Record Of Hurricanes
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Prom Our Own Correspondent
Papeete, June 1.
A MOST interesting essay, “Les Cyclones en Oceanic Francaise”, written by Monsieur J. L. Giovan nelli and published in the “Bulletin de la Societe des Etudes Oceaniennes”, in cludes a list of major disturbances in this part of the South Pacific from 1831 to 1940. They number, during that period of
109 years, fifteen hurricanes of more or less intensity.
Comparing, during approximately the same period, the experience of other archipelagoes M. Giovannelli records: — 80 hurricanes in Fiji ((1840-1923). 58 hurricanes in Tonga (1830-1923). , 39 hurricanes in New Hebrides (1830- 1923). 1923) hurricanes in New Caledonia (1830- 34 hurricanes in Samoa (1830-1923).