LOCALLY AND ELSEWHERE.

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 34, 8 August 1925, Page 8

LOCALLY AND ELSEWHERE.

Wellington ii sharing with other parts of the country in'real wintry weather. Condition! have been cold, wet, and boisterous to make matten exceedingly unpleasant for the commencement of the week-end, and particularly for outdoor sports this afternoon. Last night's heavy rain, and that which-preceded it, saturated the various playing : areas, and though strong winds this-morning enabled some of the areas to recover somewhat from their soaking, there were ground* which were not fit for. play. Th» more important fixtures were allowed to stand, but many of the lower-grade games had to be postponed. In order that the ground at Athletic Park might not be disturbed for the CanterburyWellington senior game the match between the junior representativet of Wellington and Canterbury wa» transferred to Kilbirme. .-...",•

Reporting upon the weather generally, the Director of the Meteorological Offio* (Mr. D. 0. Bates) states that cold, unsettled, and squally conditions, with strong 6outherly ■winds, have been th» rule. Much snow has fallen in the high country of the South Island, and there has been a good deal of sleet in the East Coast districts of the South Island. The, hills around. Christchurch were snow-capped this morning, >vhil» from Arthur's Pass it was reported that there were 18 inches of snow in that, locality. The disturbance accounting for these conditions is now located to the east of the North Island. The barometer ii due to rise everywhere icon, and southerly winds, strong to gale, may be expected north of Farewell Spit and Kaikoura, and south-easterlies elsewhere. Cold and damp weather is forecasted, with Tain probable generally, sleet in the East Coast districts of the South Island, and snow on th«. higher levels. • Another very cold night may be experienced. The observer at Kaikoura reported this morning that a heavy south-wester-ly Rale was being experienced, and that 2.55 ifnohes of rain had been recorded for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m.._today. There was snow on the hills. Hororata (Canterbury) reported 2.17 inches of rain, and Foxton 0.12 inches.

Locally .69 inches of rain was registered between 9 a.m. yesterday iand the same hour to-day. As to prospects for next week, Mr. Bates stated that there was a probability of a decided improvement by the time that the American fleet arrived.