CARTERTON

Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 September 1943, Page 5

CARTERTON

FLOODS IN DISTRICT LARGE AREA UNDER WATER. e e 1 (“Times-Age” Special.) P As the result of heavy rain a large ' volume of surface water and the overflow from creeks invaded the northI ern end of the borough this morning. The result is that low-lying land from t Kent Street to Rhodes Street is submerged about 2 feet at the old cordial factory and the water is running through the back of the building. The homes of Messrs Liddington and Pin- ,• fold are surrounded by water. The Belvedere, Brooklyn and Dalefield roads are flooded to a considerable • depth. The southern end of Lincoln • Road is also under water. Rivers and ! creeks in many instances have broken their banks. Flood water from Vie Waiohine and Maungaterere rivers has crossed the main highway at the Waio1 hine Bridge. At Gladstone the Rua : ' mahanga River is in heavy flood, and ' iu places, from the Hurunuiorangi flats to Mokotaru, all the low country is submerged.

SLIPS ON ROAD RESULT OF HEAVY RAIN. As the result of the heavy rain then are several slips on the Maungarak roads. It is reported that the Martin borough-Longbush road is complete!) blocked by a slip. Heavy slips havi come down on the Admiral and Eas Coast roads. CENTENARIAN’S DEATH MRS M. J. DIAMOND. A link with the pioneering days o: the Wairarapa was severed with the death, at the age of 100 years, of Mrs Martha Jane Diamond, which occurred at the residence of her daughter, Mrs John McKenzie, High Street, Carterton last night. Mrs Diamond was born on December 2, 1842, at Clonmel, County Waterford. Ireland, of Cornish parentage. Her father was a civil engineer engaged in work for the British Government in Ireland at the time of her birth. At fourteen years of age, Mrs Diamond sailed for Melbourne, Australia, with her parents. Mrs Diamond married a gold mining engineer, Mr Joseph Diamond, and arrived in New Zealand in 1877 with her husband and young family. Soon after their arrival at Wellington the family travelled by bullock wagon to a farm property Mr Diamond had taken up in Hilton Road, Carterton. After her husband died, some years ago, the farm was disposed of, and Mrs Diamond went to live with her daughter, Mrs John McKenzie.

The' sympathy of a wide circle of friends will be extended to the members of Mrs Diamond’s family who survive her. They are Mesdani.-s M. Hart (Palmerston North), H. Hall (Wellington), John McKenzie (Carterton), A. E. Hall (Carterton), E. M. Golder (Wellington) and Mr Charles Diamond (Hastings). Members of the family who predeceased Mrs Diamond were Messrs Arthur, Edward and Sydney Diamond and Miss Mary Diamond. There are nine grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. One grandson, Corporal Warwick Hall, died of wounds on Crete. Election Address. Despite the inclement weather last evening there were about one hundred persons present at the State Theatre, when Mr K. J. Holyoake (National candidate for Pahiatua) gave an address. The speaker received a very attentive hearing and was warmly applauded. Before the conclusion, Mr J. J. Maher, who had been sneaking at Gladstone, entered the hall and received an ovation. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr Holyoake. A vote of confidence in the National Parly was carried unanimously, and to Mr Holyoake was extended best wishes for his success in the contest for the Pahiatua seat. Personal Items. Mrs Geo. Thompson, of Palmerston North, and who some years since resided at Clareville, is visiting Carterton and is the guest of Mr and Mrs Wechsung.