HBH 1892 Oct 20 IONIC Wellington Mr PURVIS, chief engineer of the Ionic, succeeded in bringing nine lobsters alive out of 42. On two previous attempts all died. They are a present from Mr EWEN, of SARGOOD, Son, and EWEN, to the Otago Acclimatisation Society, and will be sent South as soon as possible. Mr PURVIS also brought 25 Teneriffe partridges and a pair of Teneriffe grouse for the local Society. Captain EDWIN predicts some very bad weather in the north and south of NAPIER. He says there will be some very hard gales.