A Southerly Gale.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 157, 15 July 1901, Page 2

A Southerly Gale.

SHIPPING OPERATIONS INTERFERED WITH. A heavy southerly gale, with fierce rain squalls, has prevailed in Gisborne and on tho East Coast since Saturday, and greatly interfered with shipping operations. Tho rivers throughout tho district are in flood, and very dangerous for travellers to negotiate.

Telephone messages received last evening from coastal ports state that a high sea was running between Gisborne and the East Cape. At Tolago Bay tho Omapere was sheltering, and the weather was so thick that the steamer could hardly be seen from the shore. Messrs A. T. Hookey and W. D. S. McDonald, who left Gisborne on Saturday for Tokomai'p,'- had a very rough trip as far as Tolago Bay, whore they reached last evening. The road was very bad, ’ and the rivers were in high flood. Some difficulty was experienced in crossing the Uawariver, and altogether the trip was anything but pleasant.

The Gisborne Tiniroro-Wairoa mailman reports the road as being in a deplorable condition, and the coach had a very rough I trip. It was blowing .-a fierce gale at Parekanapa, and was bitterly cold. 1 THE WAIKARE. The Union S.S. Company’s Waikare arrived from the South early yesterday morning, and was tendered by the Waihi at 6 a.ra. and again at eight o'clock. Passengers and mails were landed, but the weather was too rough to permit cargo being discharged. The racehorses, which were booked by the steamer, were not shipped. THE WAIHORA. -

Seeing that the Waihora would meet with the full force of the gale after rounding the East Cape, it >vas not considered likely that the steamer would put ia an appearance during yesterday afternoon. No word having been received of the vessel up to dark, the local manager, Mr Cramond, decided - to postpone her departure from this port until this morning, the last launch being fixed for seven o’clock. It is probable that the steamer would shelter in Hick's Bay until the "ale moderated. The Waihora takes a large number of passengers from this port, also a number of racehorses. The following passengers had booked by the steamer: —Mrs Macfaviane; Messrs Macfarlane, Younghusband, Warren, Lowry, Galletly, Williams, Todd, Tancrod, Parker, Troy, I Chambers, Mitchell, Pilcher, Lambert, Julian Morrison, Lore, McDermott (2), Grome, Morrigan, Lambrick. The Waihora has three passengers for Gisborne, Misses Bennett and Sherriff and Mrs Smith.