THE WEATHETR.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2015, 24 March 1914, Page 4

THE WEATHETR.

• SUMMARY AND FORECAST. < Present indications aro .for Ktroni; eouth i to Eouth-oast winds, doudy end jnisty ..j weather, with rain over the North Is- J land and East Coast o{ the .South-. Heavy rain probable, with rivers rising, lie- < tween East Capo and Cfißtlepoint.. Bara- J meter unstoady, rtainß temporarily in j tho south. The barometer hs.s befcn. very uich in n tho eouth, but fell on Sunday, ■and 18 now ■ comparatively low in t-h<j- north.. lialii lias ( fallen in many parts with s.trong' jouthedy 1 winds, and the weather ia generally duff. r>. c. bates. 1 Meteorological OlScs. i Wellington. • ( , March W, 1914. " J DISTRICT REPORTS, | (From Our Special Cori-ojjion.dents.l ,!: Taihapc, March '23.-Day fin<f; rain in * ©venine- ' Wanjranui, March y.-Blue s.lfy; passinfc \ cjoudfl. f Palmereton. March. P.J.-Variable. 1 Otaki, March S3.—Bright eitti'shiiie, <3 Featherston, March S'j.—FW'd ana-bright, a Grcytown, March anrf summer, p like. .« Masterton, March 20.-C!o»dy day; xai'n 0 at night. v

A good deal of attention, has. becft dovoted in Auckland and . Ch.Sja.tchurch of late to aji interesting disput'ation between tie resgectivo champions of Labour a.nd of jii'beralism in the towns named on the question of joining forces, jn Auckland the attempts made by the a& vocatee of Wardisra to win over the Labour vote have been siren ttoiisb opposed by leaders of the Social Democratic Party, and, judgrn'j from the Auckland Anti-Beforii journal's latest comments, it is noy recognised that the ho.pe..d-for alii ance is not likely to eveftfeuate. $'h.< suspicion appears t<) widely prevai. in Labour circles fiat (he piorpos of the "Liberals" is nofc metej.y ti make use of Labour as ii eonvenicn tool to serve their o*vn politicjll onils but also to remove the possibility o the Labour Party devolopiug as ai independent organisation with defi nite plang of its own and a pro gramme which may attract the Radi cal section of Liberalism; to its baft nor. Thus tho Wardist jarty wouli kill two birds with one stone: i ■would attach Labour to itself, a.r>< by so doing would undermias i.Fi foundations which Labour is tn deavouring to lay with a vfcw ti