DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 19 February 1931, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS

NAPIER’S PAPER. (Bu Tclojrapk—Per Press Association) NAPIER, February 18An interesting sidelight in connection with the reconstruction of Napier, is the fact that the Napier “Daily 'Telegraph” which on the day following the earthquake appeared as a one page sheet no bigger than a piece of of ordinary ntoepaper appeared on Saturday with four pages issue of ordinary newspaper size and from today commenced the issue of an eight page paper daily. COAL MINES IDLE. AUCKLAND. February 18. 'There were no developments to-day in the dispute between the Glen Alton Collieries and the three hundred men employed by the company. 'The men ceased work on Monday, rendering idle four mines near bluntly. The men allege that the management hits employed non-union labour in preference to unionists. GISBORNE SAFETY VALVE. GISBORNE, February 18. New light was thrown to-day on the Sponge Bay upheaval near Gi,sl*une, where the foreshore lias been raised from eight to ten feet. 'The spot is rather a lonely one, seldom visited, except, by picnickers. For some years, however, Mr W. S. Strong, Geologist! for Taranaki Oilfields, has made periodical visits there, lie stated to-day

that he looked upon the small geysers or springs a.s a safety valve, and considered that there were similar ones in Poverty Bay, and that they may have beneficially affected Gisborne during the big quake on Tuesday fortnight.

Regarding the tree stumps being heaved up from the depths of the ocean hod through the - upheaval, Air Strong said that could not be correct, for he had seen tree slumps in sonic place on the day previous to the quake, and four months ago had taken photos of them, and had written a paper on the subject. The trees had probably been there for hundreds of years. 'They nmbably grew on the land near the sea. which was gradually eroded and fell into the- sen. 'The recent quake may have pushed them up a bit further, Init, even! on that point he was not satisfied. 'The only great change Air Strong could see as the result of flic upheaval was the appearance of a new boulder hank near the shore.