MAN DROWNED IN SOUTHLAND

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3096, 29 May 1917, Page 6

MAN DROWNED IN SOUTHLAND

IUIMVAt TRAFFIC SUSPENDED. Invcrcanjill, May -JS. As (lie result of continuous rfuii on Saturday and Sunday, heavy rains are reported from various parts of Southland. Washouts occurred on all brunch railway lines, and Iroftic was practically suspended. The rain has now ccaseci. It will probably take a week to restore tho damage. S;unu6l Templefon, whilst driving ;t trap and two horses Yroni llokatua to Waiinahaka, was drowned.' The road was covered to a depth of live feet. Several people, witnessed the accident, but were unable to help owing to iho large area under water. Deceased leaves a widow and six children. Later. Advices from different parts of the province affected by the floods indicate that the waters are rapidly receding, and the diinjer of any furtlior. damage is nonpast. The damage done is reported to bo not extensive, but in the back country it is said that the losses of stock are considerable, owing to the rapidity with which the rivers rose, giving little time to remove stock.

Railway communication has been resumed already on sonic branches, and is «.\pccted to be completely restored tomorrow. Only in the back country was the rainfall heavy, bringing dowii the snow. THK POSITION IN GORE , TIMELY WARNING PREVENTS GREAT DAMAGE. .. . Gore, Hay 28. Gore was visited by another flood today, this time fortunately in broad daylight. '1. lie event was unexpected until'a late hour last evening, as only S9 , points of rain wore recorded here on Sunday morning, nnd 38 points this morning. .A close watch was keut on the river all night, and shortly after i a.m. an alarm sounded on numbers of sirens indicated that the river was rising rapidly. Between ■!• nnd 7 the MatauraTJiver rose nearly 3 fe.ot, but then on till 9.30 it was not anticipated it would make scriions inroads into tlio business part of the town. About this time another sliai'n rise iceuvred. and bv 11 th'e great majority of tho slions and around floor ofllf's were inundated to depth in some ca--os of 2 feet. ITaviii" been warned by Hie sirens, nnd remembering the flood disaster of 1(113, Inrnl tradcsmni' early sot to work removing their goods to n nlacp of safety, nnd the damage is renllv trilliiifr enuinared witli what occurred fom , years ago. It is understood that not a single tradesnif"' fiiilp'i io profit by the. warning. AVhile the inconvenience is considcri'blo, the Inwn -will not Biill'er moatlv, Iliough .light nnd power nr e cut off. ■"■p-'itime. tlin water is slntionarv in the town. ITp-eoimtrv reports at the time of writing slate that the river is . falling rapidly. Donnelly's Hair Restorer cures Dandruff, stops hair falling. Chomints' Stores, 2s. 6(1. DonnellyV, S5 Vivian St. —Advt,