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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9241, 19 December 1888, Page 4

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RUSSELL. December IS. —Arrived : Cutter Dream, schooner Norval, and s.s. Clansman. Sailed : S.s. Clansman, for the North. LYTTELTON. December IS. —Arrived : S.s. Te Kapo, from Calcutta, 33 days out. On December 5, a steerage passenger, named George Edgar, died of dvsentery, and was buried at sea. The passage from New Zealand to Calcutta was a lair weather one, and the steamer succeeded in landing her horses with a moderately low percentage of thirteen deaths. These, tor the most part, died in the very hottest latitudes, and those landed looked tine and healthy. Sailed : S.s. Stella, for Southern lighthouses; s.s. Herald, for Greymotith; s.s. Mahinapua, for Wellington. Passengers —Misses Wigram, Jollie, Mrs. Williams, Master Lightband. S.s. Tarawera, for Southern ports and Melbourne. Passengers For •unedin : Messrs. Finlav and Bell. For the Bluff: Mr. Ward, Captain Cotton. For Melbourne : Mesdames Clarke, Clark, Potter, Coster, Patten, Misses Seagar. Mills (2), Duncan, Messrs. Clark, Scomb, Foley, Hall, and Patten. PORT CHALMERS. December 18. —Arrived : S.s. Mararoa, from Melbourne. Sailed : S.s. Penguin, for the North. Passengers For Lvttelton : Messrs. Buchanan, Thomas, Inglis. For Wellington : Miss Donkin, Mr. Edwards. For Picton : Miss Liggins. For Manukau : Miss Robinson, and *2 steerage ; s.s. Mawhera, for West Coast.

A VESSEL ASHORE.

New Plymouth, Tuesday.—The ketch Reliance, with a load of coal for Greymouth, when attempting to enter Waitara 011 Friday afternoon, went on to the north spit at the mouth of the river. In attempting to tow off yesterday the rope broke, and she drifted on to the South Spit. She was lightened, and the s.s. Gairloch went down this morning to tow her off at high water, but did not succeed. At noon to-day the Reliance was still in the same position, and was discharging her coal where she lies. No danger is feared, and the weather remains fine.