EARTHQUAKE

Hokitika Guardian, 9 June 1931, Page 5

EARTHQUAKE

SHOCK IN ENGLAND. FEAR FOR GULF STREAM. tUmted Press Association.—P j Electric TeJegrapn.—Copy right, j (Received this-day at 10.15 a.m.) LONDON. May 8. Scientists fear Unit the earthquake may cause a diversion of the Gulf Stream adversely allotting England’s (Innate.

The “Times” in a leader, states that, in the last thousand years, I 190 eat thqiiakes were recorded in Britain, 822 of which wore felt in Scotland. Thri.ughoul the period only two lives were lost. An apprentice was killed by tailing masonry in 1580 and a baby was killed at Clochester in .1.88-1.

WORST KNOWN IN BRITAIN

ORIGIN IN NORT H SEA

LONDON, June 8. Mr Shaw, an expert seismologist,

says that the earth tremor resulted from a disturbance the centre of which was in the North Sea. some 260 miles from Yorkshire.

The earthquake was the heaviest one ever known in Britain.

QUAKE EFFECTS AT WAXWORKS

LONDON, June 8

The earthquake produced some weird effects at Madame Tussaud’s Waxworks. The murderer Crippon’s head was split in half, crashing to the floor, while the other half was left lying resting on his shoulder, thus adding a new horror to the “Chamber of Horrors.”

TJie boxer Camera's bead fell between the effigies of Jimmy Wilde (boxer) and Steve Donogliue (jockey). The lady tennis champion; Mrs Helen Wills-Moody’s right arm fell at the feet of Mdlle. Su/.aime. Lenglen (exchampion).