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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 287, 4 December 1874, Page 2

A telegram to Maun N. Edwards & Co* thi* morning states that the Walhce was this morning got off the Hokitlka Spit, on which she ran ashore on Wednesday. She has sustained no damage. The Wellington Tribune says :— All hopes may now ha given up of the »afety of the Kaitana, a schooner which left Akaroa now orer six weeks ago for Oamaro, and not the slightest trice of her has been aeen or beard e£ On the last southern (rip of the Tarsnaki, Captain Wheeler made a diligent search, aad even went out of his conne to see if he could pick up any traces of the feted ship, but .was quite unsuccessful. Captain Andrews, of the Ladybird, did the same coming north. The only conjecture is that she has foundered at sea during one of the late heavy gales. This is the second sid cue of the disappearance of Vessels on the coaat daring the winter ; the first being th»t of the Ivanhoe of Auckland. We badly need a Flimsoll here. Although we do not say that the vessels mentioned were unsesworthy, even when Teasels are seaworthy enough they are oiten over-laden, but they come and go without let or notice until one day; when—. And the notice is* too late.