HEAVY SNOWSTORM.

Greymouth Evening Star, 23 July 1918, Page 5

HEAVY SNOWSTORM.

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RECORD FALL-IN CHRISTCHURCH SEVEN INCHES IN TEE CITY. 1 (Special to “Star.''’} CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. > 1 Christchurch has axpeiieneed the heaviest^fall of snow in its history. The light fall on Friday last was followed by a tine day on Saturday. Then came heavy rain, and enow Logan to fall at 5 a.nr, on Sunday, continuing till 11 a. in. yesterday. The total fall was seven inches on the Hat. The train lines were, completely blocked and' the service disorganised late yesterday. Lake Coleridge transmission lines held, but the feeder lines in the suburban areas broke down, and Lyttelton and other places were without light and power. , The railway service was maintained, except on the Little River line, whore a. wash-out of 150 yards occurred at Birdling’s. Mat. The telegraph service is badly affected. Communication with Web lington is being maintained by only one wire, via Groymouth.

There are very little signsof. a. thaw yet, and the snow lies thick ' everywhere. *• ; HEAVY SNOW IN OTAGO. RAILWAY TRAFFIC SUSPENDED. (Per Press Association.) DUNEDIN, This Day. “ ; y> ; . The snowfall throughout Otago is heavy. The Central Otago Railway /js running from one end to Ranfurly and at the other end to Waipiata. The intervening five miles arc blocked 1 with four feet of snow on the open roads and 11 feet in the .xwa v cuttings. It is still snowing heavily in both places, but it is bored to establish through communication to-night. The main north road is impassable for wheel traffic on the Mount Car gill section. In the Clyde district there is a.s much as 50 feet of drift in the gullies. The danger is cf a sudden thaw.