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  2. New Zealand Earthquakes.

    In this issue we reproduce illustrations of the districts that have suffered so fearfully from the earthquake visitations. They were taken, during April last, by our artist Mr. C. H Topham, who sketched ...

    Article : 140 words
  3. CATTLE AND SHEEP DYING.

    AUCKLAND, Tuesday, June 15 (midday).—The volcania a disturbance's are being renewed. At Taupo, last night, a loud explosion was heard in the direction of Mount Tongariro, and was immediately followed ...

    Article : 138 words
  4. THE AWFUL REALITY.

    AUCKLAND, Friday, 9 a m.—The first shock was terrible in the extreme. There was a stupefying shock, [?] by a mysterious [?] of the earth. The whole place [?] to be giving way. Then there ...

    Article : 233 words
  5. LOCAL REMINISCENCES.

    The famous terraces at Waikato are wonderful freaks of nature. Between them are deep mysterious gulches, sunken canyons, terrifying ravines with curiously interesting cones, and over all these ...

    Article : 589 words
  6. POMPEII REPEATED.

    An attempt to describe the state of bewilderment Which prevailed for miles around, would be hopeless. It was Pompeii and Herculaneum [?]. Several families fled from their homes in their nightdresses. ...

    Article : 279 words
  7. Notes and Queries.

    The webs of the spider are made of two kinds of silk, the one forming the cables and radii, simple and innocuous, the other forming the concentric or special threads, closely studded with minute globules of ...

    Article : 67 words
  8. WALKING UNDER A LADDER.

    The superstition that walking under a ladder will bring ill lu[?]k originates from an old coarse joke formerly frequent among the lower [?]. It took its rise from the fact that at the old gallows at Tyburn ...

    Article : 65 words
  9. MOUNT TARAWERA AND SURROUNDINGS.

    Towering 2000ft into the air stands out the bold Mount Tarawera, situated 100 miles from Auckland. The Lake Rotomahana is not quite a mile long, and a quarter of a mile broad. Nestling at the ...

    Article : 366 words
  10. RAGPICKERS IN PARIS.

    Paris has above 500 rag merchants, each employing on an average seven or eight ragpickers, whose duty consists in daily emptying the dustbins of the city, and sorting their contents. The weight of these is ...

    Article : 187 words
  11. TERRIBLE, IF CORRECT.

    AUCKLAND, Saturday, June 12, 5 p. m—Startling information has been received to the effect that the natives of Mokia (a place four miles from the Rotorua township) declare that the base of the island in ...

    Article : 199 words
  12. PROCTOR'S OPINIONS OF EARTHQUAKES.

    The following paper from Mr. Proctor to HARPER'S MAGAZINE will be interesting in connection with the fearful disturbances in New Zealand:—It has been asked of late whether the hurricanes which followed ...

    Article : 932 words
  13. I DO NOT LIKE THEE, DOCTOR FELL.

    The author of this was Tom Brown, who wrote Dialogue of the Dead," and the person referred to was Dr. Fell, Dean of Christchurch (1625-1686, who expelled him, but said he would remit the sentence if ...

    Article : 201 words
  14. CONSTERNATION AND STAGNATION.

    AUCKLAND, Saturday, 9 a.m.—None but those who have witnessed the startling effect which this eruption has had upon the inhabitants of the island, can form the remotest idea of the excitement which prevails. ...

    Article : 966 words
  15. A GEYSER IN A CHURCH.

    AUCKLAND, Monday Morning.—There still exists the greatest difficulty in obtaining accurate informations as to the present state of the volcanic district. Telegraphic communication with the lake district ...

    Article : 366 words
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