THE LATE GALE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 354, 4 April 1910, Page 8

THE LATE GALE.

DAMAGE IN THE WAIROA 1.);.-: :.:-.!. By Telegraph.—Press' Association. Wairoa, April 2. Xews from the country districts is likering through slowly. All the bridges on the Waiicaremoana road between Eraser!-own fliid Ohnku are gone or badly damaged. The bathhouses at the Moore hot springs were carried away, and Bellerby's Private Hotel, laie Cooper's, übuii was buiit only two years ago, is undermined by the river aud banging Lo the centre blocks only.

THE HAIROTO'S TRYLXU EX- j PEKIEXCES. . ! Auckland April 2. j The Haurolo arrived from south this morning utter a stormy passage ironi Napier. She was unable .to call at Gisboriie. She eiieountered a tremendous sea. One wave stove in the saloon door and caused minor damage in the pantry. The. trip from Napier occupied .ii.t hour-, fliw distance is about 380 miles.) ■ | FATE OF OIT, FISH IXO FLEET. .'. The "mosquito fleet" at the harbor , -"had a bad time during (he retellt gale , "from the south-east. Alany of the little ! craft were at their moorings when the ■ wind rose, and their owners had no op. portunity, even had they known that ■ the breeze was. going to develop into a i gale, of going oil' to them and bringing >r them ashore. Perhaps it is as well that , this was so, for one or two of the boats i on the beach had a very rough time. , The Awakino, the well-known oil ( launch, which had recently been under s 4 repair at very considerable expense, i tank at her moorings. The underground I swell was so strong that the moorings (parted. Search was unavailing. On i Friday, as the Corinna was entering the port, she met an obstruction in the fair- , way, about ninety feet to seaward of 1 the end of the wharf. Not so long afterwards the stern post of the Awakino .floated ashore, and it was plain that this was what the Corinna had struck. • The hull has not yet been found. ,•. The Mana .broke away from her moorings, and had not been found yesterday . afternoon. . , The Zena, owned by Mr. G. Braund, ■ has been discovered 'lying on the bot- ■ fom, and apparently uninjured. ■ The big 'boat, the Fairv Queen, recenti ly owned by Mr. Crawford, swamped ■ ,and then turned turtle. floated ■ out of her. but every piece was rei covered, as well as every sail and every ■ piece of gear connected with the boat. Loo Ching's launch Gipsy disappeared, ■ dmt was located yesterday near the ' Corinna's berth on the western side of ■ the wharf. i • It is only just to mention the exceeding willingness with which Messrs. trough, Gray, J. Smith, and his mate i worked in protecting other boats from ! the force of the gale, and in rescue ; work.

' The programme of the Ngamotu Club for the season will be issued shortly. In the meantime members are notified that the first club match, mixed foursomes, for prizes presented by the cnr>tniri, 'Will be plaved next Saturday. F.ntriea oln=ip on Friday, at 4 r>.m.. with either the c-intain or secretary, the match committee not yet having been elected.