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New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5395, 3 March 1879, Page 7

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RUSSELL. February 15.—This week, Captain Irving, sen., the octogenarian boat-builder, launched a cutter that he has had on the stocks for the last 30 years. NAPIER. February 20. —Arrived: Mendoza, barque, from London. WELLINGTON. February 10.—The Hyderabad was just afloat when she sprang a leak. As pumping could not keep it under, she had to bo left or she would have gone down in deep water. After consultation with Lloyd's agent, Captains Gibbon and Holmden have determined not to . abandon the Hyderabad yet. They will beach her and ascertain whether the leak can bo repaired, and will discharge the remainder of her cargo. If the leak can be stopped another effort will be made to get her off. Sailed yesterday: Otaki, ship, for London. February 26. —Arrived : the barque Estrelle, 117 days from Glasgow; the barque Aberdeen, from New York, which port she left on the 20th September. On the Bth October she fell in with the English brig Ada Fulton, from l

w Prince Edward laland to Cuba, with coal; sh > was ia a sinking condition, having encounterei a cyclone. Took off the captain and eigh men. On the IDfch, transhipped four of thi ie men to the Saladora, ship, bound for Pernain 1 n November, transhipped th< J3 others to the British ship Balcome, from Lon ie don to the "West Indies. |6 February 23.—Arrived : The Boyne and Loci U Fergus, from London. | r LYTTELTO N T . e _ Yf' >ru i^ y , —Arrived, yesterday: Shi; ; Urfcues, 8:j days from London, consigned to the Now Zealand Shipping Company, with 240 C ■ J?. n f ° f car K°. a«d 2S passengers. Mrs. C. M. -Nichol.'ts, 60 years of age, died from heart * disease, on November 2G. No other sickness occurred during the voyage, which was a fineo ° ne - 0° Sunday night : The barque Umli, 10y days from London, with 25 passengers. Slio has 100 tons of cargo for the JiJufi, and the balance for Lyttelton. February 23.—Cleared : The Waikato, ship, for London, with 15 passengers and a cargo of . wheat, wool, and tallow, valued at £64,900. 2 BLUFF J T February 12.—Sailed : The Albion Co.'a ship Jessie Readman, for London, with a cargo of meats, wheat, and tallow, valued at £90,000. PORT CHALMERS. cnft C^ • Easterville, barque, S9O tons, Devaus, from London. February 17 —Arrived: The ship Wellington, from Glasgow, with immigrants. February IS.—Sailed: The New Zealand Snipping Company's ship Waipa, for London, with 17 passengers, and a cargo valued at £89,000. February IS.—Arrived: Barque California, from Bermuda Inlet, 50 days outj with a cargo of timber for here and Sydney. January 23.—Sailed : The ship Calypso, with 19 passengers and a cargo of wool for London. February 24.—Sailed : Pazi, barque, with a cargo of wool and grain, valued at £24,800, for London. February 23.—Arrived: Barque Buttermere, from Calcutta, with 1250 tons cargo for Dunedin and Lyttelton. DUNEDIN. February IS.—Arrived : Niagara, ship, from No\?port, South "Wales, with railway iron.