WINTRY WEATHER.

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 526, 24 September 1902, Page 3

WINTRY WEATHER.

SEVERE SNOWSTORMS., '(Per Press Association). NAPIER, last night. Wintry weather continues. A heavy fall of snow occurred this morning, adding to the variety of our experiences. WAIPAWA, last night. A heavy fall of snow has occurred in the Blackburn, Makelu, and Waipawa, districts. The bills have a thick mantle. Snow also fell on the plains, accompanied by blinding showers of bail and sleet. PANNEVIRKE, last night. There are no sigufi of the weather Clearing. Snow fell during inc night. A heavy fall occurred this morning. PALMERSTON N., last night. The gale continued with unabated fury during the night, acco npamed by driving showers of hail. The lolls arc covered with snow this morning. The wind has now dropped, and the weather is clearing. FEIi,DING, last nigh'.

The gale was very severe in Fci filing last night, and it has been snowing today, MANGAWEKA, last night. Hail fell almost all night, and the country is covered to a depth of three inches Uiis morning. Snow ; s now falling. The main road from here to Utiku is completely blocked by a slip two chains long. The Ran.ptikei river is in high flood, and it is feared that the low-level bridge in course of erection will lie damaged again. MASTEItTON, last night.

The weather continues unprecedentedly severe, considering the season of Uic year. A lieavy hailstorm was experienced at daybreak. All tiie adjacent liilJs arc .snow-clad.

NELSON, last night. The weather is bitterly < dd, and there is a keen south-west waid. Snow is low down on the hills round the city Welcome showers have been .'ailing here nightly, hut the last few days were too cold to do good. BLENHEIM, last night The weather has been bitterly cold for the last two or three days, and the ranges arc thickly covered with snow There was- a light fall in town early this morning. CHRISTCHURCH, last night. Snow has fallen here to-day, al'ln.cgh the sky is a clear blue. A - lulent south-west gale is raging i.i the city. OAMARU, last night. A cold gale has been blowing here since Saturday night. A ottle snow fell Inst night, otherwise (he weather is dry. Heavy snow has fallen, and is iep.rted to be still falling in the back toeniry. Fears are entertained that tl.e intense cold will cause serious modality amongst lambs. OREYMOUTM, hut night.

The weather was very rough and boisterous,accompanied by hail, hut has now cleared. The hills down to within a few miles of the coast are thickly coated with snow, and should warm weather set in there are pretty certain do lie very heavy floods. REEFTON, last night. A heavy fall oLsnow took place last night, and it is four inches deep. There is now brilliant sunshine, and the snow is melting, fast. Great damage has been done, gardens and early crops being destroyed and fruit trees injured. INVERCARGILL, last night. The weather continues bitterly cold, with hail and snow at intervals.