Madrid, Apr. 14
There have been violent gales off the coasts of North Africa and Spain. Many vessels, including hundreds of fishing-craft, have been wrecked and numerous fives lost. Business has been brought to standstill at Melilla. A cyclone at Malaga destroyed many houses. A British destroyer from. Gibraltar in response to an S. 0. S. rescued in the midst of the tempest the crew of 80 of the steamer Collingdale, which is oxrownd off Melitla.=-Retiter.
Paris, Apr. 14.
Greit damage hai been dope at Oran by the storm. Many' ships broke from their moorings, trees were torn up, roofs blown off and the crops ruitied.—Reuter, _Loxoox, Apr. 19:-—The cost of Tiving fell six: points last month to 85 per cent abore prewar level is la the lowest figure for ten Reuter.
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