THE WEATHER

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2775, 19 May 1916, Page 4

THE WEATHER

SUMMARY AND FORECAST " AT < P.M. YESTEHDAY. Present indica-tions are for moderate to strong south-easterly to north-easterly winds northward o! New Plymouth and Napier, and freshening east to north winds elsewhere. Expect fair to cjoudy weather generally, but increasing haze and cloudiness on tho West Coast and southern parts for a westerly di'sturbance passing in the south at tho weekend. The barometer falling everywhere in tho meantime. Anti-cyclonic pressure lias continued with cold and fa.ii- to cloudy weather penevally. Moderate to strong south-easterly winds has ruled over thn Kocth Island, and north-easterly in tho south. Meteorological Office, Wellington, May 18, 1916.

DISTRICT REPORTS,

, (From Our Own' Cororcspondcnta.) Peatberstoh, May 18.—Fine and bright. Grey town, May iB.-Fine, but cold.

There is evidence of the fact that when it rains at Maratotnra there is nothing half-hearted about it (says an exchange). 11l Starch, for instance) nearly 2ft. of rain fell there, and took imly eighteen days in ,which to do it. These figures bent Otira in the South Island, which only recorded. 15.43 for sevonteen wot day's. March appears to have been a very moist month'in the north. Tho laundry workers' new award, and tbo operation of tho 5 per cent, war bonus contained in its recammondation came up for discussion at a meeting of tho Laundry Workers' Union last evening. Officers were elected for the ensuing year, Mr. J. Head being again appointed sccrc-tat-j. Messrs. Higgs mid O'Donnell, patent attorneys, Wellington, report tnat they •have recently filed the following applications for patent:—R. Walker, Auckland, improvements in vehicle wheels; T. Child, Waitara, road roller; C. H. Davis. Wanganui, shaping clips for liats; Barnett Glass Rubber Co., Ltd., Melbourne, elastic tyro for vo'lwcles; E. L. Goodwin, Wellington, means for automatically opening and closing curtains; J. Perkins, Somes Island, rifle charger; Mrs. J. C. Webster, Auckland, knife cleaner. For Chronic Chest Complaints,. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure,*