VOLCANO ERUPTS.

Wairarapa Age, 4 July 1929, Page 5

VOLCANO ERUPTS.

ISLAND OF AMBRYM ACTIVE. ALL INHABITANTS LEAVE. MISSION STATION SITE. SUVA, July 3. Resident-Commissioner Joy, of the New Hebrides, reports that the big volcano on the island of Ambrym is again active. From 300 to 400 natives have left the Island and taken refuge on the island of Malekula, 30 miles distant. The Resident Commissioner is arranging for the provisioning of the refugees. The previous serious eruption was in 1914, when half the island was destroyed.—(Australian Press Association.— United Service.) STATIONS DESTROYED. SYDNEY, July 3. Advices received in Sydney as to the volcanic eruption on Ambrym Island state that the island was blown up on Friday night. The mission stations of Craig’s Cove and Balap were completely destroyed. The missionary, Mr Taylor, a New Zealander, and his wife and baby are safq at Acre station.— (Australian Press; Association. —United Service.) ISLAND MISSIONS. (Received Wednesday, 9 p.m.) SYDNEY, July 3. There are no more details of the volcanic disturbance at Ambrym Island, a New Hebrides mission station. Ambrym is one of the larger islands of the Hebrides group, and is about sixty miles in circumference. The Presbyterian Mission at Craig Cove nearby is really a New Zealand station working with the Presbyterian Church of Victoria. Thefe would be about ten whites at Ambrym Station at the time of the eruption. The volcano had been unnaturally quiet for a long time past. The last eruption occurred in 1912, when many natives peridied.—'(Australian Press Association.)