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Show SEVERE EARTHQUAKES IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE M AKSK1LL13S. Juue 11, Two earth-quako earth-quako shocks running from northeast to southwest were felt throughout tho Kivicru between 0 and II o'clock last night. The shocks affected practi-caTlv practi-caTlv the whole of tho south of France and equalled in severity the earthquake of 1SS-I. The violence of the shock appeared to have been Iho greatest in the vicinity vi-cinity of Toulon. Warships iu the harbor har-bor there were shaken from their moorings. moor-ings. . i At Lambpso, a town of 2500 inhabitants, inhabi-tants, twelve miles northwest of Aix. several houses collapsed and eight per- J, sons are reported killed. Troops were ! immediately hurried there to search in the debris for possible dead or injured persons. The populace here rushed from the cafes and their residences in great alarm. Tn the old quarters of the city and at Toulon tho people were panjl stricken and fled from their homes, taking tak-ing refuge in improvised camps in U. square. (M |