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Dec. 23, cutter Maid of Italy, 15, Clarke' from Kiwakn. — cutter Planet, IL>, Thome, from Motueka. — s'pnmor Waifnki, 228, Ivlie, from ricton »nd Wellington. Passengers : Mes.iames Webb, .incobscn. Hanson, Atchison, Wilson, Steel. Powell, Ki'Rranj, Misses Lee, Smali, Brighten, Lunnrr, Messrs Richardson (2), Leed, Jacobsen. Carter, Watt, Allen, Spuer, Gully, Young, James, Baker, and 11 others. SAILED. Dec. S3, steamrr Waiiaki, 228, Edie, for Picton, Wellington, and South. Passengers: Misses Kelly, NesMtt, Louissou, Bolton, Adam, Ward. I'irth. Seymour, Garrard, Mesdames Nesbitt, I'sher^ Brimmer, Malcolm, Master George, Firth, Messrs M'lvor, Bandy, Alexander, George Dobson, Webley, Sadd, Ross, Green, Elick. 24, steamer Wallace, 6-t, Palmer, for \. anganui. — brigantine Clearer, 114, Black, for Greyroouth. ~ cutter MaiJ of Italy, 15, Clarke, for Riwaka. — cutter Plauet, 12, Thome, for Motueka. The Murray leaves Westport for IGreymouth and Hokitika this evening. The Wallace sailed for Wanganui this morning and is expected back to-morrow night. The Lyttelton left Blenheim yesterday, and may be expected to arrivo here this afternoon. She return? to Blenheim on Sunday morninp The Charles Edward leaves Wellington for Nelson this evening. She proceeds to West Coast ports at 11 a.m. on Saturday. The Kennedy left Greymonth this morning. She leaves Westport this evening, arriving here to morrow at noon. She proceeds to Wellington on Sunday evening. The Patea leaves Wellington this aftersoon, will arrive here to-morrow morning, and sail for Patea at noon same day. The Taiaroa leaves Wellington to-night, ■will arrive here to-morrow afternoon, aud Bail for Taranaki aud Manuknu at 5 p.m. on Friday. The Maori left Lyttelton at seven o'clock last night, will arrive here to-night, and sail for West Coast ports at 2 p.m. to-morrow. The Wakatu leaves Wanganui this afternoon, will arrive here to-morrow morning, and sail for Wanganui and Wellington on Saturday. The Wellington leaves Onebunga this afternoon, will arrive here to-morrow night, and sail for Picton and Wellington at 4.30 p.m. on Friday. The Australian Maid has been floated off the Waimea Sands, and is now on Haulashore Island, where she will be overhauled. The Rotomahana leaves Wellington on an excursion trip to-morrow morning, and should arrive here about 6 p.m. She will not come into harbor, but will lie at the outer anchorage, where she will be tendered by the Taiaroa, which will bring her passengers ashore and take them off to her at 5 p.m. on Friday, when the Rotomahana will sail for Wellicgton. The Waitaki sailed for Picton, Wellington, and South at 4*30 p.m. yesterday, and arrived at Wellington this morning. She leaves there for Lyttelton at 3 p.m. The brigantine Gleaner, which has been detained through stress of weather for the past week, sailed for Greymouth this morning. The Penguin leaves Dunedin on the Christmas exeursiou trip to the Sounds this afternoon. There are no excursionists from Nelson, but we hear that the Penguin will be largely patronised in the Southern provinces. The swiftest ship in the world is a new British war steamer, called the Mercury, boilt of steel, which has just been completed and successfully tried at Portsmouth, England. The vessel is 300 feet long, 46 feet beam, 16 feet and 3 inches hold. Displacement, 3750 tons. On her late trial trip the engines developed 7595 bogse-pnwer and the speed attained was within a trifle of 22 miles an hour. These are remarkable reeults tor a vessel of the dimensions given. The Mercury has twin screws, driven by Beparate engines arranged in separate engine rooms. Her machinery nearly fills the hull. There are 12 boilers, 4 high - pressure cylinders, rach 41 inches diameter. Stroke, 3 feet; boiler presure 60 to 65 lb.; coal consumption, 235 lb per hour per hour horsepower. One man governs the rodder which is worked by steam. The vessels anna ment will consist of 64-pounders.