SEVERE STORMS

Waikato Independent, Volume XXIX, Issue 3103, 27 June 1929, Page 4

SEVERE STORMS

EXPERIENCED AT KA3#ABX \ ELECTRIC METEE DAiiA;GED. "The most severe Vi perienced for some considerable time passedvover.the district on Mottday ami Tuesday] "On the latter -.day "the stowu. v in the morning wasi particularly 'severe, f : being accompanied 3 b>-*brren€al jaia ',_. and "vivid 5 lighthingv'-'lt Save \ : been± particularly 'severer, Mr.* and Mrs. E. G: Speake's hojkesiefta?^; having a harrow" escape : frbm' } serious •, " damage. -When the storm wa» at its v . height a\nash electric light meter toi blow outj *Mle telephone' insulfttotsffttta%hed _ house. ! and aisb'oha'pble sPme distance V - _'.'•"' On investigation."of! themeter, boSrd, smoke 1 but no "further 'damage was doW : Kaipak^ a'mg 'experienced HI 'the ■ district on Tuesday was /t!i| : ;^ps¥- ,r se'ver'bV :^li)|f ; '■■ veryiong ,f timer"' *'"'"* ■;■=•,,' "''";'_ ;.'* "\ • '., '_ * ■/*' '■■;, T ( \\J ■ '' HAILSTONES,:AN ;..'■ -•V ■ . $ .• -■ On unusual pa, ssed pvej,. : 4;hisf district. „, In the,, jtpwn o s? very' severe, but a fgw,'mile*.away ■}% '■ was one o£ theyieayiest. many ygars, though,of ? duraj ' tipnV Karapirp to be the centre of;*^j^ locality the itil^^P^lf^Hl ft^ 1 * iprm. jxs fully jah V, these came' dowU a? to i; make deafening ,noipe .pn. the .house- . tops/ iWhiie^vcattle,; ; and; were: greatly frightened*...,, >,-< .* '4* In certain parts pf^P ; ukekijra>. the . ■stoym was also, yery, severe,,-feajlstonps. as big as marbles cbyerinjj'thp-grpuAd.,. j The storm it . : jqttiokly v^^s3Js?«^i^^'^ damage has; b^en^jep^ted,,;.,,./; '^Mij| •:■...:•.'•'-•'•:./■'-.'..'. ■ : •'■ ''•- , ''' •'■*• ■ ...i . ' ■-- ■■--■■-■ , ■.- ' ■ ■ - AT PUKEfIttTRAv ■■....- y..'. :..■:■ «:.-.■■ ,w-v •:.; -■■ __,.r ;■■■•■• '■•■;■;■.'. ■ *■* : ***rrr*;',*V'V'',:'-;-■{■■-.■ Wo are reliably infonneA Ipfct «arly this morning a cow was killed[ Jby light* ,ni.ng on 'Mi. ..Efl^^7A^^n*« ;^aT*;--it : ;; Pukekura; :i^^^^-^^^jo^'" t«w by ;the Tuesday.'.' .. .'•■'■ ''■■■'■''■■'- •'•' ■■' ' '.'' /"4< t> ' ■"•■ -".■/...."• '■%T">.j