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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 13, Issue 660, 1 March 1869, Page 2

Telegraphic communication with Waipukurau was suspended yesterday. The damage is conjectured to have been caused by the rising of the Waipawa. The main current of this river, during last floods, shitted to the Waipukurau side, and the large telegraph pole erected on that bank of the river has for some time past been in mid-channel. The Weather.—During the last few days the weather has been very rough and unsettled, Heavy rain set in on Friday night, and continued without intermission throughout Saturday, On, Wednesday the wind set in from the N.E., and on Friday night increased to a gale, and about noon next day the ship ' [da Zeigler' was driven ashore and totally wrecked. Yesterda} r , the wind changed to the southward, taking portions of the wreck and cargo out to sea. On Saturday night, the Spit was flooded to a most unusual extent, and again yesterday,—the water rising into some of the houses, and doing other damage. As we go to press this morning the wind is still high, but the rain has abated,