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May 16, sf earner Lady Bnrkly, 30, Walker, from Motueka. 17, cutter Maia of Italy, 15, Clarke, from Riwaka. — catter Planet, 12, Thome, from Motueka. SAILED. May 16, sfeamer Taiaroa, 225, Peterson, for Taranaki and Manukau. Passengers : Dr Garcia, Messrs Harley, and Andrews. — steamer Wellington, 287, Anderson, for Pieton and Wellington. Passengers; .Miss Monro, Mr and Mrs Stepbenson and boy, Mrs Redman, Messrs Mackay, Reardon. Mules, Pickering, Auty, Clouston, Manlon. 17, scboouer May, 21, Taylor, for Wanganui. — schooner Sisters, 15, Charles, for Motupipi. — ketch Prospect, 21, Westrupp, for CroixeHes. — steamer Pelorus, 20, Watts, for Havelock. — cntter Planet, 12, Thorne, for Motueka. — barque Natal Queen, 220, Phillips, for Newcastle. EXPECTED AURIVALa. Sterner Murray, from Opunake, to-morrow Steamer Wellington, from Pictoa and Wellington, May 20 Steamer Wallace, from Wellington, May 20 Steamer Lyttelton, from Blenheim, May 20 Steamer Taiaroa, from Taranaki and Manukau, May 23 Steamer Patea, from Wellington, May 23 Scnooner Croydon Lass, from Wellington Schooner Richard and Mary, from Lyttelton Schooner Awaroa, from Wanganui Barque Arrogant, from Newcastle Barque Chaudiere, from London IMPOBTB. Kennedy, from West Coast— 85 tons coal, Edward 3 & Co. Captain Edwin telegraphed this afternoon as follows: — " Watch barometer; bad weather approaching; any direction between southeast aud east and north; glass will fall soon; expect high tides; indication much rain." The May sailed for Wanganui this morning with a load of coal. The Lyttelton leaves Wellington for Blenheim and Nelson to-day. . The Kennedy leaves for West Coast ports at 10 o'clock to-night. The Pelorus sailed for Havelock this afternoon. She returns here on Thursday. The Murray is discharging cargo at Opunake to-day, and may be expected back morrowThe Wallace arrived at Wellington this morning. She leaves there on the return on Monday afternoon, and proceeds to Wanganui from here on Tuesday at 3 p.m. The Taiaroa sailed for Taranaki and Manukan at 4.30 p.m. yesterday, and arrived at the former port to-day. The Wellington arrived at Wellington this morning. She leaves there on the return trip on Monday afternoon, will arrive here on Tuesday morning, and sail for Pictou and "Wellington by the same tide at 8 a.m. ■ The Natal Queen finished ballasting this morning, and was towed to sea by the Lady Barklyin the afternoon. The barque has met .with quick despatch, barely a week having elapsed since her arrival hero. Her destination is Newcastle. The following is the passenger lidt of the Taiaroa, which arrived here from Pieton and Wellington yesterday afternoon .-—Miss Lawson,- Mr and Mrs Eden, Mrs and Miss Colt, Messrs Gunn, Dunn, Coutes, Dixon (2), Ellis, Pitt, Waters, and Davis. Captain Pbease, of the barque Edwin Fox which vessel was here at the latter end of last year, had a very narrow escape from drowning at Timaru the other day. He was coming ashore from bis vessel in a boat when it capsized in the surf, about 100 yards from the beach. All the crew were thrown into the water, and Captain Phease's legs having got entangled in the yoke lines he had some difficulty in clearing himself When he got himself free from the lines he was nearly exhausted having been some time in the water. The accident was observed on board the Edwin Fox, and the life-boat was launched, but before it arrived at the scene of the accident the drowning men were picked up by a boat from the shore in a very exhausted state. One of the men received a nasty cut on the head by striking against the boat, while Captain Phease had his legs injurea by knocking them against a reef of