[By Telegraph.]

Tuapeka Times, Volume VII, Issue 369, 1 July 1874, Page 4

[By Telegraph.]

Wellington, June 28.— H.M.S. Challenger arrived uere at 4 p.m. from Sydney after a twelve days' passage. v Auckland, June 27. — The City of Adelaide eft for Napier at 6 p.m. - June 29.— The s.s. Victoria arrived this morning. She left Sydney at noon on the 22nd, brings thirty-six passengers, and is full of cargo. Bluff, June 28. -The s.s. Omeo, Captain Calder, has arrived. She left Melbourne at 1.30 p.m. on the 20th, and experienced strong easterly gales all through the passage. She arrived here at 10 a. in., and sails for Dunedin at 4 p.m. to-morrow. She brings sixteen saloon and forty steerage passengers ; also, 420 tons cargo for all ports. Passengers for Dunedin : Saloon— Mr and Mrs Kemp, Mes Jones, Mrs Brennan ; and twenty in the steerage. Captain Calder reports that the Albion arrived at Melbourne on the 20th, after a run of four days eleven hours, the quickest trip on record. Newcastle, June 19. — Sailed : Memento, for Dunedin. London, June 16. — Ironside, from New Zeaand: London, May 6. — A rri yed — Cardigan Castle, from Lyttelton, April 27 ; Merope, from Lyttelton, April 26 ; Otago, from Otago, April 18 ; Queen Bee, from Napier, April 27; Hope, from Wellington, April 15. Sailed — For Auckland : ftliltiades, May 4; Ferndale, May 8. For Canterbury : Hereford, April 18 ; Eastern Monarch, May 2. For Nelson : Adamant, May 4. For Napier : Winchester, May 3. For Otago : Carrick Castle, April 27 ; Sussex, Aprill7; Peter Denny, May 2. For Wellington : Conflict, May 5 ;• Euterpe, April 28. The Otago, on her passage Home, encountered a terrible gale on the 10th of April, and lost all the boats, spars, stock, and a portion of the bulwarks, the ship lying for some time with the lower yard arms under water. The following day she rescued the crew of the barque Arthur, which was in a sinking condition, and landed them at Dartmouth. Loading at London. — For Auckland : Cathcart, Columbus, Oxford, City of Auckland. For Canterbury : Carisbrook Castle, St. Lawrence, Taunton, Nelson, Passibra. For Otago: Corona, Cordelia, Haddon Hall, Sam Mendall. For Wellington': J. A. Thomson, Strathnaver, St. Leonards. The steamer Bruce sailed from the Clyde for Otago on April 11,

San Francisco.— Loading for Lyttelton : Barque Brunette and brig Sida, with railway ties. New York.— Loading : May 16, barque Onco, for New Zealand. Vancouver's Island.— Sailed : May 6, brig Hazara, for New Zealand. Loading : Barque Colso, for Otago. Boston.— Sailed : May 8, ship Bunker Hill, for Melbourne and Dunedin.