REPORTS FROM LAWRENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 18257, 23 April 1923, Page 6

REPORTS FROM LAWRENCE.

[Special to the ‘Stab.’] LAWRENCE. April 23. It tins born raining continuously since Saturday morning. Within the past forty-eight hours 2Mn of rain have fallen. The creeks in this neighborhood are bank high, but there is no flood in the vicinity of the town. The rainfall appears to have been heavier in Waipori and Waitahuna districts. Waitahuna River is in flood, and there is a washout on the railway. The morning train from Lawrence had to return, and the mail services to Waipori and Tuapeka Month are interrupted. Rain is still falling NORTHERN FLOODS SUBSIDE. [Pee United Press Association.] THAMES, April 23. The flood waters are now gone. The streets in Grahamstown are covered with a thick coatbi# of mud 1 , which will take weeks to remove. Offices in Albert and Queen streets suffered most, being invaded by over ISin of water and ,utid. The boarders in one hotel had to be takm out in boats. Repairs to the railway hr* now effected, the express leaving this morning for Auckland. It is understood that the reason the water poured into the town was on account of the protoitinn works being unfinished. Tenders * ere let for the completion some days ago. aid if the work hail been i&uie it would ba v e allowed the debris to enter the .mpoun ling dam which is provided for in the scheme CHRISTCHURCH. The drizzling rain ceased early this morning, but the weather is very still and has a thunder and stormy appearance, with heavy clouds, which threaten a downpour if the wind changes to the south. The city has escaped lightly so far.—Christchurch P.A. message. RAIN WELCOMED AT OAMARU. IPeb United Press Association.] Since midday on Saturday from 3in to over Ain of rain ha# fallen throughout North Otago. No damage is reported. The rain is welcome, as the country was very dry and the feed was going off.— Oamaru Press Association message. WELLINGTON WELCOMES RAIN. [Pee United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, April 23. Wellington has not escaped rain, which is now saturating tho country, but .the fall is merely ordinary, and very welcome after the fortnight’s sunshine. In the last sixteen months only throe months have recorded a rainfall up to the average. During tho rest it has been little over half the normal, and the period has been about the driest experienced in that time. The heaviest fall was in January last, usually a dry month. CE TAPLEY EXTENDS HIS SYMPATHY. Or H. L. Tapley, who has been busily engaged yesterday and to-day in the work of rescue in connection with the flood, lias decided to cancel his meeting which had fceon arranged for South Dunedin to-day. Mr Tapley realises that just now people have got their own trouble to contend with without being called out to hear election speeches. “I extend my sympathies,” added Mr'Tapley, “to all those who are victims of the present inundation. and who are suffering losses as -i result. It is certainly a very serious state of affairs. In. view of the position I have decided to cancel my meeting at South Dunedin."