NGAURUHOE IN ACTION.
"O I SPECTACULAR OUTBURSTS. By Telegraph.—Press AsßQci«tion. Taumarunui, Last Night. The outbursts from Ngauruhoe on Saturday night and all day on Sunday and to-day were felt like earthquakes* here, accompanied by a noise like the booming of distant cannon. On Sunday and today numbers ascended the hills at Taumarunui, and saw many spectacular outbursts from the volcano cone, the volumes of smoke rising rapidly, geyierlike to a great height. There was a colossal outburst at 12.30, and another at 2.30 to-day, the vibration being such that windows rattled.
I EMITTING LAVA. ! Auckland, Last Night. I The activity displayed by Ngauruhoe since October 20 became greatly intensified during the week-end. From nine on Saturday evening til! three on Sunday afternoon the volcano was continuously in eruption. There was a gigantic explosion at 10.40 on Saturday night, stones being thrown a great height, while a vast quantity of lava flowed down the mountain side. The lava overflowed the crater again at midnight. Tho volcano was comparatively quiet to-day. 'Professor Thomas states that Ngauruhoe is emitting lava -for the first time since the eruption in 1800.
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Taranaki Daily News, 6 November 1917, Page 5
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186NGAURUHOE IN ACTION. Taranaki Daily News, 6 November 1917, Page 5
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