BY TELEGRAPH.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5358, 18 January 1879, Page 4

BY TELEGRAPH.

RUffSKLL. January 17.—Sailed : lona, for Auckland, Passengers: Messrs. Kull, Snowden (2), Berge«s. Masters Murphy, Lane, Wadinghun, Hamiston, Houston. Taupiki. Simpson, Bindon, Cheeseman, Barnac. Warrington, and three natives, Mesdaines Brown and Cooper, Misses Kitchen, Harris, Austin, Kivers, Lyons, Matthuws. NEW PLYMOUTH. January 17.—Tataroa, with the San Francisco miil, arrived at daylight, and left again shortly after seven. She takes the following passengers from here for the South : Mesdames Northcrofc and Lowry, Miss Richmond, Messrs. Cavershilt Collins, Marks, Shaw, Duinbell, and Moore. ' "WELLINGTON. January 17.—Sailed: Hawea, for the South. Passengers: Mr. and Mrs. Darrell, Mr. Rignold and company (2G), Mr. and Mrs. Parsons, Mesdames Buchanan, Weston, Lacouteur, and Bretford, Messrs. McDonald, Coulter, and McLean. LYTTELTON. January 17.—Arrived : Sarah Mary, from Grevmouth. DUNEDIN. January 17. —The barque Ethelbert, which arrived at the Heads last evening from New York, South Wales, brings a full cargo of railway material. Her passage from home has occupied 105 days, and has been an eventful one. During 30 hours she was in imminent danger of beiug crushed, no less than 1.00 large icebergs, with immense fields of broken ice, having been pissed through during that period. Arrivals : Waitaki and Oamaru. Departures : Taupo. for Auckland, via East Coast. Passengers : For Akaroa : Miss Feltmao. For Lyttelton : Misses Sherwin and Sutherland, Mesdames G. W. Geddes and Wyberd, Messrs. Royse, Btiggs, Gorlefcz, Hoynes. For Wellington : Miss Ruby Darcy, Messrs. H. S. Fish, Campbell, Miller (2), W. Beamish, and McDonald. For Picton : Messrs. Davidson, Robertson, and Cameron. For Gisborne : Miss Banner and Mr. Johnson. For Auckland : Mrs. Piggot, Mrs. Williams, Messrs.G. Bell, Beale, and 18 steerage for all ports. BLUFF. January 17. —Sailed : Eliza Mary.