A TIDAL WAVE.
CHATHAM ISLANDS EXPERIENCE Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Oct, 8. A tidal wave occurred at Waitangi, Chatham Islands, a few weeks ago. Particulars are meagre, as very few saw the wave, but from accounts given by passengers who arrived from the Islands by the Tees to-day, it appears that warning of the wave was first given by the sea retreating from the shore near the new wharf. The sea bottom, where there is ordinarily 15 feet of water or more, was laid bare. Then the wave came in with a loud roar, sweeping clear across the wharf and high up on the beach. Loose timber on the wharf was swept overboard, but was later recovered, and no damage was done. Tidal waves are not unusual at the Chatham Islands.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 267, 9 October 1933, Page 6
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131A TIDAL WAVE. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 267, 9 October 1933, Page 6
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