’FRISCO DISASTER.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1734, 27 April 1906, Page 2

’FRISCO DISASTER.

By, telegraph. Piwfifl As»’n* Copyright Now York, April 25. The Mayor of San Francisco protests against tho military compelling citizens to labor like navvies in the stroots. The relief fund amounts to three million pounds sterling. Tho Sonoma’s mail has boon diverted to tho Vancouver route. Pekin, April 25 Tho Dowager Empress of China has forwarded thirty thousand pounds sterling to the sufferers at San Francisco, besides a largo sum for the Chinese victims. Melbourne, April 26. A cable from New York advises ! that there is an advanoe in the price of all building material owing to the re-building of San Francisco. The conference of delegates of Australasian Universities adopted a resolution of sympathy with tho StanfordLeland University, and also adopted a proposal for co-operation in the administration of Australasian Universities.

MR WRAGGE’S CONSOLATION

Perth, April 2G. Mr Clement Wraggo, interviewed, said all abnormal perturbations were directly due to solar conditions. His observations showed that the two hemispheres of the earth responded in different ways to any given solar period. The solar maximum was especially a means of seismic disturb • ances in the northern hemisphere, with a rainfall below the average, and in the southern hemisphere gave comparative terrestrial quiescence, with much rain and good seasons. The solar minimum was exactly the reverse. There was much to deplore in earthquakes and eruptions, but they showed there was sufficient vital force left in the planet to support human life for thousands of years, say, for at least till the next glacial epoch, which was due about twenty thousand years hence.

(Per Press Association.) Auckland, last nigh!

A meeting of the San Francisco Relief Committee resolved in view of President Roosevelt's repeated declaration that outside help was not required, the committee express profound regret that the opportunity of expressing practical sympathy has not been accorded us, and that the contributions received be as far as possible returned to the subscribers.

Wellington, last night. Mr Stevenson Smith, New Zeeland Government agent in San Franoisoo, oables to the Premier bb follows: 11 Oaklsnds, Wednesday night.—Three quarters of San Fiaocieco has been destroyed and many livea lost. Two hundred millions' worth of propeity haa been lost. All our Government records are burned.’’ In order that there may be no mare delay than possible on the Sonoma’s maila, wbioh are being Bhipped by the Moana from VaDoonver, the Government will send tbe Tutaoekai to meet the Moana rn her arrival at Fiji, and bring the mail down to New Zealand.

THE LOSSES. By telegraph, Press Ass’n, Copyright Received 12 18 a.m , April 27. New York, April 26. Tbe insurance losses at San Francisco are estimated at between thirty and forty million sterling, falling upon 107 companies. New wharves and depot) at the water front bave been planned, ooatiog five million starling.