The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-04-07
FROM THE SOUTH.
Items from Colonial Papers by the
S. S. Mariposa.


S. S. Mariposa.
The schooner Queen got iuto col
lision with the S. S. Alameda near
Tiritiri, n. T., Feb. Is The Ala
media was going at full speed, but
stopped TO ascertain the damage to
the schooner. When told that the
Queen could make port without as
sistance, the steamer proceeded on
her way. The schouner's bowsprit
was carried away, also part of the
stem, and the windlass was smash
ed, but the vessel did not make any
water. Captain Jones and the mate
of the Queen made statements at
the Auckland Custom House, and
| the matter rests until the return of
the Alameda from San Francisco.
The bark Northern Star, belonging
to Auckland, timbcrladcn, was total
ly wrecked at South Head, Kaipara,
| n. z. Captain John Mckenzie,
native of Nova Scotia, and crew of
eight are supposed to have been
drowned. The vessel was not in
sured, but there was $1,000 on the
cargo. The Northern Star was built
at Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Capt. 9. w. Selwyn, late of the
Royal Horse Guards, and M. z. for
Wisbeach, died in New Zealand
aged 81 years. He was seeking
! health at the hot spngs, hav-
ing been ill two years. Capt.
Selwyn was a brother of the late
Lord Justice Selwyn, younger
brother of tho Bishop of New Zea-
land.
The American Order of Odd Eel
lows in New Zealand has reached
membership of over 1900, with $780,
600 in the funds. They are moving
to leave the Supreme Grand Lodge
Of Australasia and get a charter for
New Zealand.
The Union S. S. Mararoa, well
known in Honolulu, has made a
record trip of days 9 hours 5 min
utes from Sydney to Auckland.
The German warship Buzzard left
Auckland for Tonga on March %.
The Auckland Herald's "Commer-
cial' has the following item:
"Another interesting item is that the
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
have included this colony in their
general scheme of passenger trade
to and from the Dominion, the
United States and Europe, via Hong
kong and Japan. Interchange of
natural products between New Zea-
land and Canada is at present small,
but as facilities develop we shall
doubtless see a large export of wool,
flax, gum, etc, if the tariffs can be
made ditferential in the joint inter
est of both countries, and if the
parsimony of the United States in
regard to the help to mail contract
is continued, it is not improbable, in
the early future, that via Vancouver
will supersede via San Francisco in
regard to inward and homeward
, mails"
The New Zealand Alliance-Sir
William Fox. Presidest--is strongly
urging local option with vote FOR
women on the question of liquor H.
censes. New Zealanders consumed
SlO,O00,OO0 worth of strong drink
last year. Drinking has decreased
among whites, but increased among
the Maories.
Dunedin, n. T., has sold its tram
ways to a company, which will run
the cars by electricity.
The recent earthquake has appar-
entity caused some permanent dis
turbance in Cook Strait. The tenn
peraturc of the copper wire of the
cable from Nelson to Wanganui has
increased from IS to Is degrees, pre-
sumably through the development
of hot springs.
, The Great Barrier silver mines OF
New Zealand are netting about $2OC
! to the ton of rock.
An address and purse of sovereigns
| amounting to $500 were presented
to j. d. Connolly, United States
, Consul at Auckland, resigned, before
t he left by the Mariposa for home
Mr.. Connolly made an eloquent re
r ply, saying he knew no country to
4 day more promising than New Zea
land. He was firm believer in the
ultimate union of the Anglo-Saxor
race. But the kernel of that union
+, lay in Australasia. They must fed
crate Australia; the federation o.
| the Empire would follow This &C.
complished then the federation O
p; the English-speaking race was pos
sible, but not till then. He hoped
that when he returned to America
he would be the means in some de
gree of promoting the welfare of the
colony. He would like to see tn,
San Francisco mail service con
tinued, and subsidized by the Am
- erican Government, and he woulC
z like to see cable communication be
tween America and New Zealand
X X He would advocate these things tc
e the best of his ability when he wen
i back to the United States. Cap
q plause.)
6, The Monowai's actual steamin,
n time in her latest trip from Sal
d Francisco to Auckland was 18 day
e hours, giving daily average o
I 800 knots. DR.. G. H. j. Howell, tn
y ships physician, died on the passag
e of diabetes. He was about rs year
l. Of age.
l. The Postal Conference at Sydne