THE EARTHQUAKE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2394, 8 January 1909, Page 5

THE EARTHQUAKE.

CABLE NEW'S

CONTINUANCE OF SHOCKS.

REPLACING THE LIGHTHOUSES

United Press Association. Copyright

ROME, Jan. 6

Temporary expedients have been employed to replace the lighthouses with signal stations in the Straits of Messina. The shocks continue.

Prince and Princess Catallaci, who were buried in the ruins at Messina, are still alive.

The Archbishop of Messina, who was reported to be dead, has been rescued from the ruins. He mounted the roof of a building to give a benediction to the dying and dead still under the ruins. All the Halcutts perished. DONATIONS FROM AUSTRALIA. FEDERAL PREMIER. RE-CON-SIDERS HIS POSITION. MELBOURNE, Jan. 6. Mr. Fisher has re-considered the position taken up regarding contributing to the Italian earthquake relief fund. The Federal Cabinet meets to-morrow, and it is believed that £IO,OOO will be voted. Air. Wade, Premier of New South Wales,, who is at present in Melbourne, intimated thatjn view r of the Commonwealth’s first decision-it was intended to send £SOOO from New South Wales. BRISBANE, Jan. 7. The Government has cabled £IOOO for the Italian earthquake fund. MORE SURVIVORS RESCUED. AFFAIRS IMPROVING AT MESSINA. (Received Jan. 7, 11.30 p.m.) ROME, Jan. 7. Ten persons were rescued at Messina on Tuesday. Several business firms have recovered their secreted money in the ruins. Public services are improving, and the people are calmer. j FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GRANT. TEN THOUSAND! POUNDS. (Received 'Jan. 8, 12.20 a.m.) MELBOURNE, Jan. 7. The Federal Government has granted £IO,OOO towards the Italian relieffund. THE RELIEF FUND.

A DONATION FROM JAPAN

(Received Jan. 8,12.0 U a.m.)

LONDON, Jan. 7. The* Mansion House fund has reached £65,000, the American fund is £500,000, 'including £BO,OOO from New York. The citizens of Tokio have contributed £BOOO. NEW ZEALAND’S DONATION. ITALY’S THANKS. *' . [Press Association.] WELLINGTON, Jan. 7. New Zealand’s contribution of £SOOO to the relief fund in connection with the Italian earthquake has been acknowledged in the following terms by the Italian Government in a cable: “To the High Commissioner.— In the name of the Italian Government and the nation I convey oui lively thanks to the Government of New Zealand for their prompt sympathy in the calamity of Italy, and for their conspicuous bounty on behalf of the victims of the disaster.— Giolitti (President of the Council of Ministers), Romo.”