GALE SWEEPS HAWERA

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 694, 20 June 1929, Page 9

GALE SWEEPS HAWERA

POWER SERVICES FAIL WRECKAGE STREWS STREET Press Association HAWERA, Today. A heavy north-west gale, accompanied by rain squalls and several light earthquake shocks. were experienced throughout the distric t between 5 p.m. yesterday and midnight, causing interruptions to electric and telephone services. Property in Hawera is undamaged, beyond the wreckage of fences and a number of outbuildings and shop skylights. More extensive damage was suffered in Opunake, where two shops windows were blown into the street, lights wrecked, the telephone-line cut by flying iron from a shop verandah and a. house verandah lilted bodily and scattered in pieces. Several outbuildings of houses were demolished, and a number of electric light poles fell, bringing down the wires.

FORCE OF STORM AT NEW PLYMOUTH FISH BLOWN ASHORE (Special to THE SI X) NEW PLYMOUTH. Wednesday. A terrific gale from the north-west tonight whipped the sea into a fury, and a high tide invaded the sea front to ail extent not known for many years. Minor damage was caused by erosion at various beaches. A pavilion at Motorua was surrounded by water foy some time. A shed at the foot of one wharf was washed away and small craft in the, harbour were severely battered. A man standing at the foot of a wharf watching the fury of the sea was amazed to see a schnapper fly over his head in a mass of spray and land on the boards. He promptly secured the prize and displayed it proudly as evidence of this peculiar happening.

BOOMING NOISE OHAKUNE FOLK DISTURBED CYCLONE SNAPS TREES rress Association OHAKUNE. Wednesday. Ohakune residents were puzzled to account lor a booming noise from midnight until midday. It is now learned that a cyclonic storm passed through Potaka and Horopito in a southerly direction, missing Ohakune. At Horipito trees were snapped like saplings, but no other damage is reported. Slight ’quake tremors are still being experienced.