SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Port Chalmers, April 8.
The Bteamor Taranaki, with tho 'Frisco mail, arrived yesterday morning. #ho had a narrow escape from wreck on Shag Eeof, Tho weather waa Y«ry thiok at 5 a.m., when tho st6amor was BUppdsed to have run her distance Land was sighted dtio W,est, but none could bo soon to the S.W., whore Taiaroa Head »hould»havo been. Thinking «he,was south of her port/ Captain Andrews ran baok north slowly, and at 6.30 a.m. saw broken water and kelp on tho starboard beam. The engine was turned astern, and next moment •Tie itruok. Then tho enginf WllB turned alieud, at which tho sfonrner Rnvo a roll or (wo mid- forged ulicac\ into deeper water. Sho then 'vmod through the Sliii« Roof Olmnnd to tho northward andgninotl tlie oillngf. Sho has been dpqkfld here, nnd cxcopHng thufc the points ol" two blndos of her propeller i»ro broken, iho ii unlnjnretf. ■ , A vory honvy S.W. gale hni prevuilud since Sftturdny. Tho Wiiitoki arrived nil riuht at 6 p.m. T!i« itoamvr Wangnnui hit tor tho Bluff Jaifc m'jfhr, oui hud "to turn tail to it thii mofitirid! and run buck to port. ' ''< •' The baique India, loaded with timber anl othor prodrido; arrired'fVom Hobart Towri tor day. Tho tug ICoputai towod her in oaiity ogiiinot tho {tale. < f Tho Inrgo ship «i#hted on Fridftf has not arrived. She ww««en'off Mooraki on ,S»turdoy ufkernoon, by tbe "Waitaki, Sho ' ba» evidently been driven north by (lio'ifaie.
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North Otago Times, Volume 1550, Issue XXVI, 9 April 1877, Page 2
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248SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Port Chalmers, April 8. North Otago Times, Volume 1550, Issue XXVI, 9 April 1877, Page 2
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