Drought
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Fiji Reports
And More Quakes
Suva, Oct. 4
TWO of the heaviest tremors since the earthquake on Sep tember 14 (see description ©n page 31) shook the city this morn ing and again this evening; and now residents are beginning to wonder how long these disturbances are going on.
The area, in the past fortnight had been making a good recovery Messrs. Walter Horne & Co., Ltd who at first thought they mus abandon their building, have re occupied it; and experts are re ported to have advised that the big store of Morris Hedstrom Ltd the worst affected of our majoi buildings—can soon be made fil for occupation again.
But, if the cause of our earth quake really is “subsidence,” i! surely is time that the tremor; ceased.
Serious Drought
Meanwhile, the main island o: Viti Levu is becoming seriouslj drought-stricken. Conditions or the dry western and northern side; are very bad, with many fires ir the grass and bush lands; and nov the drought has extended into the south and east sides, where we have had, in September, only 150 point; of rain, compared with an average of 8 in.