HIGH WATER AT NELSON.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 23, 27 January 1880, Page 2

HIGH WATER AT NELSON.

'fe - A-ttRFYED. ;■' Jan. 27, stonmer Taiaroa, 228, Pctersen, .from'Picton and Wellington. Passengers: .: Misses Adam, Buekeridgrp, Mr and Miss |y Fowler, Mr and Mias Seed, Inspector Wilson, .(Messrs Aldridge, Grunt, Norman, M c Artney, .Brown, and Blythe. I r-;- schooner Sisters, 15, Charles, from Motupipi. — ketch Argus, 3G, Williams, from Moutere. The Kennedy is expected to leave Hoki--1 tika for Grey mouth tomorrow morning. : .The Murray leaves for West Coast ports at lOo'clock to morrow morning. r_ The Charles Edward leaves for Wellington this evening, and is expected back on Thursday morning '-•".. The. Star of Ihe South leaves Wellington for Nelson and West Coast ports at 2 p.m. to-morrow. The,Grafton leaves Wellington at 4 p.m. to day, and should arrive here to-morrow morning. She is announced to sail for ' , , Westporfc and Greymouth at 10 a.m. The Ringarooma, with the Suez mail, leaves Melbourne for New Zealand ports to morrow The Wakatu was due here from Wanganui -.• this morning, but as .she has not; yet arrived we presume that she has called at/f-urville's . Island, as it was understood that she was to call there on the way across. . Tbe Taiaroa arrived in harbor at 8 a.ni. to-day, having left Wellington yesterday afternoon. She sails for Picton, Wellington; add South at 8 p.m. : The ship Maraval arrived at Wellington from London on Friday last, after a passage ', of 86 days. She brings one passenger for ,". Nelson— a' Mr Bl y th c. The ship Comarde' arrived at Port * Chalmers from London on Friday last, after a passage of 75 days from land to land. She /, experienced a terrific hurricane on January 12, during which some terrible seas broke on , ' board, doing - considerable damage. Her - master, Captain Gencria, died from chronic bronchitis, on December 12. r -'- Captain Lre-h, harbormaster, at Westporr, , ' reports that the bar channel has gone more to the S.W.; that beacons are placed on the town side for entering the river bearing about S.E. magnetic, and carrying red flags by day and red lights at night, at tide time, . to mark the channel. The inward ball and ' flag .signals are shown as usual from Flagstaff; also the harbor light.

I,^ .; - January. - . Morn. "After. I Tuesday 27 ... 9-38 9-58 I?- Wednesday 28 ... 10-16 10 35