BECOMING NORMAL

Hawera Star, Volume L, 10 February 1931, Page 9

BECOMING NORMAL

CONDITIONS IN NAPIER FEWER SHAKES OCCURRING EUSINESS PEOPLE TO REBUILD CONTROL TIGHTENED UP (By Telegraph—Press Association.) NAPIER, Feb. 9. Tb© weather is. dull, threatening and cold and the seas moderate. At 11 .At o’clock last night a violent shake, lasting a minute, occurred, followed by a few minor tremors. This heavy shake was the first big one since 9.30' a.in. The time between these shakes is becoming longer. Few of the remaining ladies are appearing in male attire in the streets. The following business people have announced the immediate resumption of business activities: Briascoe’s Umbrella. Works, Vulcan Foundry, Nash Motors, Anderson and Hansen, McGregor and Co., Hott’s (timber merchants, contractors, etc.), Peach and Co. . . In reference to Commissioner Uummingham’s statement that women should return, it is stated here that whilst the chances of an epidemic art remote, it is advisable to keep all women and families out till the threat of disease lias been definitely overcome. Excellent work is being done and a few weeks should bring about a wonderful change. . . The control of the authorities is being tightened up, the military having replaced naval men in most duties. It is now difficult for anybody to get m or out of town. This action was taken to prevent undesirable people or helpless women becoming a burden on the organisation or multiplying the problems of disease. Even relief workers entering the town are now being detained until their bona tides are established, and no genuine case of a person desiring leave is being delayed, but ii requires a great deal of subterfuge b) unwanted people to obtain any freedom of movement. . .

Nerve-wrecked people are receiving attention and are being sent out for a few days. Tt is stated by reliable witnesses that when, the first ’quake started there were only two pedestrians between the corner point of the Bluff hill and Coot’s Road. " Both of these, women, were carried by the debris from the hill into the sea..' One waded ashore and the other got caught between two rocks, but was immediately released. The same witness also asserts that not- a single vehicle was visible on thal stretch of road. This suggests that tile fear that half-a-fhundred people fare buried under the debris round the road leading to the port may be groundless, but it is> believed that several bodies are there. Certainly some ears were buried on this section.

DONATION'S AT HOME ROYALTY CONTRIBUTES. (Unite.-; Prcsa Association —Ur Electrics Telegraph Copyright.) Bec-eived 2 p.m., to-day. LONDON. Feb. 10. The earthquake relief funds total £7816. The Prince of Wales conributed £250 and the Duke and Duchess of York £IOO. SYDNEY CONTRIBUTIONS LORD MAYOR’S BELIEF FUND. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright.) Received 1.45 p.m. to-day. SYDNEY, Feb. 10. Contributions to the Lord Mayor’s New Zealand earthquake relief fund total £220. Collections at St. Andrew's Church of England, Summer Hill, oti Sunday, devoted to the relief of sufferers, totalled £SO 10s. AN UNDERWATER BLOW THEORY AS TO CAUSE. Telegraph—Press Association.) DUNEDIN, Feb. 10. At a meeting of the Otago Harbour Board the chairman (Captain Colin McDonald) expressed the opinion that the earthquake was due to a heavy blow of the surface of the globe under the waters of the ocean many miles east of Napier, and that only the tailend of the vibration caught Hawke’s Bay. A member of the board said that if the Government raised a loan of £2.000,000 at Home and made loans to the distressed on the same lines as soldiers’ loans, more satisfaction would be given the people of New Zealand. Another said that the experiences of the last few years made it necessary that New Zealand should build up a fund to meet calls consequent on such national disasters as earthquakes. SYMPATHY FROM CANADA MESSAGE FROM PRESS ASSOCIATION. WELLINGTON, Feb. 10. Mr. Livesay, manager of the , Can adian Press "Association, cabled Mr. Abbey-Jones, chairman of the New Zealand Press Association: “The Canadian delegation to the Imperial Press conference joins in sympathy and w dlingness to help in any possible way. POWER-HOUSE INVESTIGATIONS NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Feb. 10. Public Works engineers have .©omul e ted examination at the Arapum and Waikaremoana power sources and have found that at neither place was any •structural damage caused. Ihe eartnouake was severely felt M Waikniemoana. while there was a considerable shock at Aranum. but no -plant was nut out of alignment. At \\ aikai tmoana the power lines came down, but that was the only damage.

“BUY DOMINION PEODJCri" sm r r. WILFO'R I>’S suggestion. (United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph Copyright.) Received 2 p.m k*-day. LONDON, Feb. 10. At the opening of the New Zealand moduce display in the Empire Marketins; Board’s shop at Birmingham S Thomas AVilford referred to the Bnmingham 'peopled gift of . said that many who were unable to contribute financially might help sufferers and relatives and assist the Dominion through bad times by puroha. - ing its produce.

GISBORNE RELIEF FUNDS

TOTAL OVER £3OOO. GISBORNE, Feb. 10. The Gisborne relief funds total £3600, of which £3250 is the “Herald ’ list. INJURED REFUGEES PARTY ON MAIL TRAIN. SIXTEEN COT OASES. PALMERSTON N., Feb. 9. The following refugees have been sent to the: Hawera Hospital from the Convent Hospital, Palmerston North : Mrs. Hopkins, Mrs. Berry, Miss Vance, Messrs. Palniore, Dunn, Pocket, Abbot, Downey, Watkins, Le Barr. The following have also been sent to Hawera from the Palmerston North Hospital: Miss Roohe, Mrs. Page, Messrs. Rocock, Stevenson, McLennan, Ryan Drunnan, King, Murphy. Sixteen of the patients for the Hawera Hospital are cot cases. The injured in the above list aie boilin' conveyed from Palmerston North to Hawera bv the mail train, with the exception of two- oases which were brought by ambulance. The hospital authorities were notified early tins afternoon of their coming and transport arrangements from the station to the hospital were made by the Red Cross Society. Medical cases, among the refugees at Palmerston North admitted to hospital al ßichard Bell Somalia Road, HastMrs. Ivy Hastie, 38 Marine Parade, Na jVliss Dorothy Ada Johnston, 224 Hastings Street, Napier (tonsilitis). William James Grundy, care Mrs. Sutherland, Johns Road, Tar ad ale. Ernest Mulvanah, Bow'lingi Road, G reenmeadows. _. , Mrs. Minnie Hurndell, 2 Lucknow Terrace, Napier. , „ Phyllis Johnston, admitted. . from Showground refugee camp (tonsilitis). Michael Walsh, admitted 1 from showgrounds refugee camp to hospital slidtors Mavis Joyce Watts, 30 Harris Street, Nauier (scalp wounds). Mrs. Elizabeth Black, admitted in,m showgrounds refugee camp (scalp wounds). , ... The following have been rischr.rgea from hospital: Mrs. Roma Goodwin. Miss Rona Care well Choke. Mrs. Mary J. Dumble. .. Edward W. Whitten (sent to Wellington). ~ TT ■.. j, Mrs. Steel (for Wellington Hospital), Mrs. Rutiile. Mrs. Johnston.

WOMEN’S RELIEF ORGANISATIONS. CO-ORDINATION OF EFFORT. The committee representative of all women’s relief organisations appointed by yesterday’s meeting to handle the distribution of clothing met this morning when there were present, the Mayoress (in the chair), Mrs Stevens (Red Cross), Mrs Winks (Plunhet Society), Mrs Allen (W.D.F.U.), Mrs Haywood (W.C.T.U.), Miss Y'oung (executive member), and Mrs -Henry (Women’s National Reserve). Mrs Henry was.appointed secretary. It was decided to issue an appeal for all donations of clothing to be sent to the Relief Clothing Depot at the Presbyterian Hail.

DISTRICT RELIEF FUNDS “HAWERA STAR”. LIST.

DONATION FROM TOKAORA The question of relief for earthquake sufferers was considered at the ordinary meeting of the Tokaora branch of the Farmers’ [lnion on Monday night .inti it was unanimously decided to make a donation of £lO to the fund Arrangements were also made to hold a euchre party and dance for the same abject and a large and representative committee was set up to make arrangements. A motion of sincere sympathy with sufferers was also passed. ACTION AT MANAIA TWO COMMITTEES FORMED. A very large and representative meeting of the ladies of Manaia and district was held in the Town Hall, Manaia, yesterday when it was unanimously resolved that a committee be set up to help in relief work under

the direction of the Headquarters Relief Committee, Wellington. The secretary was instructed to write to headquarters for instruction as to what was required and it was decided that in the meantime work he carried on with tne making of childrens gaiments in new material. The following l were elected an executive: Chairwoman, Mrs. A. G. Bennett; secretary and treasurer Mrs C. R Davies; committee, Mrs. H. Clii'is;ie Mrs. F. Muggeridgo (Oeo), Mrs. Snowden Mrs. S. Le Fleming, JIK Solomon, Airs. J, Patterson (Kapuni) and Mrs. E. Burke. The following sub-committees were appointed: Buying committee, Mesdames Hansen, Solomon, Burke, farrow and Sutherland; cutting out committee Mesdames Christie, Patterson,! Cassidy X. Davies, Calender, Hobday and Cryer; distributing committee. Mrs. T. Aluggeridge (Oeo), Mrs. J. Patterson (Kapuni), Airs. S. Le Flemii,cr (Otakeho), Airs. Snowden (Inaha). Mrs Davies (Alanaia) ; packing, and sorting, Alesdames Bennett, Davies. Yarrow. Winter, Jordan, Solomon, Burke. , The women present contributed to the cost of material and the Women s Division of the Farmers’ Union subscribed £3 3s. . Anyone willing to sew can obtain cut out material from the -secretary. Bast evening a public meeting o. men was held in the county chambers Manaia. the following being appointed an executive to control relief funds anti measures; Messrs. A. G. Bennett, Jones, I’arr.v, Jordan, F. Moun, Rev. Mr Dudley] E. Long and A. 11. Yarinw Air. J. Rodie, junior, was appointed secretary. _ It was decided to issue additional subscription lists at the following is tore: and factories; Waikoura factory, Oeo I'aetoi v. Uiverda’ie factory and store. Skect Road factory, Kapuni factory, .(oil’s (Sheet Road). Auroa store. Kauliokoinii factory (Skect Road), Alangawhera factory. Kapuni factory (Joll’s), Kapuni store, Kaiipokonui store, Sutherland Road factory, Kaiipokonui factory and store, Joll’s factory (Otakeho), Otakeho store. Otakeho post office, Taikatu Road factory, country office, and town board office, Alanaia, Manaia banks, Kaupokonui store, Alanaia, Yarrow’s bakery, Alanaia.

£ .s. d. Previously acknowledged ... 224 3 6 Edwin Pavne o 0 0 Mr and Mrs S'. Blake o D 0 Mr and Mrs A. F. Wills ... o 0 0 O 0 .Mr and Mrs R. Hawkins, Nolantown 1 0 0 Ted and Rodney Langdon ... O 0 J. J. Buckrell 2 0 “X” 10 () Mr and Mrs T. H. Walker ... 10 0 0 T H. Walker & Sons, Ltd. ... R) 0 0 Mr Les Walker 5 0 0 Air and Mrs L. A. Bone 10 0 0 Mr and Mrs A. Lees O o 0 Mr A Mrs L. S. .Barraolough 3 3 0 Mrs and Miss Trotter 2 0 Hawera Retailers’ Association 10 0 0 Mr James Fraser 2 0 4th Co., Hawera Girl Guides i o 0 Mrs W C. Henson i <) 0 Total £302 17 6 ELTHAM MAYOR’S LIST. Previous]v acknowledged ... 120 14 6 Mr and Mrs, C. H. Raven ... 2 2 0 Mrs B 2 <; J. Judd 10 0 Miss M. Slieehy 10 0 J. Slieehv, iunr 10 0 Sympathiser 10 c R. Peppered 2 0 0 L. R. Reakes i l 0 Allen Cameron 10 0 “W.” i 0 0 Mrs Higsrings 10 0 E. H. Burgess i 0 0 Mr and Mrs W. J. Williams i 0 0 Airs M i 0 0 Mr and Mrs A. Beesley 2 0 0 Total £135 0 0 ELTHAM GENERAL LIST -Doi'othv AT. Gower o 0 Air and Airs J. Penhall i 0 0 Ali.ss G. Penhall 5 0 -Miss L. B. Carman i 1. 0 Aliss AY. E. Carman . i 0 0 AL AIcGarry 5 o 0 A. O. Casey 5 O 0 Airs G. H. P. Fitzgerald. 5 0 0 Sir Walter Carncross .. 3 3 0 Lady Carncross 2 2 0 Miss Carncross I i 0 J. Gower 10 0 /ATr and Airs J. H. Alorton ... 10 10 0 Airs Jenkins 1 0 0 Ah- and Airs F. Clemow 1 1 0 J. C. Walsh 10 0 J. G. Rlobertson and family 5 0 0 “Alac.” 15 0 “John’’ 10 0 \i. Alackav i 1 0 Total £40 4 0