TAUPO.
Tuesday; A dreadful event occured last night at Ohinemutu. * Over 20 natives Were poisoned through eating out of a pot m which there was verdigris. Three died, four are recovering, and a* number are still jll. They . attribute their illness to witchcraft. Drs Walker and Campbell, left during the night for the scene of the. accident. Several sharp shocks of earthquake were felt here last night, first at 4 p.m. They were particularly severe and prolonged. -■■■ ' A heavy fall of .snow on the mountains, and reaching for the first time this ■ season to Tauhara, Auckland, has taken place.
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Manawatu Times, Volume II, Issue 80, 25 July 1877, Page 2
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