SEVERE though brief thunderstorm passed over Wellington between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. yesterday. Vivid lightning was accompanied by rolling thunder. A deluge of rain and unusually high wind were experienced, while there was some hail in high places. Following on the storm of a week ago. the lightning caused uneasiness in many homes, and at Karori actually not without reason, for a flash struck the house of Mr M. S. G. Mond, a dairy farmer, smashing a window and radio set, and charring the curtains and wallpaper, while a window blind was torn to ribbons. A pine tree was struck in the Botanical Gardens, and upwards of 100 telephone fuses were blown in Karori. The u ft DEPENDABLE OUTBOARD PRICES FROM £l7 0 0 Don’t Forget—We give EXPERT SERVICE with every sale ALAN HIGGINS, LTD. VINE STREET PHONE 2328
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Northern Advocate, 17 December 1938, Page 6
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