TE AROHA.

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1694, 15 May 1883, Page 2

TE A RO HA.

The weather, which continued fine for nearly a week, broke on Thursday evening, and a heavy gale of wind, accompanied by showers of rain, set in. The violence of the gale increased towards daylight on Friday morning, and caused a considerable amount of damage, fences being blown over and small houses moved and overturned. The gieatest damage was, however, to the building which contains the battery in this township and to a house near Stoney Creek, on the road to Waiorongomai. The roof of the battery building, being of corrugated iron, was, for two- thirds of its length, blown off, and it will require an expenditure of £40 or £50 to repair the damage. The house on the Waiorongomai road was a two-roomed building, lately -erected by Mr White, and occupied by a Mr McLeod and his wife. Another m;au named Ben also slept in the house on the night of the occurrence. Mr McLood states that although he heard the wind blowing very hard he did not feel any cause for alarm. However, shortly after 5 o'clock on Friday morning, he was suddenly awakened by being thrown out of bed and up against the side of the house, receiving a severe blow on the head. He felt hini3elf immediately afterwards thrown against the ceiling ; then there was a grert crash, and he became for a time insensible. On coming to himself a little, he found his wife near him unhurt, and he soon managed to release himself from the ruins of the house amongst which he was lying. On looking round for the other man, they found him jammed amongst the debris. After a great deal of trouble they managed to get him clear, when it was found that he was severely Mounded about the small of the back with a nail. ' The house was entirely destroyed. Mr McLeod thinks that it was turned completely over by the wind, and that when the roof got downwards the v, hole building went in pieces and the wind scat.-* tered it about. Ou visiting the wreck after daylight the two sides of the roof were found apart, about three chains, from where the house stood ; two portions of the walls lay about a chain away,' and the remainder was scattered about on the other side of the road. The inmates were very fortunate in escaping in the manner they did. Mrs McLeod was tossed about and thrown clear of the wreck without a scratch, but the two men are severely injured. ; Mining. The tramway work is proceeding as fast as can be expected. Premier. — The connection is now made with the low level, and the manager will proceed at once with put; ting a rise up from the upper level to the surface. Colonist have commenced to sink their winze. Welcome.— Working in the small reef and getting rich gold. . The walls of this vein being now full of stringers, the manager finds prospects sufficient to warrant him in saving a considerable quantity of the stuff for crushing. . Wkrahiko are building their hopper at the tramway. The Sharemarket. Buyers— Premier, 7s. Waitoki, Is 3d Colonist, 2a Wemhiko, 2s 3d. Sellers —Colonist, 2s 3d Diamond Gully, Is 6d Vermont (half share), £7 „ 4 '"Welcome (full share), £17 Wellington (full share), £12 Waiorongomai, Is Vulcan, ;ls 6d. '

" That's Avhat I call &Jinishea Taerinon," remarked a man as be was coming out of cHurcH*/ •• Yea, yinisheil at last," replied bis neighbour^ "tWiigh I beg.iv totiiilik