A HEAVY GALE.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 244, 12 October 1907, Page 5

A HEAVY GALE.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) PALMEP—TON NORTH/Friday. The weiather has been very bad during the past few days. To-day a gale raged continuously, making things very unpleasant, and a considerable amcnint of damage was done in various parts of the town. Many hoardings were blown down | and limbs of-trees torn off. In one instance a hoarding in falling struck a young lady who wa.s passing, knocking I her down. Her injuries were not severe. Vvindows in the Clarendon and Railway hejtels were smashed by the force of the wind, and more damage of a similar nature has been recorded. NEW PLYMOUTH, Friday. The bad weather continues, with little sign of clearing. A storm this afternexin was responsible for considerable damage, —ightning struck this Waiongona railway station and shattered a number of telegraph poles, breaking and fusing wires. In consequence the railway and telegraph systems were interrupted and trains held up, owing to the cor_equent breakdown Of the tablet system. UNSEASONABLE WEATHER IN SOUTH. .(By Telegraph.—Owe Correspondent.) CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. The recent boisterous weather is not confining itself to the North Island only, for after a few spring days the gale came up from the south-west and gives every indication of lasting. So far the spring has not borne out the predictions of the weather wise, cold nights and bleak days being altogether too much in evidence to favour early vegetation. Young stock in exposed areas are having a rough time of it, causing farmers more than their usual amount of anxiety at this time of the year. CHRISTCHURCH, this day. Yesterday the weather was exceedingly variable. The morning was bright and summer-like, with a light nor'west breeze. In the afternoon the wind was South-westerly, increasing to a gale at four o'clock, with rain from six to nine. Rain fell heavily. To<Lay the weather is warm and fine.