A STAGGERING GALE

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 65, 8 June 1927, Page 9

A STAGGERING GALE

DUNEDIN BESET ROOFS TORN AWAY Press Association. DUNEDIN, Tuesday. | A violent north-easterly gale, accompanied by driving rain, sprang up during last night and raged almost incessantly to-day. At times the force of the gale was staggering, and frequent interruptions occurred in the city’s electric system. In many places telegraph wires were reported to have fallen, and' a warning was issued by the city electrical engineer not to '"ouch fallen wires. A few cases of houses being unroofed were reported, and considerable minor damage is reported, but the extent of it has not yet been ascertained. The port is unworkable owing to the heavy north-east gale, and the Waipiata from Auckland is outside the heads unable to enter owing to the heavy sea The Calm, from the Bluff, is believed to be sheltering near the Nuggets. The storm raised a heavy sea in the harbour. and several pleasure craft broke adrift, but none was damaged. The gale showed no signs of abating in the evening. AUCKLAND WEATHER FURTHER DELAY IN PORT The almost incessant rain which fell at Auckland yesterday interfered considerably with cargo work on the waterfront, with the result that the departure of all vessels in port was delayed. The rain, which con. on Monday evening, became very heavy yesterday afternoon, and did not cease till last evening. The Royal Mail liner Maunganui, which was to have sailed for Vancouver at 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon, did not clear port until after 11 o’clock last night. The New Zealand Government steamer Hinemoa was to have left at 5 p.m. yesterday for Niue Island, but on account of the rain her departure was postponed till 3 o’clock this afternoon. The A. and A. Line steamer City of Khartoum was also delayed and will not sail now until to-morrow. The Antonio, from Texas, which has been discharging case oil at the Western Wharf, and the Katoa. were to have sailed to-day, but their departures have been postponed until to-morrow. The barometer after registering 30.50 inches on Sunday, fell to 29.70 inches last evening, and at 9 a.m. this morning read 29.709 inches.