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The Wanaka arrived in the roadstead on Sunday night, and stood off and. on until 5 , o'clock yesterday morning,/waiting for an opportunity to come inty : At that time the heavy sea showing" no sign of abatement, the Wanaka. wap ordered to proceed to Dunedin. She will return in about a week's time her coal cargo. The Flora is due to-morrow night from' Dunedin to lift cargo for Lyttelton. Wellington, and "West Coast. The Union Company will again run their popular excursion from Dunedin tO'Oamaru on New Year's Day. This year the Hauroto will be requisitioned ftfrtbe trip. The Citizens' Band, as usual, will be on board, and every effort will-'be made to make the trip as enjoyable as possible. " The_ vessel is announced to leave Dunedin wharf 'at 8 aim., ,and will arrive at Oamara aboiit 12.30, returning- at 3 o'clock. This will'give passengers 2i hours in which to •admire the "White City." ■'On arrival at Wellington from Newcastle it was evident that the Waihora had met with, heavy weather. According" to an exchange, the Waihora left Newcastle onFridav, December 15, and, from 4 p.m. on the following day. a heavy south-west gale, accompanied by mountainous seas, raged until she was nearing-the New Zealand coast. On Sunday morning a tremendous sea came, on board, and in its career it carried away part of the lower bridge and a gangway, smashed the bulwarks for some distance, and practically flooded ±be- vessel. Sea after sea then came on-.board with alarming suddenness., and oil had to he resorted to. Meanwhile the Waihora was liove-to for 10 boors. At 6 p.m. the vessel was put oh'her course again, but still the seas came over her, and carried away more deck gear, and again the vessel was hove-to. Air this time the decks were continually awash, and everything which was not secured went overboard. The^storm-abated for a few hours after midnight on Hondav, but on the follow-ing-evening heavy ■ weather way met with, and more water _ was shipped. These conditions prevailed until Stephen Island was passed, and, much to the relief of all on board, the Waihora made" port without further mishap.