THE PREDICTED EARTHQUAKES.
AN AUCKLAND AUTHORITY DUBIOUS. Press Association. AUCKLAND. January 31. A newspaper representative hail a conversation this morning with Mr Stovonson, E.R.A.S., regarding the predictions published from Wellington ol hurricanes, earthquakes, and tidal waves for Sunday. “It is true,” said Mr Stevenson, “that tho moon will, on that day, make its closest accroach to tho earth, but it has been quite as near on former occasions, without all tlieso disasters resulting. To my mind the only part of theso predictions likely to eventuate, is that earthquakes may occur about this timo.” “Is there any method of indicating tho possible locality likely to be affected by the earthquakes?” was asked. “It is hardly possible to indicate at what spot earthquakes may manifest tliomsolves, but l cannot see why, as the earth is rotating rapidly, New Zealand should come under the earth’s influence, more particularly than other places, but I do think that if earthquakes do occur, they will probably be in the Southren Hemisphere. 1 may add, that presumably, high tides will occur during tho next low days.”
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2104, 1 February 1908, Page 2
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179THE PREDICTED EARTHQUAKES. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2104, 1 February 1908, Page 2
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