DISTRICT REPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1166, 29 June 1911, Page 9

DISTRICT REPORTS.

(From Our Special Correspondents.) Wanganui, June 28.—Ilard frost this morning: forenoon bright and sunny; afternoon flno but very cold owing to a bit-' Ing cast wind. Folding, June 28.—Heavy frost in momtag; surprise showerß of rain; afternoon cold and wot. Palmerston, June 28—The morning opened fine and mild, but during the day tho wind turned to southerly and very cold. Rain fell about three o'clock. Shannon, June 28.—Cold and raw, sunshine and sleet alternating. Otaki, June 28.—Weather cold early, with occasional drizzles of rain. Towards noon it cleared and sunshine followed, occasionally dulled by clouds. Jlasterton, Juno 28.—The Bev. A. Hodgo reported at six o'clock to-night for the previous twenty-four hours as follows:— Shade temperature, maximum 50deg.. minimum 36deg., mean 43dcg.; earth radiation, 30tlcg.; earth temperature (lft. below ground), 47deg.; wind, S.: rain, 2.8 inches; weather cold. Hastings, June 28.—T0-day has been characterised by low temperatures, and fairly heavy showers; a typical winter's day. During tho past year over 12 million gallons of wine in casks and 1,731,i1l gallongs in bottles were imported into England. Catching rats with oyster shrlls is the unique methol employed by smit. pearlers round about Broome, West Australia. They leive a large oyster on the floor of the cabin nt night. It opens for a breath of fresh air, and the siroll of fresh meat attracts the rats. When the rodent thinks he'll try a little suppe • the oyster suddenly deiides that he dcesn't like fresh air. Next morning the shell is prised open and the dead rat thrown overboard. For Bronchial Coughs lake I Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, Is. 6d. •