MAN FINED £100

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 98, 22 October 1938, Page 11

MAN FINED £100

GAMING-HOUSE CHARGE 9

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. John Phillip Donaldson was fined £100 in the Magistrate's Court today for keeping premises as a. common gaming-house.. Default was fixed at three months' imprisonment.

METEOROLOGICAL

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1938. The Sun.—Hose today 4:52 a.m.; sets 6.19 p.m. Rises tomorrow 4.51 a.m.; sets 6.20 p.m.. (Standard Time.) - , r ... «» Bright Sunshine.— Yesterday: Morning,. 2.8 hr; afternoon, I.shr. Total, 4.3 hr. W]ilHve Temperature at 9 a.m.. 56.5deg; relative humidity at 9 a.m., 88 per cent. , Ab .. Maximum temperature yesterday, 5?-2deg,. minhnum temperature last night, 50.2 de&, mlnlinum temperature on grass, 47.8deg. ~ Mean wind velocity for 24 Hours -ending 9 a.m. today, 9.6 m.p.h. , ~„„:„: Kainfall in previous 24 hours, nil; rainfall to date this month. 0.981n; rainfall to dato this year, 46.531n; rainfall ;ayerage for October, 5.511n; rainfall average froffl January 1 to the. end of October^ Sfl^SSla.. ;sv Barometer, 9 a.m.—29.fllTin,- -1013.J,-jnilU-Ws; noni 29.887 in, 1012,1 millibars; : SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. , Pressure has been fairly steady everywhere over the Dominion, continuing - hiffh in the north and lower in the south, but barometers are now falling over the South Island mm the approach of a deep westerly depression. A weak disturbance, which crossed "the centre of the North Island yesterday, gave light ram along its path, while another is now giving unsettled weather over the northern half of the South Island and about Cook Strait. Otherwise the weather has been mainly fair. Northeasterly sea breezes were well established yesterday along the east coast of • the South Island but eleswhere light to moderate westerly to north-westerly winds have predominated. ' Temperatures have continued mild but the night was cold in the. South Island with some light frosts.

TODAY'S WEATHE&

Wind Frta. Temp. Wtatbm

Station.

Beaufort scale of wind force, with equivalent m.p.h.—o, calm, 0-1; 1, light air. 2-3; 2, slight breeze, 4-7; 3, gentle breeze, 8-11; 4, moderate breeze. 12-16; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21; 6, strong breeze, 22-27; 7. high wind, 28-33: 8. gale. 34-40; 9, »trong gale, 41-48; 10. whole gale. 49-56; 11, storm. 57-65; 12, hurricane. Weather.—B, blue sky, cloud amount 0-8 tenths: BC, blue sky and detached clouds, cloud amount 4-6 tenths; C, cloudy, cloud amount, 7-8 tenths; O, overcast, cloud amount 9-10 tenths; G. gloomy, dull; D. ugly, threat* enfng; R, continuous or steady rain; S, snow: IP. precipitation within Bight of «tatlon; D, drizzle; P, passing showers; Hi hail: Q, squally; L, lightning; T, thunder; F, fog: M. mist: Z. haze; X, hoar frost: I. Intermittent. ; ' ~ FORECAST, n Winds. —North-west to westerly; light to moderate, but. freshening about and south of Cook Strait. Seas. —Rather rough about Cook Strait; otherwise slight to moderate but increasing south of Cape Egmont and in the far south. Weather.—Fair at times in eastern districts, but for the most part changeable and with much cloud. Rain at times in districts with a westerly aspect and at scattered places elsewhere. Temperatures mild.

Dp. Maria V.D. NW 4 Russell . NW 4 ffokianga Hds. NW 2 Kalpara Sig. Stn. W Manukau Hds. SSW 2 Auckland NW 3 liritiri .. SW 3 Kawhia ...... W 1 rauraiiga .... SVV 1 Opotiki ... -.... Calm raupo ...:..:. sw l East Capo ... Calm. Glsborne .,.. NNW 2 Napier ...; NE 1 Castlepoint . - NW 3 Cape Palliser TOW 6 N". Plymouth NNW 2 Cape Egmont ,. N 4 Patea ;.. N 2 Wanganui .... NE 1 Foxton ....... NW 1 Wellington .. NNW 4 Nolsoa ....*... Calm Cape Campbell * N 5 Farewell Spit .. W 4 Westport i.- E 4 Greymouth ..., NE4 Arthur's Pass NW 5 Eaikoura ... 4 NW 2 Chrlstchurch .. Calm Akaroa L'house NW 1 rimaru ..., TVNW 3 Oamaru NW 1 Dunedin ..... NE 1 Alexandra ..,-... Calm Queenstown .... N 1 \ Tuggets ...... NE 3 Bluff ..,..,.. NE 1 Puvsecur Pt.. : NW S 30.15 61 O 30.14 63 BC 30.08 63 BC 30.09 65 BC — 69 - B 30.08 65 O — 60 BC — 62 BC . 30.05 66 B 30.03 60 BC — 59 P 29.98 62 B 30.01 64 B 29.98 62 . BC 29.92 64 BC — 60 C 30.02 59 O :• 30.00 59 0 — . ■ 41 C 30.03 57 B — 62 O 29.92 57 OD 29.94 52 O 29.86 55 C 29.93 56 OM 29.85 5i OK 7 29.85 46 OIK — 44 K 29.84 56 C 29.82 50 BZ 29.81 5T O 29.82 53 OJP 29.87 53 C . 29.80 62 O — 54 C 29.75 49 C 29.74 50 CZ 29.75 55. CD 29.R8 SS O