THE EARTHQUAKES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 407, 16 January 1909, Page 5

THE EARTHQUAKES.

9 ' PRAYERS FOR CESSATION. •(BY TELJJQBArH—FItESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT,) Rome, January 14, , The Pdpo has directed prayers to be said in all the churches in Italy for cessation of the earthquake. . .... ', London, January 14. The Mansion House fund for the relief of .the sufferers by tho Sicilian'earthquake totals £93,000. (Rcc. January 15, 9.30 p.m.) Romo, January 15. King Victor Emmanuel has ' expressed the highest, appreciation Of ' Victoria's 1 gift to the; earthquake sufferers; ..His ..Majesty considers'it, most touching that a people so far, away should participate in Italy's grief., "ZADKIEL." ; PROGNOSTICATION EXTRAORDINARY. . ' "Zadkiel" is an institutional prophet with numerous followers all over the world, and that', he makes some extraordinarily shrewd prognostications from..time to.time has been proved-time and again;. It is interesting to , learn- that he '. predicted ' theoalamity in Southern Italy.. In.his 'latest, almanac, in. referring-'*® the ciitry of tho sun.into' Capri-, corn on December. 22 (shr.' 34min., 33sec.),' lie . says-...' ~ ; Aboutthe. tenth;' degree.of .east.., longitude':. •. : . underground . trembles, or 'shocks of.. earthquakes aro .threatened about ■ December.,2s to 30,. 1905." From Gono.a to Cajabria is. from' the .ninth ■to the sixteenth'. degree east, , and 1 includes Milan, ;Fl6rence,: Venice,' Padua, Imola, and Sicily, all of. which were ; recen% affected.! ' '.'Raphael,",: another,.^prophet,,said the ; .tenth, degree;;of _'east';lohgitude. Saturn vrill-bo .exactly >. on!: tho lower meridian, de : ' noting, i" disastrous '"earthquake." i- . "Zadkiel"/also / predicted . the; Mexican i earthquakes, end of.' 1908 ( and . the be- [ ginning 'of , 1909, and;; both predicted in \un- ■ mistakable, .t.ermi ;thd extremely ciolcl .wsath#;. jecOTtly7e^n«mc^,- : |n''.6i^V r ßHtaiji. : .7( ■■ I i -'.As a ■ matter of:!local . interest .''Zadkiel'' has, for Wellington, (from entry.sun to'Capri- ''' corn, : 'Decomber . 22',. ! 'I908) is! in 1 the tenth-.house:and ; elevate'd above.the sun. . This is indicative of misfortune'to a promiii- . ent ■ mombo'r.-of the,: Government' dissension l irf the Cabihet, - and probables'- resignationi thereof. Mars in tho, sixth' house prenotes i much "sickness of .'a feverish nature. •; Jupiter!# . position favours railway'.interests.'' ' >' !.: , - 'Seeing that, .the above predictions ' were ! mado at the- beginning; of' 1908; "Zadkiel" ; must be written down as ft good guesser, to i Say the least ,of it. Whoii. wo note' theeaso. ■ ivith' which _hd foretells changes in. the' Cabii net,, there is .nothing for .it, but, to allocato one of the' members of our staff te take, up l astronomy in order to be .posted well ahead i of.any untoward events in,which'our'readers i, may:be more.or less interested.; '. .. ■