ISLAND HURRICANE.
SHIP ASHORE AT SAMOA.
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SrvA, January 28. The Atua, on her arrival from "Tonga,, via Samoa, reported that there had been a hurricane at Tonga-. At Vavau crops "ere damaged, and buildings were unroofed.
In a severe gal; at Samoa the schooner Manua was driven ashore. The Atua encountered a severe hurricane between .Vavau and Samoa.,
'N avau is one of the sub-groups of the Tonga Ulands. The population of Vavau if= between 4000 and 5000.. of whom about 100 are Europeans.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15830, 29 January 1915, Page 5
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89ISLAND HURRICANE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15830, 29 January 1915, Page 5
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