THE WEATHER.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16543, 17 November 1915, Page 5

THE WEATHER.

■;;;„.., heavy fall op rain, railway traffic impeded., - floods in , canterbury. , Heavy rain set in before 2 o'clock yesterday, and continued steadily for several \ hours. This was followed by dull s and cold weather, but about 4 n.m. rain set in again, . and ffelt yery heavily until late at night. At an early'hour this;, morning the sky wea cloudnr and the temperature was 1aw?.,,. • (Peb United Pbess Association.*- , WELLINGTON, November, 16.-' Last night a gale was responsible , .for , some damage to the electric light and ofchc? wires, though no serious mishap was recorded. ■■•'•. • The gale continued this morning, acoom- > panied by driving rain squalls, and shipping < was accordingly disorganises, so far as the coastal services were concerned. The Mara- ( roa arrived two hours late'from Lyttelton, j having been considerably about. ■ Several times she was siwept by huge seas, , The Nikau was four hours'late from Nelson, being held iip in Cook' ( Str3it by huge head seas. Shortly after the vessel left Nelson yesterday afternoon she was in the centre of an electric etorra. CHRISTCHURCH, November 16. - Owing to a heavy flood in tho R&kaia < River two piles were- washed out , railway bridge, and the second express from the south could not cross. There were, a" ,' large number of passengers on board, jin- ' eluding a detachment of rrcruits bound for Trentham. The Waimkkariri River is also in heavy flood, and the surrounding country is submerged to a.depth of several fofi;. Washouts occurred last evening on the Wcstland railway near Otira. The trains will 'not run before Thursday. There" waa * a large slip in the gorge, and the coaohes are held up. , ' • GREYMOUTH, November 16. The Grey River is in etrong flood.

{Fbom Ouk Own Cobbespondents.) BUSHEY PARK, November 16. The rainfall registered' hero for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. was 57 points. ' WAIKOUATTI, November 16. : The rainfall reg-istered here for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. on Thursday was 11 points, on Friday 2 points, and to-day 62 . points. Rain was still > falling at 9.45— a warm, genial, and much-needed fall. MOSGIEL, November 16. Heavy rain fell on theiTaieri het night, and continued well into to-dav. About noon, the weather cleared, amd a slight wind prevailed. RANFURLY. November 16. The rainfall registered here for the 24-hr-n-n ended 9 a.m. on the 15th was 55 points. An opossum of unaccountable ferocity, a pea-rifle, and a much-surprised householder figured, most prominently in a rather exciting drama that was,enacted in a residence in Torridge street, Oamaru, at an early hour on Sunday morning (says the North Otago Timee). The gentleman was awakened by sounds that seemed to point to burglars, but, when he realised that the noise, growing ever louder and louder, issued from the region of the bedroom chimney, ho was compelled to give the problem up, His attention was next attracted to the fcot of the bed, where, by the aid of a match, he saw what appeared to be a huge cat, armed with fearsome-looking claws , and teeth, sitting on the bed rail and "glaring at, him. Without hesitation, he leapt out of bed and made for the next room, and, seizing a rifle which happened to be there, cautiously returned to the bedroom. Baroly had ho got inside when the unwelcome intruder sprang at him, narrowly missing his shoulder. He fired, but only wounded the animal, which again hurled, iteelf forward. Though shooting in the dark was difficult, ho managed to get in more shots, the third bullet proving fatal. In the meantime, tho other inmates of'the house, including two children, were in a state bordering on panic, and it was some time before general quiet could bo restored. Upon examination at daylight, the animal was found to be an opossum of rather large size. Where it came from seems likely to remain a complete mystery. Public Speakers and Singers should never be without " NAZOL." Best protection for %he throat against chills. Speediest relief for hoarseness and soreness. Is 6d bottle contains 60 doses. -