THE DINGADEE AND THE OHAU.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 7977, 1 February 1897, Page 3

THE DINGADEE AND THE OHAU.

The Dingaaee had an extrom&ly rough and stormy passage from Wellington. She left that port at 4 a.m. on llriday, and met with a heavy gale from the east and the Bouth-eaet when off Blackhead about mxdniffht When the was off the Eidneppers about'll a.m. on Saturday the gale seemed to be at its height, and she hove to for a time About two o'olook in the afternoon the storm moderated, and the Lingadee steamed across the bay to the Spit. Captain Idame statee that the seas between Bare Island and Oape Kidnappers were the heaviest he has ever experienced in that locality. 'Ihe Dingadee had no passengers OD TheOhau, which arrived late on Saturday afternoon from Oamaru and Timaiu, had also a roujrh experience. Oaptam Bolls e»ye that the foroe of tbe sea was bo K reat Friday night that steerage way could OTly ba maintained by keeping the engines at full eteam ahead. Theateamerbad a cjneiderable number of sheep oa board for the Fair at Hastings, and at one t.me a number oC them were swimming about on the after Aeek The officers of the vessel are to be complimented on the oare they took under fluch trying oircumetanceß, of tho valuable Btud sheep undor their caro.