MORE DISTURBANCES TO-DAY. THE VOLCANOES QUIESCENT.
At 1.14 to-day Mr. Park telegraphed to the Seoretacy as follows : — " Earthquakes are still a-quaking, but not so Bevere. " There were two explosions on Saturday night like heavy artillery, from an easterly direction. "Great rumbling noises last night, probably caused by slips falling. They are very numerous. " The south-eastern banks of tbe lake are enveloped in dust, caused by slips falling and wind blowing dufet about. " Had a view of Tongariro and Ruapehu this morning. Nothing unnsnal." At 1.56 this afternoon Mr. Dansey, postmaster at Rotorua, telegraphed to the head office as follows ; — "From subsequent enquiries made 1 hear that some shocks were felt here on Saturday evening by persona residing near the Utuhuia Creek, on the other Bide of Ohinemutu ; also at Horohoro and Waiptapu. v "They were very strong at the latter places. None were felt in the new township. " A driver on tbe road tbis side of Atiamuri noticed on Sunday, near the foot of Ngautuku Hill, close to coach road, a patch of ground about 20ft by 30ft which had freshly subsided. "There are numerous bid subsidences about that locality, attributed, acoording to Maori legends, to Karan^aituku. Nativesthink this fresh one rather damaging to Karangaituku's fame." EXTBAOBDINAKT CONVULSIONS OF NATURE. A ROAD PERMANENTLY BLOCKED. At 2.18 Mr. Park sent the following message : — " Tokaanu mailman just returned ; unable to get througb. He met a roadman who came from near Tokaanu. " Eight miles from here, in a long gorge, millions of tons have come down, choking it np, so that it is doubtful if the road can ever be repaired there. " There was an inoreased flow of water everywhere but in this gorge. " Springs started throwing up an immense quantity of fine calcined pumice. " The stuff is still coming down — pumice and great boulders— and the wind is blowing the dust about so as to completely blind a traveller. " Then, on the other side of the gorge, is a long- outting, leading to the Hinemaia or Hatepe river. This outting has completely disappeared, with much of the hill-Tall has' slid into the river, leaving- a steep face. " Then atongr other parts great slips have occurred, leaving great' boulders ready to drop. " The roadman had got so far, and wished to return, bnt dare not do so; neither oould he remain, and fortunately he got through without acoident. ' '" " He says that there was a great explosion from Tongariro just before tbe "first shook." SHOCKS IN OTHER PLACES. [BY TJHJtQEAPH — F3EBB ASSOCIATION.] Paxjcibston North, 18th August. A severe shock of earthquake was experienced here at 6.30 p.m. on Saturday. Gisbobni, This Dat. A sharp shook of earthquake was felt at Gisborne'and Waereng-a-fiika on Saturday evening at 6.30 o'clock. Crockery rattled, but no damage was done ' .Nafixb, Thiß Dat. Tbe earthquake on Saturday night was the severest experienced here for some time. (Our Own Corrmpondent.) Mast* t< ton, This Dat A slight-shook of earthquake was felt here at 6.30 p.m. on Saturday.
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Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 43, 19 August 1895, Page 3
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497MORE DISTURBANCES TO-DAY. THE VOLCANOES QUIESCENT. Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 43, 19 August 1895, Page 3
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