HAVELOCK.

Marlborough Express, Volume LI, Issue 230, 28 September 1917, Page 3

HAVELOCK.

[from our correspondent.] Thursday. A strong northerly gale sprang up on Tuesday evening, and continued with tittle cessation until last evening. The rainfall was particularly heavy for some hours, and the IViorus and Wakamarina rivers, and other lesser watercourses, were in high flood on Wednesday morning. The mail and passenger cars from BU'iiheim wero held up temporally Ictween Havelock and Canvastown, but were able to get through the flooded creeks and the submerged Imv-lyiug parts of the road towards midday. One of the cars got into difficulties at Ruapaka Greek, and the passengers had to be brought into Hiivelqck by another car. Court Unity, the local branch of the A.O.F. Lodge, has established a vorv creditable record for a small, body, having, lip to date, invested tlio sum of £1000 ia War Loan Certiiieaies. Tic Fortnightly euclire party in aid oT the Soldiers' Parcels Fund, was only sparsely attended on Tuesday "^■'- 'i:i:'.^ owing to tlio indorsront wc-D'-./hw. Tlie first prize winners \i <';••■• Miss L. Jenkins and Mnstav ('tii-tlou Buckman. The proceeds, in- ' hhiinf -.lon itiotis, amounted to about