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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 44, 20 February 1874, Page 2

The steamer Mikado, which leaves this port to-day, is the first of the regular boats of the new Australian and American Steam Company to tako up the running direct from New Zealand. Sho connects at KaDdavau with the Macgregor coming back from San Francisco, and with the Tartar (another of the huge new steamers from Sydney ) The Tartar tranships Australian mails to the Mikado, receiving European and American mails for Australia from the Macgregor, and then return sto Sydney, whilst the Macgregor turns aside and comes to New Zealand with the mails for the oolony, calling at Auckland, Wellington, and Lyttelton, and making her terminal point Port Chalmers. Meantime the Mikado is steaming away for San Francisco, with the New Zealand and Australian mails for Europe. Next month the Tartar will take the through mails to San Francisco, and the month after that the Macgregor from this port, and so on. The mails will be despatched on alternative months from Sydney and Auckland. — Auckland 'Herald/ An Auckland paper of the llth instant says : — " Yesterday afternoon the sunken yacht Columbia was raised by Mr. William Bush and party where she had foundered, on the east side of the Breakwater, during the late gale. It will be remembered that there were believed to be on board this yacht her two owners — Messrs. William Hastie and Benjamin Worthington, of the Thames. They went on board tbo yacht on the ovening of Saturday, and were heard to remark that they intended to make themselves snug for the night. Screams were heard by the bath-keeper during the gale coming from the direction of tho yacht. The vessel was found sunk next . morning, and no appearance has since beeu put in by the men. It was therefore believed that they had gone down with the yacht. On the vessel being recovered yesterday no trace could be found of either, although the bodies of two dogs were discovered on board. Clothee, a small amount of money, a gold and silver watch, diamond ring, a gun and other property were found ou board, and have been taken charge of by the police. One of these watches has stopped at ten minutes to three and the other at one o'clock. The latter was in a tin box, and the former was found tucked into a sail that had been rolled up, The yacht has received some damage to her bottom, and has been taken round to Mr Carr's boat-building yard. Her dingy was found on the Breakwater broken up on the morning after the gale. It is doubtful whether the men attempted to swim ashore, or endeavoured to effect a landing by means of the dingy, or were drowned in the yacht and their bodies afterwards washed out of her. In all probability they will float in a few days. There are no hopes entertained for their safety, as if safe they would have turned up before.