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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 100, 28 April 1879, Page 2

The Kennedy sails for West Coast ports at 4 p.m. to-morrrow The Wallace leaves for Wellington at six o'clock this evening. The Murray left Hokitika for Greymouth to-day. The Arawata, witb the Suez mail, arrived at the Bluff at 7*30 this morning. The Awaroa should arrive here from Wanganui during to night. The Patea arrived from Patea yesterday morning early, and sailed for Wellington this morning. She returns here on Wednesday, and leaves for Patea the same day. Tbe Taiaroa leaves Wellington this afternoon, wiil arrive here to-morrow morning, and sail for Pioton and Wellington by the same tide at 1 p.m. The Maori leaves Lyttelton this evening, will arrive here to-morrow night, and sail for Westport, Greymouth, and Hokitika at noon on Wednesday. The Cland Hamilton came into harbor on Saturday evening, and after landing a few tons of cargo, sailed for Wellington at 10 a.m. yesterday. She leaves Wellington at 11 a.m. to morrow, will arrive here in the evening, and sail for Melbourne via West Coast ports at 1 p.m. on Wednesday. The schooner Ruby, bound from Wellington to the Pelorus Sound with a cargo of tricks, struck on Walker's Reef, near Jackson's Head, on Wednesday last, and it is feared she will become a total wreck. Her passengers and crew were picked up by the Taiaroa on Friday, and taken to Pieton. The Lyttelton left Wellington on Friday aigbt. and arrived at Blenheim on Saturday morning; shipped a large number of sheep, and sailed for Nelson at 3 p.m. same day, but was unable to cross the bar until 9 p.m , arriving here at 2.30 p.m. yesterday. Shortly after ber arrival an attempt was made to lard the sheep on the beach near the rocks, but owing to a number of persons being congregated on the road near there,' together with a few dogs, the sheep would not face tbe beach, and several of them proceeded out to sea, and were only rescued after some trouble. The attempt to land shem was therefore abandoned, and the steamer preceded to the Albion Wharf, where the remainder of tbe sheep were put on shore this morning. The Lyttelton left for Blenheim again this afternoon.