STORMY WEATHER.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12000, 24 June 1902, Page 5

STORMY WEATHER.

• SHIPPING DELAYED. AM win*, which,has been blowing from between north-east and north-west for the past few, days, increased in force early yesterday morning, and some fierce *. broke over the. city during the day. Towards evening the wind settled into the north-north-west, and blew a hard gale and some hours, 7 hen heavy rain set in, it was e , hum moderated someVhat, although o,n. if bl °^ in S rtron * l y "P to " ear 'v !™™ I morain S- The strong wind raised * very heavy sea in the harbour,* but as tie shipping was well prepared for the blow, no accidents occurred. A gale from the north-east is reported blowing along the coast from Cape Maria Van Diemen, with a heavy sea, and at Cape Colville a mountainous sea is reported. In consequence of the severity of the weather the departures of the Northern Company's steamers Waiotahi, for Tauranga; Muritai, for Mercury Bay; and Waitangi, for Tairua, Whangamato, and Tauranga., have been postponed until the weather moderates I be American ship Henry Failing, bound to lort nsenU . which, has been anchored under Whaugaparoa for some days, is still detained from sailing by the strong head wind, and the barque Margarita, bound to Kaipara, is at anchor oft' Lake Takapuna beach, awaiting a chance to sail. [by TELEGRAPH.OWN* correspondent.] . , Thames, Monday. A north-easterly gale is prevailing here, with steady rain.