HIGH WATER AT NELSON.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 207, 23 October 1880, Page 2

HIGH WATER AT NELSON.

ARRIVED. Oct. 22, steamer Charles Edward, 125 Whitwell, from West Coast. Passengers Mrs Jones, Captain Leech, Mr Hungerford 6 steerage. — cutter Maid of Italy, 15, Clarke, frotr Riwaka. SAILED. Oct. 22, steamer Ilawea, 461, Kennedy, foi Taranaki and Manukau.

Captain Edwin reported at 10 50 a.m.:— "Bad weather approaching; any directiot between north-east and worth and west Glass will further fall. Expect much rait wiihin twelve hours." The Huwp.a sailed for Taranaki and Mauu. kau at (I o'clock iast tight. Tbc Koto'.nahana arrived at Wellington yesterday, and leaves for Melbourne via Southern -ports at 3 p m. to-morrow. The llingarooma will bo due at the BlufJ froir. Melbourne to-morrow. The Wakutu is expected to arrive here tomorrow morning. She is announced to sail for Wellington, Wanganui, and Patea at 9 pm. ou Monday. The Charles Edward arrived from West Coast ports last evening, and leaves for Wellington direct at 9 o'clock to morrow morning. The Lyttelton leaves for Blenheim and Wtl'ingmn at 2 p.m. to-morrow. The Murray sails for West Coast ports at 2 o'clock to-morrow af'frnoou. The Wanaka leaves Wellington at noon on Monday, will arrive here on Tuesday mornin?, nn;l sail for Picton, Wellington, and South by the snme tide at noon. Tbe A S.N. Company have finally retired from the trade of the Hunter River district —the cradle of their birth. The ferry steamer Nellie, ptying in Port Jackson, is the first steamer in Australian waters that is lighted with gas. The Kennedy, which has been undergoing repairs for some time past opposite the Anchor Foundry, was successfully launched at hijrh water this afternoou. No time will be lost in getting her ready for sea, and it is expected that she will take up her old running at the end of the present month. Lloyd's statistics show that in spite of the increase in the number of vessels nfloat, fewer persons are drowned year by year, so much more care being now taken. The Westport Times of Tuesday says : — The cutter Annie, produce laden, from Oamaru was towed in by the p b. Result on Tuesday ah 1 p.m. The cutter left Oamaru just 21 days ago, and has had a rough passage. A fortnight since she was off the Spif, but was blown back, and during the voyage she was anchored eight days in Guard's Bay and four days at Akaroa. The cutter arrived off the Buller at 4 p.m. on Monday, coming up with a light breeze which fell away towards night, leaving the cutter in somewhat dangerous proximity to the shore, where she remained at anchor until daylight.

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