Earthquakes In Gizo
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District, Solomon Is.
From Our Own Correspondent.
TULAGI, April 3.
THE month of March has been notable for severe earthquakes, in the Gizo district. On Vella Lavella and adjacent islands bungalows were shaken from their piles and wharves and other properties destroyed. The continued shocks were so trying that planters made for Gizo town ship to get away from the constantly re curring tremors, and to procure lifting jacks and other material for re-erecting buildings.
Mr. R. A. Clinton left Sydney by the Montoro on April 10 for Port Moresby.
He is en route to the Lakekamu field to test the areas held by Lakekamu Goldfields (Papua) Development, N.L.