EAST COAST NEWS

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1529, 10 August 1905, Page 3

EAST COAST NEWS

WH ANGARA. (From Our Own Correspondent.) August 7. Another spell of severe winter weatner broke on the Const on Wednesday Ust. Strong winds with heavy ram continued almost without intermission until late on Sunday night. Too creeks wtrs soon in flood, and for a uecond Musa ibis season the Pakarae ;punt was cast adrift, but fortunately, as nn former occasions, was secured before mu ah damage was done, A vory heavy sea has been running along the Coast for the past four days, and altboug | tho wind has moderated considc.ably >t is still vory high this morning, but the sea has settled down pretty well in the course of the day. The weather now 13 perfect, and it is to hoped it may continue so for a week or so at least. As lambing will - general in a few days a spell of fane woa^ ther now would mean a groat deal to Sh Mr McLeod arrived from town to-day to fix ! punt up again and should have her running mb usual in ft clay or liW- • Tho Paik.a Football Club were to have -played Tokomaru as Tologo Bay on Sa.n--flay last but tho weather was too much for 4hem.

PERSONAL. Mr Charles Frieslley, who has tor many years had charge machiner/ at the Times Office. lut Gisborne this week for lhe ... V, to engage in, agriculture - 'brothers. At a meeting of the h ire Brigade last night Mr cy • resignation was accepted With much regret, anil warm praise was> S l *o* the unselfish spirit shown by Ml Priestley,, who proved a member of the Brigade in aVt ; r i, 1( L. speefc. It was intended to ack row leflap his services in a suitable man snerfbut with characteristic mO.fiesty he ha departed directly the weather ta .V» J**”? ,e *S££ Time? service Mr Ckas. Priestley had the satisfaction of assisting Mr W. Mitchell (of Messrs Daivys and fTbird) in ithe remioival of the ,UnU<S piflcfeißcrji Sq -tho pew builclingt