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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8090, 21 April 1906, Page 2

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20,000 KILLEDANDINJURED. MILLIONAIRES RUINED. TWO.THIBDS OP THE ; OUT DESTROYED. NO HOPE OF SAVING THE REMAINDER. Beoeived 2), 1,20 |.ni, Lohbox, April 20, The "Daily Mail" publishes an Oakland despatch stating that tea. thousand have been killed and an equal number injured. < ':■■ Two lady millionaires, and laden in New York society, are ruined, their property being in 'Frisco, and twin, sured. I The commander of the San Franoisoo Fire Brigade stated on Thursday even, ing that over twcthirds of the city was destroyed, and there was no trility of saying the remainder, , CONDOLENCE FROM AUSTRALIA. Received 20, 9.1? p.m. . Sydney, April 20.' Lord Northcote cabled to tie Mayor of 'Frisco conveying the sympathy of the Government and peopsVol Australia. The Lord Mayor similarly cabled oa behalf of the citizens. PREMIER'S THOUGHTFUL ACT. m PBBgs association. Wmmnqton, April 20. If anyone in the Colony ot New e Zealand, having relatives jn San Francisco, gives.the names and addresses of i such relatives to the Premier, he will i telegraph to the Government Mail a Agent or the Resident Government Agent at San Franoisoo, respecting their safety. ASSISTANCE FROM NEW " ZEALAND.- . SUBSCRIPTIONS TO BE 8 INVITED. T FEB PBISB association. » Weluhoton, April 20. , |. At a meeting of the City Council to* night, it was decided to send a message of sympathy with the sufferers br the 'Frisco disasters. The Mayor said the citizens would be given an opportunity I, of showing their sympathy in ether d ways. Subsequently he said that the form of the movement would be de> cided 'in a day or two, aud indicated that subscriptions would be invited.

THE CAUSES OF EARTHQUAKES Auckland, April 20. Professor Thomas, of Auckland University College, * on" 'being inter* viewed by a " Herald" reporter regard* ing Professor Mike's theory, said it appeared to him that it would be extremely difficult to prove any departure of the earth from (ts,aria. "There are," he said, "sulcwitly obvious causes of earthquakes without haying recourse to such a theory, If the earth had left its axis.it might have been expeoted to have affected other regions betides California."