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London, Feb. 18.
A non-stop fight of 2,500 miles several hundred miles greater than the Allantle crossing from Ireland to Newfoundland—was made to-day by the Empire flying-boat Caledonia, which left Southampton at 4.15 a.m. and anded tu Alexandria at 880 pin. The Caledonia 1s specially equipped for Atlantic and long-distance tes to-day in Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, which is in. the grip of major flood disaster.
The death-toll so far, put at the alarming figure of 2,000 yesterday, is now oflcially estimated to be under 109.
The Moods followed a deluge which lasted for five days, and have disrupted all railway and. telegraphic communications with Lourenco ques. The damage is estimated at
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