Rarotonga Prepares For
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Hurricanes.
From Our Own Correspondent.
Rarotonga, Feb. 16.
APPREHENSION of another hurri cane, such as the disastrous one in 1935, when over £60,000 damage was done, was evident here last month when for a week there were gale force winds and a falling glass. The air was hot and close, and the sky had the same hazy leaden appearance.
Dr. E. P. Ellison, Deputy Resident Commissioner, hurriedly called a public meeting. The position was fully dis cussed and a comprehensive emergency scheme drawn up. Luckily, after a few days of rough seas and high winds, the storm passed away.