A STORM PASSES.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 23 January 1926, Page 5

A STORM PASSES.

TEL EE RAP'D LINES DAAIAGKiD. HAVOC? IN GAR HEINS. Stormy weather conditions prevailed throughout the Taranaki and Wanganui provinces yesterday, the strong wind doing damage in most localities. The Telegraph .Department- had trouble with its wires at Kai Iwi store Communication, however, was restorer, this morning, after ordinary messages had been held up, and the round-about route through Auckland had been used for urgent work. It was also reported that trouble of a minor nature occurred near Inglewood. Towards the coast, on the open lands, the storm raged its hardest and motorists going out along the South R.oud after five o’clock were treated to a regular buffeting. Heavy rain also made conditions uncomfortable. A heavy sea along the coast and flooded rivers indicated the severity of the storm. Gardens everywhere received rough treatment from the elements, plants with heavy heads of flowers being laid low. A motorist who drove to W anganui last evening said that the road was littered with debris strewn about by the gale, which was more pronounced on the higher levels. Branches and leaves were* thickly scattered along the road. Towards 10 p.m. the fury of the storm abated, .and by 11 p.m. the rain had practically ceased. Ibis morning brilsunshine again prevailed. ROUGH WEATHER IN THE .SOUTH. SHIPPING DELAY EH. (BY TF. LEO HA I'll PRESS ASSOCIATION.) CHRISTCHURCH. Jan. 23. Heavy seas oil .the coast increased yesterday, and sina-l' steamers were delayed. The W'airau, which put back on Thursday after leaving for Blenheim, is still 'aid up. The Peninsula steamer John Anderson bad to return from the heads. The Waihemo, which arrived in the morning from Newcastle, was compelled to remain in the stream as the port health officer could not go out to grant pratique, and also because the berth is still occupied. The Shaw, Savill liner JVlaimoa arrived in the stream in the evening, but the captain wirelessed that he did not consider it safe to anchor, and put to ssa again. Heavy rain in the afternoon stopped ill 1 work on the waterfront.