GALE IN SOUTH.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18533, 18 October 1923, Page 10

GALE IN SOUTH.

MARAROA'S ROUGH TRIP.

WELLINGTON TO LYTTELTON.

PASSAGE OF 24} HOURS.

[BY TELECnAPH.— ASSOCIATION.!

CHRISTCHXTRCH, Wednesday.

The ferry steamer Mararoa arrived at Lyttelton iat 8.30 ,to-night, after probably a record passage of 244 hours from Wellington. At 7.30 this* morning tho Mararoa was only 42 miles from. Wellington. It was solid plugging, all the way, with heavy head seas. Fortunately, it was unnecessary for the Mararoa to take in -coal, and she made a quick turn rouna on tho return trip. The Moeraki was also delayed, and the Laburnum cannot make port until tomorrow.

SNOW IN CANTERBURY.

HEAVY LOSS OF LAMBS.

[BI TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

CHRISTCHURCH. Wednesday.

A cold southerly wind, with rain, ha' been experienced since Monday, accompanied by a fall of snow in tho bhek country, which will mean a heavy loss of lambs, as lambing out-back is now in full awing. Snow also fell on Banks Peninsula and in other parts of the province. The weather this evening shows no sign of clearing.

HEAVY SEA AT WELLINGTON.

RAILWAY LINE DAMAGED. ' [bt telegraph.—press ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON. Wednesday. A gale raised a hcfivy sea in the hax"bour, and late last night it was found that the sea had broken through tho wall protecting the railway to Tetone. About a chain of the line was carried away south of Petone, and gangs of men wore put on to repair work. There is a double line to Petone, and traffic can still be carried on the inner one. Coastal shipping has been greptly dolayed by tho southerly gale.

EXPERIENCES AT WANGANUI, MUCH DAMAGE REPORTED. [BY TELEGRAPH.OWN correspondent J WANGANUI, Wednesday. Not for several years has there been such a severe southerly <r buster '* as the one prevailing just- now. For about three days the coastline has been severely swept with a cold gale. Considerable damage has been done to gardens. Trees have been broken down arid flowers completely destroyed. Many fences have been " levelled, whilo at Castlecliff the seaside residents have had to cope with an invasion of sand into their dwellings. Motorists, too, have been obliged to take down their hoods to ensure safe travelling. The movements of three .coastal boats have been affected by the gale. The Togo, when coming down fiver this morning, experienced the full force of the gale on the town reaches, and at times had to battle against waves of considerable size.