THE ROUGH WEATHER.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2084, 20 May 1907, Page 2

THE ROUGH WEATHER.

The gale locally showed no sign of abatement yesterday, and tho sea running in tho bay was quite as heavy as it has been for the past few •'djav. The Mb lira ~ arrived at 6 o’clock last night and anchored in the bay, but the weather "was altogether too rough to allow of her being tendered. Orders were signalled to her to remain in the bay until 5.30 o’clock this morning, at which hour she will proceed to Napier if, in tho opinion of the captain, the weather is still too rough for tendering. If the weather moderates tho vessel will be tendered at 8 o’clock this morning. Information has been received that snow has been falling on the elevated country in the Tahora and AVliarekonae districts.

The recent rough weather has caused some damage at the point on the beach near the beacon, whore tho Borough Council have placed poplar trunks to stop erosion of tho bank, a lame amount of .earth from behind the protective work being washed out. (Per Press Association.) GISBOIINE MAIL DELAYED. AUCKLAND, Sunday. The wind blew a hard southerly gale on Saturday, accompanied by heavy rain during tho night. The gale is reported as extending right along the coast, and all steamers arriving on Saturday and to-day report heavy, sea. To-day the wind dropped somewhat, and tho weather was liner.

The Huddart-Parker ’ steamer Victoria, which arrived this morning after a rough passage from tho south, brought a number of Gisborne passengers on to Auckland/, owing to the gale preventing both the passeo ger tender and the cargo lighter from going out when she was at Ois T borne. A number of people who had booked from Gisborne had tho same reason for being left behind. Some of the, Auckland mails for Gisborne, which wore sent to Napierj via New Plymouth, ovor a week ago, were also brought back by the Victoria. Holographic communication with AVeilington and the South Island was considerably interrupted on Saturday. the southerly gale causing damage to tho lines. During the who(!o of the morning and early in the afternoon, only one wire coidd be used for work between Auckland and AYcllington, with the result that ordinary messages were delayed between four and five hours. The fault was reported to lie between Takapau and Dannovirke. All the local wires have been working well, and communication was good as far as Napier.