Driven Mad.

There was one terribly sad incident connected with this fast passage of the strangely-named ship, and that was the fate that overtook a married woman whose husband and family were also passengers. She was expecting her confinement, and seemed to dread having to go through it on board ship. This so preyed on the poor woman's mind that she tried to take her life. She was found endeavouring to squeeze herself through one of the portholes, and after that she was put under careful restraint. By the time the ship reached Auckland the woman was raving, and she had to be put under proper care when She was brought a shore. The doctors that examined her were Drs. Philson and Kenderdine, two names very well known in early Auckland.