ANOTHER ’QUAKE

Hawera Star, Volume L, 13 February 1931, Page 9

ANOTHER ’QUAKE

late edition

TO-DAY’S EXPERIENCE DOMINION AGAIN ROCKED COMMUNICATION WITH NAPIER CUT OFF PRESUMED CENTRE AGAIN \ii earth tremoi, which was the most -pronounced of several expenenced locally since the sharp shock of Tuesday of last week was felt at Haw ei at 1.29 p.m to-day. , It lasted a full minute and .caused hurried exits from buildings in the middle portion of the town, but occasioned no damage The following message received in Wellington from Napier was broadcast late this afternoon: “A violent shahe was experienced here at 1.28. No lives lost and no material damage. IN OTHER' CENTRES. A shock of earthquake enced at Wellington at 1.29 and caused the lights in the -Evening Post’s” building to swing with gi eatr er intensity than in the initial big shock at Napier last week. There was momentary alarm m some quarters and people were seen running inti the streets, but the shock was ot insufficient strength to do any damage or cause anything approaching panic. At the Dominion Observatory all the clocks were stopped, except one, and some of the more sensitive ot the earthquake recording instruments were put out of action. These, (however, were quicklv adjusted. A sharp shock lasting 20 seconds occurred at Masterton at 1.30, causing much alarm. People left brick buildings. - ' A prolonged ’quake with a swaying movement was felt at Blenheim at 1.29 with a north-south direction. A very heavy prolonged shock at 1 30 caused people at Dannevirke to rush into the streets. There was no damage. , ~ At Waipukurau a very heavy earthquake of 'a rolling type was experienced at 1.29. . , An earthquake lasting about a minute, with a sharp, undulating motion, occurred at Gisborne at 1.-o p.m.. causing a mis'll to the streets, hut no serious damage was reported.

FELT IN WANGANUI MINOR DAMAGE DONE. When to-clay’s earthquake was felt in Wanganui, all the buildings on the Avenue were quickly evacuated. Some chimneys were shaken down and crockery was broken in two fancy goods shops. The corner of a drapery shop was stated to have sunk very slightly as a result of the shake. AN EARLIER ’QUAKE FELT IN SOUTH ISLAND. WELLINGTON, Feb. 13. The secretary of the General Post Office reports that a slight earthquake shock was felt at 9.41 a.m. in certain districts of the South Island. Advices have been received from the under-mentioned offices: Cromwell.—Slight earth tremors, of a duration of about three seconds, with an east to west motion, were experienced at 9.41 a.m. Pembroke.—A slight earthquake shock at 9.41* was felt by persons indoors, but not outdoors, apparent direction east by west or west by east. Arrowtown. —A short sharp earthquake at 9.40 a.m. lasted approximately ten seconds. No damage is reported. Dunedin. —A slight earth tremor tor two or three seconds was felt at 9.41. Invercargill.—There was a- slight earthquake at 9.40, but no damage is reported.

SLTGHT DAMAGE AT QUEENSTOWN. DUNEDIN, Feb. 13. Queenstown reports 11 sharp earthquake shock at 9.40 this morning ot 30 seconds’ duration. There was slight damage to several chimneys. MAORIS AND EARTHQUAKE SIR APIR ANA’S VISIT. HASTINGS, Fell. 11. Yesterday a meeting of Maoris of various tribes from the districts between Porangaliau, the sea coast, and Napier was held at Hastings to meet Sir Apirana Ngata. About a hundred representative Maori men and women were present. The Minister was formally welcomed by Bishop Bennett, of Aotearoa and iflone Tupaea. Sir Apirana Ngata expressed deep sym- 1 pat'hv with the native as well as the pakeha people. He said how glad he had been to hear most favourable reports on the way in which the Maori race had come to the rescue of those in need of assistance. He trusted that tne existing committee, known as the Maori Welfare League, would carry on the good work in which he was now engaged. He would consult with the Prime Minister with the object of finding definite employment for the league in the work of reconstruction of both Napier and Hastings. Sir Apirana informed the gathering that he had met the trustee of Tc Auto College, which had been largely destroyed by the earthquake. One of the first, jobs of the Maoris would be the reconstruction of the building, which, he expected, would provide a fair amount of work. He had received several requests from Native people in various parts of New Zealand to be allowed to send provisions for the Maoris here. Some tons of potatoes hn.d been sent in the meantime.

So far as the future was oencernod, it would require a little time to think out details of reconstruction work in connection with the Maori homes destroyed, but lie could assure the Maori people that they would not be forgot ten. Maori unemployed would be. absorbed as far as possible. After the meeting several business men approached Bishop Bennett and Sir Apirana and spoke most enthusiastieallv of the work the Maoris had done, one saying: ‘‘They have fet an example to r vey\ body, and one that will never be forgotten.”

WAIROA’S PLIGHT MEN IN EXTREME NEED. DISTRICT BADLY AFFECTED. WAIROA, Feb. 12 At a meeting of the Wairoa Unemjlovment Relief Committee last evenno-' a resolution was unanimously massed drawing the attention of the Minister of Pnbtfo Works to 100 men n extreme circumstances on the Ko.puawhara railway work, who were evidently overlooked through the earthquake disaster. The committee passed also a resolution entirely dissociating itself from replies forwarded by the Mayor statin« that Wairoa required no local relict. The committee added that the district has suffered just as much aa other earthquake areas, and urgently needed financial help. It was decided to request toe Minister of Labour, Hon. S. CSmith, to visit the district at the earliest possible moment and investigate the alarming problem of increasing unemployment, which has been accentuated 'greatly since the earthquake and the fire at the freezing works. Regret is expressed here that no Cabinet Minister has yet visited this isolated district. A quarter of a million will not cover the local losses. earthquake relief fund. WHISKY FIRM’S DONATION. CRRISTCRURCH, Feb. 13. The New Zealand reresentative of Walker and Sons, whisky distillers, has received notice' that his firm is contributing £2OO to the relief fund. DISTRICT RELIEF FUNDS. “TIAWERA STAR” LIST.

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