AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 June 1925, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association ]

VIEW OX WOR LD PEACE. OTTAWA, .June 28,

“Americans and Britishers troni all ' parts of the wrold have buried in their dead in the cemeteries of France, the memories of old mistakes. In tr.e hands of France, of the United States, and of the British peoples, primarily rest to-day, the future peace and happiness of all countries.' Ihus I 1 ieldMarshal Earl If a ip; in a speech on Sunday, in which he responded to the welcome of the Government of Canada and the City of Ottawa, on his arrival here to preside over the meetings of the British Empire Service League of War Veterans. The Premier. -Mr MacKeni/e King delivered an address of welcome. SOUTH CAI.IFOHNIA EARTHQUAKE. SIXTY-FIVE KILLED. (Received this .dav at 10 25 a.m.i SAX FRANCISCO, June 20. A message from Los Angeles states that sixty-live are known to have been killed in the South Californian earthquake, centring at Santa Barham, ft is believed that at least one hundred perished and several hundreds were injured. Some of the finest buildings were demolished, railway lines weie disrupted and communications cut off. A fire has broken out and the dam burst, torrents of water Hooding the city. The inhabitants are panic stricken. Aeroplanes from San Francisco and elsewhere and Red Cross trains are rushing to the relief of the inhabitants. CORR ECTED FIG OKI'S. SAN FRANCISCO, June 29. The correct earthquake figures are eight dead and three hundred injured. According to a report from Santa Barbara when telephone communication was re-established the earlier levports indicating great loss of life "cie due to the fact that over one hundred were missing or unaccounted for during the morning when the confusion was very great, making it practically impossible to check the dead and injured.

brick buildings collapse. SAN FRANCISCO, June 29. Santa Barbara reports nil brie’ buildings in the town were demolished by the earthquake which swept tho State.