BIG LAND SLIDE.

West Coast Times, 22 March 1910, Page 3

BIG LAND SLIDE.

NATIVE VILLAGE THREATENED. A MAORI KILLED. j [ns IELEC3BAPH—PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] j AUCKLAND, March 21. I The Taupo correspondent of the New Zealand Herald says an alarming land slide occurred at the native settlement of AVaihi—a mile westward of Tokaanu i • —on the shores of Lake Tapu, yesterday morning, when the hillside behind the village began to bodily slip away, and it then forced its way to the Lake, carrying in its track whares, houses, and everything. The Land slide has now spread out about three chains into the lake in deep water. Unfortunately the natives had little warning and one of them named Wi Tamiauwhana, was killed, and others were injured through the falling debris. The hill is still sliding, and the natives arc hurrying away from AVaihi village, as they expect the whole place to be demolished. It is only a short distance from where the other memorable landslips occurred iu Alarch 1846, when the village of Te Arapa was overwhelmed by a land slide and all the inhabitants wore, killed, except throe, who escaped. One of the latter was the mother of Wi Tamiauwhana, now killed in this .slide. The natives are in a great state of excitement and .are hurrying off with their household goods, and escaping from what they consider the pending doom of the beautiful village of AVaihi.