TELEGRAMS.

West Coast Times, Issue 914, 27 August 1868, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

Port Chacmees. — Sailed, August 25, 11*15 a.m., Walkue, s., for Oamaru. August 26, 10.40 a.m. Elmstone, ship, fn* Newcastle ; noon, James Paxton, for Itiverton; 3.15 p.m., Tairoa, s., for Molyneux.

Lvxteltos. — Arrived, Au«ust 26, 12.30 p.m., Lord Ashley, s., from Dunedin. GREraotTTir. — Arrived, August 26, 3 p.m., Kennedy , s.", and Charles Edward, s., from Nelson.

The Panama Company's steamer Rangitoto arrived in the roadstead last night from Melbourne punctually to tho expected time. She was not comnmuicateJ with signals, being undistinguishable in tha twilight, but we are given to understand that she is likely to Lave an average passenger and freight list for this port. Bar permitting she will be tendered to-day, and as set forth in special advertisement elsewhere, leaves this evening for Nehon, Wellington, Southern New Zealand ports, and Melbourne. She also takes passengers and gold for tho Panama mail ship Mataura, and as the Airedale will not run round the coast this month, tho Rangitoto offers the only means of direct eommunicution with Wellington previous to tho sailing of the Mataura on the Bth proximo. An accident to the Christchurch lino of telegraph, that was not made good until yesterday afternoon, occasioned the withholding of the wind and weather report at Christchurch. We aro therefore unable to publish it. We are informed by Mr Fisher, the agent, that the schooner Dancing Wave, which for some time past has been expected here from Lyttelton, is no longer on tho Hokitika berth, at that port her destination having been changed to Melbourne. The condition of the bar here is the solo cause of this alteration.

The ketch Jane Elkiu, nearly three months out from Dunedin, but la3t from Charleston, ended a most unfortunate trip by being thrown on the North Spit on Saturday afternoon. She left Charleston seventeen days ago, with a very short supply of provisions, and on the following day wa3 off Rocks Point. A heavy current carried her northwards for a few days, until she was off Wanganui. She then got a fair wind, and r.m south, but the heavy westerly weather carried her far south. On Friday she was off Hokitika, and on Saturday, about two hours after tide time she made for this bar, on which a heavy sea wa3 breaking at the time. Being short of provisions she was at once headed for tho river, and with a fair wind was running in nicely, wben a heavy sea broke over, driving her to the north. She was again kept to the south, but another tremendous sea carried her right on to the top of the tongue of the shingle, which then ran Out from the North Spit, where she remained hard and fast. On Saturday night tho heavy surf -washed her up on to the North Beach, where she now lies, not seriously injured. — '■ Grey River Argus," Au^ust.2s.

Fears arc entertained for the safety of the schooner Percy, C.iptain Kirby. It will be remembered that this versel arrived in Auckland a few months sines from Lyttellon, n"d since then has been running between tho 13 jv of Islands and Auckland. It is now fit'teen days since she left the Bay of Islands bound for the Thames, and by the arrival of the steamers yesterday, we learn that she had not put in an appearance there up to yesterday morning. Tlio Percy had to encounter the full force of tho lute gales, and it is feared that some mishap has happened to her. It is to be hoped that she has succeeded in scouring shelter iv some port on the coist, and that we shall soon hear of her safe arrival. Wj haveno tidings of the cutter Betsey, now ue.irly a month out from Tairua for the Thames, an i it is generally supposed that she ha 3 gone down during the late gales. There can be no doubt that the cutter Dolphin, from this port to Napier, has foundered at sea, aud that all hands on board have met with a watory grave. — " Auckland Herald," August 8. The trial trip of the p.s. Royal Alfred, ■which has been an event of considerable interest to the ship-building community of Auckland, took place recently. Tlie Rjyal Alfred was launched from tho yar.l of Mr Beddoes, en tho North Shore, on the 30Lh May, after having undergone many vicissitudes ; and Mr Hague Smith purchased her on the stocks in a semi-completed condition. The hull of the Royal Alfred was constructed by Mr B^dJoea, at hh building-yard at tho North Shore. It was almost completed, as originally designed for a screw simmer, when purchased by Mi* Smith, who, having on hand the engine:! of tho late p.s. Prince Alfred, converted her into a p id clle-stcamer. She is intended for the West Coast trade. — " Weliiugtri Independent." We regret to hear that a boat, containing 200 passengers, was upset on tho River Bias, below Chumba, near Jwallamowkhee, in the Kangfa district. All attempts to save tha man from diowni'-tf proved unsuccessful. A peon also, by naino Mahomed Bus, who was deputed by the police to see that the boat wa3 not overcrowded, was drowned. Nat a single passenger was saved, and of the seven boatmen who struggled against tho waves of tha stream, only two were rescued. — "Indian Public Opinion." '