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Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 627, 25 January 1870, Page 2

The B,s, Kennedy arrived at Hokitika on Sunday, and will be here this morning, She will be despatched this evening, with passengera, for Westport, Nelson, Wanganui, Taranaki, and the Mannkau. The s.B. Omeo. from Melbourne, arrived at the Bluff yesterday. The latest English and Australian news brought by her will be found in another column. The fears which were entertained for the safety of the schooner John and Jane from Melbourne to this port will now be allayed. Our telegrams announce that she has put into Ijaunceston in a Joaky condition. The Bchwouer T Captain Wade, was brought to the wnarf l>y tht p.s. Dispatch on Saturday afternoon. She left Melbourne .on the 10th instant, and when almost clear of the Sti aits was hecahned for three days off the Sisters. Thence variable N. W, and S. W. winds, with thick, gloomy weather, and much lightning. She was again becalmed for two days. Mount Cook was sighted on the 22nd at daylight ; this roadstead was reached on Friday night, and she was brought in as above. During tho. trip the crew caught a hlne shark, 104 ft long. The Io is consigned to her owners, Messrs Gleun Brothers, and brings her cargo, as usual, in first-class order. The schooner Lady of the Lake has foundered in Lake Wakatip. As the vessel approached Queenstown repeated puffs of wind caught her, aud one of these, being sharper than usual, caused her to heel over. Having lashed oh deck a quantity of rails, these slipped, when she lurched, and, acting as a leverage, they kept her from righting. She gradually filled, and sunk in 200 fathoms water. The Lady of the Lake was the oldest boat on these waters, and was originally built ftt Kingston by Air Rees, some eight or nine years ago, before these diggings, since which she has beon enlarged. Notwithstanding her age ami the amount of work she has gone through, she is said to have, been in fair condition, and the planks, of her lower hull (red pine) as sound as the day they were put in. The owner, Air Williams, and tho others on hoard escaped hi tie dingy. The '--^eh Straggler, Gree-», master, on her voyage from Lytteltin to Saltwater Creek, got stranded on the north spifc inside the bar, on Sunday last, at 4p m bhe had on board a cargo of coals, consigned to Messrs Benn aud W-dker, which we are informed was inanred. ■> veral unsuccessful attempts were made on Monday and Tuesday last to get her off. Nearly the whole of her cargo was thrown overboard yesterday, but we fear sho is too nnich damage- 1 to get off, even by throwing the whole of her cargo overboard, being nearly full of water and deeply bed 'cd in the sand. The vessel is not insured. We are informed that the channel inside the bar is so narrow at present that it is very difficult for sailing vessels tp go up the creek without grounding, particularly when there is a, flood in the Ashley, in which case vessels are likely to be washed on the north spi 1 ; by the strong current.— Liftldton Times, Jan. 20. The barque Pride of the Thames left Auckland on January 11, for London, wi'h A cargo, valued at L17.G37, consisting of wool, Jla*, kauri giun, tallow, &c.