ONERAHI

Northern Advocate, 4 May 1932, Page 8

ONERAHI

(From Our Own Correspondent.) Personal. After a very pleasant and enjoyable fortnight’s holiday, spent at Karamu, Pirongia and elsewhere in the Waikato, Mr G. W. Johnson arrived home on Friday. Floods were out on the return journey, the car was hung up at Warkworth, and, though leaving Auckland on Thursday, it was not till late next day they were enabled to get through. While away, Mr Johnson was the guest of his wife’s parents, Mr and Mrs Beet, and other of her folk. Mr McLeod, who since leaving the Whangarei Hospital, has been the guest of his daughter and son-in-law, Mrs and Mr W. Foreshow, left for his homo at Hokianga on Saturday, well on the way to complete convalescence. He was accompanied by his son, who for a few days last week was also a guest in the same house. Mr J. do Stigter, accompanied by his daughter. Miss D. de Stigter,' left for Auckland on Monday on holiday bout. A day will be spent ’mid the pleasures of the metropolis and the journey continued to Netherton, Hauraki, where they will be the guests of the former’s brother-in-law, Mr A. Carter. Gale And Rain. The fine weather broke on Wednesday. Clouds rolled up in the nor’east and heavy gusts came away with a drizzle of rain. By midnight a true gale was blowing and then came the downpour. Bain drummed on the roofs like rolling thunder and, driven by the wind, lashed on walls and windows in solid sheets of water. The air was full of dying twigs and small branches, torn from tortured trees. A proper hurly-burly it was, what with shrieking wind, drumming rain and houses that rocked to the gale. Water-tables and culverts unable. to cope* with the storm-water, became spouting geysers and many streets, for the time were flooded. The county road, adjoining the Domain, was under water for a considerable distance and the low-lying sections in Park .Road resembled miniature seas, in the morning. A very heavy sea was set running in the harbour and against the Beach Street seawall, but the structure came through the battering unhurt. No damage to small craft has, so far, been reported. Card Evening. A very, jolly card evening in aid of the Tennis Club funds, was held on Wednesday at the residence of the club secretary, Mrs L. V. Scott. Spite of the'rising gale and vicious spits of rain, a good muster of players rolled up. Five hundred was the order of the night and the tables were quickly the scene of exciting contests among eager enthusiasts, Airs L. V. Scott winning first prize, while second place fell to Mr A. S. Fagan. A dainty supper was served and a very jolly evening was spent by all.