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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXIX, Issue 7815, 7 June 1909, Page 3

A bitterly cold wind prevailed on Sunday, but subsided during the evenI *ng, when it commenced to freeze ' acutely. The volume of water.in the Ashburton • river was considerably reduced on Sunday, and to-day it had further receded^ It is understood that several men wJvA were camped m the riverbed were perilously near being swe#t -aWay by the .flood on Saturday, tt* the storm-water during the night <salne down' very rapidly. As it was, at least two 1 men lost the wholo of "their belongings.. The roads and the surfaces of pltjlighod land have dried up m a remarkably short time, and provided the weather now continues fine overhead the copious that fell last week will have a Very good and lasting effect on tho country. Mr Bates telegraphed to-day as follows: Southerly strong winds to a gale; there will probably be frost to-night; the glass will rise and may bo expected to be very high, '