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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 14, Issue 717, 13 September 1869, Page 2

Flax Dressing is apparently attracting attention bejond the colony. A notice in the la9t Gazette informs us that JoM: Journeaux, of Melbourne, has made apF cation for a patent for the invention of* new machine and process for manufaoWf ing the Phormium Tenax, and for prepaw tion of the gum into an article of com' merce. Earthquakes in Victoria.—A M*j bourne telegram of the 3ist ult. says.—* distinct shock of an earthquake was felt*' Sale, on 30th August, about ten minute to sin the morning. The wave was <MJ east and west, and its duration about eigM seconds. It caused a good deal of uneasj ness, but no damage was done. About 111 minutes to 5 a.m., 30th August, twoscwfl shocks of earthquake were felt at Bairn* dale. The first shock lasted about ai® ond, then an interval of a second; t« e " at.oth.er shock of quite thirty seconds' d" ration- A rumbling noise was heard ft about three minutes after the shocks. wave seemed to travel from west to « 8!l Matty persona ran out of their ho fearing they would fall, I