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Star (Christchurch), Issue 122, 3 October 1868, Page 2

The Queen Bee, from Canterbury was reported as having arrived at Gravesend on Aug. 1. y» The ships loading at London for Canterbury, on Aug. 1, were: — Blue Jacket, White ; Lady Jocelyn, Smyth ; Glenmark Wrankmore. The s.s. Gothenburg, Capt. Underwood, left Hobson's Bay at 4 p.m. on the 19th ult.; passed Port Phillip Heads at 7, and Cape Schanck at 9 the same night, and Swan Island at 11.30 p.m. on the 20th ; the following day encountered a strong easterly gale and heavy head sea, which continued until her arrival at the Bluff on the evening of ; the 28th. When within 250 miles of the • coast an accident happened to the machinery necessitating a reduction of speed, which, together with the bad weather, caused her to make an unusually long passage. After discharging a large cargo, left the Bluff at 5 pm. on the 28th, and arrived at Port Chalmers at daylight next morning, landed 37 horses and 100 tons cargo there; received a number of passengers and cargo for Northern ports . and Melbourne ; sailed for Lyttelton at 3 p.m. on the Ist inst ; encountered strong head winds during the passage, and arrived at 4 p.m. on the 2nd. We are obliged to Mr John Kirk, purser, for files. "^ The s.s. Rangitoto left Sandridge on the the 19th, at 10 a.m. ; cleared the heads at 2 p.m., and at 4 p.m.^was abreast of the Schank. On the 20th, at 10.20 a.m., sighted Goose Is'and. Made the land to the southward of Hokitika at $30 a.m., on the 26th. Came to anchor off the town at 9 a.m.; was tendered same afternoon by the steamer Yarra, into which passengers were transhipped. Left at 5.30 a.m., on the 27th for Greymouth, arriving there at 7.30 a.m. 'I he steamer Despatch was waiting; transhipped passengers and cargo,

■ . ■ • ■ I ■ ■ I•■ T ■ ■ I— I ' ■ = and left at 9 a.m. for Nelson, arriving there on the 28th at 8 a.m. Left Nelson on the 29th, at 5 p.m., and arrived at Wellington at 8 a.m. on the 30th; left on the Ist October at 3 p.m., and on arriving at the Heads sighted the Ruahine coming ih; turned back and took her Southern passengers, mail, and cargo, and finally left at 2 "a.m. on the 2nd; arriving at Lyttelton at 4 p.m. same day. Encountered head winds with very heavy sea across to Hokitika; from thence had moderate weather. We are obliged to Mr Clayton for files." The schooner Jeanie Duncan arrived in harbour this morniug from the Fiji Islands. She left Lyttelton on August 20, and arrived at the Islands after a passage of 1 7 days. She left Rewa on Sept. 18, with strong S.E. winds and rainy weather ; at 8 a.m. got under weigh, and worked out through the reef ; at 5 p.m. passed Keutavau ; at 9 p.m. it was blowing very strong, with high, cross, irregular sea ; hove to for 8 hours ; hence to •Vonday, 21st, strong gales from West and S.W. ; at 6 p.m., blowing strong gale with high sea, vessel's head reaching under low sails ; on the 22nd the gale decreased ; had light winds from S.W. and calms to the 26th ; on the ,28th passed the East Cape ; on the 29th was off Cape Kidnapper ; on the 2nd October was off the Kaikoura Peninsula, bearing W.-j.W ; at 6 p.m. was off Motawau, southerly arid variable winds through the night. On Saturday morning the wind set in from S.E. ; at 10 a.m. passed Lyttelton heads, making the passage in fifteen days. The Jeanie Duncan brings a cargo of cotton, lemons, coffee, also some returned passengers. We are obliged to Captain Griffith for files of the Fijian Weeklij Neirs. VThe Hydaspes left Gravesend for Canterbury on July 25, and took a large party of saloon passengers, comprising the Rev. Mr and Mrs Thomson Rev. Mr Pember and family, CqCptain Lewis, Dr Jameson and Miss Jameson,. Mr and Mrs Peez, Mrs Cornwall and family, MissMcSweeney, Messrs Collins, Jones, Darley, Thomason, Portal, Wilemans, Cartwright, Nathan, Rose, Deans, Fulton, Whitty, and Hood. She had also a full complement of second-cabin and steerage passengers.