INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 95, 9 February 1892, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

(PER UNITKD PfiESS ASSOCIATION). Mastebton, February 6. The bad weather still continues here. An enormous quantity of rain has fallen, 4in being registered in 36 hours. The rivers aud streams are much swollen, the Waipoua having overflowed the lower lying land round about. Fences and trees in the town have been destroyed by lightning. Dunedin, February 6. Eain set in early this morning, and has continued with scarcely any intermission for the whole day. The crops, it is fenred, will be seriously damaged. February 7. A pretty Roman Catholic Church in North East Valley was opened this morning by Dr Moran, after which Dr Grimes, Roman Catholic Bishop of Christchurcb, preached, February 8. The damage by the flood at Taieri is very great; Walter Swanson, a groom, and a man known as " Old Harry," lost their lives. Sheaves are floating about m all directions. At Shand's 200 sheep were drowned, and numbers of sheep and cattle elsewhere. Chkistcihjkcii, February 8. The phenomenal rainfall in Canterbury on Thursday, Friday, aud Saturday ex» cites serious fears for the crops in stook, and standing. It is now fine, but threatening. Timaeu, February 8. There have been 30 hours' heavy rain with driving easterly gale, and it is fenred much damage will be done to the crops of South Canterbury, most of which are in st.ook. Napirh, February 6. Tlie crops here have been injured by heavy showers and being left too long in sfook owing to a scarcity of labour. Ashbubton, February 6. The harvest was progressing under most favourable conditions until Thurs* day, when a light rain set in. Yesterday there vras a steady rain, but last night the glass was rising, aud it is hoped the weather will soon clear up. At present rain is a serious matter for the farmers, as they are in the midst of the harvest aud very little is stacked yet. The crops generally are heavy and the grain a good sample, though some is shrunken owing to the drought in December. Oasiauu, February 8. The floods in this district have been the severest experienced here since in ISO'S. Over three.fourths of the grain in the district has been lost. The railway bridge at Duntroon has been partly washed away, and (he bridge across (lie Waitaki, at Kurovr, is also damaged, and traffic on this line is sus« pen (led. The Knkanui Valloy was one vast shjcet of \v;iior tins morning, and sheaves, cuttle, horses, anil sheep y/erc being curried to ilie son. Tlio river was a mass of floating sheaves, and (he farmers iv the. valley must have f-uffered severely. Gisroune, February 8. At the Police Cuurf, Peter Bourke, merchant, wa3 bound over in the sum of £'50 und his own recognisances to keep th.;! peace towards Hugh Joseph Finn, solicitor, to whom he had written a letter phallenging him to fight with fists,