SIXTEEN SHOCKS FELT

Hawera Star, Volume L, 16 February 1931, Page 5

SIXTEEN SHOCKS FELT

NONE OF ANY MAGNITUDE

NAPIER OBSERVES SUNDAY church services in open. Telegraph —Brea* AtwvueiaUoH i NAPIER, Fob. 15. Napier to-day suffered from 1G minor shocks, varying in intensity, but none was serious. The worst shock of the day was experienced shortly after five o’clock this evening. Sunday was again observed as a day of rest, all worn in the ruined areas being discontinued. Simple church services by all denominations were held in the open air. The weather was fine and sunny, with little wind.

NAPIER COMMITTEE'S THANKS

TOWN WILL NEVER FORGET

WELLINGTON, Feb. 15. On behalf of the Napier Citizens’ Earthquake Control Committee the chairman (Mr Morse) has issued the following statement: “I wish to extend our most grateful thanks to all those who have come to our aid during this very trying period. Napier will never forget the splendid manner in which the various bodies and individual citizens of the Dominion so unstintingly offered their labour, money, goods and homes for the assistance of their brothers and sisters in this stricken area. “No words of mine can express the feeling of gratitude contained in our hearts towards those citizens of Napier who. at the present time, are away and resting after their sad experience. To those in the various hospitals we send our greetings. Rest assured, fellow citizens, we here are keeping assiduously at the tasks set before us with a view to all returning to take up your daily toil in a new, brighter and happier Napier. “To the boys and girls of Napier now attending schools in various parts of the Dominion I send a message of greeting, and ask you to acknowledge bv your attention and behaviour your deep and humble gratitude for all that is being done for you in your present surroundings.”

CONDITION OF INJURED

PALMERSTON NORTH ADMISSIONS

PALMERSTON N., Feb. 15

The following earthquake cases have been admitted to the Palmerston North Hospital: . „ , T , John Thomas Davis Parke Island Old People’s Home, Napier. Mrs. L. Greenfield, transferred from Maitland Private Hospital, Palmerston North, serious. Harry Young,, 252 Hastings Street,! Napier,' fractured clavicle. Ivan Stuart, from camp at Awapuni, scarlet fever. The following cases have been discharged. Neill Cullen 63 Harding Road, Napier. . Mrs. Ivy Hastie, 33 Marine Parade, Napier. . Mrs. Winifred Hounseli, Vautier Street" Napier. „ , Phyllis Johnson, 68 Harding Road, Napier. „ , TT Vera Nyra Wall, Massey Street, Hastings. . Mavis Joyce Watts, 30 Morris Street, Napier. ' „ The hospital reports as follows on the changed condition of patients: Agnes Campbell refugees’ camp, serious.

Mrs. Ina May Henderson, dangerouslv ill. ~ Leopold H Kelly, Hastings, amputation right foot, serious.

DANGER AT MOHAKA. RIVER LIABLE TO FLOOD. WELLINGTON, Feb. 14. The Secretary of the General Post Office lias received the following from the 'postmaster at Wairoa: “The postmaster at Moliaka reports that the Mohaka River has been blocked since yesterday as the result of yesterday afternoon’s earthquake. He states that residents in. the vicinity of the river have been warned to .leave as the river may come down any time.” Mohaka is 57 miles north-west from Napier, in the Wairoa district, and 22 miles from Wairoa. The population includes many Maoris. The Mohaka River flows into Hawke’s Bay southwest of Wairoa.

DOMINION FUNDS BIISB.

CHILDREN APPEALED TO,

WELLINGTON, Feb. 15. The Prime Minister’s list now totals £64,938. the Alayor’s £25,543, the Commercial Travellers £ll3O the Dominion’s £1893, the Red Cross £3403 and the Evening Post £3911. The Prime Minister’s list includes about £IB,OOO handed on,, but included in the other lists. The president (Dr. Nitobe) and the secretary (Mr. Saito) of the Institute of Pacific Relations in Japan has cabled to the secretary in New Zealand : “Deepest sympathy for the recent disaster.” The Director of Education (Air. T. B. Strong) has addressed an appeal to all primary school pupils for contributions to the earthquake fund, stating that it is not desired that children should make any special appeal to their parents, but should be asked! to devote pocket money during, say, the next three months toward the relief of those suffering in the earthquake area. DUNEDIN CASH DRIVE. DUNEDIN, Feb. 15. ( Commercial travellers conducted a /cash drive on Saturday on behalf of the earthquake relief fund. Every house was visited, and the response was sneli that over £ISOO was collected.

The Gas .Institute decided at its annual meeting at Dunedin to give 20 guineas to the earthquake fund. — Press Association. DISTRICT RELIEF FUNDS COM BINED DISTRTOTS OF AIANAIA TOWN AND W ATM ATE WEST COUNTY. County Office, Alanaia. —Previously acknowledged £66 5s 6d, Toro Ngataui £l, Waimate West County Council £SO, Mrs Sproull 10s; total. £ll7 15s 6d. Otakeho Store. —Previously acknowledged £7 16s, Airs A. Clarke £l, Airs S, White £1 Is, Otakeho Ladies’ Hacker Club £2O. A. S. Burns £1; total. £3O 17s. Kaupokonui Store, Kaupokonui. —I>. AT. Basil ford £5 ss. E. Pritchard £5, Warren and Son £l, E. Wills £l, H. Proudfoot £1; total £l3 ss. Kaupokonui Factory, Skeet Road. — Air and Airs J. J. Textor £1 Is, Mr

and Mrs L. Corbett £2 2s; total, £3 3s

Waiokura Factory.—Tamanui 2s 6d, N. G. Mellow ss, L. Beeler £l, J. C. Hodgetts 10s, Mr and Mrs 0. T. Parry £5 ss; total, £7 2s 6d. Sutherland Road Factory.—E. Gopperth £l, A. F. Ross £l, Mrs F. McPihillips 10s 6d, J. A. Young £l, W. Bourke £2, S. French 10s, H. Lavery £1; total, £7 Os 6d. Oeo Factory.—Mr. and Mrs. C. Jones £2, Mr. and Mns. 0. Haynes £l, Mrs. M. Say we 11 £1 Is, M. J. Saywell £l, Mr. and Mrs. W. Franks £2, D. ’ Zimmerman £l, T. 0- Mitchell ss, J. Ruttiinan £l, Mr. and Mrs. G. Stone £l, H. Jones ss, Mrs. Atkins £l, L. R,. Hughes 10s, Theo. Eivans £l, Leo Harrop 10s; total £l3 lls. Jell’s Factory. Otakeho. —Previously acknowledged; £6 3s 6d, F. Scliweiters ss, H. Baylis £1; total £7 8s 6d. Bank of N.Z., Manaia.—Previously acknowledged £ll 2s, Mr. W. J. Pearson £l, Mrs. W. E. Bourke 10s, Mr. and Mrs. C. Hunger £2 2s, Mr. J. J. Mel don £1 Is; total £ls 15s. Kaupokonui Store, Manaia.—Previously acknowledged £l, K. and B. Cassidy' £l. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Christie £5: total £7. . Armitage’s Store, Manaia. — Seldum Inn” £l, Bruce Miller ss, M. Miller ss; total £1 10s. Mr. A. G. Bennett’s Office. —Previously acknowledged £2 2s, T. M. Hair £1 ; total £3 2s. Bank of Australasia, Manaia.— James Hackett £l. . Town Board, Manaia.—Previously acknowledged £4, Rev. R. and Mrs. Miller £2. W. J. Cryer £3 3s; total