A COLD SNAP.
HAIL IN THE NORTH. SEVERAL WINDOWS SMASHED SPRING GROWTH RETARDED. • . (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) ' - . >, •• . WHANGAREI,;. this dayw \ Yesterday afternoon there was an appreciable cold en'ap in WMnga'rei, and this, coming after the warmer spring ; ' days of the past fortnight; was most » ; unexpected. There was a very, severe hail storm in the Maungatapere district, and towards the centre cf the peninsula at Wairoa Falls the hailstones we're as large as thrushes' eggs. Several windows were smashed. In the gardens much .• tender growth was stripped. The hail quickly passed, and was succeeded by a particularly heavy downpour, of rain. • Variable weather during the past few weeks has had a retarding effect upon early /seasonal growth., . . . ;
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 230, 28 September 1929, Page 7
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115A COLD SNAP. Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 230, 28 September 1929, Page 7
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