GALE SWEEPS DISTRICT

Chronicle (Levin), 15 April 1947, Page 4

GALE SWEEPS DISTRICT

Damage To PoWer Lines And Windows Reporied Reacljing gale force at times# d high Wffi'fl, aecompanied by heavy rain, swept Levin and district last night, playihg havoc With gardenS and orchards and-causing damage to fences and power lines. Some residents, particulafly in OUtiyiiig districts, reported damage to trees and windows., Oiie resident in Kimberley Road had the uhpieasant experience of seeing his bedrOoin wi'hdoW toin from its hihges and thrOWn some yards away. Though the glass Was ilot shattered, the resident did'hdt feel inclined to venture out iri the heavy rain to retrieve it, ahd consequehtly Spent ah UhQomfortable ilight. ■ _ The HorowhertUa Electric PoWer Board repoited minor daihage i to cOiisiirher service lines followihg an inspection inade this mornhlg. No damage to telephoiie lihes was repofted in Levin, but some anes were said to" be down i'n Foxton, Paraparaumu and RaimerstOh North. Some beneficiai rain was experienced in Levin yesterday, and heavier showers cOntihued throughout the la.ta afternoon and night. Accotding to hgtires recorded by Mr. H. HarvOy, 1.24 inches of rain fel-i up to 6 a.rti. this morning. Heavy falls Of this nature were not unusual for this time of the year, said Mr. Haiwey, ahd could be expected at the change of seasons. P.N. Battered Palmerston North and district was visited by a heavy gale last night, the wind reaching a tremendous force at times. Fences, hoardings, gardens and • orchards suffered as the result. Two residents in Oakley Street had an alarming, experience "when the iron roof of' a shed arrived from "nowhere," landed on the roof' of No. 19, occupied by Mrs. Marchant, tore a hole in the iron about 6ft. in width, slid down across the back portion of the roof making more holes, and then shot across the drive and hit the wall of the next dOof house occu.pied by Mr. G. T. Griffin, puhching a hole in the wall, also about 6ft Wide. The "flying visitor" then dropped to the grdund. The occupants of both homes were in bed and suffered a rude awakehing. Nobody was hurt. A. nower service line was severed at No. 10. Glass wihdows ana doors Wbre also reported blown in in varioiis parts of the city. Power lin.es Were down in different sections.