Unusual Hail Shower
The unusual picture of one half of the Square being subjected to a heavy hail shower while the other half was bathed in sunlight, was witnessed in Palmerston North yesterday afternoon. The hailstones were of unusual size and hammered a continuous tattoo on the roofs of the business houses, which was audible quite a long distance away. Alan Loveday Fund His Worship the Mayor desires to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the above fund: Mrs. A. E. Russell, £100; Manawatu Repertory Society, £65 5s 3d; Miss D. Southey Baker, £2 2s. A great programme is announced on page 1 in connection with the Temperance Rally at St. Andrew’s Hall tonight. Just follow the band and you’ll get there. I
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MT19440830.2.11
Bibliographic details
Manawatu Times, Volume 69, Issue 205, 30 August 1944, Page 4
Word Count
124Unusual Hail Shower Manawatu Times, Volume 69, Issue 205, 30 August 1944, Page 4
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Manawatu Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in