HEAVY EASTERLY.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19665, 8 July 1929, Page 8

HEAVY EASTERLY.

CAUSES LITTLE DAMAGE

Following upon m fairly heavy downfall of rain on Saturday night, * high wind, approaching gale force at times, sprang up in the early hours of yesterday morning and levelled a number of wireless aerials and a few trees in the City. The wind was from the easterly quarter, and continued for the greater part of yesterday, ending in rain in the evening. Little damage ru done to either the public or private gardens, beyond the breaking off of a few dead branches here and thera, and the felling of insecure trees. On the Cashmere Hills, a telephone line was broken, but the Postal authorities report that communication by telephone and telegraph was not affected in any way. A rery heavy sea was raised at New Brighton by the wind, and throughout the day the surf was abnormally rough and high. Its boom could be heard plainly near the City. The surf, assisted by a high tide and a strong southerly «et, ran well up the beach, n at " me » spray broke orer the sea iw There W * B no damage to the wall from erosion, however. Last evening the wind died down to a Ught north-easterly, but later turned to the south-west quarter, with icnewed force and continuous rain.