Gale in New Zealand. Shipping Affected
WELLINGTON N.Z., Thursday.--A gale swept Napier, and small vessels in Hawkes Bay had difficulty in making port. An unknown four-masted schooner put in an…
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Race Against Storm. Aeroplane Riddled with Holes by Hailstones
THE first aeroplane to reach Simla had an adventurous flight and a narrow escape. It was a Sopwith Camel, piloted by Major H. A. Tweedie, of the Australian F.C. (says the…
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During the westerly gale yesterday the pilot at Wollongong telephoned to the secretary of the Department of Navigation stating that a boat containing three men had been blown off…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →360 MISSING Spanish Liner Sunk Gale Off Texas Coast Vancouver, September 19
The Spanish liner Valbarena (5099 tons), which was reported missing after touching at Cuba when bound for New Orleans, has been located…
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A terrific gale has been raging off (lie Texas (U.S.A.) count throughout last week, and has resulted in wide-spread damage,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lost in a Gale Vessel Turns Turtle Plight of Survivors London, September 21
The Norwegian steamer Hortense Lea (1125 tons) turned turtle in a gale off the Tyne. One woman and eight men lost…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods in Texas. New York, Sept. 21
A despatch from Austin (Texas) states that the Rio Grande has overflowed its banks on its lower course, 40 miles inland, inundating a score of towns, and destroying millions of…
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A despatch from Austin reports Hint the Rio Gramde has overflowed its banks on the lower course for 40 miles inland, inundating a score of towns and destroying millions of dollars…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Battered by a Gale. Schooner in Distress
The Sydney underwriters yesterday received news that the Canadian auxiliary schooner Laurel Whalen, which loaded at Sydney for Vancouver early this year, and put into…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Scattered Thunderstorms. Light Rain
During the week-end thunderstorms were experienced at many scattered places along the slopes tablelands, central-western plains, and coast. With the exception of 31 points at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods in Mexico Thousands Homeless New York, Thursday Evening
A message from Mexico states that serious floods have occurred in Chiapas, the most south-easterly of the Sates of Mexico They have wiped out Chilan, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods in Spain Cartagena Inundated Corpses Float in Streets LONDON, Thursday Night
Reuter's correspondent at Madrid, telegraphing yesterday, reports that continuous rainstorms have caused serious floods, especially in the…
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A Madrid message reports floods in Eastern Spain. The rice crops have been ruined. Trains are unable to run. Many persons have been drowned. Twelve feet of water in a…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Floods in Mexico. New York, October 2
A despatch from Mexico City states that floods in the northern part of the State of Chiapas (south-east portion of Mexico) wiped out Chilan…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Floods in Spain. London, October 2
It is reported from Madrid that torrential floods have occurred in Eastern Spain. The rice crops in Valencia were rained. Trains were unable to run, and many people were…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Five Feet of Hail Storms in Spain Stupendous Damage Done LONDON, October 3
Reuter's correspondent at Madrid states that the recent floods in Spain were most disastrous. Hailstones smashed in the roofs of the houses at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storm in the City. Hail and Rain
The metropolitan area was yesterday morning the centre of a violent thunderstorm. It burnt between 6 and 7 o'clock. Vivid lightning and heavy peals of thunder were followed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Flood Disasters Thrilling Scenes in an Inundated Spanish City Corpses in the Streets
Continuous rainstorms of exceptional violence in Spain last week caused serious floods, especially in the pro-vinces of Valencia aud Marcia…
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Continued on Trove, page 1 →Southerly Change. Thunderstorms Likely
Showers, resulting in 10 points and 1 point respectively at Seal Rocks and Rockley, comprised the only rainfall recorded at the weekend. Under the influence of north-easterly…
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