EXPECTED ARRIVALS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XIV, Issue 1691, 5 January 1874, Page 2

EXPECTED ARRIVALS.

Titan, from Hokitika. -■' Murray, f roDi}NelßOri> "&' „ Charles Edward, from Nelson. . /;■ i " ' Kennedy, from Nelson , j. , Amarua^frqm Riverton., : ; j i.' Kjite Cbhley, from Melbpiirne. : ; ■ ( „ .Claud.- H amilton, from ; Melbourne. . : : ' Alhapihra,' frpin Melbburne.; - t J j ! : Gothenburg, from Melbourne) . , ; -.•:■•;. „ .VESSELS IK PORT.-"' ; : Kaiuma, frpm ; Wangahni. : : ' ! ' ; •' Mary Ogilviej. from Drijaedin.' 5 •' ■. • ;•; ! . • : ■' i ' ' .'»; h •■■"■ ■ ■- '" : -. ■'.■'' '

■ J The's.s Gb'theuburg is expected to arrive! from Melbourne direct, to-day. Sbe takes pasßen'gers f fpr'Nelson, pother coast ports, and j -Melbbnrrie; 4ia the Bluff. >; ' " ( ..'/ .'... .. ( ; ' The B.s Claud Hamilton is due off this port •fram'itfelson, on Weiisesdayi; when she . \vill be despatched for Melbourne direct. Yesterday forenoon. ; the' : 'tugs ITispatch and Titan •arrived'from 1 Hbkitika, both being : loaiied trith excuraioiusts. The Titan, sailed south again on the evening^ tidfei' .''.'"" ' The8 J 8 K-ehnedy arrived 'at Hokitika from-the north -yesterday morning, and may: bo expected here fon this evening's tide. , Messrs Harrison, Martin, and Alien have failed to purchase^ Messrs M'Meckan, Black- ! \fpoel, -and; (^a's nfetofbpats.x These gentlemen were acting on behalf of the New ; Zealand; Steamship Company,;- and iofferied, we, understand L; 20,000 for,-., the, Melbourne and New Zealand steamers.; f£This offer was rejecte.ii.,; 1 .,;., „-' \ : ,-,i ■,:'..'; : .■■:■'■- *: ' iA'nian named , M. Beamish was, a : few ;days ago,idrbjra.ed in the, Dunedin Bay under the ioflowing Circumstances.;, He rwas iengaged along -withaman named Arthur Ellis in discharging,palingß from, the ; lighter Queen, at tjie,'.^attray-, street Jetty., Home : . of !the p^ljnga.were .blp^n into .the bay.. ... iEllisiand the" "deceased jumped into the iighter's dingy^andjiattempted to,, recover .them ; but being ' prbvided. . with .'-. .only , pne par, . the dingy, was blown." bii^ • into the. bay,,- and becinie ; and owing, tp the tide, at the time it shipped large" quantities of. watery \p,nd , soon, after swamped.-",.'. The:'. deceased, ,.; jn . answer,, to EluVs advice to, .talse off his beots befpre'the dingy swairiped, c 'nlade no reply, and seemed to -Wj " bbnfused.'^,' After ,^the ( dingy., had swamped, Ellis struck put fo* 'the shore, having, the oar in one -hand.^ He afterwards; gPt ioldbf the'boaV," which -was at' the "time bottom, iippennpst. . • His, comrade j at : this timW hiid" disappeared, aiid Ellis 'supposes that .he sank. when, the boat upset. . : Ellis dfiflOgiti the'dingyuntil'he -was cast ' ashore,' rather exhausted, near .V^auxhallt , John Andrews, •whb' t/as ' wprking bn'the Rattray street , ' Jetty ,, seeing, .the | distress, .^ ; the. ligttteYs dirigy/^pu'fc' oflf' to* their 'assistance,^ bWnvKenT'aboifr 400 f "br '500*yardsrfro~m the" end of the.tofairiirig:twaliohe lbsf ; Bight of the dingy. After endeavoring to find it he found it < necessary, owing to 'the tide run-: ning at the time, to put the boat's, head to the a'ea, 1 and run- 'her 'ashore' near; ' Grant's Braes/'wheh«Jie 'found that the "dingy and EmsJWe're "drir^d /asH6ye il ii f ear l^lia ! b place. Thb-ldecasedJ 1 Had ' ; n6 friend^ 1 in: 'Dunedin, and had ohly ßecently rcdihe 1 fifbm Christchurch. .!.-.i ! ;:..-;v ■m\) tv>. ,T'i'i t.'A'l c-I ;}':['■