A TERRIFIC WIND.
ORANGE FREE STATE VISITATION. CAPETOWN. Nov. 29. A Bloemfontein message states that a terrific hurricane struck parts of the south-eastern Free State. Roofs of farm houses were carried awav. trees were uprooted, and stock thrown down. Tlie hurricane was followed by a destructive hailstorm, destroying wheat crops and all fruit. Darkness reigned for thirty minutes, and the inhabitants were terrified. At Smithfield the roof of a native isolation hospital was blown 700 yards away. Trees of all sizes and outi houses were razed.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 313, 1 December 1933, Page 7
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86A TERRIFIC WIND. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 313, 1 December 1933, Page 7
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