On Saturday night there was a violent north-west gale, and frequent and Tifid lightning was seen. There was heavy tal on the hills. (SPECIAL TO "THT. PRESS,"} GREYMOUTH. October2B. Heavy rain fell last night, and to-dajr till six o'clock. The river ry_e rapidly. In the afternoon the. moorings of Dobson No, 2 gave way, and the dredge carried half fe rrule down the river, when the men stopped" her by dropping the ladder. Two men got off in a boat. The other two are_tiU a '_ on the dredge, and Captain Connor, Harbour - Master, has gone to their assistant c wk_-, the rocket apparatus. . ;. (PRESS ASSOOATIOK T_L_-BA__.l "^. WELLINGTON, October 28. -T A fierce northerly gale has been blowing-*, since yesterday morning, and has completely disorganised the movements of small vessels, which are unable to face the heavy. -- sea running in the Straits. The Rotoma hana took three hours over her usual time, to run from Lyttelton last night, having ta -.' steam against "a bard head wind from Caps ' Campbell. -'. GREYMOUTH. October 28. The Grey River is running strong in fresh, and there is a very rough bar.
AN INTERESTING REPORT.
learn from local sources that public; opinion has backed up the decision'Jong" ginee arrived at by experts, that the Data Vertical Feed is the most perfect- sewing machine made, and as a consequence sate* are so rapidly increasing as to upset ail calculations. The newest models, with ball bearings, can be seen at M_tsos acd Co.'s, 220 Colombo street.—(Adrt.)

THE PRESS. MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1900.
