THE WEATHER.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 469, 30 March 1909, Page 4

THE WEATHER.

Our Ekotahunn, correspondent states that a heavy and cold southerly wind sot in yesterday morning and continued throughout the day. Tlio milk factories aro bound to suffer in consequence. (BT TEI.RQIcXFu. —SPECIAL nnlrltnpmN'nPS'T. , . Faathorston, March i' 9. Heavy rain has boon falling hero since Sunday night. (bv teusguani—srixm. cmniGsrnNni'.NT) Cartorton, March 29. A steady, soaking rain sot in hero on Sunday evening and continued all day .to-day. Although it lias stopped threshing operations, it will do a deal of good. Creytown, March 29. Heavy rain sot in on Sunday night, and continued A cold wind from tho south is blowing. Winter descended on Wellington last evening liko Byron's "wolf on tho fold." A biting southerly, that had perhaps boon wintering somowhoro on Lieutenant Sliacklctoii's polar, plateau, had apparently sharpened its edge on tho Ico Barrier, and howled north across tho intervening ocean, gathering up rain clouds en route. It moaned its own wolcotnn over tho city last night. Tho soak'ing rain and tlio bl.isj cioarod tho streets, and thoso who could not resist tho call of tho street lights huddled themselves in doorways, shivering as thoy watched tlio downpour sweep tho wood-blocks clean. It is all iu striking contrast to tho woathor of last ■week, when tho city experienced somo of the varuiest days of this year's summertime