MAURICEVILLE NOTES.
(From Our Own Correspondent). MAURICEVILLhJ, January 3. At about 12.10 a.m. on Monday an earthquake was felt here. It was preceded by a rumbling noise, then 1 catne a long shiver, the whole occurrence lasting about 30 seconds. It set the sheep at the back of the hill bleating, and the horses hurrying up to the house and neighing; yet there are some people here that never felt the earthquake. The "shake" came from tho north-east On Monday many passengers for Masterton were disappointed of their trip through insufficiency of train accommodation. A most pleasant picnic was organised on Monday by Mesdames McKenzie, Brooks, Rowell and others, and was enjoyed by a large number of friends. A ball in the evening was well attended and enjoyed. The dreaded potato blight has once more made its aopearance here into one or two patches. But as the local people have taken the utmost care in preparing their seeds and I the tillage of their soil, your corl respondent does not anticipate a spread of the scourge.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7932, 4 January 1906, Page 6
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176MAURICEVILLE NOTES. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7932, 4 January 1906, Page 6
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