New York, Jan. 2.
For the third time within the last six months, a Ward Line passenger Vessel encountered disaster when, Jate on Jan, 24, the s. Mohawk, after having collided' with her comm: beached her in an' unsuccessful effort to prevent another tragedy of the sea.
MELING cee beinttioecrtor poles, and even blowing over sheen, the London, Jan. 26.
Britain and Ireland to-day.
ce gale which started yesterday gf continued
Another part of the British Empire suffering from the elements is British Columbia, in Canada, where a blizard has taken a till of 14 lives, In addition, owing to the overflowing of the Fraser River, thousands have been rendered homeless by floods while hundreds of cattle have been drowned. account to be given of the outrage. cist Party actual experience in gov-'At the head of eighteen, erRmental affairs, Bodies Recovered native levies and Attention was directed to the fact land Eat Se, Aen eh at si tive oer a for uly ote Gu Se Sint Trecho eae near Lake Abbe when he learer that i, 2QUDE men were Promoted from 2 battle was in progress not far away. ("inst ap Signor Musslincona net ace hag Danger Ignored tinues to hold the portfolios of Cor-erinitely axed tonday at 40 this afternoon reached has been done inland, where the st Many ronds to-day were blocked with snow, showers of which occur Ted in the London area and tesy falls in the northern and eastern countries, Iifracombe, in Devon, had a Pare rowing time this evening, when the wind reached 90 miles an hour and smashed the Arcade, the main shoping centre. Much damage was also done to houses and fishing crat Several fishing vessels round the const, which were unable 'o reach shelter before the storm—bruki were In distress to-day, but so fa no lives are reported to have been Jost, Rosslare a life-boat made valiant efforts to rescue nine mem~ bers of the crew of a trawler which had been driven ashore near. the ler, but the crew on three sceas'ons refused to leave although the trawler had been driven broadside on' the beach, No news has been received of the Latvian steamer Ganja, which _was swept out to sea when attempting to enter Blyth Harbour yester evening with two Blyth pilots on board, Among many acts of heroism re= ported was that of a doctor and a nurse who, crossed 10 miles of raging sea, with an 80-mile blizzard blowing, to help an injured ma on one of the Shetland Islands.
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