NEW ZEALAND OFFERS ASSISTANCE.

Otago Witness, Issue 2719, 25 April 1906, Page 33

NEW ZEALAND OFFERS ASSISTANCE.

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELTS' REPLY. WELLINGTON, April 21. His Excellency the Governor, at the requesfc of the Premier, haa communicated ■with , the" American . Secretary of State and with.' .President Roosevelt expressing warm sympathy with them in the Califomian disAster, and" offering, assistance in relievirig the distress created. Should the reply jndi"cate that -the, proffered aid will be accepted, the Government •' will- take actkw. Mr-. Seddon this afternoon received tho following renly:— ".The President is deeply touched by New Zealand's manifestation of sorrow, and gratefully appreciates your telegram of sympathy. — Robert Bacox, Acting-Secretary of State, Washington." QTsou Otrs ' Own Cobbxspondejjt.) WELLINGTON, April 22. Mr Seddon informed me yesterday that he is in receipt of sheaves of telegrams from people all over the colony who are anxious to pet information about relatives l-esident in San Francisco. He has intimated to President Roosevelt, through the Governor and the Secretary of State for fche Colonies, that the people of New Zealand are anxicrus to show their sympathy in a practical manner by forwarding a contribution of 25,000d0l to the relief funds. Mr Seddon hopes for a favourable l'eply. He has cabled to the Government Agent (Mr Stevenson Smith) twice, to the Mayor of and ex-Mayor of 'Frisco, the State Governor, and "General Fun^ton, and the Postal Department has also cabled to its two mail agents, but so far no replies have come to any of these messages. Relief funds are 1 being started here.