Second Edition. PORTUGUESE OUTBREAK.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 44, 6 October 1911, Page 6

Second Edition. PORTUGUESE OUTBREAK.

WE 3LESALE ARRESTS

GAOLS OVERFLOWING

(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) Madrid, October 5.

The Spanish Ambassador at Lisbon reports that there is great unrest in Portugal. I Lisbon telegrams report many arrests in Oporto,- solely on the unsupported accusation'; of the police. The gaols are overflowing ,and an exodus of leading families lias commenced. EARTHQUAKE. <Por Press Association.) Taihape, October 6. A severe i shock of earthquake was experienced) at eight minutes past ’7 o’clock lasi night, preceded and followed by mild vibrations lasting some time.

CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE AT , HASTINGS.

Hastings, October 6. The shock at Hastings last night was most severe, and generally considered worse than the one on tho 7th August, 1904. The motion was vertical; more than undulating. This probably accounts for fewer reports of broken crockery than usual, although the damage in this respect has been considerable. Several plateglass windows were broken. A concrete parapet j at Heighway’s building was dislodged. In one place 12ft. gave_ way, and in another 10ft. ; both fell inwards on a roof below, smashing the roofing iron and stout timber beams. The Post Office tower swayed like a sapling in a! gale, and appeared to wrench itself affay from the main building. The foundations, however, are undisturbed. Mr. Baylands, district overseer of the Public Works Department, 1 examined the building, and reports,;—“The shake opened up aIT the old setlements. The main cornices of the building are separated about three-quarters of an inch from the tower, as are also the inside partitions on the first floor. The cement facings on the first floor windows on each side of : the tower are affected, but the whole damage is not great.” The damage elsewhere reported is, mostly confined to chimneys, either shaken down or badly cracked. There is no doubt about an earthquake’s power to create a panic. Menand women lost their heads. People in tho streets started running aimlessly in all directions.

Had the picture theatres been open it is difficult to say' what casualties would have resulted 1 rcun the effect of a panic. The shock brought down heavy slips on the sea"cliffs, b Iweeh Clifton and Kidnappers, civatr:,.; a . deafening rear and sending dense clouds of dust over the sea.