Ambrym Volcano Is
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2,000 Natives Evacuated
From Our Own Correspondent
Noumea, Sept. 1..
THE story of the volcano Ambrym, in New Hebrides, be gan some 20 years ago when j sent up huge columns of smofel while pumice rained down, blackiu out all the island. At the time, la T i flattened all plantations and hous*; with the exception of a Cathok Mission hospital.
Today, the Government here hr been advised that Ambrym threatening eruption.
A heavy pumice mud is fallui and a mass of cloud hangs ow the island. Two thousand natiw have been evacuated to the near? islands of Malekula,, Santo, EL and Efate. Three to four thousait natives have refused to leae Ambrym, and the authorities as supplying them with food.
The official message to Noumn adds that most plantations a being buried, but there are
casualties.
FD.