DOMINION NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 January 1917, Page 2

DOMINION NEWS.

STORMY WEATHER. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Jan. !}. The Mararoa arrived from Lyttelton this morning two hours late. Her decks were continually awash and a quantity of water found its way into the saloon. In the heavy seaway o.'i Wellington Heads one of the ship's boats was considerably damaged through the falls carrying away. Several member* of the now sustained minor injur.es. The officers state that it was one of the worst t?ips in their experience 6n the Wellington ferry service. Lord Liverpool was amongst the passengers. A thunderstorm struck Wellington last night. About 100 telephones were cut off through the fuses blowing out. The electric light was cut off in a section of the city through damage to the transformers. Much-needed rain fell, and it is still raining.

HISSING WOMAN FOUND Carterton, .Tan. 0. The woman, Hilda Kokerstein, who was reported missing yesterday, was discovered about 8.30 last night hiding behind an advertising'hoarding. Previously she had spent her time in a- clump of alder bushes a little distance away. She was brought before the court this morning, charged with attempting to commit suicide, and was remanded to Wellington to appear on Monday. In the lr.iantime she will undergo medical tuatment.

TIMELY RAIN. Christchurch, Jan. 0. The drought from which Central Can> tcrbury has been suffering severely for two months has been effectively broken. Rain commenced to fall at 0 p.m. yesterday and continued throughout the night, the fall to f1.30 this morning being 1.375 inches. There are prospects of more rain, f.'reen crops—rape, turnips, etc.— v.hich looked like failure, are now assured, and the , feed prospects are imn insely improved.