AROUND DUNEDIN.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5563, 19 February 1897, Page 3

AROUND DUNEDIN.

[by scotch mist.] The number of tourists this season has ' been quite phenomenal and New Zealand 1 seems to be getting quite the most fasli- 1 ionablo place to come for holidays. The ' two trips to Milford Sound, made by the i U.S.S "Tarawcra" which was quite fuli < on each occasion,in fact there was quite a

I unmbcr obliged (o be left out for want W nt accommodation, were most enjoyable. I I heard from a friend of mino that on [ the lust trip there were a few people [ who Ringed, or thought they did, to very Mfop " sassiety," and didn't amalgamate very well with the others. The boat containing the sassiety lot was itobbed ihc 2s -Id boat, and the other toff were Is, Is 3d, Is 6d, Is Od, and ro*e in price according to the notice taken of them by the 2s id boat and caused much merriment during the voyage. There is just now au epidemic of sibool picnics: cycry week some thousands of children are being taken to picturesque places, and Dunedin is very full of loyely spots around it. There are so mnny delightful picnicing bays down the harbour that there is always something fresh lo see. A very sad accident occurred at a picnic, held at Taieri Mouth a week ago, of tho Burnside Ironworks employes, when Jlr Walter Stott, town, clerk of preen Island, rrent into tho bay fora fwth ar.d swim and was drowned. It % jjreat shock to his young wife who was p(«'?nt at the time, and cast quite a gloom over the happy gathering. The weather has been delightful for Aquatic sports and marine excursions; .wjastweek the "Flora" was advertised (o leave the wharf for a moonlight (Cicursjon down the harbour. About mac hundred managed to squeeze themselm on board for a blow on such a waflP evening, and, with the band playing, no merrier party could have left tho wharf. All went well until the iresscl was turned homewarda, jy.lien [thick uanks of clouds obscured iiic i tsoon, and tho wind rose almost to a gale. So ,dark wa.J jt, some of Ihe lights having been blown put up the i. channel by the wind, that the ship went on to a sand-beuk and remained in a horizontal position, much to the .dismay and misery of the passengers. Signals of distress were perceived at I'orl Rimers, and the tug Plucky went to itlie #s.auc. A largenumberof (lie passengers yjre transferred to the Plucky, snd after goipg a short distance she also grounded, jSIw tjum lowered a boat, find ti»t was well filled with persons (jmioustogethomeand theboaf grounded and couldn't get off, so insteaiof ip/iiidtug two or Jhree hours, as fbey intended doing, at m, they all manag:d lo reach home between eight and nine a.m the ;;ext day, having spent flie whole night m the water. There was oge (Jhinamau an bwd and everyone declared fcenjint {jeihe^onah. | Jl has bee# thought lately, as llie fish industry iu making such strides, that it would be a » - el| to appoint au Inspector of Fisheries and f/opi wpngst #Vjnerous applicants Jfr Jfariis Jfa£t.t'nnbas been appointed. fftiks arc becoming unpleaMidiy famiiiar ritjtants to the wafers of the upper harbour. One evening last week # crew belonging to the D.A.B.C. were Ml inra four-oared racing boat und while resting on their oars mt the steamer basin a large shark suddenly appeared alongside the boat and snapped at one of the oars. The rower was knocked backwards into the bottom of fjlf, boat by the shock, but although the fliasjkf of the shark's teeth were left on itiic onfyWado, fortunately no damage Resulted. A most social by St. ,Joseph's Gafliedrai qto ivas giyen last Xhuiuday fo say 'goodie jt? tj/e Very JtciV. Father Lynch, who .is ■.well-earned twelve months holiday trip j;p the Old Country, ,Seve''4 presentation? jrcre made him. ' jFjsh's throat eontinpe.s to 'Mm He left with" his wife for Metboiwjelast week to consult g, clever throat speej#t and has made his mind to undejgp » serious ,opcj:ii(j(m if nothing else will |»im. Tlio.. Board have tee# holding fittings and from what I l c&n T «&.<wt tfzf. A- Millar, M.H,K., and fen successful in getting ft.concesrioD more fm the seamen. 'Ttiey pp mfftfy jl) ifte/Jingtou doing some more ••Meqjfalkce/' but 1 think they will jjav.e fo past satisijfd with what they fjsyc ,a(read/ obtained,