THE WEATHER.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume LV, Issue 89, 13 June 1925, Page 5

THE WEATHER.

FRIDAY'S STORM. The heavy gale which occurred yesterday did a good deal of minor damage. Fences were blown down jfl some cases, and generally anything of a movable nature speedily found a new location. A tree which a resident of Falstaff Street had intended to fall and had partly cut through, fount! that the gale completed the job for him. The unfortunate feature, however, was that the tree in coming to earth fell across the electric light wires, with the result that the current was cut off in various parts of the Borough for some time. Last night several interesting hat-chasing competitions took place in Broadway much to the amusement of those few people who were about at the time.

SNOW IN CANTERBURY. Per Press Association. Christchurch, June 12. Wintry weather prevails in Christehurch and throughout the province. Sleet and hail have fallen at intervals during the day and to-night snow showers were frequent. At one period Cathedral Square was white, _but a heavy shower of- rain soon washed the snow away. The Port Hills are snow-clad and snow has fallen in most of the country districts. WELLINGTON'S EXPERIENCE. Wellington, June 13. Fierce driving rain and a howling gale swept the city yesterday as the sulmination of the cold wet weather that has been experienced during most of the past fortnight. Cargo operations were disorganised on the waterfront, and the smaller vessels returned to the shelter of the port. No damage from the storm has yet been reported. The weather to-day promised to be fine. BAROMETER RISING. The Government Meteorologist wires from Wellington to-day as follows :—' The indications are for southerly winds strong to gale. The weather will probably prove cold and changeable, rain probable. The night will probably be very cold, with frosts inland. Barometer rising, and/expect a very high barometric sure to follow.