, tfye only information he could obtain^from the steward being that it must be Mr Hawkins had a different idea, though he didn't kick up a .fuss. He quietly bided his time, but informed the police of what had happened. Mr Coles was not "lost" if the'cap was,.andJM[r Hairkins happening to be in Wellington when the Easby arrived yesterday, r thought the police might try Coles again. Accordingly Sergeant Price went on board, and made direct for the ..steward's pantry, when, lo.l; there, hung ; the '.'last '* cap.* More than that, Coles claimed it, ami said he had " found " it. Being brought' before Messrs Pharazyn and Kebbell he wept copiously, and displayed much internal writhing which terminated in the , exclamation, " Oh, Heavens! " when the sentence of a month's-imprisonmerit was announced. Moral for stewards ; Dpn/t "find" travellers', caps, or other trifles which may be useful to their owners.

"A boy named Hogan, only fourfeeji years of age, while passing the New Lothair, Company's ground at 1 Chines the other day,". the JBallarat Courier reports, " espied a lump- of gold which had ■■ apcidentally been thrown but with.the .atones^ He picked it Dp, and at once handed it over to the tributers. On being clewed the weight of the waif was 55ozs. The company • rewarded,, the boy; for hit honesty." .. ' .;, r ,. r ... '