GALE IN THE NORTH.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8446, 21 May 1907, Page 5

GALE IN THE NORTH.

By Telegi'aph—Press Association. AUCKLAND, May 19. A hard southerly gale blew on Saturday, accompanied by heavy rain during the night. The gale is reported as extending right along the coast and all steamers arriving on Saturday and to-day report a heavy sea. To-day the wind dropped somewhat, and the weather was finer. The Huddart-Parker steamer \ ictoria, which arrived this morning after a rough passage from the south, brought her Gisborne 'passengers on to Auckland, owing to the gale preventing both passenger tender and cargo lighter from going out when at Gisborne. A number of people who had booked from Gisborne had for the same reason to be left behind.

Auckland mails for Gisborne, which were sent to Napier, via New Plymouth, over a week ago were also brought back by the Victoria. Telegraphic communication with Wellington and the Island was considerably interrupted on Saturday, the southerly gale causing damage to the lines. During the whole of the morning and early part of the afternoon only one wire could be used for work between Auckland and Wellington, with the result that ordinary messages were delayed between four and five hours. The fault was reported to lie between Takapau and Dannevirke. All local wires have been working well, and communication was good as far as Napier.

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