San Francisco

Woodville Examiner, Volume XXII, Issue 3870, 7 May 1906, Page 4

San Francisco

DONATIONS WELCOMED. NEW ZEALANDERS RETURNING. London, May 4. The Morning Post’s Washington correspondent is officially inform o that while the National Governme will not accept contributions to the relief fund, it does not object to the Citizens’ Committee at ’Frisco accepting donations from abroad. Wellington, May 4. The Premier has received the following from Mr Spreckels at San Francisco Fifty or more of your people desire to return by Sonoma sailing on May 31st. Shall we take them at the expense of your Government ? We are providing for needy cases in the meanwhile.”

It is probable that the Government will approve of this being done, provided that great care is taken at the port of embarkraent. New York, May 4. The contents of seventy per cent of the safes opened at San Francisco were only ashes. London, May 4. The Commercial Union’s estimate of tbe losses of British companies about six millions. Tbe English offices pay only legal liabilities.