THE WEATHER

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 52, 24 November 1917, Page 6

THE WEATHER

FORECAST AND' SUMMARY

AT 4 P.M. YESTERDAY. Present indications are. for .modlcratc to : strong south-easterly and , eaeterly winds, backing to northerlies.: and then increasing. Expect warmer wcathor shortly, with skiee clouding ofcer, and .-rain following generally. Bdrometer ■ fall ■ everywhere soon. Atmospheric 'ipressuro increased| during. Thureday night, but is still below' normal in the north. Strong south-easter]y winds have ruled in and northwarde of Cook Strait, and easterly treezea eUewhere. Cold and changeable -weather lins continued in the north, with rain aliting the Eaat Coast, but fair to cloudy conditions have prevailed 'generally in the. South Island. D. C. BATHS, Director. Meteorological Office. Wellington, November 23,1917. DISTRICT REPORTS. . (From (Our Own Co(rrcnpondpn!ts.) J'eathcrston, November 23.—Fine, but dull. • ' ' ; . ' Grcytown, November 23.—Showery.

A large number of Natives have- arrived in Masterton to bo present; at an important meetine to discuss military matters, which opens'to-morrow. 1 The' Patriotic Society's Baud will play selections at Lynll Bay to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. Messrs. Baldwin andßayward, patent attorneys and consulting e'ngmcors, of 215 [/ambton Quay, report that recently they acted as agents in filing the following applications for letters patent of New Zealand:—AV. Gamble, Dunedin, car-marker; I. O'Callaghan, Subiaco, petrol can; A. J. Ostberg, Richmond,, motor tyre; 31. E. Budge, Auckland, sanitary cover; S. V. Burridp;e. Petone, pelt scudder: Heiriin and Smith, Ltd., Sydney, tiilking niacliino; F. E. E. Gabriel, Ltd., St. Kilcla, totalisator; A. Kenny, Melbourne, automobiles; AV. E. Scott, Melbourne, racing machino; Do Laval Separator Co., Now York, milking machine; A. C. Cull, l'crtli, laundry boiler; F. AV. Simpson, Otlcy, moat press.

Only about 30 rwr cent, of Second Division men eo far examined in Masterton liavo been naseed as fit. ■