TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 June 1920, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

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FLOOD REPORTS. I’AUMARANUI, June 6. I On Saturday and Sunday heavy rain flooded Wanganui and Ongaruo rirers, tlie highest for four years. Doth rivers were bank t obaiilc. A fail- amount of erosion took place but nothing serious. The new traffic bridge and protection works in Wanganui river stood the test well. At the boat landing the On. garue. was nine feet above ordinary water mark and it is doubtful if the river boat will go dowii to-day. It is reported there is twenty-six feet of extra water at the houseboat. She is now anchored over flower beds. FLOOD DAMAGE. ROTORUA, June 7. Washouts on the railway near Mamuka to Putarur'u, prevented the train leaving Rotorua this morning. It is not expected to get away this Afternoon. All roads to the coast are interrupted, the ■mail cars having to return. Whakatahe road is not expected to be restored for a week. Nine inches of rain fell at Rotorua in 36 hours. There is no damage in town. x

FLOOD DAMAGE.' AUCKLAND, June 7. Considerable damage to roads and bridges by floods is reported by country press correspondents. One' death is reported. Frank Drinkley, supervisor for the Public Works Department was inspecting damage near Otorohangawhen ho got into difficulties in a washout and was drowned. Although the rain has ceased the Waikato River was in heavy flood to-night and was rising at the rate of one inch an hour. Small slips occurred on the .railway line to the Pukemiro mine, but the men worked all day on Sunday and cleared the debris. The railway services throughout,,- the province are more or less disorganised.

damage reported. TAURANGA, June 7. . The easterly gale, which commenced ■with a heavy downpour of rain on Thursday evening spent ■ itself last evening, Ilf inches of rain being recorded during, that period. Both the electricity . and water . supply were cut off yesterday. The former was restored this morning, but the water, supply is uncertain. AH the rivers in the district were heavily flooded; but no serious damage lias been reported. 'There are several wash-outs on the railway line between here and Mutata,- and a regular service will probably lie suspended for some days.

AN INQUEST. WELLINGTON, June 7. An inquest into the circumstances sur_ rounding the death of Willis Combs who was killed by a motor-lorry, was concluded to-day. Tlie Coroner returned an open verdict. There was, he said, some evidence, of negligence, but whether it was enough to establish liability was another question that could be determined by- further proceedings. GO VERNOR-GENER AL. WELLINGTON, Jupe 7. Lord Liverpool (Governor-General) and Countess Liverpool leave New Zealand bv, the lonic towards the end of tlie month? Gavin Hamilton (private Secretary) will leave a week or two later, after completing the settlement of his Excellency’s affairs in the Dominion. Cecil Day (official secretary) will remain iii New Zealand and act in the. same capacity oil Lord Jollieoe’s staff.

A SUDDEN DEATH. y MARTON, June 7. . Miss Barker, principal of Ngatawn 'Girls’ School, was found in a state of ‘collapse in a bathroom this morning, and died shortly after. INTER-ISLAND MATCH, WELLINGTON, June 7/' At a meeting of the. Management of the New Zealand Rugby Union to-night, arrangements were concluded in connection with tile annual fixture, North v. South Island. The chairman recommended that the match be played at Wellington-hi view of the necessity of obtaining ,a good gate in order to tide the Uniofi over the Australian trip, on which a loss was expected. On a motion to this effect being submitted, an amendment thfit two matches be played, one at Christchurch on June 23rd, and tlie other at Wellington on June 26th was withdrawn on the understanding that the question of a second match be, held in obeyanee, pending next meeting of tlm .pbmmittee. The original motion was then carried. Mr D. H. Stewart was appointed one of the selectors of the South Island team, in the place of Mr Harris, who has resigned. ' DEATH FROM INJURIES. DUNEDIN, June 7.William Nohar, 58, married, a lavatory attendant 1 of the Dunedin Railway Station, was knocked clown by an engine on Saturday afternoon, and died in the hospital last evening.