HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 169, 8 July 1908, Page 3

HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODS

IN CANTERBURY". SHIPPING INTERFERED WITH.

By Telegraph.—Press Association. , Christcliurch, Last NiglM,. cjiristchurch was partially Hooded today on account of the heavy and coiidownpour of rain during the. past 24 hours. At Hie gasworks the Hood-water caused a stoppage of tin. gas engines, and the manufacture ut gas had to l'« stopped. At Lylteltoii work Cn the wharve.- was suspended. There was a heavy gale along tile coast, and shipping was delayed, the Maori from \\ elliugtoii not arriving till 8 a.m. and the Ruupcnu from Wellington till ]o.r> a.m. The collier Petoae, from llreynioulli, lm« n'i_ yet pin in an appearance, and the Waipori, from Westport, did not arrive till 1 p.m. owing to the steam steering gear being carried away when oil' Kaikuiira. The telegraph wires are down on tile Waiau-Kaikoura route, and West ('Oasl wires are also interrupted.

FLOOD UA'IKKS M. IiSIDI.Vi. t-liiislcliuii'li, Lust Sight. TliO. niiii ceased this evening, inul Hi'.' Hood waters rapidly subsided. Tin- pis works wore able to start again tonight. The direct wins with tin- north arc still interrupted ,and all North Island nief sages arc being scut via (iroyliiuutk and Blenheim. TIIK WKATDHU IN" THE SOt'TIL Duncdin, Ust Night. Rain set in this luorninu', and has fallen lieavilv all day. Advices from Central Otago state that snow started to fall last night, and was stili failing' this afternoon.