THE WEATHER.

Feilding Star, Volume I, Issue 270, 20 May 1907, Page 3

THE WEATHER.

HEAVY GALE ALONG THE EAST COAST. [PBB PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Auckland, May 19. The wind blew a hard southerly gale on Saturday, accompanied by Heavy rain during the night. The gale is reported as extending right along the coast, and all steamers arriving to-day and on Saturday report a heavy sea. To-day the wind dropped somewhat, and the weather is finer. The Huddart-Parker steamer Victoria, which arrived this morning, after a rough passage from the south brought a number of Gisborne passengers on to Auckland owing to the gale preventing both the passenger tender and the lighter from going out to her at Gisborne. A number of people who had booked at Gisborne had for the same reason to be left behind. Some of the Auckland mails for Gisborne, which were sent to Napier via New Plymouth over a week ago, were also brought back by the Victoria. Telegraphic communication with Wellington and the South Island was considerably interrupted on Saturday. The southerly gale caused damage to the lines. During the whole of the morning and early afternoon only one wire could be used for work between Auckland and Wellington, with the result that ordinary messages were delayed between four and five hours. The fault was reported between Takapau and Dannevirke. All the local wires have been working well, and communication was good as far as Napier.