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Taranaki Daily News, 7 February 1928, Page 6

Opunake is in imminent danger of a water famine, the tank supply being about exhausted, says the Times. Unless rain falls soon the population of the town will depend on river water and such few wells as are available. “A very slight depression crossed New Zealand during Thursday evening, having moved from south-eastern Australia since Wednesday evening, but losing much of its intensity en route,” said an official at the Meteorological Office at Wellington on Friday. “Changes of pressure over New Zealand are very slight, but a moderate fall occurred at the Chatham Islands, which makes it probable that the southerly winds following this disturbance will freshen somewhat in the region of the straits during Friday night and Saturday. The weather is likely to continue warm and humid, with much cloud, mist, and haze, and possibly a little misty rain; otherwise no immediate departure from the existing dry conditions ie indicated.” A few typical examples of great bargains for men nt the Melbourne’s Clearance Summer Sale. Good quality odd tweed coats, nil sizes, were 29/6, now 21/-; all wool dark grey socks, were 1/3, now 10d a pair; Wire Tweed Shirts, were 7/6, now 5/11; saddle tweed trousers, were 17/0, now 13/6. The greatest sale in the firm » history.