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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 239, 6 November 1876, Page 2

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November 4, ketch Prospect, 21, Westrupp, from Fern Town. — cutter Dauntless, 12, Brett, from Adele Island. 5, steamer Maori, 118, Malcolm, from West Coast — Passengers : Mrs Marks and 2 children, Messrs Marks, M'Carthy, Dodds, Fain, Henry, Mirfin, Sellars, Venture, and 22 for South. — ketch Standard, 10, Westrupp, from Marahau. 6, steamer Hinemoa, Fairchild, from Wellington. SAILED. November ■£, cutter Planet, 15, Thorne, for Motueka. — steamer Charles Edward, 1 25, Whitwell. for Wellington — Passengers : Misses Delia, Atkinson, Howard, Mrs Broadbent, Messrs Deeley, Harris, and 3 in steerage. 5, ketch Pearl, 33, Andrew, for Motueka. 6, steamer Maori, 118, Malcolm, for Lyttelton — Passengers : Mr3 Chadwick, Messrs Mitchell, Rutley, Smith, Isitt. — ketch Lily of the Wave, 10, Westrupp, for Para Para. IMPOETS. Prospect, from Tern Town— 4o tonsj coal, Gas Works. * Dauntless, from Adele Island— l6 yards stone, Akersten. EXPOETB. Charles Edward, for Wellington — 1 bag, 2 cases, 20 bales wool, Edwards & Co; 6 bales wool, Bettany; 24 pkgs, ex Helen Denny.

The Maori arrived from Westport yesterday morning, and sailed for Lyttelton direct at 7 a.m. to-day. The Charles Edward arrived at Wellington yesterday morning, will sail to-night, and arrive here to-morrow morning, transhipping her West Coast cargo and passengers to the Murray. On Wednesday night she will sail for West Coast ports with the San Francisco mail. The Hawea leaves Wellington this afternoon, will arrive to-morrow morning, and sail by the same tide for the North. The City of New York, with the San Francisco mail, arrived at Auckland from Kandavau at 6.30 this morning. The Murray will sail for Westport and Greymouth at 1 p.m. to-morrow. The Wellington, with the Nelson portion of the San Francisco mail, will leave Onehunga to-morrow, and arrive here on Wednesday night. The Wallace leaves Blenheim for Nelson to-day. The Otago leaves Wellington for Nelson to-day, will arrive to-morrow morning, and sail by the same tide for Sydney via. West Coast ports. . The Lady Barkly arrived from Motueka on Saturday, and is now laid up for repairs. The Kennedy arrived at Hokitika yesterday. .She will sail to-morrow for Nelson via Greynioulh and Westport, arriving here on Friday, and on Saturday will leave for Wellington direct. The Lily of the Wave sailed this morning for Para Para for a cargo of hematite ore. The Pearl sailed yesterday morning for Motueka. The Prospect arrived on Saturday afternoon from Fern Town with a cargo of coal. The Hinemoa anchored in the stream shortly before noon to-day. She left Wellington at 1 p.m. on Saturday, crossed the Straits to Tory Channel, steamed slowiy down-the Channel and round Alipawa Island, and anchored for the night in Queen Charlotte's Sound. Started in the morning, and anchored for a time in Elmslie's Cove; steamed through the French Pass as soon as the tide served, and anchored for the night in Current Basin. Shortly before dark the Stella, returning from Onehunga, ran to the same place for shelter from the furious south-easter which was blowing, and in the face of which it was impossible for her to steam through the Straits. Captain Johnson, who was in charge of the Hinemoa, exchanged into the Stella, and proceeded with her to Wellington this morning, Captain Eairchild bringing on the Hinemoa, which arrived as above. „ it is not often that we hear of a piscatorial fight in Blind Bay, but one appears to have taken place on Saturday afternoon last, off l'epin Island, if we are to believe the master o£ the ketch Standard. The combatants were a whale and a thresher, or what is more commonly known as a fox-shark. The master, is very graphic in his description of the fight, and tells the story in true nautical style. He avers that he saw the thresher jump several times up in the air, and laud on the back of the leviathan, while he in his turn was lashiug the water terribly with his tail. The skipper thinks that there must have been a swordflsh in company with the thresher, but as we have not yet heard of one being seen in these seas, little credence can be.attached to this statement. The water was white and covered with foam for several yards round the scene of conflict, and the sound oil. the thresher striking the whale was heard. a long way off. The result of the fight was not known, but the leviathan probably got the worst of it, as he was seen from the deck of the Standard to be making tracks ior deep water.