MORE EARTHQUAKES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 505, 12 May 1909, Page 6

MORE EARTHQUAKES.

. AN AUCKLANDER'S PREDICTIONS. - ; (bit MLBQBArn—speoiaii coßiiEsroirbiiNT;) . ' Auokland,' May 11. k Mr. J. T. Stevenson, an Auckland r' astronomer, states that there is a.probability of another earthquake period between the 17th and 23rd inst. It will not, he considers, bo so soverD as the preceding periods, but it is probable tho geysers at Whakarowarowa will givo good - displays about tho ;20tll inst. It is not probable that Ngauruhoe will bo as active as last mouth, but :wha'tever outbreaks-may occur may bo expected about, tho-19th. The conditions are not so pronounced as.formerly. This .present poriod is the conclusion of tho major seismic period for tho year, but in the courso of'a few months it is likely that tlioro will bo a minor poriod showing most activity in tho Northern 'Hemisphere; which will boar tho brunt of the'seismic action predicted from the 17th to tho 23rd inst. Mr. Stevenson further states that ho would not bo surprised to hear of shocksnext month in tho latitude 'of San Francisco, though not of a sovero character.' These shocks, if , they occur, will not, howe'vor, bo felt in ■ tho Southern Hemisphere; lie does not appreliond any disturbances in tho Auckland district, which is about as secure bb any part of tho earth. ,- .-.■■' . ■ . A sale of superior -household'furnitnre will be hold to-morrow at 1.30 p.m. at i Pitt Street, Berhnmporo, by Messrs. A, L, Wilson and Co. Messrs.. A; L. Wilson and Co.. will sell, nt their rooms to-day, at 1.30 p.m., six English and Continental pianos, and a variety of nigh-class furniture. . , . .-,.-■ . . The picturo gallery of R. and E. Tingey and Co., Ltd., Manners Street; is a feature which should not bo overlooked during Industries ■.Week,, , ■ ' v. •. ■ .