EARTHQUAKES IN CALIFORNIA.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIX, Issue 8130, 2 May 1906, Page 5

EARTHQUAKES IN CALIFORNIA.

Received May 1, 9.30 a.m. NEW YORK, April 30. Earthquakes have been experienced daily at Salinas, 87 miles south-east of San Francisco, since the 18Lh April. l'he river, which flows into Monterey Bay, has sunk ten feet. THE SAN FRANCISCO DISASTER. WELLINGTON, May I. Mr Seddon has received the following communication, through the Secretary'of State for the Colonies: —"Referring to your telegram ieacecting the San Francisco disaster, the following has been received from His Majesty's Ambassador at Washington: 'The President desires me to express to the Government and people of New Zealand hiß deep appreciation of their sympathy. He feels' sure that they will understand the people of th« United States are none the lees grateful, because it has been decided that it will be unnecessary to accept help from outside.' " Under these cirumstanoes the New Zealand Government has decided to send to the New Zealand Agent at Sau Franoisco the sum of Ave thousand dollars (£1,250), for [ expenditure in the relief of the (suffering, ana to insure comforts for New Zealanders in San Fraccisco, who may have suffered by the disaster. THE STEAMER SERVICE. PROBABLY RESUMED IN TWO MONTHS. VESSELS UNABLE TO LOAD. i , Received May 32, 12.34 a.m. SYDNEY, May 1. The managing agents of the Ooeanio Steamship Company state that it is impossible to say when the San Francisco service will be resumed, though they hope it will be within two months. The wharves at San Francisco are in a state of chaos, and vessels /are unable to I load even if carga were offering. I RELIEF FOR AUSTRALIANS. NEW YORK, April 30. Mr Moore, Vice-Consul at San Franoisoo, states that he is 1 unable to relieve Australians, aqd has invited Lord Northoote, GovernorGeneral of Australia, to authorise expenditure to meet their necessities and cost of transportation.