Rain At Last

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 287, 24 February 1928, Page 9

Rain At Last

GREAT BENEFIT RESULTS BUSH FIRES SUBDUED Reports Indicate that rain ha fallen in various parts of the North Island. Waikatc. King Country, Hawke’s Bay and Wellington have benefited. (From Our Oven Correspondent) HAMILTON, To-day. rain has been falling since early morning, the first good downfall since August. Rain is also falling in Morrinsville. CAMBRIDGE SOAKED (From Our Oion Correspondent ) CAMBRIDGE, To-day Early this morning lowering clouds threatened rain, which commenced to fall at 8.45 o’clock and a steady downpour soon developed and continued for an hour and then eased off. At noon it was still raining slightly, although the weather appears to be breaking. From 5.55 to noon S2 points were registered. FIRE DANGER PAST (From Our Otcn Correspondent) TAUMARUNUI, To-day. Rain commenced to fall heavily about 4 o’clock this morning, and continues steadily. All dangc?r from bush fires is now* over. DOWNFALL IN WELLINGTON Press Association. WELLINGTON, To-day. Heavy rain began to fall about 1L o’clock last night in Wellington, and continued till the morning. At times it was quite a downpour. The sky continues to be heavily overcast and the atmosphere somewhat chill, the rain being from the South. Everything is greatly refreshed. WELCOME IN HAWKE’S BAY Press Association. WAIPUKURAU. To-day. Thanks to a regular rainfall in spring and early summer Central Hawke’s Bay suffered less from drought than most districts, but a heavy south-easterly downpour this morning is especially welcome, breaking a spell of two months’ drought.