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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 321, 29 September 1874, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

INT Elt'Pt^Yi^roiMJh. '•'^AA*7>.'.% ♦ Jtjr W_n^_s#j»Sr.:M°nday. Captain Edwin to-day predicted & heavy blow fronMbe Ifrrth-West, anil ail^rwardsfrom the'rNsutb. AOvery Btrong?-jrftle is now blowing from the^Nonh-Wey, snd the ships and steamers at the wharf are putting ont fresh warps and making snug. AVAAf: -' Gb^ymobth-t, Monday. The pfUMttngerSiOfthe/Waipara were on boir<f all last nf_nt. They reached town by boat t-JTliforning, having undergone great b__H___ps?. _-_e'ves«el ii rtill ashore, and has, her sj^^iffgear injured. Tbja-cause of ber mjshap.w*s thefoulihg^of ihe' screw and the -S-jngtoi-fiment of flre_. Thevecsel is con--7«o _-_i_*ge Is yet done to the town by tfie flopdybqfcibe rim. is s«ll high and rising fast iJWr... „.-..-,„ „.. r " Tuesday. •Js>e^lepf i wind, which was blowing..all last night, sent.therWaipara high and dry on the beach. Sbe will require launching 400 yarda.^.^ ..n- 1];- yj-*\ „ ,• - ...... _Tlwinveris flooded, the protective works preventing any damage being done to GreyaJtelOir ?aj. n -.:.- .- Serious encr&chments have taken place at Go-den/thbX-reyThiv-r running immediately -e-dnitbefhboses in the main street. Several -jflH-Ttf 4ure now in course of removal. "md haA : °****°> Monday. -j-S&J-icbard. and Mary, a .chooner, has' gone on shore,. She missed stays when beat--OyOTtA-Ut I^presei.t is uninjured. - hoowsmfJo">\'n'A -jr Dokedui, Monday.; Thert'Jl-W been heavy rain for the last tM_tb-_J%>nrj, ud. a flood is anticipated. Heavy rains are also reported inland. ty_r__3TC_nJKCH, Tnesday. ,'jff3»vy/raipa, iha.ye been almost Incessant _roßpßun^j\[morniqg to Monday night. Several rivers have overflowed their banks, bltno dwaage has yet been done. It is still ahwwery. .-.;.?>-. -..; . -;■ Ihe-jlrftish expedition for observing the tr»_»it of-Venus in Canterbury have arrived MtQtsi-p iMerope. Tbe party consists of Majca Palmer, ILE., Chief Astronomer; LieotX. Darwin, Royal Engineers; Mr Castj Astronomer -and Photographer; Lieutenant HLrl C-aw-brdi i R.N., Assistant: Astronomer, zaa three noo-tomn_is_ioned officers of tbe Roy*!' Engineers, j They bring large eqnipirienSs ef instruments, the bbaervatoty and othtet'apparatus consisting of about eighty tons in all. The site for observing the transit will be selected wben the j^ty bave viewed tbfe'vArtoM localities, the selection being left to Major Palmer's decision. It will probably be near Ch-istchnrch. Thtf anriuai show of entire horses took place on .Saturday. There were 5S entries, including many T recent importations. The draught stow especially were very fine. T) / ,■•-. ■ . PoBT Chalmees, Tuesday. nr.The vreather berd bas been so bad that the Albion coold not get ant. Captain Kennedy takes command of the MfcEaeby. W_»TPoaT, Tuesday. Tbe river rose rapidly at half-past four this morning, bnt little damage was done compared with former floods. The chief encroachment WMiAt the owner of Molesworth-ttreet. The old Timet ofl.ee, Falla's store, and some cottages are now being pulled down. The stone groin at Nelson-street has saved tbe lower part of the township. The Orawaiti River is flooded. 7 nNews was-brought last night from the Lyell of a flood there. ,V ,}{"-. .- G__STTOVfK, Tnesday. -Thi flood covered the town again yesterday. Omeara's house was washed away, the family ju-djfurnitnr. being removed by the neighbors. Tfhefl-odis .till rising at the Hutt Itis the highest flood known here for many years. The damage done fs unimportant as yet.