WINTER’S GRIP

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20523, 13 June 1938, Page 8

WINTER’S GRIP

GALE IN CANTERBURY FLOODING IN MANY DISTRICTS (By Telegraph.—rress Association) CHRISTCHURCH, Monday A severe south-west gale swept Canterbury through the week-end. Heavy and persistent rain fell from Saturday evening onwards, accompanied by strong winds, but they died down this morning. Many districts have reported that low-lying areas were covered with surface flooding, but although the rivers were running bank high in some places no serious flood damage was reported. All parts of the province reported heavy rain through the week-end. Actually some rain would have been welcomed by farmers but the amount desired was far exceed* *! in most districts. The fall had been preceded by a long spell of dry weather, one of the best late autumns for farm work for a number of years, enabling a heavy late sowinsr of wheat. This sowing. however, will be seriously interrupted by the rain of the last, two days and unfortunately had weather much earlier in the year had left much leeway to be made up by farmers in planting their crops. Much low-lying heavy land which was to have been planted in wheat was flooded by the fall.

NIAGARA’S ROUGH TRIP TOSSED BY A HEAVY ROLL (By Telegrapn.—Press Association) AUCKLAND, Monday All the way from Sydney Heads to Auckland tin- Niagara encountered a strong sou-south-west wind and was tossed by a heavy roll. Seasoned travellers said they had never seen the Tasman in a worse mood. Even a member of the crew showed a hru'sed knee as evidence of the tossinsr. \ heavy sea broke n\ep the poop and dModped the companionway ladder. Late on Saturday nicht the Niagara (drilled the Awatea making slow I