The Star of the South, after-tossing" about for the last three days outside^ in a rough sea and, -most unpleasant . .weather,: managed to-eome-in yesterday- morning, the sea having gone;'.doAvnQ very much during Wednesday night. ' | ; The s.s Waipara left yesterday morning for Hokitika. ''. "I ' J The river yesterday still showed a strong run and the discoloration of the stream showed that there was abundance of water coming from up country. The Mahinapua will be despatched from Dunedin, for West Coast ports, calling at Oamaru, Lyttelton,- and Wellington, on Thursday next, the 22nd inst. It will be seen that Captain Christian has succeeded Captain Hopkins in command of the Star of the South. The present master is Avell and favorably known on this Coast, having been in command of the s.s Bruce at one time. Yesterday afternoon Captain EdAvin wired the following Aveather Avarning : — " "Watch barometer, bad weather is approaching from any direction betAveen north-Avest and Avest and south ; glass falling again soon, but rising again after 16 hours ; sea heavy Avithin ten hours." A later telegram despatched at four o'clock states that there is "every indication of a heavy flood within 16 hours ; the river rising within ten hours ; the glass fall very soon iioav."
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Grey River Argus, Volume XXX, Issue 47828, 18 January 1884, Page 2
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