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NARROW ESCAPES
Santiago de Chile, Yesterday,
It is conservatively estimated that between 100 and 180 are dead and between 300 and 500 Injured by, the earthquake.
One hundred are dead of Talca alone, which is practically wiped out. Martial law has been proclaimed and the troops have taken over the
EXPEDITION
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COMDR. BYRD OFF TO THE
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ARRANGED RENDEZVOUS
Wellington, N. Z., Yesterday.
"Eleanor Bolling" and the "City
U. S. SHIPPING BOARD
A PREDICTION
IMPORTANT REPORT SUBMITTED
TO CONGRESS
PRICES OF SHIPS SOLD
Washington, Yesterday.
The annual report of the Ship-
of NewYork," the two ships of Comping Board, submitted to Congress, mander Byrd's expedition to the predicts much new construction of South Seas have left Dunedin for the Bay of Whales, the arranged rendezvous in the Ross Sea with the whaler "C. A. Larsen," which will tow the "City of New York" through the pack Ice.--Reuter.
merchantmen under the, recently enacted Jones-White daw, which in- creased the Construction Loan Fund and provided, liberal terms for loans and the means which ship-
Commander Byr d's "City of New York" bound for the South Pole.
distribution of food, which will be" CHIEF MAQUILLA”
rationed.
Port Constitucion suffered very
ruins of buildinga. Inhabitants of severely. Many were buried in the
other towns and villages escaped in the nick of time from tottering buildings and camped in the open. -Reuter.
Earlier Telegram
VESSEL ABANDONED IN MID- PACIFIC
CREW, SAVED
Vancouver, Dec. 1. The owners of the "Chief Maquilla" have received a wireless New York, Saturday.
message giving the position of the Eighty persons are reported to vessel as 2,000 miles from the coast have been killed in the Chilean and stating that the liner "Montreal earthquake at Talca. The cathe-Maru" and the cargo boats "Atlantic dral, railway station, hospital City" and Yogen Maru" are and other buildings at Talca have standing by.-Reuter. been destroyed.-Reuter's American Service.
Casualtics.
Abandoned
Seattle, Dec. 1: The "Chief Maquilla". has been abandoned in mid-Pacific, and the crew transferred to the "Yogen Maru," which was towing her. Reuter's American Serviice.
Santiago de Chile, Yesterday, The official death roll in the earthquake is hitherto gaid to be 122, but it is reported that 250, are Injured. The ports of Concepcion
[The "Chief. Maquilla," a. grain and Tome are considerably damaged boat, while en route from Kildonan,
owners might obtain mail carrying constracts.
The report says that for every ocean-going ship laid in the Unit- ed States, 50'aro laid in Great Bri- tain, 10 in Germany, 5 in France. and Italy, 4 In Japan.
The Shipping Board in 1928 sold vessels at a total sale price aggre- gating 554,000 tons for $6,069,000.
The report urges tax exemption] on American vessels operating in foreign trade-Reuter's American Service.
MR. JIOOVER
HIS TOUR IN LATIN AMERICA
IMPORTANT OFFICE :
Guayul, Saturday. Mr. Hoover has arrived aboard
and the hospital of Temuco and the British Columbia, to Shanghai, the cruiser "Cleveland" to which Cathedral at Linares are in ruins. sent an SOS message to the effect he transferred from the "Mary-
-Reuter.
:
"MARCONIS
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CANADIAN CHAIRMAN'S WARN-
-ING AS TO SHARES
A COLLAPSE
New York, Saturday.
that she was in distress
TO MARK TIME?
CHINA'S JAPAN POLICY DEFINED
land" off the coast of Ecuador. The city, was profusely decorated and huge crowds on the waterfront | cordially welcomed the President Elect. *
In Washington the rumours that Mr. Hoover may choose Ambassa- dor Houghton to succeed Mr. Kellogg hava bean revived in the last few days by the disolosure| that the Ambassador is negotiat- ment in the same building in which Ing for a twenty-two-room apart-
TOKYO'S VIEWS ON TARIFF
Tokyo, Saturday. Official quarters Intimate that the One of the most sensational de- negotiations between Mr. S. Yada velopments on Wall-street in recent, (Japanese Consul-General at Shang- weeks has been the sudden collapse hal), and Mr. T. V. Soong (Chinese Mellon is residing. on the curb market of the value Finance Minister) have reached nection with the Secretaryship of (of Canadian Marconi $1 shares. an amicable solution of the gradu-State Is Ambassador Fletcher, who After bounding up from $5, to ated tariff issue. It is expected is now with Mr. Hoover aboard above $27, at the opening yester that a formal exchange of docu- the "Maryland" as representative day, the shares, which were as lowments will take place shortly.
Another name mentioned in con-
American Service.
as $3 earlier in the year, flopped Commenting on the result of the of the State Department-Reuter's on the publication of a statement negotiations the spokesman admit- Chairman, Sir Joseph ted that the draft agreement was by the Flavelle, that they were too high. not entirely satisfactory to Japan By midday they had sunk to but it is hoped that a settlement of
U.S. ARMY
$15.50 and to-day they opened at this problem will assist in solving | INTERESTING STATEMENT BY $11%..
other outstanding issues.--Reuter.
Dr. Wang Walta
Shangkal, Yesterday......
THE WAR SECRETARY Sir Joseph Flavelle la quoted by the Toronto "Financial Post" an
New York, Saturday.. saying that when the shares were Questioned by the Kuo Min news “The army keeps well. In the delling at $3 be expressed the agency as to the latest Sino-foreign van, in all modern improvements" opinion that the price was too diplomatic developments, Dr. 0, T. was the keynote to War Secretary high. He did not know of and he Wong declared We are adhering Davie's annual report to the Pre- did not anticipate a change which to our policy If the Japanese sident. He draws attention to the would lead him to alter his opinion. Government can resume negotia- development and improvement of The earnings of the Company in tions with us in a spirit of perfect the weapons and material Nations! 1928 were estimated at about the sincer will not decline, but Guard, which is more completely equivalent of one penny per share. If Japan in no hurry to enter equipped and more thoroughly
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tory, cu ma Ings remain as they are.
|_ Citizens in the military training| camps have exceeded the fondest expectations while the aviation training, system is second to none in the world.The numerical dev crease in equipment is set off by an increase in quality Reuters American ServiceAVES
#Nanking,
Yesterday.
Thomas has invited the Government to send
to the International
gress at Goneval
negoti
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