SEVERE EARTHQUAKE
CHIMNEYS SHAKEN DOWN AT KAIKOURA RESIDENTS CAMPING OUT IN OPEN By Telegraph-—Press AssociationChristchurch, May 1. A Kaikoura message states that the earthquake last evening shook down chimneys at several residences, while near Clarence Bridge trees have been uprooted and cracks formed in .the road from two to eight inches wide. Slips caused a blockage of traffic on the Puhi Puhi Road. Telephone communication with Christchurch was interrupted. At Kekerangu, halfway between Kaikoura and Blenheim, tremors have been experienced att day, forty-seven being recorded up till a very late hour tonight, and residents are camping out in the open. At Woodbank station tho familv of the owner are bivouaced in the drive, persistent tremors having forced them to the conclusion that it is a safer spot than the house. Blenheim, May 1. A double earthquake shock occurred at 9.35 last night, followed an hour later by a more severe shake. No damage is reported. Ashburton, May 1. A slight earthquake shock was felt here at 10.35 last night.
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Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 181, 2 May 1925, Page 7
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169SEVERE EARTHQUAKE Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 181, 2 May 1925, Page 7
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