FRISCO DISASTER.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8095, 27 April 1906, Page 3

FRISCO DISASTER.

JTHE BELIEF FUNDS. DONATIONS FROM CHINA. New Yobk, April 25. The Mayor of San Francisco protests aufkinst the military compelling citujens to labour like navvies in the streets. The relief fund amounts to three millions sterling. The Sonoma's mail has been diverted to the Vancouver route Pbkin, April 25. The Dowager Empress of China has forwarded £30,000 for the relief of sufferers al San Francisco, besides -a large sum for Chinese residents, ADVANCE- IN--BUILDING MATERIAL. '- i I ', >Hblbocbse, April 26. A cable from New York advises an advance in all building materials owing to the re-building operations at San Francisco. CLEMENT AYRAGGE'S THEORIES.

Perth, April 26. Mr Clement Wragge. in an interview, said that all abnormal perturbation of the earth .is directly due to solar conditions. His observations " showed that the two hemispheres of the earth respond in different ways to any given solar period. The solar maximum especially means seismic disturbances in with rainfall below the average, and in the Southern Hemisphere comparative terrestrial quiescence, much rain and good seasons. A solar minimum meant exactly the reverse There was much to deplore about the earthquakes and eruptions, but they show at there is sufficient vital force in - the-planet-to "support human life for thousands of years, say at least till the ■ next glacial epoch', which is due in ,- T years. '

_™ FUSTJULER ADVIGE FROM MR """"'"' '\_ SPRECKIiLS. . ..... ..,„: Received 27,12.22 a.m. ■ - t. ■.{■') "Sydney, April 2G. Mr Spreckles cabled that all the officials connected with the Oceania Coy at Frisco are safe, and also states that the railways arc*intact. r f -; :■■ '%3k&re will be nj difficulty about the despatch.of maib;, the Sierra leaving Sydney <ra'Monday .* TOTAL INSURANCE LOSSES. : ONE HUNDRED AND SEVEN OFFICES AFFECTED. NEW WHARVES AND DEPOTS PLANNED. Received 26,12.18 a.m. . '[ '" Nbw Yobk, April 26. , The insurance losses at Frisco are estimated at between thirty of forty million sterling, falling upon oie hundred and seven companies. ' New wharves , and depots on the water front arc planned, costing five ■ million sterling, \ ' MESSAGE FROM GOVERNMENT • ;: < •''. : AGENT. Wellington, April 26. "Mr Stevenson Smith, New Zealand „ -.Government -agent -at Sau Francisco, cables to the Premier as follows: Oaklands, Wednesday night. Thrce- ... . quarters of San Francisco destroyed. Many "lives lost Two hundred million . of property lost. All - our Govern- - ment records burned. ARRANGEMENTS FOU THE MAILS. Wellington, April 26.. \ " In order that there may be no more delay than possible on the Sonoma's mails, 'which are being shipped by tbe Moana from Vancouver, the Govern. •' ment will send the Tutanekai to meet the Moana on her arrival there, and bring the mails down to New Zealand.

N.Z. INSURANCE COMPAN Y'S LOSSES. VCH MUSS ASSOCIATION. "Auckland, April.26. A coble from the 'Frisco manager of the lfew v Zealand Insurance Com_.>Mgy states that the rough estimate of /3EeloJs by the fire u half a million -., ; >tejrKng, subject to -reduction*: by _. ■£lßs,oop reinsurances, and,, further "' 4 reductioijg-' under 1 policy conditions. before the above information , _TOu available, the company's shares ' spid at 65s 6d to 655. BETURNING SUBSCRIPTIONS. PEE PBHSS* ASSOCIAnoS. Auckland, April 26. ""' At a. meeting of the 'Frisco Relief a * ; Committee it Was resolved that in view of fh.e President's declaration that outside help was not required, pros'-' found regret be expressed that the ■ ■< opportunity of expressing practical ■ -■'■ sympathy has not been afforded us and . that the subscriptions so far as possible be returned to subscribers.