'QUAKES AND STORMS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 715, 15 July 1929, Page 11

'QUAKES AND STORMS

ROUGH WEEK-END POSITION AT WESTPORT Press Association WESTPORT, Sunday. The weather at the week-end has been-very rough, a series of thunderstorms being interspersed by several earthquakes. The worst ones occurred during the night. The position as far as Seddonville is concerned is unaltered. An examination of the big dam in the Mokihinui River shows that it was 75ft. high, and that when the flood occurred about 25ft. of the top of the dam came away, leaving a bank of 50ft. still standing. When the flood broke through part of the big dam it carried away a number of minor dams down the river, except one about a mile above the township. A gang of men is leaving at 7 a.ni. to cut a, track up to the big dam. Explosives will be taken up to blast away the dams when the river is low. Mr. C. F. Schadick, engineer to the Buller County Council, who lias returned from Karamea, reports that the inland road is wiped out, and will never be used again. He estimates the cost to the county of restoration work in and about Karamea at £20,000. Except for one family, Corbyvale has been completely evacuated.

UPHEAVAL IN SEA

HUGE COLUMN OF SMOKE AND REPORT FROM LIGHTHOUSE Press Association. WELLINGTON, Sunday. The acting-secretary of the Post and Telegraph Department has been advised as follows by the postmaster at Collingwood, Nelson: “The lighthouse keeper at Farewell Spit reports that at 2.15 p.m. yesterday a heavy explosion occurred out at sea, about one and a-half miles north-west of Farewell Spit. “A huge column of water and black smoke shot into the air and then travelled very rapidly in the direction of French Pass. It passed close to the lighthouse. “No damage has occurred to the lighthouse.”

THE MAYOR’S FUND

£IO,OOO MARK PASSED With contributions received this morning?, the Mayor of Auckland’s earthquake relief fund has topped £ 10,000. In addition to amounts previously received the Mayor acknowledges the following contributions:

BIRKENHEAD BAND HELPS The Birkenhead Band, under the conductorship of Mr. J. T. Lighton, held a concert in the Foresters’ Hall, Birkenhead, last evening in aid of the Mayor’s earthquake relief fund. Musical items were given by Miss E. Berry and Miss D. Mills and Mr. I*. T. Hum, and a suitable picture supplied gratis by Fuller-Hayward, Ltd., was screened, the use of the hall being granted free by the Foresters. The Mayor, Mr. J. P. McPhail, thanked all those who had assisted so willingly. ITe announced that the takings amounted to £9 Is 4d, which brought the amount collected in the district to £lO9. Additional donations to the fund are:—Previously acknowledged, £96 7s Sd: Presbyterian Church (addition). 15s; M.S.. ss: C.M.C., ss; D., ss; band concert, £9 Is 4ld. Total, £lO6 19s NORTHCOTE BOROUGH FUND The Mayor of Northcote’s earthquake relief fund has reached a total of £55 16s. The following additional donations have been received: —Previously acknowledged, £4B 15s; Mr and Mrs. Adams, £1 Is; F. W. G. Johnson, 10s 6d; Northcote Municipal Fire Brigade, £1 Is; Friend, ss; Northcote Presbyterian Sunday School, £2 2s; Anonymous, 2s; Mrs. Larkin, 10s; Mrs. McLaughlin, 10s: Baker, Is; F.E.W., 2s: 2s; B. Blackburn, 2s 6d; Friend. 2s 6d; Mrs. W., Is; H.M.F., 3s; Russell and Graham, ss; Marie, Is. Total, £55 16s. DARGAVILLE FUND The sum of £238 12s 6d has been subscribed at Dargaville to the earthquake relief fund.

Previously acknowledged £ 0,S89 5 d. S Mt. Wellington Road Board 10 10 0 Sanford s, L.td P.P.P., Mount Albert E.E.S 10 0 Grin ter Bros .. 10 10 0 Rawhiti Croquet Club, Remuera 2 10 6 Frank O’Brian’s Revellers and St. James Theatre Staff 7 4 6 W.D 6 Arohanui Girl Guides 1 0 0 Dominion Road Methodist Church . . . 16 s 6 Waikino Earthquake Relief Fund .. .. . . ' IS 3 C l e ved OTi Presbyterian Church .. 12 14 0 Proceeds of social. Manawahe 11 0 Mr. and Mrs. D. Fulton 0 Dr. W. Howard Thomas . . 0 Sallie and Jess Hall, Brisbane Island .. . 2 2 0 Rocky Nook Bowling. Club 3 0 Farewell, Matakana 1 0 0 Total 10,011 13 11