HEAVY RAIN.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 81, 6 April 1938, Page 5

HEAVY RAIN.

SUDDEN DOWNPOUR. MANY WORKERS DRENCHED. BIG DEMAND FOR TAXIS. l.llUed inf., a sfiisi> <,f .—,-iii-itv- |i\many weeks ..f elejir skies and -iin-liine. many city worker, failed ~, appreciate the weather -i-iiK uf \ et-t-iilu \ iiiiiniin-;. iiml vi hen it cm,, t" Toe n'<:..ck thev were lamenting; the fact that i.voi-.-.ia'.s and itiul.icllas ha<l l.een left at home. There Wits an i.\oiva.-t skv duiin-j the afteriKH.ll. Ai.r.ill live i.'.-lnck lain liegan. ami literally fell ill sheets. Peiip,. ;i<-,u--ti'ineil lo walk all. nr Mime ul the wa v li'inie. ltel|,cil In puck altea.lv cn,w.le',l tram-, ami the ilenuiml fur taxis »„< greater than the services i-,.,l Ul r-11 ]>[> I\' Inr i-i.i.lc time. 'J'lie rain ea-iul fur a time, hut then' were further heavy showers dining the evening. I'm- the 2 1 hums' perinl ended at nine .."clock tlii.- morning- there were 2.0.".i,i of rain. The ruin I'm II for the |ne.-eiit month is :{..",tlin. which is two points ahovc the average for April. 1 ieii.-i ally tip. ln-ii v v rain lias l.een welcme.l. Siiliiiilian gardens had l.ec.mc veiv paichcil. People ill vaiiollt. loc.ali lie- were coiiiplaiiiing I.l' shortage of vvaler in tank-, ami Inr is were e.niccrneil a li.uii di v pa-t 111.--. Ihe Alllolllohi'l,. A-.-,,ciatio|| received report - tlii- no.ruing 1 ii;i I Ihe 1 a ill had l.een gem-till cv el v vv ii.'t c. luit a pparenl 1llieie was little 'n.ad damage, and ail ma In 1 mil e- vv ere open.

WELCOMED BY FARMERS.

(By Telegraph. Own Correspondent.) TK AYVA.MI TU. Tuesday. Heavy rain wart welcomed by far 111 ore in the To Awiimntti district, as continued dry weather had reduced the .-upply of Imtterfat. Tliis afternoon water overllowed the footpaths in Tc Aw aiimtii and shopkeepers had to protect their premises with siirk-. Although the rain was heavy in the town this afternoon, there was only a sprinkling: in r-omc of the di-tricts <-li»-e hv.

WHANGAREI FIGURES.

(I'.y T-l-graph. Own Correspondent.) \\iiani;ai;i:i. this day. l-'or the 2 1 hour- ended a t !• a.III. to day I.:«)in of rain were record,.,] in Whiiiig.-irci. liiinging the total for tilts mouth -0 far to -I. loin. Haiti ha- fallen everv day in \j.ril. and on three 0.-.-a- -- exceeded ill! ill-ll .1 .111 V.

PARENTS' ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL MEETING HEED. 'The Seddon Memorial Technical College Parents .-, n< | 'Tea,-hers' Association held its annual n ting in the college hall tlii* week, the chairman. Mr. W. h\ Kurley. prei-idin.g over an attendance of SI) mem!.-!--. Mr. I'.urlcy step* had l.een taken toward securing' an exten-ion of the college g-roiimU. "The chairman of the college hoard. Mi-s li. Uarna-han. made reference to changes implied in the prop,,.<»,! new Education Bill, and the possible e!Tcol<- of -11. h changes upon technical education. Mit.-is. |". Kich.ii'd--oii. 11. 1., lieiinett. W. .1. Dunn ami M.vd.imcr. 1.. Cough and K. V. Mine- were -le.led to the e\c,-lllive.

DIAMOND JUBILEE

BERESFORD STREET EVENTS. The diamond jubilee celcbi :i I ioiw ~f the Kere~l'oid St reel S- hool w ill i.p>n to ii 11 .ii i.w with :i I.ampici and dance. ()n Friday a flcinooii a -chool di-play will l.e given and a reunion of e\ pnpili- |n be h-l.i on Saturday iifteruoon. At 2.0 i» .m S lav afternoon a church service will be held.