STORMS IN THE SOUTH.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue XXIV, 14 June 1902, Page 2

STORMS IN THE SOUTH.

PEE PBESS ABBOOUTIOV Daknkvibkk! Jane IS. Rpavy ruin fell last night and still continue. The Manawatu River and its tributaries are rapidly rising, and there is ev»ry prospect of there being •v flood in the lower reaches of the Mnuawa'u. Wem-tnoton, June 13. The weithei i-t stormy and wet, with a hard southerly gale blowing all day. Incoming steamers r. port having a rough i'lie in Oook Strait. Heporta from the country indict that fears of floods are entertained, most riven b;ing high. Christchuboh, June IS. There wa< very heavy rain in parte of North Canterbury on Thursday nigh', and the rivers ara in flood. Some damage has been done to lowlying farms. Mastbrtos, June 13. It has b°en raining hard in this district since Thursday afternoM, the rivets being in a hig'i sta'e of fl»d, and the hurrounding country under water. Several bridges are threatened and it is feared the loss of stick is considerable, but no definite information is to hand. Slips tnve taken placa on t'le line nor h of Msu iceville, wi ich is blocked for railway traffic, pwsengera having to walk aoromtbe slip. The mail train was delayed eime three houts and ibe goods train traffic is entitely suspended for the day. Mails are unable to get to the eist A report from up country su'.m there is the biggest flood that has been known for years, but it U impossible to get very full informxtion. It is still raining hard. Whilst taking mails to Tenui the ootch was blocked ! by slips and the mail bad t > b* transferred to pick hos s, which subsequently had to switn across a wish out in the roid. Palmeestos North, June 18. . It has beeu raining h ird here for the last twenty four hour- 1 , and there is no sign of a breik yet (11 p.m.) All the local s'reims «re flo id»d, and the ' Manawatu Riv*r is within a foot of j the Easter flool level of 1897. Country districts all report inundations. The P jhangina Riv.r is in very high flood. No particulars of any damage ! have y«t reached here, but the flood ' rnu-t prove serious in the lower lianawatu. No interference with railway traffic in this district was reported to day.'