METEOROLOGICAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 826, 26 May 1910, Page 7

METEOROLOGICAL.

WEATHER AT 4 P.M. YESTERDAY. Cape Jlaria van Diemcn and East Cape Interrupted. Hussell.-S.W.. fresh; barometer, 30.; thermometer, 59. Overcast; sea modcra l ManuUau Heads.—S.W., fresh; baromcti 30.30; thermometer, 55. Cloudy, shower sea rough. Auckland.—South, Jbrceze; barometi 30.30; thermometer, £2. Pair. Tauranga.—West, light; barometer, 30.1 thermometer, 60. Overcast; sea smootl To Araroa—N.E., liKht: Bloomy and col Gisborne.—West, lijrht; barometer, 30.( Port Ahur'iri.—W.S.W., moderate ea! littrometer, 3.13; thermomeier, 61. Pai sea moderate. Wellington.—N.W.. breeze; barometer, M.C thermometer, 57. Cloudy. Castlepoint.—N.W., Ircsh; barometer. 30.( thermometer, 59. Cloudy; sea, moderate New Piymouth.-S.W.. light; baromet. 30.18; thermometer, 59. Overcast; s Cape Egmont.—West, light; barometo 30.15; thermometer, 59. Overcast; s moderate. Wanganiii.—West, fresh; barometc 30.17; thermometer, 60. Overcast, shower Eea, lumpy. Cape Farewell.—West, fresh; baromeU 30.13; thermometer, 57. Cloudy; sea roue Oape Foulwind.—S.W., lisht; barometf 30.15; thermometer. 56. Overcast, shower sea moderate. Westport.-S.W.. breeze: barometer, 30 thermometer. 55. Cloudy, showery; s< Cape Campbell.—West, fresh; barometi 29.98; thermometer, 59. Fair; sea roue! Kaikoura-Oalm; barometer, 29.94; thi mometer, 59. Fair;' sea- smooth. Port Chalmers.—B.W.. fresh; barometi 29.93; thermometer, 56 Fair; sta- smoot Akaroa Lighthouse—N.W., light; bai meter, 29.93; thermometer, 61. Fine; s< moderate Nuggets,—W.S.W., fresh; barometer, 29.S thermometer, 53. Cloudy, showery; s< moderate. Bluff.—W.S.W., moderate gale; bar meter, 98; thermometer, 54. Showery; e< heavy. SUMMARY AND FORECAST. The weather has been showery on tl West Coast and southern districts of tl South Island unsettled in the fi nortli and cold and chanccabie elsewher Hieh pressure continues in the far nort but a fall ha-s been experienced ever where to-day, and especially in the soul A westerly gale has been experienced i Foveaus Strait. Present indications ai for stronß westerly winds with unsettle nble C on all the western coast and sout of New Plymouth and Mapiw.^,^ Meteorological Office. May 25. 1910. From a London Fire Brigade return r< eontlr toiml i - appears that o 3107 fire which occurred in London last year (>J were consul 'by lights being corelessl thrown down. Anion , ,' tlie ninny othe causes of fire were spontaneous ignitior friction of machinery, mid lime-slakinf II was shown at a Folkpstonp inques that Waller Alexander Daniels, thi>. three year-old son of Mr. A. .1. Daniels, a sei jjoant' in the East Kent Yeomanry, wa choked thrmish swallowing n cartridg case of a miniature rifle. The case bai been giwm to the child by au elde brothel.

MAIL NOTICESSubject, to necessary alterations, maUs close at the Chief Post Office as under:— . . ' THIS DAY. Wanganui, New Plymouth, also Mana» watu, Eangitikci, and Taranaki districts., per Manawatu train (Thorndon Station), 0.30 a.m. , v Wanganui, also Manawatu and Eangitikci districts, per Manawatu train (Thorndon Station), 3 p.m. -t Wairarapa district, per Wairarapa. train; (Larabton Station), 6.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. Napier and Bawke'a Bay district, per, ManaVatu train (Thorndou Station), ft. ; .:' a.m. and. ,3t p.m. Auckland and district, also New Ply«' " mouth and Wanganui, per Main Trunkr train (Thorndon Station). 11.15 a.m. Greymouth, per Polierua, 10 a.m. Nelson, Wcstport, Grcymotuh, Hokitika, per Waimea, 4.20 p.m. Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland, also Australian States Wue Sydney June 3), per Victoria, 3.20 p.m. ■ Nelson, per Nikau, 4.20 p.m. Southern offices of New Zealand, also Australian States (due Melbourne June 4), per Moeraki, 4.20 p.m. Southern offices of New Zealand, pen Mararoa, 6 D.m. FRIDAY, MAY 27. Picton, Blonh'eim, French Pass, and Netson, per Pateena, 12.50 pim. Ceylon, India, China, Straits Settlements, South Africa, and Continent of ' Europe and United Kingdom, via Naples (due London July 4), per Warrimoo, 2.30 p.m. (Correspondence for United Kingdom must be specially addressed.) Australian States (due Sydney May SI), per Warrimoo, 3.30 p.m. ' Karotouga, Tahiti, Penrhyu, Marquesas, and Aitutaki Islands, also United States of America, West Indies, Canada, and' . United Kingdom, via San Francisco . (due ( London July 2), per Mokoia, 3 p.m. (Cor- ' respondence for United Kingdom and Continent of Europe must be specially addressed.) Kaikoura, per Wakatu, 3.20 p.m. ■ • Picton, Blenheim, Westport, Greymouti. '"'• and llokitika, per To Anan,-11.20 a.m. . Southern offices oi New Zeaiarid. per Monowai, 4.20 p.m. ' Southern offices of New Zealand, also -■• Australian States, to connect with Moeraki at the Bluff, per Maori, o p.m. SATUEDAY, MAY 28. Australian States, to connect with Victoria, at Auckland, per Main Trunk train, 11.15 a.m. Mails lor the Commonwealth of Ante tialia only, via Brisbane, close at "Duncciin, per Indralenia, at 6 a.m. Friday, May 27. • . " :, The next best dispatch for Canada, United States of America, and West Indies, will he via Barotontra, Tahiti, and San Francisco, closing at Wellington, per Mokoia, Friday, May 27, at 3 p.m. Tho next best dispatch for United .Kind-, dom is per Mokoia, via San Francisco, or per Warrimoo, via Sydney and Naples, closing as stated above on Friday, May 27; correspondence to be specially addressed by each route. Mails for Australian States, 'per Vic- . toria, close at Auckland, Monday, May 30, at 4.15 p.m., at Bluff, per Moeraki. at 3 p.m. All tho principal mails by train and steamer close at Te Aro and Courtenay Place Post Offices at the samo hours a-a at tho Chief Post Office, with tho exception that there is no latc-fco clearance. Unless otherwise specified, registered letters and parcels-post packages must be handed in and money-orders obtained one hour before the ordinary mail closes. Money-orders for abroad must be obtain, ed two hours beforo the advertised time V of closing niaiia. '.; It. B. MORRIS, Acting-Chief Postmaster.' Chief Post Office, Wellington. .'; May Z6, 1910. ;.:

Peggy M'Gurk, . the ■'■ County Tyrone, centenarian, who was <, reputed to be the oldest person in th« United Kingdom, has been found dead .; in her bet!. She celebrated her 110 th. ; birthday in April. In November last .■- tho old lady was the recipient of ,£2, accompanied by a- congratulatory letter ; from King Edward.