THE WEATHER.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 140, 8 July 1901, Page 2

THE WEATHER.

PBB PBESS ASSOCIATION.I Wellivgtos, Ju'y 6. The weather is sti'l ti.tirly odd, and a tligiv. fall of snow, 'the first for many yeas, to->k place in the city b >t,we-n 11 and 12 o'clock to-day. The Ro orua had a trip from Nelson, being swepi by waves repeatedly. McsV of the cabius ware swamped by a heavy s°a, which batterfd the »f er sky-light, snapped tha bell from i's fittings, and twisted tb« compel case like & kerosene tin run ovo< by a train. Several deck sea's were 1 'St. Duneoin, July 7. Frost set in last night, but it thawed to-day, and heavy rain full. Snow, er, still lies in all but the principal str«.e s. Chktstohuroh, July 7. Al hough no snow has fillen since yes-er day afternoon, a h-ird frqs*.last night prevented' its the ground is still covered fo a defrtfrof several inches. It is freezing again 'o-night, si it will probably be days b fo : e the slow finnlly disappears. Auckland, July 7. The 'ast three days have bp-m t' e worst this yoar as far as the neither is conc»rn-d". Hetvy thunderstorms and bittei ly < old rain squa'lspas-ed over tie town, sometimes accompanied by hail.