GALE IN THE SOUTH

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10497, 7 December 1911, Page 5

GALE IN THE SOUTH

DAMAGE AT ASHBUR't'Ott.

(By Telegraph — Press Association.}

ASfLBUIt'lDfl, Last flight. A strong northrwest galtellew at Ashbuiton all thfc& morning, and abo.u;t 9.30 it blew down He nortb>f; west., wail - , nowin courseof erection.^» vTka'Afali for the whole/len'sh, was > N deiqjo}j^{|iaJmost " level]/ with' v tibe-Jv^ ■'-: ■'&roosad:;y : ''pfe. wa6:;2B" fe^ ; hagh;.;,«Jawi.',;«;;; ' s&c&fc' 100 seet; :; i6nj£ hiii ■■'&&i<^ : -[&'** ! :;- itewait wilkafeo have to- com© : sown\ It is feared that the south-west wall, is also badly shaken, a* it wa* &e«a to ba<% several tames vhea the. nortfh-weet wall cavekl in. Mem were fastening ropes with a vww to saving it, a<nd one maa Hd tc. jump a coosidea-ahle he&gjhit from 'th.-> tcaffblding to the. ground. He reaped without injury. THE GALE IN CHRISTCHURCU.

(By Telegraph — Press Association.)

CHRISTOEUR/Ofl, Last Night.

A very .violent north-west gale blew in the city to-day, and; the gusts were exceptionally strong. The gale was at its height about nrod-da#, At Lancaster Park the roof of the stand on the east side of the ground was lifted bodily, and a, portion d&> posited on the i-oofs- of house© iit Wdlson's Road,. The larger portion was deposited in the,front part of a house, making a gaping hole in the roof, and smashing the .verandaih. Tlie damage is estimated at £1500; At Lyttelton, tlie squaflls' wei-e of extraordinary violence, raateinig a heavy in outer harbour, whirling a cloudy spray high in the air. H.M.S. Powerful, which is anchored iia the stream, caught the full force of tsue ; gale, and & ten o'clock wenit off to sea. The Governor was to have visited Y/ice-Admiral King-Hall, but hfc» vtsit was cancelled. The wind 1 has aibated somewhat, and there are indications of its* shifting to the southwest.

REPORTS FROM DUNEOIN.

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

DUNEDIN, Last Nigh*.

A heavy souifch-weistea-ly gale previailed in Dunedjfoi, and for 'a'considerable distance "nortit and south, tod'ay an3~we!l> into this evening. Gon-sidea-aMe daimage, .oJiiefly of a minor iiuature, was done at Henley. A litftfe girl named Jessie Iteid, while taMtajg a' message to tihe railway station, '"was/ sfcruek by a piece of the roofing of tne. goods' shied, which had. been, dislodged, and .sustained a bod. fracture of the right leg,', besides being seveircly bruised. Tlxe girl was removed, to the hosjrittial. The tabIfet porter'© hait at Bura<kan<ud was blown, over and caught fire, being burnt down. It is also reported tihat two private residences' at Pnrakanui have been blown down.'