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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 144, 18 June 1881, Page 2

Captain Edwih reports at 12.32 p.m. :— c< Bad weather approaching; any direction between north-west and south-west. Glass will rife after six hours, but will fall again after 12 hours from receipt of this, with wind backing." The Kennedy is detained at Greymouth by the flooded state of the river.

The Charleß Edward sails- for Wellington at nine o'clock to-morrow morning. The Wallace sails for Wauganui at ten o'clock to-morrow morning. The Murray sails for West Coast ports at three o'clock to-morrow afternoon. The Wakatu has been detained by bad -weather but is expected to arrive here from Wanganui to-morrow morning, one sails for Wanganui, Wellington, and Patea at 9 o'clock on Monday night. # The Patea is expected to arrive here from Patea to-morrow morning. ,Sbe is.announced to sail for Patea via Wellington on^Monday. The Penguin leaves Wellington at noon on Monday, will arrive here on Tuesday mornin* and sail at 2 p.m. the Bame day for Picton, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedm. The Wanaka, with the outward San Francisco mail, railed for Wellington, Taranaki, and Manukau at noon to-day. She should reach the former port late tonight, aud leaves there for Taranaki io morrow after noon, after receiving the Southern portion of the mail from the Penguin. The bad Weather which has prevailed during the past two days has cauapd a "block" amongst the shipping in the l arbor. Three of the Anchor Lino of steamers were ta have left for their different destinations yesterday, but for the! above reason their departures bad to be postponed until to-day, when as there was no improvement m the state of the weather they were further postponed until to-morrow. The only stepper that, has been able to move about « the Wanaka, which, sailed at noon to-day. -Lne sailiDg fleet is also at a standstill; masters of them preferring to be snugly > anchor ia harbor td buffeting it out at .*£,.. 1° consequence of the heavy rtf ,the Alfred Hawley has been unable," any cargo for two days. " <;^^ k,. '