SUMNER BEACH.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20087, 17 November 1930, Page 9

SUMNER BEACH.

HIGH TIDES ENCBOACH ON' SANDHILLS. Seven weeks have elapsed sinue the last serious attack by the sea. on the beach-front at Sumne#i bat it was apparent from the direction, of the -wind, and the booming of the sea on Friday night, that the already sadly-battered sandhills would have to withstand another attack. < i . The high tides of -Friday night and. Saturday unfortunately hare nullified the building up which has beeiigoing on, but have not had as serious a scouring effect on the sandhills' as some hig}i tides have had on previous occasions. The effects of the . high, .tides... are chiefly in the direction of removing the loose sand frotn the base of the sand cliffs, and in one or two instances they have caused the carrying- away of portion of the sandhills. The bed of the-beach has also bees lowered, and the pool at the r Clifton Esplanade has received a much-needed clearing out. \ Last evening the- sea, in the absence of the northerly winds, - had assumed its normal - state. Many people visited Sumner yesterday and a good number had their first bathe, while quite a few were engaged | in acquiring a tan-coating. The. pleasure of those on the beach was completely spoiled, by ' the nor '-wester, which, unless one happened to bo favoured with' a well-protected position, brought in, its wake quantities of sand. The popularity of canoes for use in the surf and in the calmer' water, beyond was very much in evidence list year, and from, appearances their uso will be far more-general this year. The activities of two men in a eaiioe at the Scarborough end were watched with great interest yesterday, their passage to and from the boat harbour, in the choppy sea, being attended with several narrow escapes from capsizing.