Water-spout Off Vanua Levu
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AW AT E R-SPOUT appeared off Namawa, Vanua Levu, Fiji, on Easter Sunday and almost enveloped a schooner which was leaving her anchor age. At the last moment the water-spout veered and missed the boat by a few feet, although setting it spinning on the sea like a top.
When the spout hit the shore it did considerable damage to the coconut groves. f Monsieur Georges Morlet, Mayor of Bourail, New Caledonia, died recently at the age of 54. He was a veteran of World War I. He leaves a widow and several children.