BRITISH COAST SWEPT.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 16, 24 February 1914, Page 7

BRITISH COAST SWEPT.

TEMPEST AND WRE€KS. i LIVES LOST, AND SAVED. By Cable. — Press Association. — Copyright. LONDON, February 23. .There was a tempestuous week-end. , The entire British coast was swept, and there were many wrecks. . Lifeboats and rockets saved fifty lives. THE MEXICO'S FATE. LONDON, February 23. The Mexico was timber laden and bound to Liverpool. The crew numbered tet. Five <jf the crew of the lifeboat from Fethard were married, one leaving a wife and ten children, N« DEATH FROM . EXPOSURE. (Received February ajili.) LONDON, February 23. . One of the schooner Mexico's crew has died from exposure. The rescued men include five of the Fethard lifeboatmen and nine of the Mexico's crew. IN SOUTHERN FRANCE. TREMENDOUS DAMAGE. (Received February 24, 8.30 a.m.) PARIS, February 23. Enormous damage was done by violent .weather in, Southern Fwttoce. The scaffolding and , ahe'ds- in preparation for the Lyons Exhibition were demol-. ishedby the gale, vi- w A number of aeroplanes, -were erushed owing to the eollsLpsing of the bangars. HUNDRED HOUSES DESTROYED. (Received February 24, 10.30 a.m.) 'February 23. The hurricane at ■■ Lyons demolished aeroplane sheds valued at-£BO,OOO, and much damage was done elsewhere. A hundred houses were partially, destroyed ..in a' village,in the Toulon district.