The Southern Floods.

Woodville Examiner, Volume VIII, Issue 869, 11 February 1892, Page 3

The Southern Floods.

TERRIBLE DAMAGE, (Press Association.) Oamaku, February 10. Details of the damages caused by floods are coming to hand. The first man through from Kurow reports terrible ravages in that district. Tons of grain have been totally destroyed. The bridges at Wharekure, Awakino, Otiukc, and Otekaika are down, as well as those at Kurow and Duntrood. The railway line is badly damaged, and several places on the Kurow line. Matty farms arc submerged, The Murnwhenua River was still rising at dark hist night, and several settlers had narrow escapes from drowning, being rescued from their houses by ropes.

It is reported a man has boon lost on the ranges above Kurow, The police are enquiring,

Tiie man reported to bo drowned at Knkanm Ims turned up. The weather is now quo, with a brisk breeze. Mr J. Turns notifies he will hold n sale of rams at Pahiutua on Saturday, i'eb, Until, at 1 p.m. Captain Pdwiu wires; Warnings lor northerly Kales from Td to "id hours have been sent to all pla cs.

The population of Prance is now UH.OUd.IbO while that of the United Kingdom is 07,740,283, so that the latter has come within 354,867 of its "real neighbour. At the beginning of the present century prauee was 27,000,000 to the 16,000,000 of Great Britain.

A great nuisance is caused on Tlarding’s Koad bv a dead animal Icing in the vicinity. (Far continuation of rcailimj matter at' fourth /"i;/r.)