NO ABATEMENT.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3577, 17 July 1912, Page 5

NO ABATEMENT.

THE NEW SOUTH WALES STORM.

SHIPPING EXPERIENCES A ROUGH TIME.

[UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT] (Received Julv 16, 9.20 p.m.) ' .. SYDNEY, July 16. There is no abatement in the storm, and the rain is exceptionally heavy. Big seas all along the coast are reported, and shipping is having a rough time. The Manly ferry service is suspended The waves swept over and demolished the surfers dressing sheds. Arriving vessels had an unpleasant experience, many—including some of tlie big liners—standing off, being unable to enter the heads. The departure of the Wimmera has been postponed until Thursday morning, owing to the rough weather. Newcastle, Wollongong, and Clarence River report that their breakwaters have been damaged by the enormous seas. One or two coasters are overdue, and aro supposed to he sheltering. A number of boats and motor launches have been smashed and damaged at Manly. A. portion of the sea wall has been destroyed. £7O worth of lines were destroyed in attempts to moor the ferry steamers. The sea on the coast is the highest for over twenty years. At jiulli the jetty and a large quantity of coal and loading machinery were swept- away and at Solitary Island the jetty was washed away. Two hundred and five feet of the Bulli jetty were destroyed. It is estimated that the damage will total £14,000.