The Weather m the South Island.
(UxNITED PRESS, AgKiQCIATION,) | Hokitika, Thursday. * T^he^ weather is, unusually rou^h and boisterous. There is heavy rain, accompanied with high winds. All the rivers are flooded, and running bank high. It ' is •• reported that a man has been drowned m attempting to cross the HokitikaJLUver.'; ' . J ' ■ ■.-•--■• > The I weather is highly favorable to mining:. Sluicing is being actively prosecuted all through the district. The Ross United has washed up for the month! at the Elevators, and obtained 240pz iOdwt. .•'. I'"-"' ■-/■■; i Greymouth, Thursday. Very heavy rain fell ye'steMay-and last night, and it is still raining. " The river is m high Hood, and still rising. A heavy northerly gale has been blowiug since yesterday morning.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 18, 19 June 1885, Page 2
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119The Weather in the South Island. Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 18, 19 June 1885, Page 2
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