EARTHQUAKE IN HAWKE'S BAY

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20169, 23 February 1931, Page 17

EARTHQUAKE IN HAWKE'S BAY

I* a m XT A "DTI?T* AT JNAJrliZiJtt. VIOLENT SHOCK ON SATURDAY. SWELTERING NOR> r WEST WEATHER. , (t*T-3B AfcSOCIiTIOJI TWJtOftAU.) NAPIEU, February 22. *t 3 a.m. on Saturday, ft fairly ,olont shock, probably the-third heav- ,!« since tho opening atttfck, woke LjjHxiy. During tho next hour it s?followed by three others, the JfrffitT of each being less than the Wpiec&lvig &■ imv i- re »> ors we r e 2Lfeat but have now ceased. The JEUb seem to have got their earthand even heavy shukes fail V-^fcl l *^ B meetin £ at Nelsou l>arli oa B>gat made a P rofcest a 6 aillßt I'vffHßjtffo of 4s per day inflicted by faliß»^ iUee ~. but us i hat * W- ;b pwßßar-into retirement the agitation; been somewhat pronounced tiu* few du y ß » wiU die down - JiS/liwlil lUggested that all outsiders not » WWW should be sent from a sweltering nor'wester IHioww Conditions almost unbearable in but the heat gradually failed ISH»*»ght, and to-day tiie weather, in lip.'Sfr 0 f a high wind, has been more HBmil>)e. Big grass fires inland added i»K V yesterday'b oppressiveness, and have evidently died out. JKlFfrhft weather at 5 on Sunday with a change threatening is choppy. WmWifi&y oao earthquake of any sever|Hp|tj%" been felt since yesterday afterIliijiM&'lt occurred at 1.45 a.m. to-day-HHlMpwui prolonged and moderately Toe tremors have not been so work has been done toIBlipthfcb was the quietest since the IR&gaslnpha'aval. .Concerts yesterday and the Wellington Salvation ißlflfpy Band attracted many hundreds. JJk|§|P'. : ; ' Birds Eeturning. HHpi' which disappeared shortly earthquake are now returnHfliHp'toft very few minahs are to he die other hand; hundreds of KSjHgfljlgia which were released, have disprobably providing dainty for the many cats prowling linfijlf.'i' Temporary Premises. HraHßfMiffKiry premises are springing Hnm^^' quarters, and it is now pos■HKn spend money in. town, bupnS9HpipFß' .coming ■ in to the business BHBwgjG£jߣd .soon normal .trading will fflHpjmiiien are returning with it is not wise for absenand women, or those HS^HhJ&I O : return without instructions HHHHhei r ' relatives or employers. the people are now retnrnin their homes,. but their greatly restricted' owing to

lOF A LOAN. SHOP ' AVERILL»S nmu fr»fs' (fcfiw.l ;..,,. UQKL&Sii, February',!?., a very" great • need tt» ' yjf tn the earthquake area-with od hope in.the future,and j in this direction; b t'e state>f affairß resulting strous," ~s&id the JPriniate Mtd, Archbishop Averill, oia 10m Napier-and fiasting*. f/jura*' living* in".» state of tad everyone is wondering Vernment Is goiajgSo ?<ta,'* aa 34« if I'feel very strong government ©nght to let immediately what ding \#iey nut', put 9| fhem, ftr»' TJrflJing and I, and it jwouM, improve the a»elyik; those .towns tl the only sqe some form of 're-> going on, but at the •pre-* facially nothing in that' r'4#i7'» ■*■'.. '* > Averill sstfd he had al T te4 r »o toefJber« of Cabinet litar'"Of raising a. loan ,in £el£ %e/people ©i Naphtf' f-to/iieip thomßelve* paly, eplj were insured against' following earthquakes lit that the majority of the ronldfecefve nothing from, mpajiiefc ' - _ ', »al' ft* Finance. -, le people will financed WffJ ' he, ioia. f' When Ti ihd la»s ycejr I had many, of judging-the temper of; hi. They have every, con)W Zealand and. I 'am per' ced if we like*, t? mate ah loan at a .lower.rate than rate of interest, for the, ns' atinsiheruined .towns, threat Britain eaajly, but if no, effort ii aln such a Wan? for 12 '■l haye heard it said, that it will mean noinatlphr. '' ' T ftday afternoon at the re-. . at' Palmewton North," Grace. *'lt is-being won(gedy.but I «av yery*«oa* what will happen when it irejtent there is consider'i» gWN* the" people to so who are- suffering f*om as—* form of ijhen-Bbock iey are soraparatiyely/safe re, and besides they have > wotffc.and no weans of ent.- It is going toj.pe a problem. It seems to me n thafc .something', dtefinfce inspire thesi.peqple wijh tCB AT COCOS ISLAND I M*OeUXtOX4-BT,'- «*«>*»>? iOBAPS oofTiMowr.r ', , PERTH. Febriinry 81'.. - fctrcnomer. Mr Oarlewis, the New" Zealand earthiianis ii' i-uricUH.' appn/bnt twecn 'New fcealftJid * »»"1 and says'that no eapth-v,-MSM-ded .«t' . tpo. Ocljek. ►roing. tbp seismqgrapb ee melius,; The pscillar :d the 'location us- in the The ■recent* big shakes in I >mnn followed i>y./.<Ms* : C«cc's Island. ; \:

BUIKED CHURCHES ".- / ~~~- ■■ ' ■ , URGENT APPEAL BY THE PRIMATE. . A PLEA FOR RESTORATION. "ITHJJ PBBSS Special Service.] 'AUCKLAND, Febrnary 22. An urgent appeal to the Church people of New Zealand to come to the assistance of the Diocese of "Waiapu and contribute to a fund to rebuild the Cathdral at Napier and other church buildings in the diocese destroyed or'damaged in the. earthquake is being issued by the Primate, Archbishop Averill. In a letter to the, Bishops of New Zealand the Primate says: "I returned to-day from ft visit to Napier, Hastings, and Te Aute, where I'had an opportunity of seeing the terrible devastation wrought by the earthquake and fire. The calamity which has befallen the Waiapu Diocese is intensified by , the fact that the northern part of Hawke's Bay i* experiencing a severe drought in addition to the general financial depression through which the Dominion with other parts of .the world is passing. • "I wag able to assure the Bishop and Standing Committee that the whole province was ready and anxious to help them ;n their great day of need, and I appeal very earnestly to Church people throughout the province to come to the help of fellow-churchmen to the Utmost of their ability. It is impossible to estimate the cost of reconstructing what "has .been wholly or partly destroyed, and ia all probability the full loss cannot be made good in the present generation. - , Cathedral In Buins. "The beautiful Cathedral is a mass of ruins, the Deanery is totally destroyed, and the Synod Hall and the Diocesan offices wijh all the Diocesan records have been destroyed by tHe disastrous fire. Bishopgoourt is seriously damaged and the £SOO granted by General Synod will-be sufficient to meet only a small part of the necessary repairs. The concrete ehurch at has also suffered considorabfy, and the tower needs to he removed at once. The vicarage and schoolroom at Hastings are seri!ously damaged. Churches, vicarages, and schoolrooms at St. Augustine's and St, Andrew's, Napier, also at Havelook North, Clive, Otane, Waipawa., Waipukurau, and Wairoa have all "suffered more or less, and in many, "cases very seriously. The Aute Col-' lege new buildings have been seriously damaged, but the Maori Purposes Board . is prepared to afford Iho trustees some relief and a Bchool with a smaller num--ber of pupils will be carried on in the old wooden •>' buildings for the present. The Hukerere School for Maori girls is damaged and will not be used for 12 months at leaßt. ' So the tale 1 of woe continues and the list of damaged properties could be considerably lengthened. _ Flight of-the Diocese. "How ia the, diocese of .Waiapu to; 'meet or begin to meet the ,coat of reconstruction! Matfy of-the Church people have lost • their - means of livelihood and can do nothing. Many mote, who -have been benefactors to the Church in thopast cando little,if anything, at the present time. There are practicajly so insurances available and yet the work Of the Ohttreh niust,continue and build* ings of some sort must be erected and vicar«ge« and' schools made usable. £ow are .<he elergymsa"and deaconesses to.bet'paid moderate sumt There : -Mu Aji ■ least', sine clergymen and two deaconesses in the area specially affected by the; catastrophe. * . i / w Tn|. spirit and. helpfulness of many of, thy people are beyond all praise,- and , they, will do everything injthelr power i ty help themselves, but ,tbe province' mt#Aepme to'their aid and help at once.t, -The people in the Dominion, consider-' tug the difficulty of the times, have con-1 trJbuted magnificently 4a the general fonds fof the relief of sufferers, but tsittnot ha available for redamaged church and schooltisM\' Consequently there is a call for sslfrsacriflce on the part of the Church poopla ltd help bear Waiapu'a burdens. .i'*fit.'hop» every parish in the province i|rffi telpignd to thief Appeal fo». Waiapu. W #'WMtkat -* sympathy: of ,feUowwu b« twice West, for it *f*ll£**B thejn to see 1 , some daylight .the dark *clohd overshadowing them and inspire them with hope and wmgt), arid it will enable them to restore sonte of the ruined ox partly ruined huttd&gi', And, continue the ministrations of the Church." - , 1 j PATIENTS ROBBED. ' MONEY P6R PURCHASES. a Craws, igsocunop xautoa*-*) ' WAIPUKURAtr, February 21At'two o'clock' this morning a fairly severe. fhe third most vio-, lent since, the' major/one on February 3rd, disturbed local. citizens. Two others (ess severe followed at intervals. I There' was ho fr»sh. damage. ,' 'A mean set was perpetrated i day. A young man, aged twenty-two,, Inpatient at tbe, Waipukurau _ Public Hospital, was granted' permission to go-into town. Before leaving the'institution he went round the ward and collected 25s 9d from the. earthquake stricken patients.with which-to make purchases for, them. , The man, purchases, or money to the institution'* The police are,. investigating'.- -Many patients-' possess hardly anv money. 1 i ";' YOUNG REFUGEES. "EFFORT TO TRACE THEM. ' <PBJiBS iBSOOIATJOH TBLXOffAH.) ' - 'V WELLINGTON..- February 32. * The secretary of the Hawke's Bay • Education Board is endeavouring ■ to trace* rolugee • primary schoolchildren jiroiri the district who are attending school in other education districts, ; 'and 'asks for the; assistance of other baarqs'in* obtaining .information. '" The' authorities .desire all*eiugee Children to.be scut \to local schools, and teachers will be asked to supply iheiir, respective boards with a fist sbWi&g-.the schools" these refugee children,formerly '

TIDAL WAVES. I - ' STRANGE SCENE AT RAROTONGA. NATIVES PANIC STRICKEN. (PEtS 3 IBSOCUTIOS TaLSQBAH.j NEW PLYMOUTH,. February 22. A vivid description of a aeries of tidal waves, apparently the result of some submarine disturbance that visited Rarotonga on the afternoon of. Wed-. nesday, January '2Bth, nearly a -week before the great; earthquake that wrecked Napier and Hastings, is contained in a letter received in New Plymouth from Miss Freda Hirst, who, is now with the Cook Islands Trading Company. Miss Hirst says that the extraordinary phenomenon created considerable alarm; i'l was lying on the back verandah early in the afternoon," says Miss Hirst, "when I heard natives on the road yelling. Everyone rushed out to the front, so I wont round, tffo, and the' sea, which had been like a mill pond (it was a glorious day) had risen just outside the lagoon to a height of about 15 feet. It was advancing in .wave after wave, this way and that, in whirls. It seems that we narrowly escaped a bad tidal wave, as instead of the whole disturbance coining at once, it came in a series of wavos, which broke over the reef with terrific thundering and rushed in up the harbour. Each successive wave submerged the wharf entirely, and went on until it filled all the big wharf sheds. Then it roceded with tremendous speed, and a swirl of water and spray dashed over the grass and road in front of our wharo. Spray 80 Feat High. ''l have seen some wonderful breakers here in stormy weather, rising to heights of 20 feet or so, but never anything like this. The breakers dashed over the reef with foam and spray 80 feet high, and one after another without pause. It was a marvellous sight, but we were all quite alarmed. There was not a breath of wind. The sky was cloudless and tho sea far out (when we occasionally caught a glimpse of it) was blue, calm, and still. It was the most extra? ordinary thing I have ever seen. It kept on like this.until early next morning, and we hardly slept all night because of the deafening boom I boom! like •crashing thunder, and the rushing sound of water advancing and receding with tremendous speed. "Wo are all very anxious to hear whether there has been a tidal wave anywhere else, or a submarine volcano, brupfion. I was afraid that perhaps you had been haying some very bad earthquakes, but the phenomenon was air from the north. The south side of the island remained absolutely normal.!*' RUINED HOSPITAL. POLICY OF RESTORATION. (Pass* »MOCUTIO« TILXOBAH-) PALMERSTQN N., JFebruary 21.A statement indicating the future policy regarding the ruined hospital was 'made at Napier to a "Standard" reporter, by Mr C. 0. Morse, chairman of the Hawke's Bay - Hospital Board and the Napier Control Committee. He said that the institution would be reinstated on the hill. Wooden shelters would be used for patients, cottages .for administration, and marquees for the staff. The old I administration building could be ready 1 in two months if; it were reinforced. , The demolition of all the wards was ' being undertaken! He estimated that in equipment, and the remains of the 'buildings the Board had left assets l of the value of £70,000. The .losses would be in the vicinity of £BOO,OOO. "Within four years the hospital would have been free of debts," said I Mr Morse. ■ "I had hoped .to retire then, but will now stick to my guns -and build up something great within ! five years. I consider that the cost of such disasters should be spread over the' whole hospital system of the Do-y minion.. I am confident of securing the backing of all hospital organisations in this crisis. "We want the women and children back as, soon as the houses are in ordef, probably in a fortnight." Mr Morse added that business people loyal to Napier were keen to restart. -, ■ i

—, I FARMERS' HEAVY /'• . EXPENSE. ' DEPUTATION TO PRIME MINISTER. (rase* association tzueosau S WELLINGTON,, February 21." A deputation from the New Zealand Meat Producers' Board waited on the Prime Minister (the Rt. Hon. G. W. Forbes) and the Minister for Railways (the.Hon. W. A, Veitch) this afternoon in regard to the heavy additional cost which the farmers" in the Hawke's Bay area are ■being put to to rail their, fat stock to the freezing work* in pthor "dis tricts, owing to the demolition of the Hawke's Bay freezing works. \ Mr David' Jones, M.P., chairman of the Board,, emphasised the desperate position which the farmers, of Hawke's Bay were in to-day.' He read a tele, gram .which the' Board, had received on the subject from freezing works in the Hawke's Bay district,, and pointed out that the freezing companies who are ■ now killing the stock are making every possible cdneession to meet the position. It was also pointed out thai the Railway Department would ob- 1 tain additional revenue,'owing to the' circumstances which have arisen, in railing the fat stock for- much longer distances than 'under normal circumstances. _j J' Mr Jones stated -that at the meeting cf the Board -to ? day, the position had been carefully considered, and the Meat Board was prepared to give £IOOO towards the oost of the concession if the Government would make a reduction of 25-per cent, on the railage rates on fat stock, consigned to freezing works froiri stations north of Matamau (including the Wairoa-Wai-kokopu section). __> i Mr J". S. Jesse" (Wairoa), a member of the Board, also spoke from first-hand experience of the serious pbsitiqn which exists in the district. " The Prime Minister, in reply, said the' Government wns anxious to do what . it could for farmers in the stricken, area, and he would" go into the matter carefullv with the Minister for Railways. LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS , TO BE POSTPONED. ' (PRKSB ASSOCIATION TXLEGKAH.') -•' WELLINGTON. February 2f. The Minister For Internal Affairs, the Hon. P. A. de la Perrelle, stated Inst evening that the-Government pro[)oses- to bring down appropriate legists t ion during the special session of Parliament postponing the date.of the local elections, in towns ijtrjcken by the earthquake disaster.

AT HASTINGS. TWO MORE BODIES FOUND. SHOCKS ON SATURDAY. (JBES9 ASSOCIATION ?»LBCmAM.) .EASTINGS, February 22. Another.body was found at tho Napier Hospital and was identified aa Henry Qgden, of 209 Avenue road,. Hastings, a casual employee at the Hospital, The body of another employee of Boach's, Ltd., Hastings, Grace Jones, aged about 20, was recovered from the ruins yesterday. A body which had previously been reported as unidentified has now been identified as that of Mrs Ellen Bohan, a widow, aged fifty-eight, of 315 Avenue road west, Hastings. A photograph of Mrs Bohan and her daughter, Kathleen, who was previously reported to Mj dead, was in possession of a Hastings resident, and led to iden» tifieation. The mother and daughter 'were shopping at Roach's when the disaster happened.. Two quite severe shocks were felt at Hastings, one at 2 a.m! and the other at 3.7 a.m. Though the first was rather alarming, noither was comparable \n severity to the three big shocks which did all' the damage. Loose parts of badly-damaged buildings- were shaken down, and sleepers were awakened.

MAYORS FUND. LIST OF SUBSCRIPTIONS. The following additional subscriptions to tho Mayor's fund for the relief of sufferers by the Hawke's Bay earthquake are acknowledged:—

ENGLISH DONATION. CO-OPERATIVE WHOLESALE SOCIETY. (»■*■ aSIOCUTXOa TSLBdSAK.) WELLINGTON, February 22. The New Zealand Producers' Cooperative Marketing Association has received cable advice from London that the Co-operative Wholesale Society of England has given £IOOO iff the London Fund for the relief of sufferers in the earthquake disaster. BRITISH RELIEF *FUND. (TOITXS FEZSB ASSOCUTZOIT—BT KJBCTBIO tkjsobaph—COPYßlOHT.) LOtfDON, February 20. The British earthquake relief fundnow totals £35,950. It includes the. following contributions:- , Barclay's 'Bank' ' .... #'. 525 The Goldsmiths' Company ... 500 The Merchant Taylors'. Company 2(52 ' The British Wool Federation is subscribing £IOOO to the Relief Fund. GRANT OP £2OOO. REPAIRS TO RIVER BANKS. (MESS 4BBOOUTIOX TKWMAIU HASTINGS, February 22. The Hon. E. Masters, on. behalf of the Government, has given approval for the immediate payment of a £2OOO to the Hawke's Bay Rivers Board for repairing the Btop-banks damaged by the earthquake. . i | EARTHQUAKE RELIEF CONCERT. !, " , r ~ There was a fair attendance at the concert in the Civic Theatre .last evening organised by Madame flower-Burns and Mrs J. O. Holmea in aid of. the Hawke's Bay Earthqunke Relief Fundi The door-takings and money' so far banded. in from the Bale of ticket* afaount to £l3 4s. During the eoncert the opportunity was taken to thank the promoters and all those who had assisted ■towards its success ' The programme, which was greatly appreciated, was as follows:—lnstrumental, "Hungarian Dance" (Brahms) 1 , "An'dantino—Lemaro" {err. (Hoist), ."Trepak "(Tschaikowski), BYA Instrumental - Octet, coflductor Mr Harold Beck; vocal - quartette, "The Lark's S/nig't (Mendelssohn), Madame Gower Burns, Miss Alice Vinsen, Mr Ernest Rogers, Mr James Filer; song, Mr Maxwell; song, "My Ships" (Barrett), * Miss Alice Vinsen; Instruments,!, "Intermezzo" (Bixet), 3YA Instrumental Octet, assisted at the organ by Mr Arthur Lilly; solo and chorus, "Nazareth," Mrs Stallard; flute solo, "Romance" (Mascagni), Mr Hay"; song, "God Is Our Refuge" (Lewis Carey),' Mrs 1 Stewart; song, "She Alone ■ Sadness" (Gounod), Mr James Fifer; organ solo, "Solveig's Song" from Peer Gynt (Grieg), MrArthur Lilly; song, aria "Hear Tte Israel,' from "Elijah ' (Mendelssohn), Madame GowerBurns, with organ accompaniment by Mr Arthuj Lilly;'instrumental, "Oxordas" (DeHbeß), 3YA Instrumental Octet; song, "Lend Me Your Aid" (Gounod),'Mr Ernest Rogers; organ, solo,'"Toccfitta in Cf" (Dubois), Mr Arthui;.- Lilly; vocal quartette,. "How Sweet the Moonlight Sleeps" (Henry Leslie), Madame Gower-Burns," Miss Aiice Vinsen, Mr Ernest Rogers, Mr James Filer; song and chorus, "The Holy City" (Adams), Mr Laws; g&ng, '.'For You Alone""(Geehl), Mr _ Evans; organ s6Io, selection from choral work "Life," Mr Arthur Lilly,

Previously acknowledged £ B. d. 18.642 0 4 N. Deans 5 0 0 Thos. Waddell and Sons, Ltd. 5 0 0 N.C. Acclimatisation Soc. 6 5 0 Pupils Woodend School 20 0 0 St. Albans Burgesses' Association 5 5 0 Staff and employees C. E. .. 10 3 Otley, Ltd. .. 0 C. E. Otley, Ltd 10 10 0 Ouruhia School 0 17 0 Children of Omihi School 1 10 .0 Phillipstowiji School 5 18 11 G'ourtenay School 1 6 0 £18,712 14 i ■ ■ — 3