SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
WESTPOET. IUOH WATER. This Day ... 5.12 a.m., 5.37 p.m. To-morrow C.6 a.m., 6.31 p.m. ARRIVALB. Dec. 27 —Lyttelton, p.s., Scott, from Nelson. DEPARTUEES. Dec. 27 —Lyttelton, p.s., for Greymouth ■and Hokitika. PASSENGER LIST. Per Lyttelton, from Nelson —Mr John Ttfunro. The Harbor Master, Captain Leech, informs 'us that the entrance of the Buller river has shifted to the S.W. of the beacSfi which was recently erected on a snag which had become a fixture near the river-mouth. The channel formerly was on the N.E. side of the beacon. There is a foot more water in the channel than there was, and probably a vessel drawing two feet of water more than formerly would be able to enter, as the bottom is chiefly sand, instead of shingle, ss before. There has been a holiday in shipping matters, as in all others. Since Friday until yesterday, there have been no arrivals or departures at this port, the Nelson steamers having been so timed as to permit of those on board of them being at their own homes on Christmas Day. The steamer Lyttelton is the only exception to the Nelson steamers. She has been on holiday at sea, having left Nelson late on Christmas night and arriving here yesterday morning. She brought the passengers and cargo transhipped from the steamer Charles Edward from Onehunga, the cargo, consisting of av ariety of northern produce, being just in time for New Year consumption. Greater part of this cargo will be brought under the hammer to-day by Mr John Munro, who was a passengers by the Lyttelton. We understand that the s.s. John Penn is an overhaul and repairs at One"hungo, on the completion of which she will resume her regular fortnightly trips to and from the West Coast. The steamer Charles Edward does not visit the Coast on this trip, but proceeds to Duncdin, returning to Westport via intermediate ports. A tidal wave of considerable magnitude swept up the English Channel on the morning of September 29th. In several of the small harbors on the south coast of Cornwall the tide rushed in at the rate of five or six miles an hour, and then receded again a3 rapidly. The rise and fall amounted to five or six feet. In the Thames the tide rose to a great height, and in low lying districts considerable damage was done.
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Westport Times, Volume III, Issue 599, 28 December 1869, Page 2
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396SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Westport Times, Volume III, Issue 599, 28 December 1869, Page 2
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