HOUSES FLOODED

Gisborne Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 10855, 26 March 1929, Page 5

HOUSES FLOODED

CLOUD BURST STRIKES NARRANDKRA. United Pres- Assn, by El. Tel. Copyright (Australian Press Association.) SYDNEY. March 25. A Xarranderu message states that a cloudburst occurred in the district. Storm waters from a watershed east of the town quickly termed a raging torrent several chains wide :u places. Dozens ol houses were Hooded to a depth of Jfi • fences and outbuildings were carried ana.', and all public sendees dsrupted. The storm was the wmst m the history of the town.

LORD OXFORD'S BODY REMOYED TO NEW GRAVE

United Press Assn, by El. Tel. Copyright (Australian Press Association.) LONDON. March 24. The body of Lord Oxford was exhumed this morning in the early hours and transferred to a new grave 20 yards distant.

Lady Oxford and Asquith found herself tho centre of-, an unusual controversy over her decision to, remove her husband’s body a- short distance , in tho Sutton-Courtney churchyard, in order to make room to erect a* memorial. .Tlio villagers declared that the carrying out of the plan would involve the disturbing of at least one family grave. H simply won’t carry out the reburial, as at present arranged,- declared the sexton recently., "How can I ask a man whose parents are buried beneath the spot she wants to dig up the bones of liis own father?”