WORLD FEELING

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 36, 12 February 1931, Page 15

WORLD FEELING

MESSAGES OF SYMPATHY

Messages of sympathy with earthquake sufferers are still being received. To His Excellency the Govo'rnorGeneral:—"West India Committee desire convey Your Excellency and people New Zealand. especially those in stricken districts deepest sympathy.— (Signed) Depass, Chairman; 1 Aspinall, Secretary." From1 the Town Board, Umkomaas, Natal: "Town Board and residents Umkomaas, Natal, wish convey profoundest sympathy appalling catastrophe." From the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs: "Note received from the Italian Ambassador conveying condolences on disaster and assurances that Government and people of Italy sincerely share in the mourning of the British Empire." . Messrs. Edward Webb and Sons, seed merchants, Stourbridge, England, have cabled their Now: Zealand representatives, Messrs. Murray Eoberts, and Co., Ltd., Wellington, as follows:—"Deeply regret terrible catastrophe; please- give 100 guineas towards relief fund, with our sympathy." The Inspector for New Zealand of the Bank of Australasia (Mr. W. F. L* Ward, has received from the Canadian Bank of Commerce Head Office, Toronto, the following cablegram: — "We sincerely trust your offices at Hastings and Napier have come through the disaster safely.. Our sympathy goes out to the people of New Zealand in this catastrophe."—(Signed) John Aird. Messrs. B. ,W. Davidson, Ltd., Glasgow and London, in a cablegram to the "New Zealand Dairyman" request as follows:—"Please accept our'deepest sympathy with you in this disastrous earthquake." Miss M. E. Magill, who recently represented the New Zealand Federation of Teachers at a conference in Australia, has received the following cable from the secretary of the South Australian Public Teachers' Union:—> "South Australian Public Teachers' Union extends heartfelt sympathy to teachers, children, and parents in the recent tragic happening,—Forgan, secretary." Messrs. Carm'iehael and Co., Ltd., Auckland, have received the following cablegrams:—From the Crown Williamette Paper Co., San Francisco: "Greatly shocked news earthquake disaster North Island. Please convey our sincere sympathy New Zealand Newspaper Proprietors' Association, also New Zealand Government and its people, and "especially to our good ffiends Napier 'Telegraph' and 'Herald' and Hastings 'Tribune." From Mr. A. L. Dawe, of the St. Maurice Valley Paper Co., Ltd., Montreal: "Through New Zealand Newspaper Proprietors' Association, please convey to Government and people of Now Zealand, particularly 'Telegraph' Napier, 'Herald' Napier, and 'Tribune' HastJ ings, deepest sympathy of all Canadian mills in recent tragedy." From the Pacific Mills, Ltd., Vancouver, 8.C.: "Convey to New Zealand Ncwspapor Proprietors' Association our deepest sympathy to Now Zealand Government and their people for recent disaster they have suffered." From Messrs. L. S. Dixon and Co., Ltd., Liverpool: "Our deepest sympathy with New Zealand friends affected by distressing calamity." From Sir Mark Sheldon, Sydney: "We havo beon authorised to contribute £250 to the Hawkes Bay Belief Fund on behalf of Carmichael and Co., Ltd., and this cheque has been handed over to the Auckland Mayor's Fund." From Powell Biver Co., Ltd., Vancouver. 8.C.: "Greatly distressed to learn of Napier disaster, and wish you would extend our deepest sympathy to : our friends thore and other points affected." From Messrs. A. N. White, Ltd., Sydney: "We wish to convey our most sincere sorrow in connection with the dreadful calamity in your Dominion. Wo feel sure the whole of Australia is grief-stricken, and Sydney to-day is a sad city. It is to be hoped the death roll is not so great ns anticipated, and being British wp know Nc-vy Zealand will face the appalling disaster with that great and manly spirit the world knows so well."