ITALIAN DISASTER.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 401, 9 January 1909, Page 5

ITALIAN DISASTER.

PEOPLE'S GRATITUDE.

BRITISH AND RUSSIAN WARSHIPS. FURTHER SHOCKS. (bt telegram—peess association—coptmoex.) (Roc; January 8,10.30 p.m.) Romo, January 8. ; -.British warships have left enormous stores . at Villa. San Giovanni (a Calabrian town . of. some 3000 inhabitants on the Straits of Messina, eight miles north of Reggio). The admiral, beforo his departure, reoeived a . frantio ; ovation. The population: credited the British, sailor's, with having' rescued them all,, and raised cries of "Long live England,"; "Long live our saviours." ; ; ' Rome, January 7. . British; and Russian warships, being near to the scene of the calamity, .were the first' to provido food for the survivors, and first to extricate . .the wounded. The Italian authorities 'gladly ; recognise that many more ~would otherwise have perished. . Tho British sailors, were a week without a; mouthful of hot food, everythingwarm being given to the -wounded.' They worked at .rescues till late at night, at their own l request. .. ■ V Tho Russians also worked magnificently, 'i RIGOURS OR MARTIAL LAW. "DO NOT STOOP." ' r — ; \- V I ' .NO MORE FOREIGN WARSHIPS ! . . , ■ WANTED. . . " r (Reo. January, 8, 11.35 p.m.)-, ! :Rome, January. 8. Nobody is allowed to enter Messina without a permit. Troops fire on all persons who are detected stooping:over.'the rains.: ..; Italy has thanked America for generously offering, to.'send'warships to the Straits." of. Messina; adding' that at ipreseht . their as- : sistanco is not required, All foreign war■ships .will 1 have. left by to-day.-I,J f : : " ■ London, January.-?, ' Tfie'Messina correspondent of "The Times" stiate's/tlmt' many villagers from a' distance obtained supplies by falsely, pretending that tjhey were.;refugees.': Suoh offenders .have nowibtien weeded out and punished."' 0 "}■ -,y ■..

; ' The. correspondent.. adds; that':fifty 1 Criminals wore shot. ' '. AT MESSINA. DEPUTIES DECIDE ON RE-ERECTION. MORE SHOCKS IN CALABRIA. ■;. (Reo.-'January :8, 10.6 p.m.). ■ . ; Romo, January 8. The directors of tho ~'Etna Observatory visited'MoSsina*and. found ■ enormous/fissures in-i'the imountains ; behind the, town, i.- ] sK Several : ' :: alairming- -.shocks; wero, felt at ■"Reg'gioj.sMontoleono,; Palmi, -.and,.!. Catania. yestßrday/'v ■ :.o''V 1 i ROfflS, January 7. ; r r The. 1 Italianl'.Chainber-;,of-.Deputies thev-ruihsSof ijMessina, vsnd;,unaniiriousiy. resolved. upon fthe.v resurrection. of -the. r city,' y~~ , r-A".'furtherearthquake -shock; the -beautiful- cemetery;-I of .' jjUessiiia, : i with ' its -famous' orange, grovesi-;.' '•■ j . Journalists describe the cityiaj. m iin un r inhabitable. chaxnel-hous&jThey 6 gdd.: that .it is impossible j'' •?. {, ,C;;; - --f : v'^i,; r rrfrfp- Kiiiarurron I ; ; OAMQRRAVRAISESrA'.PANIC.; -nil" AND ROBS THE DESERTED HOUSES, v. - Rome/ 'Jinuaty 7. Tho'Cambrra(a secret society, partly political, partly .-criminal), practised a- heartless; -.hoax---on the inhabitants of ; .tho : suburbs' of Napks : ?early: 'thi3 morning. . I ' l j

' Albiimists'-Crushed throughthe ■ streets shouting, > '-.'Tho earthquake I"'-' others clanged the. church, bells. > ;' ■ j.The residonts, .in-a/state' of panio, rushod • half-hakodinto the streets;. .'seeking tho open,' - while: criminal, gangs looted tho dosorted shopsj;'and' dwellings. '.;ry.','-'; RELIEF EFFORTS. OVER. TWO THOUSAND RESCUES. (Roc. Januarys 8, 11.05 p.m.) , . " 1 Romo, January- 8. . / Besides his. previous .donations, King VicI tor Emmanuel has given £20,000 sterling to the Rod .Cross Society, and £20,000 to' th'e National Relief Committee. ...Throe .persons wore ' rescued .at . Messina yesterday,,Up to Tuesday night 2300 people had.bMn,recovered.aHve in, Messina, i ■ London, January 8. The Mansion House Fund has reached £70,000. A : requioni' A sorvico was held: at : Westmin-' : ster'Cathedral'' in the. presence .of, and Lady/Mayoress, I \and', of' the'ltalian Ambassador; Tho' 001-1 ■lectipn in aid of the relief fund amounted to £I£EPvV : Sydney,, January 8. I Thei-iEarthquako Relief I Committee ; has oabled £1000 to .Italy. , ■■ WORK-, OF AMERICAN' COMMITTEE. Rome, January 7, Tho 'American Committoo at Rome has chartered the North Gorman Lloyd steamor Bayern, which starts from Civita Vecohia for Reggio to-day* : Tho vessel carries, besides stores, £40,000, three doctors, and 20 nurses, with , the American'-naval attache,' and a committee for distribution of the stores. Mr. L. 0. Grisoom, American 'Ambassador in Rome, will accompany the expedition as' far as Messina, where ho will, wel-comeAdmiral-Sperry to-morrow. • •