The WEATHER. [By TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] NEW PLYMOUTH, This Day.
. An impression prevails in shipping cir'.jcijes tha* New Plymov.th harbour ia not easily worked by sailing craft, but the reputation- does not appear tobe deserved. The aooiw Whangaroa, 360 tons, laden with 160 f oQoft of timber from Wanganui to Sydney, took shelter under the Sugar Loaves oa Friday.'" On Sunday morning, during a -heavy nor' -west gale and hign sea, Captain Robertson sailed his craft "under toe lee of the wharf, where she ia now lying snug. WESTPORT, This Day. A big flood has been running in t,he~ Buller River for the past two days. Nine vessels are in port! Extreme precautions have been taken for the safety of the Penarth, lying stern up stream. Her bow lines parted on Sunday night, but her stern moorings held. The ves-i| sels in port are the Penarth, Tutanekai, Hawera, Corinna, Poherua, Wainui, Moa, Mana, and the barge Lotos. The steamers Omapere and Taieri are overdue. The river is now falling, but weather continues very bad.
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Evening Post, Volume LX, Issue 104, 30 October 1900, Page 6
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174The WEATHER. [By TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] NEW PLYMOUTH, This Day. Evening Post, Volume LX, Issue 104, 30 October 1900, Page 6
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