THE WEATHER.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13666, 7 August 1908, Page 5

THE WEATHER.

HEAVY GALES, SHIPPING DELAYED. . Per Press / Association. WAIROA, August 6. A heavy southerly gale, with • incessant ram has caiiseda flood in the river.-The wharves are ■ submerged. - GISBORNE,.August; 6. ■ A heavy south-easterly gale- is raging, with a high sea. There is no sign of the Union ■ Company's s. s. Flora,' which is due this morning on 4 special'trip -to take excursionists to Auckland for Fleet Week. .The -.storm is - proving severe- on young.lambs, and -a good 1 deal of mortality /; i.s esp&'ted.

Tremendous seas are nmningf anil vessels are -unable to anchor .in the: bay.'. Th<s Union Company's Flora . and Tyser liner NereJiana put out to sea. The former probably leaves-for Auckland' in the morning if tlie weather, moderates. The Mokoia lias not yet. arrived from, Auckland, but is expected any moment-

"WELLINGTON, August. 6. , Wellington lias been visJted by a violent southerly gale for' the- .24 hours, which ended at 3 o'clock this morning. . The gale averaged forty miles an:-hour.: and its violence remains unabated. The forecast hints at colder weather. The heavy weather has somewhat. demoralised. the < movements; of shipping; the .'smaller trading ill or i oiit of Wellington are' either sheltering along, tlie coast or are snugly .tied- up,-in port. ■ The. Malieno,, which ;waj3 .due from Sydney yesterday did - not appear in 'he bay till'to-day. Bough: sens delayed tlie speedy' turbine, steamer. . All the way. froM Sydney she was thrashed by a. head win:!, and was well" drenched .bv the wi es. One sea smashed off: a. couple o? ventilators on tlie forecastle .head as if. tliev were carrots. Plenty of water came on board but the damage was ■ very email.

CHRJSTCHURCH, August' 6. A strong ■ southerly; gale. has been blowing along the coast since early yesterday, morning, , and has had tlie usual effect of delaying /shipping. The turbine Maori: was an hour late in; reaching Lyttelton this motning; while. up till T . p.m. there, was: no sign oi the New Zealand Shaping • Company's Rimutaka: which left. Wellington at 3 p.m. yosterday. .-

. Thd: following -in' Captain .Edwin's \w-a-: ■tliar forecast up to '3 p.m. 'o-M,/• " Moderate to -strong winds principally frrnn the southward'and fine weather, generally.".- ■■■ ' ' r - V