OBSERVATIONS ELSEWHERE

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 17 April 1939, Page 2

OBSERVATIONS ELSEWHERE

(Barometric pressure is now shown in millibars instead of inches as previously; 1000 millibars equals 29.51 inches.) Manukau Heads: Bar. —; ther. 66; wind, N., light air; blue sky and clouds; bar smooth. Auckland: Bar. 1024; ther. 56; wind calm; sky overcast, foggy. Cape Palliser: Bar. —; ther. 63; wind N.W., high wind; blue sky, squally; sea rough. Cape Egmont: Bar. 1023; ther. 60; wind, N., slight breeze; blue sky; sea smooth. Wanganui; Bar. 1023; ther. 58; wind N.E., slight breeze; blue sky and clouds; bar smooth. Wellington : Bar. 1020; ther. 62; wind N., fresh breeze; sky cloudy; sea rough. Cape Campbell: Bar. 1016; ther. 62; wind, N.W., moderate breeze; blue sky and clouds; sea moderate. Farewell Spit: Bar. 1022; wind. W., gentle breeze; blue sky and clouds; sea smooth. Westport: Bar. 1022: ther. 60; wind, N.E.. gentle breeze; blue sky and clouds; bar slight. Greymouth : Bar. 1920; ther. 61: wind N.W., moderate breeze; sky overcast; bar considerable. Christchurch: Bar. 1013; ther. 68; wind, E.NE., light air; sky overcast, hazy. Pu.vsegur Point: Bar. 1011; ther. 58; wind. N.W., high wind; sky overcast; sea-rough swell; 126 points rain.

Judge: ‘‘So you broke into the tobacconist’s shop just to get a sixpenny cigar? What were you doing in the safe?” Prisoner: “I was putting in the sixpence.”