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Star (Christchurch), Issue 3358, 13 January 1879, Page 2

The s.s. Ladybird, from Wellington, arrived this morning. She sails for Port Chalmers tlis afterThe Ada, C. Owen, was to leave Auckland for the Thames Eiver Sawmills on Jnn 6, where she load* The schooner Elibank Castle left Groymouth on Jan 8 bound hore. , The Adelphoi and John Watson for Newcastle, Elizabeth Curio for Picton, and Edith Eoid for Picton cleared nt tho Customs on Saturday. The Owake for Timaru, and Kato M'Gregor for Oftmaru sailed on Saturday night. The brig Vision, Captain Braund, left the Thames on Jan 3, and had light and variable winds down the coast to arrival ih harbour on Saturday afternoon. Tho s.s. Tni, Captain Willa, loft Wellington on Jan 10 at 6 p.m. ; arrived at Kaikonra on Jan. 11 at 6 a.m.; Bailed at 8 a.m.; shipped 100 bales of wool at Boat Harbour, and left at 8 p.m., and arrivod in harbour yesterday at 5 a.m. The Tui sails on her return trip to-day. . The Uuiou Company's steamship Taupo, Captain Cromarty. left Auckland on Jan. 7, Tauranga Jan. 7, Poverty Bay Jan. 8, Napier Jan. 9, and Welling. ton at 4.30 p.m. on Friday, arriving in harbour at 9.15 a.m. on Saturday. Met with fine weathor along the coast. The Taupo brought 80 passengers, and sailed for Port Chalmors at 3.30 p.m. Mr C. W. Turner's barquo Examiner, Captain Scoular, arrived from Greymouth on Saturday afternoon. . She loft Greymouth on Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock, and had calm weathur to 9 p.m. ; thon got a light uouthorly wind, which held to 7 p.m. on Wodnesday, when Cape Farewell waa made. A strong south- west breeze thon sprang up ; passe a Stephons' lsland with a moderate westerly wind, and tho Brothers at 7 p.m. The wind then shifted to tho north, and blew strong, holdin? as far as tho Kaikoura*; the= ce light northerly winds to arrival, on Saturday aftornoon. Passed the bouthorn Cross, barquo, off Cape Campbell at 1 a.m. on Friday Mr C. W. Turner's brigantine Circe, Captain Alexander, loft Greymouth on Wednesday afternoon, and had light f outh-west winds to making Cape farewell, then westerly winds through tho Straits, and aftdrwarda northerly weather to arrival in harbour on Saturday nidht. The Union Company's a.s. Wanaka, Captain M'Gillivray. loft Port Chalmors at 1.20 p.m. on Friday ; had flue weathor to arriving in harbour at 0.40 a.m. yeatorday. The Wanaka sailed for Wellington, Cast Coast, and Auckland, at 9 p.m. on Saturday, taking 66 passengers and 50 tons cargo. The s.s. Easby, Captain Anderson, loft Port Chalmers at 6 p.m. on Friday; had light and variable winds and thick weathor during the night, and strong winds from all points of the compass .Friday morning, arriving in harbour at 3 p.m. on Saturday. The Eashy landed passengers and 7 tons of cargo at the Screw pilo jetty, and sailed for Wellington and Sydney at 6 p.m.