THE SNOW IN CANTERBURY.
INDICATIONS OF A THAW. (United Press Association.) GHRISTCHUHCH, July 5. There- are indications to-night of a north-west wind (a warm wind) setting in in the snow-bound areas of Canterbury, in which case; losses of sheep will not be so heavy as v at first .anticipated. It is understood that in some districts to-day, under the influence of warm sunshine and a nprth-west wind,, about a foot of the snow disappeared, and from vantage points holes made by snowed - : up sheep are visible. I There is still only one telegraph line ! through to Wellington. { Power is again being derived from I Lake Coleridge. I The Whitecliffs, Oxford, and West ' Coast railways are still snow-bound. I Much damage has been caused in the { country through stables, barns, veranj dabs and other buildings collapsing un[der the weight of snow.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 162, 6 July 1918, Page 7
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140THE SNOW IN CANTERBURY. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 162, 6 July 1918, Page 7
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