THE WEATHER

Evening Star, Issue 18533, 16 January 1924, Page 8

THE WEATHER

FLOOD THREAT REMOVED. The Superintendent of Telegraphs forwards the following Post Office bulletins : Cromwell reports (9.50 f a.m.); The Clutha River has dropped Sin and the Kawarau lift since 8 p.m. yesterday. There was frost during the night; a beautiful day. Roxburgh reports (9.50 a.m.): The river dropped 6in during the night; weather clear. MAORI'S ROUGH TRIP. MISSES FIRST EXPRESS. [Feb United Press Association.! CHRISTCHURCH, January 16. Tire ferry steamer Maori encountered a severe gale on the trip to Lyttelton. 'The vessel bad to slow down on leaving Wellington Heads, but thereafter proceeded at full steam. Nothing could be seen forward owing to the spray, and heavy seas were shipped all night. Minor damage was dona 1 to the lower portion of the bridge, and a door was washed in. The vessel reached port at 10.15, the passengers missing the first express south. THE AVON'S WILLOWS. STATELY TREES BLOWN DOWN. [Special to the ‘Stab.’] CHRISTCHURCH, January 16. In the city arm through which the Avon flows stately willow trees which have stood for forty or fifty years wore snapped by yesterday’s gale, some lying across the river bed, others along the grassy banks. Near the hospital one free of great beauty snapped near the roots, and further towards Lichfield street a huge forked willow was broken. Just immediately behind the impressive statue to Captain Scott a willow of fifty years’ standing was undermined. All along the river bank there is the same story. Just beyond the Manchester street bridge the second _ and fourth of four graceful weeping willows are down, spread across the and with these two gone there only remains a couple of any age. It will take years before the places of the fallen monarohs can bo adequately taken. The nity of it is that some of the most handsmne tre-'-s of the riverbank have gone for all time.