Fiji Launch-Owner’S Loss.

A MOTOR launch, 27 feet long by eight feet beam, owned by Mr. E. J. Mes sage, of Fiji, was destroyed by fire at Lami on Tuesday, June 13.

The launch was anchored off Mr. Mes sage’s home at Lami and had been there for over a fortnight. Mr. Message had not been on board since the previous Sunday and it is thought that the fire was the work of an incendiary.

The owner was not informed of the loss until two days after the fire and, upon investigation, he found the charred remains of the launch, which had sunk at her moorings. The vessel was valued at £350, and was not covered by in surance.