ROUGH WEATHER IN THE SOUTH. [BY TELEGRAPH.-PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1898, 4 September 1884, Page 2

ROUGH WEATHER IN THE SOUTH. [BY TELEGRAPH.-PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Wellington, Tuesday. A very heavy north west gale has been blowing since Sunday with heavy rain. The river Hutt was in heavy flood, and flowing over the main road in several places, but is now falling rapidly. One of the breakwaters on the river has been carried away. Fears were enterj tamed in JNlasteiton for the safety of the Mangama Railway bridge. A pilot engine proceeded the train to-day. Both the Mamahanga, Rumanihangn, and the Waingawa rivers are higher than any flood on record.

Later. The Waingawa Railway bridge on the Wellington-Ma&terton Railway has been washed away b} r the heavy floods. It 'will take a month at least before the through traffic can be resumed. All the low-laying lands between Woodside and JVTatarawa is under water. A landslip has also occuraed at the Alioria bend, where the Rimutaka accident took place.

Wednesday. The damage done in Mastertou by the floods is estimated at £10,000. Mas^tertoXj Tuesday. The Waipoua River has overflowed its banks, near the Railway Works. There is a heavy flood in town. Cartertox, Wednesday. The heavy rain which fell at Carterton during 24 hours has not caused any particular damage to the township. All the streams are much swollen. From Kokatu and Waihakeke it is reported that several farmers have lost heavily. They are not yet able to travel over their properties to ascei tain the full extent of the damage, as only the tops of the fences are visible. The sheep and stock were removed yesterday above where the heavy floods of March, 1880, reached, but this flood exceeded that, and the settlers were powerless to assist the stock and face the wall of water that oame down in the afternoon. The losses were principally to small farmers, who C-in ill afford the loss.

A Clergyman was telling a marvellous story, when his little girl said, "Now, pa, is that true, or is it only preaching?" A paying teller of the National Bank of Commerce, at Cleveland, Ohio, has been arrested on a charge of embezzling 100.000d015., the money having been lost in wheat speculations. The bank having an ample surplus, its credit remains unaffected. The Rev. T. J. Brown will deliver a lecture on " Mistaken Notions" in the, Public Schoolroom, Ca«tytf go We*M« Ww4*r^,.&hjn.s»,_ <