AUCKLAND RAINS
FALL OF THREE INCHES / YESTERDAY.
(By Telegraph—Press Association).
AUCKL AND, Dec. 28.
Steady soaking rain• throughout the day spoilt all the outdoor fixtures in Auckland to-day. The races were held under very trying conditions, with n small • attendance; and another large drop in the totalisator investments. The New- Zealand Tennis Championships contest tournament again had to he postponed, as also had the Auckland Bowling Tourney. Rain is still falling, and the conditions arc not at all promising for to-morrow’s fixtures, including ' the second day of the Auckland trots.
■ Cargo work on the waterfront was interfered with, and several vessels were delayed, including the Ulimaroa, the sailing of which for Sydney was postponed until to-morrow morning.
Nearly three inches of rain has fallen in twenty-four hours. No less than three-quarters of an inch fell in two hours. -
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Hokitika Guardian, 29 December 1928, Page 6
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