FLOODS FEARED IN MANAWATU
SWIFT RISE OF RIVER (PBBS3 ASSOCIATION TELIGBAM.) PALMERSTON N., June 17. Following heavy rain in Hawke’s Bay the Manawatu river rose rapidly overnight from the comparatively low winter level of 2ft to 14ft 9in by 11 o'clock to-day, threatening to inundate all low-lying land in the vicinity of Tiakitahuna and Rangiotu, which area suffered extensively in past floods. Settlers this morning removed stock. There is still a gap of three chains wide in the protective banking at Hamilton’s bend, a danger spot in the river. With the river continuing to rise it may gp across country and make the main Palmerston NorthFoxton highway impassable. LIMITED EXPRESS THREE HOURS LATE (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) PALMERSTON N., June 17. Two small slips and one large slip which came down north of Mangaweka early this morning caused a delay of over three hours to the southbound Limited express. The train was held at Taihape from 4 a.m. till 7 a.m. till the line was clear. The southbound air-liner v/as delayed at Milson to enable passengers by the Limited to join the air-liner.
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Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21812, 18 June 1936, Page 7
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