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Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2751, 11 December 1871, Page 2

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HIGH WATER, TO-MORRO\V. 1 Heads I Fort Chalmers 1 Dunedin. 2.54 p.m. 1 3.21 p.m. I 4.9 p.m. PORT CHALMERS. ARRIVED. Wallace from Molyncux RAILED. Taranaki, for Northern Foils Rangitoto, for Bluff CUSTOM HOUSE, DUNEDIN. THIS DAY. INWARDS. Edinburgh, 76 tons, Hayward, from Bluff Caledonia, 60 tons, Walker, from Wanganui Result, 14 tons, Kelly, from Waikouaiti Wallace, 56 tons, Edie, from Camara OUTWARDS. Taranaki, 299 tons, Wheeler, from Lyttelton Rangitoto, 449 tons, Mackie, for Bluff Wallace, 56 tons, Edie, for Oamaru PASSENGER LIST. Per Taranaki.—Mr and Mrs Joyce, and 4 in the steerage. Per Eangitoto.—Mr and Mrs Davis. Mr and Mrs Evans, Miss Hall, Messrs Steinhoff, Thoneman, Harvey, and 24 in the steerage. For Bluff—Miss Morrison, Mr and Mrs Harvey. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. From London—City of Dunedin, Jessie Headman, Warrior Queen, From Glasgow—Christian McAusland From New York—Nehemiah Gibson, Jewess From Melbourne—Annie Weston From Foo Chow Foo —Iris PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Albion, for Northern Ports, Dec. IS Beautiful Star, for Lyttelton. Dec. 32 Garrick Castle, for London, Dec. 30 E. P. I ’ouverie, for London, early Jane Hannah, for Wanganui, Dec. 12 Jewess, for New York, early J. N. Fleming, for London, Dec. 2-3 May Queen, for London, early Otago, for London, Dec. 23 Phcebs for Lyttelton,'Dec. 18 Peter Denny, for London, early Rangatira, for Lyttelton, Dec. 27 Storm Bird, for Bluff, Vec. 12 Sarah, for Boston, early Wallace, for Oamaru, Dec. 12 1 by electric telegraph. SAILED, Nelson— 11th, S a.m., Phcche, with San Francisco mail, for Dunedin. The p.s. Wallace, from the Molyncux with a cargo of produce, arrived this forenoon, and was placed alongside the ship Otago to tranship cargo. The s.s. Taranaki was taken out of the floating dock at an early hour this morning, and sailed this afternoon with passengers and cargo for Northern Ports. The Hobart Town Mercury sajs ;—ln our cable message published in yesterday’s issue appeared a paragraph dated Sydney, Monday evening, stating that ‘ a telegram froni Capo York reports the discovery of a quantity of wreckage 'of a vessel and boats, with the name ot Roger Turpie painted on tho stern.’ This announcement leads to the interference that the missionary schooner John Williams which paid a visit to this port some months a »o, has been wrecked off the coast of the northern part of Australia. The John Williams, after visiting the Ellice and Kingmill or Gilbert group of islands, was to prececd to New Guinea, with mis nonaries for that island, and as Mr Roger Turpie was in command of the vessel, having been appointed shortly after her last visit to this port, the conjecture that she has been wrecked on the north-east const of Australia seems too probable.” Struck Dead by Lightning.— We have to record the fearfully sudden death of Mr William Hanson, a gentleman who for tho last twenty years has been a pilot in our waters. The deceased gentleman took charge of the brigantine Belle, from New York via Dunedin, at an early hour yesterday morning, just outside Fort Phillip Heads, and bad proceeded up the bay to within about fourteen miles of her anchorage, when the thunderstorm that occurred at half-past four o’clock in the afternoon passed over the vessel. Captain Hill and Mr Hanson were standing talking in the waist, close to the port gangway, when a sudden flash of lightning came close to tJem. The electric fluid was felt by Captain Hill, w'ho stooped suddenly forward, and on recovering himself almost instantaneously, be looked at Mr Hanson, and observed him standing perfectly upright. A second Hash, which it is slated appeared as though bearing a thunderbolt with it, for a something resembling a red-hot bar passed along tho deck and through the scupper, was seen, and Mr Hanson then fell forward, and only articulated what appeared to he “ anchor,” and expired as he was being conveyed into the cabin. Of course this created a great gloom on board, but nothing to that cast over the deceased’s family, as he leaves a wife and seven children. Mr Hanson was a very strong and powerful man, in the prime of life, and had, during his long career in the pilot service, won the esteem of all who knew him by his kindness and generosity. —Melbourne Aye.