THE EARTHQUAKE.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3093, 15 January 1909, Page 5

THE EARTHQUAKE.

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GRATITUDE OF ITALY. AUSTRALIA THANKED. j Received January 14, 8.20 a.m. | LONDON, January 13. j The Italian Premier, Signor Giolitti, has cabled to Captain Collins, Commonwealth Agent in London, th:thanks of the Italian Government for the Commonwealth's conspicuous i contribution to the earthquake fund. The Italian Ambassador in London has also expressed the gratitude o+" j his Sovereign and the people. SHOCKS IN OTHER PLACES. A PANIC AT IMOLA. Received January 14, 9 a.m. ROME, January 13. Shocks of earthquake have been felt at Genoa, Milan, Venice, Florence and Padua. Much damage is reported. A, panic occurred at Imola, near Bolongna. FURTHER LIGHT SHOCKS. Received January 14, 9.35 p.m. ROME, January 14. The Duke of Connaught visited Messina, and says that he considers the destruction has surpassed anything imaginable. It seemed as if the city had passed through a sieve like ground wheat. Light shocks were experienced early on Wednesday morning. MUCH ALARM CAUSED. BUT NO DAMAGE. ReceivedjJJanuary'l4, 10.30 p.m. LONDON, January 14. Some shocks were felt at Ravenna, Pisa, Lucca, Pistoia, Perugia, Ferrart, Verona, Reggionell, Emilia, Belluna, and Rimini. Much alarm was caused, but little damage was done, though the shocks lasted from eight to ten second?. The Florentines abandoned their homes, and Venetians fie J to the Piazza of St. Mark. VISNNA, January 14. Many points in Southern Austria, extending from Sarajevo (capital of Bosnia) to Trieste, felt the shocks on Wednesday morning. Among the places affected were Botzen (an important trading town of the Austrian Tyrol), M;ran (a town in Tyrol, and a celebrated winter resort), and Pola (the chief naval station of AustriaHungary, 105 miles by rail south of Trieste).