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Marlborough Express, Volume XLVIII, Issue 127, 1 June 1914, Page 8

'""! A furious current of wind, rushing with great velocity and violence, and occasionally attended with driving Tairij visited Ufonhelm with startling ;"sudcK:m?es«.. last Jiight. Early in the ■evening banks of black clouds and a ■ short gale pros-Aged v storm. After being considerably perturbed for about two hours the atmosphere becaiuo normal about one o'clock this morning, and vain supevvened. The day broke Hue, hnt rain fell during the morning, and thougK the. outlook improved frequently signs of rain wore not wanting. . Rain was falling at the Bluff. Oi-ey mouth, and Wei-1 lington (where 125 points have been recorded in tho last three days) at 9 ! o clock, and rough seas were prevail- j ing at Cape Campbell, Farewell Spit, Cape Palhscr. atid Stephen's Island. _ Mr IX O. Bates telegraphs as fol-lows:--Indications are for heavy westerly gale, and veering by west to •south after about 24 to 36 hours; weathiv will pi-olvably prove very bois-•ten.-ous: jieavy showers, with hail and •■stee^nt rimes, and snow on the back •country: barometor unsteady, but ■rising inst after about 24 hours: sea .moaerr-ui and tides good. TJte cable station at Wakapuaka was biimb to the ground at three o clock- this morning. With the meagre appliances to hand the staff mxnapM to gavj the quarteas, but the tnrr.'a cable instruments., valued at betwrc;: £20(X) and £3000, were tfefft/v.-v-'d. The cause of the' outbreak is j.i complete mystery. Coinnwin!o;>rioii between Sydney a-nd NeJJvon ;uul Wellington is' being- arrar.rri,'(!v The full report of the outbreak i> ln-ld ovf-i'-bv pmv-i of other Hatter.. »<.) d will appear to-mqrrow