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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 88, 8 April 1880, Page 2

Captain R. A. Edwin reports :— " Bad breather approaching ; any direction between north and west and south-west. Glass will fall again within 12 houjs ; indications show rain." Tbe Patea leaves for Patea at 3 p.m. on Saturday. The Lady Barkly returned from Golden IBay this afternoon. The Grafton will arrive here from West Coast ports to-morrow, and sail for Wellington the same day at 5 p m. The Albion arrived off Hokitika yesterday, and left there for Nelson at 1 1 a.m. today. She will arrive here to-morrow morning; and riail for West Coast ports, Newcastle, and Melbourne the same day. The Taiaroa leaves Wellington this afternoon, will arrive here to-morrow morning, *nd sail for Taranaki and Manukau at 5 p.m. The next steamer for Sydney will be the Arawata, leaving Auckland on the 13th inst. Passengers will be forwarded: to her by the Taiaroa to-morrow. L The ships Eastminster and Scottish Prince, left Wellington for London on Monday, within an hour of each other. Both vessels aura clippers, and a dose race is anticipated. The Scottish Prince takes Home some pasnengers from Nelson— Mr and Mrs Adam sad family. ' . The Kennedy left Wellington at 6 p.m. yesterday, and experienced strong N.W. irinds and nasty sea in the Straits," arriving here at 630 a.m. to-day. The Kennedy sails ior West Coast ports to-morrow at 11 a.m., calling at Karamea. The Wanaka arrived in harbor at 6 a.m: SO'day. She left Onehunga at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, and arrived off New Plymouth at 7 a.m. yesterday; landed mails, passengers, &c, and sailed for Nelson at 10 a.m , arriving off the Lighthouse early this morning, and entering the harbor as above. The Wanaka sails for Picton, Wellington, and Xyttelton at 5 p.m. The City of Sydney, with the inward San 3?rancisco mail, according to the time table, -was dne at Auckland yesterday, but as she idid not leave San Francisco until five days after her; contract time, in consequence of having caught fire the day before the time appointed for her departure, she cannot be ■ looked for in New Zealand until Saturday next. Last night's Post says: — "An attempt was made last week to raise the s.s. Taupo, which ; lies wrecked at Tauranga. Although un- , .successful the attempt was such as to warrant the belief that she will be afloat this week, or at the next trial. Canvas was ~jgot under her bottom, covering the majority ■of the holes, and the stern was moved four "', and a hand feet. The mode of raising her, -,->•- ■•■'■we believe, is to fill the fore-cabin with ,J. water and use screws, but it is said that there was hardly sufficient water in her to pat the vessel down by the stem." ; When the s.s. Wakatipu left on Saturday, ior Sydney, arrangements were made to have a~ waterman's boat alongside, and a halt was jnade about 60 yards from the wharf in order .--iriaicertain if any stowaways were on board, ■~"~\/'m~- these uninvited passengers have been \i\jidmewhat numerous of late. A brief search 'X- served to detect one culprit, who was -promptly sent aßhore in the waterman's boat : :.l : and landed with an intensely sheepish aspect amid derisive laughter. — Post.