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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2392, 23 February 1915, Page 6

The heavy gales early last week were felt severely in the northern portion of Otago, orchards and threshed crops being damaged about Maheno.' At Waikouaiti' roofing iron, stacks of straw and hay, and trees were knocked; about. A. large ;harn—a' landmark, erccted on Island Farm in 1856—was blown down. A heavy sea at'Hokitika, 3t high tide during the storm, broke through to the bacb of premises in the town. >In addition, to the damage, done by the gales, fierce-grass fires raged between Belfield and Rangitata. Scrub and bush conflagrations were also prevalent in. the Nelson province. ■Here is a good. Kitchener story, which was 'told to' me (says the London correspondent of the "Liverpool Courier") by a ,very famous physician, who vouched for its absolute truth. When Lord Kitchener consented to fill the post of War Minister' in the greatest emergency this nation has ever known, he was effusively welcomed in Whitehall bv a very important and distinguished Minister. . 'We shall _be most grateful, my Lord," .said, this, Minister, "for any advico you can. give us .on any r ',tkr " - Lord Kitchener shrugged his shoulders: "I'm afraid I'm not much at* giving advice'," said Secretary; "I'm more used to .giving orders!" Then the .thermometer dropped appreciably. Particulars are advertised by Messrs. Abraham and Williams of a stock sale, which they are holding, at Johnsoaville on March 1. - • • r ' -VThii'ty-four acres, .of land at., Paraparaumu "are advertised-for sale in. this • iBSHe -by' the New Zealand Loan and : Mercantile.'Ageacy. -.Co., Ltd, .. ■■■ ■'