THE ERUPTION OF NGARUHOE.
FURTHER Di^xAILS. [United Peess Association,] WELLINGTON", Tuesday. Ngaruhoe became very active thi( morning, nnd a loud report was heard al 2 a.m. The eruption shows no sign oi abating. Steam is at present rising 2001 to 3000 feet, and obscuring Ruapchu. Some new g.'y^ers appear to have broken out at Ilie foot of Ruapelui, on lln- Waiin.'uinu Mile. Ohakmir is spcinkli-d witi dual ruining from llie niuuntain. ll i-repiirti-d that T.iiiijaiii'o i> hlmi in t-rnp tion. '11k' peopU' ciiinot ?t-c lur r.iul ili^y a iv much alarmed. lo \Vi-11i.i : .;t..n, wlitiv llu IViisjiiir tra;!i-dy has naturally come home to thf wl.i.'li- population in a keenly jieri.iiui' son;..?, il lia? boi-n sti-oiigly nig.vl tiia the took Strait trip should novcv b undertaken by small steamers in bail weather at night. Without venturing to support tlii- \ lew uinondit.'unsilly wo are stt'on^lv of opinion thai th':?. responsible for the safety of steamer.and passenger? on such a voyage i-houU feel lhat they have the utmost UitiUulof judgment and the widest pai-.-ib!' disiretion as to the rate at which lhe\ ?lumM travel and tlie time at w'nicl; they must reach port. — Auckland "Star."
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 10 March 1909, Page 1
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192THE ERUPTION OF NGARUHOE. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 10 March 1909, Page 1
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