THE STORM IN THE SOUTH

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 250, 10 July 1918, Page 5

THE STORM IN THE SOUTH

PACKING SUPPLIES TO HANAIER. By Telegraph—Press Association Christchurch, July 9. The first communication with Ilanmer has been secured by packing for twenty milos l over the snow. The soldiers at the (jiwen Mary Hospital have been reduced to condensed milk, but it is understood there is still somo tinned meat available. Transport officers a.ro now at Culverden arranging to pack further supplies to Hanmer. News 19 6caat, but there is probably five feet of snow at Hanmer. This will thaw but slowly. Tho Telegraph Office announced yesterday that only two wires to (ho south wero in use, and that delay would be heavy for Christchurch and Dunedin districts. A stiff nor'-west breeze prevailed at Ashburton during Friday night and thero was a. rapid tlift'v. It commenced to freeze about six o'clock on Saturday morning and at nine o'clock 7 degrees of frost were registered. Tho weather during the remainder of 'ho day was mild with, bright sunshine, causing a further melting of the deep enow up country. Owing to the mild weather residents fear serious floods duo to the huge quantities of snow water:. After a good thaw during tho whole of Saturday frost sot in at Ashburton during the night, and 8 degrees wero registered at 9 a.m. on Sunday. Tho weather during Sunday was mild, and there was a rapid thaw, iwhieh further considerably (reduced the great dep'.'i of suoiv still lying in all the upper parts of the Ashburton district.