THE WEATHER.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7567, 18 April 1903, Page 8

THE WEATHER.

' FORECAST 12 HOURS ?ROM

9 a.m. TO-DAY,

Captain Edwin wires as follows :—

Gale from between north-east and north and west after 12 hours from now. Glass fall soon. Indications for rain.

The Rev. David Lloyd, of West Lodge, Crewherne, Somerset, writes as follows to the Curiosities page oi the Strand Magazine for Febru-r ary :—"Urged by a large number of my friends, I write to bring under your notice a unique and very remarkable coincidence that has hap-r pened in my family. We have three children, and they were born, as follows :—Jfyfanwy, our eldest,on Jan 21,- 1900 ; Nesta, on JanV 21, 1401 ; Robert, on Jan 21,----1902. Not only were the born on the same day, but also on the very same hour, viz., 2 a.m. Our, doctor and oth?r verify this statement. All the births took' place in Crewkerne, where I was acting as assistant curate.'-'

The Hot Lakes Chronicle recalls to mma tnat there was a prediction made regardins the drought in Australia In the year 1899, Mr Charles Egeson map compiler -at the Sydney (A'SW) Observatory, published a book which created considerable sensation at the time, as it 'dealt with sun spots, droughts, etc. He prophesied seven years' severe drought in Australia, and gave the year 1902 as the most severe. The main portion cf Mr Egeson's prediction has been verifaed almost to the very letter. Poor hseson was dismissed for his pams and. died in a lunatic asylum. Those who were, so cruel to this man of genius for undoubtedly he was a genius, no doubt have, during the past ten jears, often regretted their action, and that they did not make provision to cope with the drought so accurately predicted by mm. A. rather unique incident occurred at tae races on Monday (says.the Pateai ress.) A man had been eomm;ssioned. to secure three tickets on Lady Soult in the Xakaramea Stakes. He \rezt to the machine intending to take the three tickets on the horse named for his friend, and one on Ora for himself. By mistake he placed £3 on Ora and £1 on Lady Soult. After the race he presented three tickets at the window. for payment of second dividend, and naturally was somewhat pleasantly surprised to find that he held three tickets on the winner, and only one on the second horse. - The person who took a stock whip from the Federal Supper Sooms is requested to return same to save trouble.