DISTINCTION LOST

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1036, 29 July 1930, Page 9

DISTINCTION LOST

-KARANGAHAPE ROAD AND ITS SNOW-STORM OTHER CLAIMS ADVANCED Poor Karangahape Road! Everyone there was plunged into profound gloom this morning. _ A horrible thing has happened. Karangahape Road has lost a distinction gained during the bitter wither in Auckland. When it was noised abroad that snowflakes —the first in Auckland in 50 years, mind you—had strangely elected to fall before the astonished eyes of Karangahape Road shoppers, the rest of the City stirred uneasily, envious of this honour. Kara: f ;hape Road was proud yesterday. But this morning came the news that snowflakes did fall in Ponsonbv. There are residents of that suburb who are tremendously certain of that. Onehunga, too, declares that it has a claim, with Karangahape Road and Ponsonby, to the fame of sharing the spare snowfall which dusted Auckland. One Onehunga man simply glowed with satisfaction this morning when he described the discomforts of shrill, seeking, wholly objectionable wind which stumbled across Onehunga as it tore through the Manukau Heads, whipped the shallow Manukau Harbour into foam, and went questing for Karangahape Road and Ponsonby. NOT DOWNHEARTED—YET A mufflered. gloved and weatherfortified Auckland skulked ronnd the streets of the City yesterday, and today’s sunshine was welcomed by everyone. The temperature at noon yesterday was 45 degrees and, at. Sandringham at seven o'clock last, evening, the temperature on the grass was 25* degrees. Auckland is not down-hearted yet. because the rest of New Zealand seems to be complaining against the extraordinarily bleak weather, too. Shipping has been buffeted in New Zealand waters. The Henzada. from New York, and the Golden Coast, from Los Angeles, have both been delayed by heavy weather on their journeys to Auckland. The Golden Coast was due on Sunday. The motor-ship Port Fremantle was not able to load at Gisborne yesterday. The Royal Mall liner Tahiti should have reached Wellington from San Francisco yesterday morning. She will arrive this evening- From London. the Corinthic will not arrive at Wellington until tomorrow. She was expected yesterday. Coastal shipping has been upset somewhat. The Kaponga is barbound at Greymouth and the Ronaki at Waikato Heads.