Hurricane in the Pacific.
CHURCH BLOWN TO ATOMS. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, This DayIsland news states that a hurricane on the island of Futunga on April 17th, blew with such violence that a stone church with walls two feet four inches thick, was blown to atoms. In fact the, whole island bears a desolate scene. The houses of the natives were levelled and even grass was torn ou ! of the ground, not a blade to be seen. Food is very scarce and there is likely to be a famine for a few months. The island of’ Alofe, near Futunga, was totally wrecked. Wallis island ex perienced a gale but no damage was done.
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Te Aroha News, Volume XXVI, Issue 43096, 23 May 1907, Page 3
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113Hurricane in the Pacific. Te Aroha News, Volume XXVI, Issue 43096, 23 May 1907, Page 3
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