EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS.
THOt" SANDS KILLED IN GUATEj MALA. j LONDON, May 27. Recent earthquakes destroyed eight cities in Guatemala, killing thousands. MELBOURNE, May 27. Several distinct shocks of earthquake were felt in the Portarlington district, two being this morning. No damage was done. SYDNEY, May 27. Two earth tremors, accompanied by a rumbling, was experienced in the Jenolan caves this forenoon. Guatemala is the most northern Republic of Central America, bounded on the west and north by Mexico, on the east by British Honduras and Salvador, and on the south, by the Pacific. Area, 63,400 square miles; population, about 1,431,506, of whom 60 per cent, are pure Indians. Capital, Guatemala la Nueva; population, 75,000.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2516, 4 June 1902, Page 15
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