FOR HAWKES BAY

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 35, 11 February 1931, Page 14

FOR HAWKES BAY

SYMPATHY MESSAGES

MANY FROM ABROAD

Messages of symjiatliy with earthqua ko sufferers aro still being received. "Mayor, Wellington.—Citizens of Canterbury, England, send message of heartfelt sympathy to all." "The Mayor replied: "Many thinks sympathetic message, which am broadcasting through New Zealand. —Mayor, Wellington." To. His Excellency tho Governor-Gen-eral from the Acting-Governor, Nairobi: "I desire- on behalf of New Zealandcrs- in Kenya to convey deep sympathy with New Zealand in deplorable loss of life and property in Napier earthquake." Mr. G. K. Ashbridge, secretary of the New Zealand Federation of Teachers, lias received the following message from the secretary of the Federated State School Teachers' Association of Australia:—"On behalf- of tho Australian teachers I desire to convey to you the full sympathy of all our members throughout the Australian Commonwealth in the appalling disaster which has befallen your -country by the earthquake in the Hawkes Bay district. International sympathy is felt for New Zealand everywhere, making tho home sympathy of Australians deeper. We trust that in the calamity members of your, body escaped death and bodily injury." At a meeting of representatives of the Labour movement held at the Trades Hall, a resolution was carried expressing the deepest sympathy with the sufferers in the recent disaster in the Hawkes Bay district. It was decided to urge all workers and organisations who can possibly do so, to contribute towards the relief fund. Mr. Livesey, manager of the Canadian Press Association, has cabled Mr. Abbey Jones, chairman of the New Zealand Press Association, that the Canadian delegation to the Imperial Press Conference join in sympathy and willingness to help in any possible way. The Otaki Maori Racing Club has made a grant of £100 to the earthquake relief fund. At a meeting of the Waixarapa Electric Power Board, a contribution of £200 was made to the Hawkes Bay relief fund. Half is available immediately, and the balance at the end of the financial year. L. J. Duflou, Ltd., have received the following cable from Messrs. Campbells, of Glasgow: "Horrified at terrible catastrophe. Accept the house of Campbell's deepest sympathy in great loss of life. (Signed) Campbells, Distillers, Glasgow." A message has also been received from Messrs. Robinson, M'Loan, and Co., Inc., of San Francisco and Vancouver. Mr. Cyrils H. M'Cormick, ju'uior, vice-president of the International Harvester Company, has eabjod from Chicago, to Mr. R. W. Morgan, manage ing director of the International Harvester Company, of New Zealand, Ltd., Christchurch, as follows: "Sending £50 Napier relief account, memories beauty of city." At the weekly luncheon to-day of the Wellington Rotary Club, messages of S5rmp'atliy were read from branches of the Rotary movement in many parts of the world. The Mayor of Belfast cabled to the Prime Minister: "I beg to tender deepest sympathy in tho terrible catastrophe your country has suffered in the recent earthquake." A cable message from tho Cornish people in Transvaal extends deepest sympathy to relatives and sufferers. The people in Transvaal, the cablegram says, are shocked at the disaster.