SATURDAY’S GALE.

Shannon News, 20 May 1924, Page 3

SATURDAY’S GALE.

A STRONG BLOW. One of ihe severest gales for some time past raged in Shannon on Saturday lust. The wind, which came Irom a south-easterly direction, blew with hurricane force, uud it was only those who had .need who ventured out. A bomber of old fences were blown down and minor damage dune, hut no damage of a very serious nature was reported; although a chimney was blown dawn in Plimmer Terrace and the skylight over Mr Hook’s billiard room was smashed. The telephone poles near the Miranui mill have been blown over-almost on to lite ground. y At Tokomaro, where the gala \v;;y also felt. a. hifjihr’s motor van was overturned; hut the damage'done was not great. BREAK IN ELECTRIC WIRE. Owing.)to the heavy, gale on Saturday some business premises ami private bouses were cut off from fight. The ‘officer in charge of the sub-sta-tion was on sh'k leave- but word Jvp been left with the Town -'Clerk to ring no Air Walker, the Power Board Inspector in Levin, in case of need.. This was done .and although the car hat I lo travel in some parts of the Shannon Heights 'a.t five, miles ah hour, the fault was soon located and the light in full working order lor Saturday night. Comment was-made upon the smartness of the repair work and the very obliging- manner in which the staff acted- towards tin: consumers in the emergency. , x