THE WEATHER

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2470, 25 May 1915, Page 4

THE WEATHER

SUMMARY AND FORECAST Present indications ate for moderate to strong south-easterly to north-easterly winds, with fair to cloudy weather generally, but dull and foggy at times, especially in the northern and southernmost districts. Tho barometer shows little movement at present, but low pressure is due to pa«s in tho south about Thursday evening. A small westerly low prefisuro passed in the south on Sunday, and northerly sales were reported on the West Coast of the South Island on Saturday evening, but the winds changed to southerly on Sunday. Bain has fallen in most parts, but the. weather has improved to-day, and the barometer is now high everywhere. D. C. BATES. Meteorological Office, Wellington, Hay 24, 1915. DISTRICT REPORTS. (Prom Our Spceifll Correspondent.) Featherst-oii, May 14.—Dull oiul cuM. JUsterum, May 2J.—Cloudy. Captain Arthur Vivian Spedding, killed in action, was the son of Mr. IJ. M. Speckling, of Dunedin, ami was witli tha linn yl Messrs. Domic, Stewart, ami Payne, having been admitted as a solicitor tho week lie left with the Expeditionary Force. Ho was a native of Dunedin, ami was educated at Ilia Arthur Street School, 'the ()ta;;n Hoys' High School, and the OUigo linivcrsity. Prior to leaving with the Force, Captain Sjwddiii" was an ollirer of the. -Ith (Otajio) Regiment, and was also an ofiirer of the I'niversily Officers' Training Corps. His ninl; "ith the Expeditionary Force was that of i-cond in command of Company. 11 h (Otajrj) Rssiuicnt ol Otuso biautiy U&LLaJioa.