THE EARTHQUAKE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 400, 8 January 1909, Page 5

THE EARTHQUAKE.

PEOPLE CALMER. PUBLIC SERVICES IMPROVING. MORE RESCUES. (01 TEIiEORAPH—riIESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT ) I ■ (Roc. January 7, 11.30 p.m.) ■ ■ Rome, January 7. Ten people wero rescued at Mossina on Tuesday. .'■Several businoss , firms havo recovered ' securities , and Bums : of. money from the j ruins... ■Tho public services are improving and the . people aro calmer. . " ARCHBISHOP NOT DEAD. . Rome, January 6. : Temporary expedients are being employed . to replace the lighthouses, and signal'stations in tho Straits of Messina. ■ Princo and Princess Castellacci were buried -in the ruins at Messina, but aro still alive. Many dead are stiU under the ruins. >:■ !;■ The Archbishop of Mossina, who was reported dead, has boon resoued from the ruins. ; . Ho mounted tho roof of a building. to. givo : his benediotion to the dying. . All tho family of tho Rov. Mr. Huleatt, ', British chaplain, buried at Messina, havo • porished. , ;i ■ ■ Shooks of earthquake continue. ' Brisbane, January 7. The State Govornmont has cabled £1000 to the earthquake relief fund. ' ■ • ' ■ Molbourno, January 7. : The Federal. Government ' has - granted '• £10,000 to, the Italian earthquake fund. ' v London, January 7. '■ The Mansion House fund has ' reachcd ! £65,000, and the American £500,000 (includ- ' : ing. New. York, £80,000)." ; '..The' ! citizens! of . t ;Tokio'have contributed £8000.; ~ , ZEALAND'S CIFT. I v.; •—-—, .THANKS-OF ITALIAN GOVERNMENT. '.' ■ In accordance with tho deoision of Cabinet, the sum of. £5000 was -forwarded, through the High Commissioner's office, to the Italian ;• 'Government 's a gift from'.the'people;.of .', New Zealand for-the relief of! the sufferers in ■ the earthquakes in Sicily . and Southern ;. ■ Italy. -Tho Prime .Minister (Sir' Joseph' ■ ; Ward)/received yesterday afternoon; through, his Excellency tho Governor, "the following cablegram from Signor G-iolitti, Premier of . Italy;-,.' v ;,' ',!.'.• " In the name of-tho King and nation, I convey our lively thanks to tho Government ; of New! Zealand for their prompt sympathy in.the calamity of Italy, and for their prompt i. an 4 conspicuous bounty an behalf or the! vie- > ;tims 0f..-the disaster.—Giolitti, President of! . [the Council of . ,Ministers, Rome." '' : !' ' ! ; •! The 'Mayor's.'subscription list,' which is jin .the .hands .of the . Town Clerk, has 'not' had . much- support so far. -Donations !of - any. amount-mil be gladly, welcomed.',