RAIN AND WIND.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 22 December 1924, Page 5

RAIN AND WIND.

TRAIN DERAILED.

RUNS INTO A SLIP

(by TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION,) WELLINGTON, Dec. 20. At 5.30 a.m. to-day a goods train from Paekakariki ran into a slip near Ngaio’ and th©’ AA’hole train Avas derailed. All trains from the north detrained passengers at Johmsonville, whence they came by motor-buses. The mail trains for NeAv Plymouth and Napier- Avere despatched at 9.20 a. m. via Wairairapa. Both Auckland expresses, 12.45 and 2 Avere cancelled, but the line is expected to be clear to-morroAv and traffic will resume. A A r ery heavy slip on the Hutt Road caused a traffic block.

A very brief storm did considerable aggregate damage at Eastbourne, Bona Bay, and other parts of the east harbour district. Tlie principal incidents AA’ere the carrying away of two small houses on a. hillside by landslides yesterday. No personal injuries are repoi*ted, but tlie roads AA’ere much damaged, exceeding £SOO. Tlie ' neAv electric poAA’er lines were brought doAvn by the Avashing out of a pole.

ROAD AND -RAILWAY SLIPS

DANNEVIRKE. Dec. 20

Traffic by rail and road north of Dannevirke is greatly dislocated- today. The Ava shout on the railway between. Mat a man and Makotuku was still unnegotiable this morning,' said it depends! urwn the subsequent A\ r eatlier as to- AA'hether the damage Avill'~nereasitate the erection of a bridge. This morning’s sloav trains were cancelled, and passengers for the north and south expresses have to tranship at the Ava.shont. AA’hich will result in unaA'oidaible delay. The main road to Napier is closed OAving to extensive damage to the bridge near Matamau. and other roads (ire also blocked lv slips and damage to culverts. The Aveathor is still Avet.’