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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XX, Issue 3904, 12 May 1877, Page 2

The s.s. Rangatira arrived from Wellington at 12.30. p.m., yesterday. She hoisted the telegraph flag on arrival as a signal that she had the English mail on board, and was promptly attended by the Pilot boat, which brought the mails ashore at a little after one. Pilot Kraeft brought her inside at 2 p.m. A slight accident occurred in fetching her in, owing to the very unusual and unaccountable tide; there was a rush of water of unusual strength at the time, and she was carried on to the Boulder bank, where she remained for about a quarter of an hour. She has again a very large cargo, which will be discharged to-day. The Rangatira left Wellington at 1 p.m. on Thursday, and arrived here at 12.20, yesterday, thus making an average passage of twenty-three and a half honvs. She experienced throughout the passage a strong westerly breeze and moderate sea. Among other passengers by the Rangatira was the Wellington Theatre Royal Company. The s. s. Wanaka was discharging her cargo up to 2 a.m., yesterday morning, at which hour she weighed anchor and steamed for Poverty Bay. The s.s. Sir Donald in taking out the outward passengers by some means got her rudder head unscrewed and had to steer alongside the Wanaka by sails, at an imminent risk of " shivering her timbers." The Wanaka made a splendid passage to Poverty Bay of 7g hours, arriving at that place at 9.30 a.m., yesterday. Captain Malcolm, who has been on a visit to the Auckland hot springs, will join her again in Tauranga. The s.s. Star of the South has not yet arrived in this port, although she has now been six days on the passage. The present westerly winds would of course be ahindrance to her. Captain Carey has very likely taken shelter under the Mahia peninsula or some other point on the coast. The s.s. Result was to have left for Wairoa at 6 p.m., yesterday. She was deterred from leaving by a telegram from Wairoa, received by Captain Baxter, to the effect that the Wairoa bar was bad, and that there was too much sea to think of leaving ; her departure has therefore been postponed until the same hour to-day. A tidal wave, though not of very gigantic proportions, visited the Spit, yesterday, at 7 a.m.; it broke over the mole on the western side, but luckily did no damage to the pile driving apparatus. The tide was ebbing and flowing every alternate hour throughout the whole of the day, rising and falling fully 2ft. At 5 p.m., when the water had fallen several feet in the Iron Pot, the tide was running in between the mole and the works on the Eastern side of the Spit with terrific force; at about 5.30. p.m. it gradually slackened, and at 6 p.m. it was neither running in or out, although the water in the Iron Pot was still falling. This strange circumstance is, no doubt, due to a heavy earthquake. The same thing has occurred iv all the ports along the East Coast. The Lady Turner, on a voyage from Melbourne to Columbo, has been burnt at sea, and her crew landed at Galle by the steamship Arratoon Apcar. She was a wooden barque of 430 tons, built at Sunderland iv 1868, classed Al at Lloyd's for 11 years, and owned by Messrs Balkwill & Co., of Kingsbridge, Devon. Her value was about £3500.