HURRICANE AT THE ISLANDS.
+ » 'CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE DONE. \
By Telegraph—Press Association
AUCKLAND, May 22.-
Island news states that a hurricane at the Island of Ftftunga, on April 17th, blew with such violence that a stone church with walls 2ft 4in thick was blown to atoms. In fact, the whole island bears a desolate appearance. Houses belonging to natives were levelled, and even grass was torn out of the ground. . Not a blade is to be seen. Pood is scarce, and there will be a famine in a few months. { The Island of Alofo, near Futunga, was totally wrecked. Wallis Island experienced a gale, but no damage was done.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8446, 23 May 1907, Page 7
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107HURRICANE AT THE ISLANDS. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8446, 23 May 1907, Page 7
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