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Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 2, Issue 85, 17 August 1868, Page 200

c-ir. ATtTTTQtr A-gy.9.— 'Two rather smart shocks of earthquake were felt in Napier between 9 and 10 o’clock this forenoon.

. The Meditia and Volunteers.—We have been informed that.the Hawke’s Bay Militia and Napier Kifle Volunteers will be called out on Monday, 31st day of August.

Quay Waxe. —The Provincial Government call for tenders, receivable up to noon of Monday, 17th inst., for building 173 feet of a quay wall, from Watts wharf to the oattle. yard. :

Uppeb Beach Boad.— The Provincial Government call for tenders, receivable up to noon of Tuesday, 18th inst., for making 95 chains of the upper beach road to the Toll-gate, in three separate contracts of 20, 40, 35 chains each respectively.

Sudden Death. —We regret to have to 1 announce the sudden death of Mr Norcott Atkins, the respected' manager of the Hawke’s Bay Boiling Down Company, on Tuesday evening last. We understand - that the deceased .gentleman was, at the time of his, attack, engaged in selecting Bheep from the dock of Mr Tiffen, and that no. warning of the impending stroke was observed by those in his company at the time. We: learn that he leaves a widow and young family to mourn his untimely end.

SiNGrriiAß Action- oe the Tides.— : About midnight onlTriday last a most extraordinary phenomenon was observed in thebarbor,'the' tide commencing to' rise and; fall in a remarkable manner, - about every half-hour. .These strange tidal waves,, if such wemay call them, increased in forbe until 9 or 10 o'clock on Saturday morning, {when the riseandfallwasabouts . feet, or fully; equal to the ordinary tides; only it being : ebb: tide ■. at the time, the watejvsuuk much lower than is{ usually the .case.i lDuring yeaterday this continued; in a lesser {degree^’and . has at length gradually Wehebr 'that news been "a similar be* - that'-jit is, due to some extraordinary convulsion of ha* : V' jVV' : ;.■-