SEVERE EARTHQUAKE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 133, 29 October 1914, Page 4

SEVERE EARTHQUAKE.

LANDSLIPS IN THE IVAUv COUNTRY. By Telegraph.—Per Press Association. Gisburhe, Last Nii'ia. A seme earthquake was Jell iu'll.-T; a.m. The ground shook in «,i alaimiu■manner, and people in the gran ;-.•; a.: i fit the Poverty Bay show lost no i.:.. ■• in making for'the open. The qua!... \ralong and steady, and lasted fully" a minute. To-komaru Bay again suffered b.mih'. The Farmers' Co-op. stores, which mi'itained considerable damage in ihc Y,\>: quase, was again reduced to chao;. _\: Kaen's House, chimneys Jell Unowii the roof and carried away the kitchen ceiling, smashed a table, and went eh an through the. floor. At Pauriki, Mr. George Bilsbv's s':\tion, a brickiayor had just finished rebuilding three chimneys shaken oowii in the last quake, and was having a smoky preparatory to leaving the 'ln!. when the chimney* were again thrown down. It is reported that" the Put'iitu homestead was split clean in two. (Chimneys are down in all direction-, and there were innumerable land .slides all along the bills, great cloudy of <!'-=! giving, the appearance of huge Im-■■fii-.---. The Mangahaoro stream is «tiii ;V:, discolored as the result of lan: -,!.'■ in the hack country.

~ It was exactly three weeks ago ... ':; that the last'big quake did'.-,, ,i:!„ damage. No loss of life is rcii:i!-.!. Auckland, Last Niv'r. A slight shock of earthquake was i> ' here at twelve minutes to twelve- :.. da". The direction appeared to be nor.. and south. Wan<ranui, Yesttr.h;-, A smart shock of earthquake w,i,.';i corded at ten minutes to twelve to '.- ■ Hastings, Yesterday. There \rs,s a prolonged carthqiiaka a; 11.49 this morning. DAMAGE IN HAWKE'S BAY. Gi9borne, October 28. Port Awanui reports that the cbl •." neys rebuilt after the last eartbqnn!. were shaken down and considerable dan age done to household goods. To', maru Bay reports that extensive da'. age was done to Oates" Bros.' and s" Farmers' Co-operative Stores. A doctor** new residence was badly damaged and several chimneys of houses are down. Wellington, October -28. The postmaster at Tokomaru Bty ■wires the secretary of the Post Oilier ,■ "I regret to report another depressing shock of earthquake. Many cli'ma-in* were again levelled to the ground and stores suffered considerably. People aiv becoming alarmed. The direction of the shake is from east to west.