ARRIVAL OF THE S.S. LORD ASHLEY.

Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 1, Issue 82, 8 July 1867, Page 158

ARRIVAL OF THE S.S. LORD ASHLEY.

The s.s. Lord Ashley, H. Worsp, commander, left Port Chalmers at 4'lo p.m., on Friday, 28th ultimo. Had strong-head winds and thick weather pn Saturday ; arrived,off Lytteltou that evening, but- the weather was too thick to go in until 7’40 a.m. next morning. Left Lyttelton at 4 - 30 p.m., and arrived’at Wellington'lo’3o a.m. on the Ist of July; left again at 3’20 p.m. on Tuesday, with fine weather, and brought up in the roadstead at 4 p.m. on Wednesday. The following is a list of passengers for Napier by the Ashley:—(Saloon) Captain and Mrs Biggs, Judge Ward, and Mr,Toogood; (Second Cabin) Mrs Munroe and 2 children, Messrs. Ross, Allen, Goff, Hughes, Clark, and 2 Maoris. ' We have to thank the purser for full files of Southern papers. ' ‘ The Lord Ashley steamed northwards last Wednesday evening.

ARRIVAL OF THE STAR OF THE SOUTH. The s.s. Star of the South, Captain Bendall, left Auckland' at 8 p.m. on Friday/July sth. TIWI strong N.W. winds,, attended'with thunder, lightning, and rain,.to Mercury Islands; from thence across the Bay of Plenty, strong. W.S.W. winds; rounded the East Cape at 10 p.m., on the. 6th—carrying W.S.W. wind ,until off Poverty Bay on the- 7th, at 7 aim., when the wind ohopped round to ’S.S.W., mid blew very heavy. ' Passed Table Cape at noon/ and rounded Portland Island at 7 p.m. Had strong westerly winds across Hawke’s Bay, and anchored in the roadstead at four o’clock this morning., : ...... . <; The Star of the South brings a general cargo and the following massengers: Mr and. Mrs Butcher,. Messrs. M'Hardy, Levy, and M‘!Kay ; foiir'in the steerage, and two natives, ‘' " The Government p.s: Sturt was in company with the Star, of the South yesterday, but had to beiar up for; wind’ : being-too 1 strong for her.r. • ■-'./v’f’rr) .The cutter ,Sea Shell,‘ifrom • Napier, bound to the! South Sea, Islands* arrived' at Auckland on Friday evening last, havingjbepA in Great Qmab, altering her rig f fim., for sonie;tfoie r ; , v .-."