BALCLUTHA.

Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 204, 28 December 1871, Page 6

BALCLUTHA.

(From a Correspondent. )

Balclutha was visited with a very severe gale on the night of Friday last which continued blowing all day on Saturday. Cramond's Store, at the jetty, was blown down. The roof of Mr. Taffa's house was taken off, as also was a portion of the roof of Mr. Paterson's barn. St>ven chimneys were levelled, and one of the plate glass windows in Mr. Peter Mason's shop was burst in. Trees were uprooted and carried some considerable distance, and the destruction amongst outhouses was great ; fruit trees sustained immense damage ; and the fruit garden, at the Crown Hotel,

suffered severely. Mr. Macintosh's conch w;vs blown over on Saturday onjj Clark's llxll. There was only one passenger in at at the time, and fortunately neither him or the driver was hurc.

We are going to have some r.ither good games this season. There is a novelty iv the shape of a race for Volunteers only. Those who compete will have to walk 200 yards, then run 3^o yards, and jump several 2 feet 6 inch hurdles, in full marching order.

The railway is progressing slowly, but I hope surely. \ our old friend Constable Dunn is here in charge, and is rapidly becoming a favorite with the Clutha people who, I may remark are rather hard to please in the way of policemen.

You may expect a good many people from here to witness your races, as the programme is so go.od. Harry Yeeuds is driving a splendid trade with his opposition to Cobl\<fc Co. Mr. Lloyd, in the interest of his employers, Cobb & Co,, took it upon himself to assault Mr. Ueend, for which contravention of the courtesies of rivalry he had to contribute pretty heavily towards the interest on the million loan.