EFFECTS OF THE VISITATION.

Grey River Argus, 24 April 1911, Page 8

EFFECTS OF THE VISITATION.

On visiting various parts of the island it was found that the locality of the Homestead had not been the only part affected, as it was found that several slips of land" liad taken place, and in one case where had formerly been a well-grassed valley there now appeared a layer of stones and pumice. 1 iby the description of the parts affected by the waterspout it would seem that it (first visited the north side of the island, thence following a south-westerly course until taking its departure on the west side of the island. It was noticed that the lakes, of which there are^four on the island, were very high, three being 12ft., Bft. and sft. above normal respectively. One crater usually dry had become a lake with a . depth of 9ft., and did not resume its dry state for upwards of three months. • Mrs Bell, whose appearance indicated that she had undergone a trying ordeal, states that the waterspout was not in any way connected with volcanic action. Earth tremors, which occur occasionally, were not evident during the period of devastation. Five days of continuous • light rain followed the waterspout.

The Rev. Augustus Orlebar, aged 87, who was at Rugby with Tom Hughes, is very discouraged about the modern youth. , Says he : ''I am afraid that the boys of to-day are not quite of the same hardy stuff that they were in the days of which my dear old friend Tom Hughes wrote. I don't imagine for a moment that it is their own fault. Nowadays boys are too much pampered and coddled. There is no moral teacher greater than hardship, and seventy, years ago the Rugby iboy had plenty of that. In my days we used frequently to take our icy'cold baths by the light of pale matches some of the boys would hold aloft. To-day, nothing but a warm Ibath seems" to be good enough for a boj r . Looking back, I • often think that ,1 owe my longevity to the lack of comfort in my boyhood.

Norwich in the eighteenth century possessed a club known as the Gregorians, who pursued drinking in a most business-likje spirit. Qoke of Norfolk was : taken there by some of his friends, and ' elected a member at 2 in the morning. Just after he had taken his seat . at the club taible, a basin full of toast swimming in oil was placed before each member. Coke .wished to decline, but Sir Edward Ast ley, the president,, informed him' that every member was expected to consume his portion. "It is the finest dish in the world for dispelling the fumes of wine, and is always brought out at this hour so v that we can continue drinking ■ as- freshly and freely as if the evening; had only just begun."