AN ACTIVE VOLCANO.
* FRIGHTENING INHABITANTS OF SAVAII. P«r Press Association. AUCKLAND, Novembor 6. News brought by the Atua to-day states that the volcano on the island of Savaii in the Samoan group has become much enlarged, and it is now stated to be the most extensive* active eruption in the world. The outflow of lava" is^ tremendous and is. daily increasing, and many of, the residents of Savaii have left the island, considering it unsafe to .remain there any longer. A new island is said to be rising off the east end of Savaii, and probably a new crater will be developed in the sea. Steam clouds from the volcano, thousands of feet ■high, are everyday sights.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13557, 7 November 1907, Page 2
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117AN ACTIVE VOLCANO. Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13557, 7 November 1907, Page 2
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