HURRICANE IN FIJI.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1362, 13 February 1912, Page 4

HURRICANE IN FIJI.

GREAT DAMAGE DONE. (By Tsleenißh-Press Association.! Auckland, February 12. Some additional news of tho hurricane which recently visited Fiji came to hand via Sydney tu-day, in a letter received by Mr. J. li. Turner. Writing under dale of February 1, a correspondent states that t\ie storm "was experienced iu Suva, Levuka, Kowa, Navua, and from \ ltu Levu Bay to Levuka, 'Die Han and Tavua coasts had n slight hurricane and (loods. Labasa and Tuvivmi had a severe hurricane, and heavy floods were experienced lit Remi, Navua, ami Lnlmsa. The Gros Stichel banana crop was ripped right out ■of the ground, ami (here was a probability of the Chinese bananas f.lso lwins lost. Tin , damage done to the cane cj'op? was not- li-.iown at Ilio lime the latloi was written. The Hoods rose 1C feet: at N-iusrtri,. :<m! I.'i feet at Viria. Talwsa hud a v«rv bad hurricane indeed, th* d.inia'je being estimate! aI- about .C.'IO.fIOO. Two fmVilies men-ported. An Indian was drowned in the llm.'d waters, and a Fijian was killed by a falling linusc. A hulk-keeper r,l U'vnka and a native, when tryim; to row as!i.-:;-c, wore swept nut to si-'a, and had not: beo-i licnrd of again up to the time the mail left. The nativo town of X.-ului-i, pear Labasa, was rased to_the griiiiml. ;n a |i(isfsc.ript tlie wriler pays:— "From what 1 e-'iu hear 'I'aviuni lias Ix-cn v:rocke:l from nno end to the other. 'I'haro has ljocu a tidal wave and terrible disaster, Tam afraid. The barometer during the stonu wont down to 28.13. Severe damage- is known to have been done in tlie north-east. It s«ms certain Tnviuni has had a had liurricane, bul thai is practically all l.lir.t is knotrn f.t (ho iircwut,"