SERIOUS WRECKS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 January 1920, Page 3

SERIOUS WRECKS.

Electric Telegraph—Coovright.)

STEAMER DISASTER. LONDON, Jan. 10.

Wild weather continues around the Coast. The Treval a four thousand ton cargo steamer from Calcutta, stranded in the gale off Weymouth and broke up. Seven of the crew, in a life boat were cast ashore exhausted, and twenty corpses are stranded. It is believed thirteen others are drowned.

ATLANTIC LINER LOST. BY STRIKING MINE. BENOA, January 10. An unconfirmed report states the liner Princess Mafalda, from America, struck a floating mine and is lost. PARIS', January 12. Later news shows that there were seven hundred people aboard the steamer Princess Mafalda. She was hound from the Argentine to Genoa. The latest reports state the vessel was mined, and lost with all hands. These reports are not yet confirmed.

A STEAMER DISASTER. OVER 400~LTVES LOST. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 13. The steamer Afrique bound to West Africa from France, was damaged in a gale and whien returning to port waS sunk in a raging sea. • Twenty-six survivors were saved with difficulty. Reuter states that the Afrique was totally wrecked off La Rochelle, only 26 of 465 passeners being saved. Y the death roll. this day at 8.40 a.m.) LONDON, January 11. Tliirfy-three out qf forty of (dip crew of the steamer Treaval, which r w«is >yrc c kpd aj> Kiiqoneridge were drowned; f .

GERMAN FAREWELL. (j.ONPON TIMES SJSHVJpE—COPYRIGHT] (Received this day at 1 1.30 p.m.l (LONDON, January 12. In a farewell address to the inhabitants of the lost territories, the German Government, says—Be strong with jps in the belief that the German people dp not perish, t)ut on* the other Jut,id haye won a liberal foundation of 'ghest, political ecoßoipic and social culture. We do not abandon the people. You some day will he granted the right of self determination. We will ever stand together with our entire strength for our nationality.

KOLTOIIAK’S PLIGHT. (Received this d&T at 1-30 p.m.) ' LONDON, January 12. General Koltchak telegraphed from Irkutsk, resigning, and asking for Allied protection. , This was granted and the Czechs have been ordered to rescue him. It appears that the whole ol Koltchak’s troops at Irkutsk have joined the revolutionaries making the Government position hopeless.) Semen-

off’s forces are demoralised and the now hold all the towns west of Lake Baikal.

NOT CONFIRMED. I Received this day at 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 12. The reported lose of the steamer Mafnlda. lias mystified Europe. Every report has been traced hack to the sen - source, namely a statement by Secolo. but the owners and Lloyds do not confirm.

WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS. WASHINGTON, Jan 13. Secretary Baker lias announced that the withdrawal of American troops from Siberia will begin immediately.-