EASTERLY GALE.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 17945, 2 May 1928, Page 13

EASTERLY GALE.

ROUGH; [WATER IN .WELLINGTON*

■Mr Telegraph—Press Asioetatlea. _ .... WELLINGTON, May L Last night a heavy easterly swell set in across Wellington Harbour, and in a < short while the coastal vessels and' Harbour craft commenced to roil and pitch in a manner not witnessed import during the past quarter of a century.' Even the cruiser, Diomede, lying at Queens’s Wharf, rolled and tugged at her lines, where smaller vessels in,the vicinity danced about in alarming fashion. The full force of the swell reached within two or three feet of the wharf decking. The. Harbour Board’s concrete mixing pontoon at Pipitha Wharf, was jonable to sustain the hVavy rolling, tually'sank at its berth. The; pilots anct'xptaff aybusy time until after 11 o’clock last, night attending to broken lines at the various ves. sels, and taking the ; necessary (steps to prevent damage where possible. BIG, BLOW. IN MANAWATU. By Frail Aitoofatlon. PALMERSTON N., May 1. The easterly gale . which raged here last night, did considerable damage throughout the district, besides causing great inconvenience to country users of electricity, and interruptions of the telephone service. ■ - Sheds were .unroofed, -fences levelled, and at least one’ chimney in town was blown down. Dam ace to the .newer and telephone lines were caused, by drees being blown down and carrying away the wires. . .. Rain fell intermittently throughout' the night, hut only 21 points were registered, while the. thermometer shownfi n, substantial drop. “Field’s express” ran into trees on the lvn-' +■"••"> Y-iiles south of Levin lest night. Little damage was done to the engine, and the train was only delayed half nn hour. , ■> ,

Th° Limited express running behind the Field’s, was also held up and confirm rd ■ t reduced c-uwl .-I>l pp-vurn 4 ) of potential danger from other obstacles, reaching here li hours late. , HURRICANE AT DUNEDIN. By Telegraph—Pr.«'« A ««nel»Uoh. DUNfcDTN. r; Mf>T T - A north-easterly gale attained _ hurricane force last night, accompanied by henry rain. . . . / t.. The wind abated this morningi but tb° rain continues. 1 The N.o i- th End Boating Club’s, shhd was lifted from the piles and blown down. The racing plant of 15 boats was destroved. the damage being £llOO. of which the boats represent. £7OO

EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AT AUCKLAND. •• • " . i Br Tolocranh— »«*nM«Tinn. AUCKLAND. May 1. Additional damage done !by the slorm during the week-end consists of the foundering of the 2fi-foot lceol vacht, Knhawai. jylilph dragged its anchor- T atid was;, dashed against: the "itone .nrcvtectionAitAll. in Hobson-Bay. and of' the steam tug Nvatea,' which was built at. Thames In H 79. and Is used for towing shingle barges. ..The penw PahikL whieh sank at Nelson Street, wharf yesterday, sras rc, floated to-day practically undamaged .

Efforts pre being made to raise ihe ketch Margie at Kind's Wharf., A two-storev house in course of erection in Wnlete Avenue collapsed during the. rale, and Us timbers are now level w’t.h the ground. The TT-on+h— ha S r> o— great.lv abated. hn f u. seas on West Coast are still heavy.