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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10133, 16 May 1896, Page 4

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MARSDEN POINT. May 15.-Sailed : Pirate, soow, for Nounguru; Champion, cutter, for Coromandel.

WHANGAREI.

May 16.—Arrived : Douglas, s,s,, from Auckland. TAURANGA. May 15.—Arrived: Waiotahi, s,s„ from Auckland. ' NEW PLYMOUTH. May 15.—Arrived: Mahinapua, 8.8., Galrloch, 8.5., from Onehunga; Takapuna, s.s., from Wellington. Sailed: Takapuna, s.s., Gairlooh, 5.8., for Onehunga; Mahinapua, 8.5., for Wellington.

HOKIANGA. May 15.—Arrived: Queen, schooner, from Auckland; Glenelg, s.s., from Onehunga. The Glenelg was two days out. Meeting a heavy blow, she lay-to all yesterday,

WELLINGTON. May 15.—Arrived ; Titania, barque, from Glasgow, via Port Chalmers. Sailed: Pen* guin, 8.5., for Lyttelton.

LYTTELTON.

May 15.—Sailed : Flora, a.s., for Northern ports. Passengers: Misses Weld, Counell, Hutchison. RußsellfSawtell, Benson, O'Shea, Watson (2), Sampson, two sisters of the Mission, Mesdames Kroser, McGrath, Neil, Connell, Held and 3 children, Backhouse, Cttsera'iin, Craig, Bey. MoKenzie, Messrs. Wright, Robertson, Stubbs, t Robinßon. Burrumbeet, as.,for. Sydney, via Northern ports. Passengers: Misses O'Brien, Martin, Ralph, Cormaek, Burridge, Barker, Homeman, Craig, Mesdames Burnett, Parker, Martin, Lisle, Criehton, Davidson, Batehelor, MoMasters, Forshaw, Friedlander, Messrs. B!»ke, Coles, Soott, MeUlintori, Marshall, Preston, Craig, Loeh, Friedlander, Harimer, Maddison, .

BLUM. .. .May. Arrived-. Wakatipu, 5.«., from Molbourne and Hobart; Ohau, s,s., from Lyttelton ; J, C, Perkins, bftrrjuentine, from Newcastle. Sailed: Wakatipu, si., for Port Chalmers, LONDON. May 14—The «■». Aorangi, from the Bluff, has arrived. The ship Waitangl, fromOisborne, has arrived in the Channel. •

THE UPOLU. :":,;;■ Weoikoton, May 16.-The steamer Upolu had ft narrow escape from stranding on her - voyage to Wostport yesterday afternoon. When she wan off Sinclair Head the weather became very thick, and the land was lost sight of, The captain gave orders for the vessel to go "dead slow," and shortly after- ; wards the haze lifted and It wis seen that the vessel was only a ship's length off the rocks in Qteramsi Bay. lie immediately gave orders full speed astern*,.. Those in the engine-room thought the vessel struck, but those on deck were of tho contrary opinion, The 1 captain sounded and found the vessel was making no water,, but he decided to return to VVellington. • A',diver made an examination this morning, and found not the slightest trace 'of injuries, The captain attributes the faot of tieine five or six miles outof his course to the thick weather and ebb tide catching the Vessel on the port bow and, setting heroushore. <, : , „■ ,-,.,■

") THBNORAKST'jIANPMD, MiRSDEN Point, May 15. -The scow Norah, in the Ruakaka River, loading logs, dragged'her anchor in Wednesday's gale, and went hiijh and dry on a sandbank. " She will reauire to be launched.', *,

'Hi ; THE SPITFIRE. MABsSifK' Point, May 15. - The cUMer Spitfire, which- went on a mudbank during the recent gale, is still hard and fait, and the crew are shovelling 8 trench in hopes oi floating her. ' .-•,.•],.. '; 'Z •

I THE RIMUTAKA. ■' , LONDON)' May 14.-The New Zealand Shipping , Company's steamer Rihiutaka, from Wellington, arrived at Plymouth day, "all welt.'' . . - .