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· EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN,
FIRST NARRATIVE REPORTS OF REFUGEES
REACHING KOBE...
Below will be found an interest-transferred to the "Dongola" so as ing narrative report of the earth-to give them medical aid as soon as quake in Yokohama from the pen of | possible,
NO INTERPORT.
SWIMMERS NOT COMING,
No Interport aquatics will be held in Hongkong this year. . Members of the Singapore team cannot get leave, Kobe has not replied to Hongkong's invitation, and Shang- hai has cabled that no swimmera are coming.
LUCKY ESCAPES.
Empress of Canada, yesterday Among the passengers on the were Mrs. and Miss. Meadows, Mr.
Mr.
Mr, Douglas Adam, editor of the The F. &.O." Dongola," there This year's aquatic festival will Japan Gazette, who, with Mrs. Adam fore, left Yokohama on Tuesday be held on September 27, 28 and arrived in Kobe from Yokohama on Impling and by noon had 286 29 when a 100 yards and half mile the F. and O. "Dongola." Thatch cover, which at 13 knots races will be reserved for Chinese article appeared in the Kobe Herald, Wool Bringberto Kobe at 10 am, swimmers. There will also be held of September 4.
| on Wednesday: The ship was, this year a harbour' swim confined The first shock, which was the throughout the rug practically to Chinese. Entry forms can be greatest of a long series and the placed at the of the obtained from Mr. R C, Witchell, most severe, took place at 11.57 a.m. refugees, 301 1er Every-hon. sec. of the V.R.C. on September 1st. All the business thing possible ware for their houses were in full-swing, running, comfort, and the deep imprès- with full staffs, closing up the sion made on the passengers was month's accounts, paying salaries, such that an attempt was made to etc; the previous day-the end of voice it in a letter of grateful, aff JAPAN'S DEATH ROLL.
the month-having been a Bank preciation to the Cappiin gned Holiday due to the Emperor's by some of the passenger F. G. Bugbird and Mrs. G. Costelho, OFFICIAL FIGURES ARE
birthday. The shock was succes-
represented the feelings all. MOUNTING HIGHER.
sively vertical and horizontal, first The principal office all of whom were in Yokohama at jolting all the foreign buildings
Dongolaning orlin, the time of the disaster. out of plumb and then make Chief Officers
Bugbird, who was manager, of 2nd! The Japanese Consulate-General,
Mr. Scicli Takahashi. Consaling them collapse like card Officer Coates, ard Officer M Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. at Yokohama, in a 'press interview last night, revived a lengthy dis patch from which we end The General for Japan, has sent the houses. Here and there a building Boyd, 4th Officer R. E. S. Tucker, | stated:-"At the time of the first |
of special construction stood the 1st Engineer J. Peat, 2nd Engineer follating :-
China Mail the following for pub-shock in part. Soon, however, fires Thornburn, 3rd Engineer Hollb-earthquake we were all at work in Shucks continued up to September | lication:-
started up in the ruins and under way, 4th Engineer Golden. All the the office. Suddenly the building The 6. Ve beng 100 tremors.
The new Ministry formed under a strong south-east wind spread seamen were tyi and sympa started to tumble down and for a an alleded extends 40 fi from N. to be and rive de fross 1, to W. This Com Yamoto in the 2nd of rapidly all over the city, virtually thetic coadjutor Special mention short while lay at an angle of 43 flattening it out, save for heaps of is deserved by the personal: ser degrees. The next shock fetched ares carers seven prefectures, five September, though not based on debris in which corpses were mix-vice, throughout the ship, headed the whole lot of it down upon us cit and thirty-three counties, any one particular political party or cd. The water-supply was, of by the Doctor, referred to else to get out we had to scramble
prestation approximates:
inction, has an important mean course, cut off and all the efforts of where, and genial Chief Steward through the debris as best we
could." 607600. Damage to property ing in that it was just such a
the firemen in the heavy wind were Ayres with his able corps of
Mrs. Costello, wife of the C. P.S. 'The In- was exprentingly heavy.
Cabiner that was being demanded unable to do anything to check or stewards, Stewardesses Mrs. B.manager at Yokohama, also had a Wilson, Miss Woods and Miss marvellets escape. She was in peti! Villa of Nikko escaped.
divert the havoc. by the people. Ugh the garden walls rullapsed.
Since the recent World's firest The destruction of Yokohamna-/Katon, and volaries of the comher room on the top floor of the Luperor and Empress Wu, Japan, like other nations, has the location of the shock being food and service were excellent, but marvellously escaped with a
missariat. barber-shop, etc. The We
Grand Hotel when it collapsed,
Pinto, T. Exe, reznovod to kusaka articularly in the sphere of thought | under the city-was comprehenfortunate passengers was voted by j Bigant, elie wits at the frog rialen affected by many inneres, apparently almost immediately and the free treatment of the unfow bruises.
Travel fived in a fent in the gt sjority of the Japanese comprising two or three business best traditions of the British gru is til September , whpple desired the appearance of a Water Front, the foreign re-
esmped thecathed.
The Princ
Falar on The afternoon of Heptem
hinto the valuer.
- planned belies rofleeled and ere- 11 1 in Takso up to midnight last Selay
adiat. There we nany other lives kast througha fins, drowning and falling buildings.
injured and sick treated
Wky alone.
population) nated at 233,0
and in her economie activities and sive, the foreign "Settlement
оп the Bluff
the beneficiaries as worthy of the Merchant service.
children in the boals were neglect- Owing to the confusion that pre-ed, while one or two men held on vailed in Yokohama after the earth to the foot of the ladder, blocking were vivid and told different in- were unable to do more and were were naturally piecemeal, but all threw ropes and life belts out bur quake, the stories of the refugees the gangway.. The "Dongola" men dividual experiences, so that the horrified by the scene. Very few effect was to present the general were rescued from these description already given. From boats. The Lay seemed full of these refugees, it was impossible floating corpees.
first
to gain an idea of all the foreigners PERSONAL EXPERIENCES. who had survived but it was pos-
An eye-witness in the Settle- whose death was practically est- the Bulff skyline saw the familiar ablished or was considered certain. peaks of Christ Church, the Union
A LIST OF REPORTED DEAD. Such a list comprises the follow- ing:-
streets, with the Bund along the samog Ministry which would coesidential quarter with such a situation. Coat Vamamoto is well known to ment of the population was a panic The clameter and ability of being all laid low. The first move
and the Japanese city proper the world together with his advo-stricken sauce qui peut, punctuated racy of peace.
with gallant rescues of pinned The caning of the Yamamoto down victims, in some cases sacri Ministry in secession to that offices of life. Open spaces became to fauler & mutuber 500,00 30 Kato wh succeeded in introducing priceless.
Yokohama the casualties the real Japan before the Washing
On the fringes of the city prosle repeat 500,000 (a querter of the Conferenze and who vennevnt-made for the water-front or the sible to list a dumber of foreigners įment happening to be looking at
dents re esti-fated his whole energy in carrying country. On the Buff, the Bluff min effect the results of the Cou- Gardens, the foreign cricket Arvooding to the Tokyo police rare, is after all thing but the ground, race and golf course were expression of the popular will. havens. In the Settlement there In view of the Count's personality was only the Recreation Park, nd of the ciremstances which formerly the foreign cricket gave birth to his Cabinet, it is neground.
Some fortunate people ster in Tokyo number 1,354,000
uniter of doubt that Japan, in pur-found boats which took them to (17 per cent, at the population),
sauce of her peaceful policies, will vessels in port. Others massed in 1: Yokolumna, 70,000 houses were cooperate with the foreign nations the Parks ringed with flames, the destroyed.
A mesting of 47 healing busi. externally and devote her efforts to fierce heat driving them from place the people's happiness internally. to place, the ground being riven nese men and government repre-
el: dives et in Tokyo list Sunstate of affairs at the moment.
In view of the imprecedented with deep crevices which,
the bursting of the city day to discuss a scheine Fort Premier Yamamoto is net prepared water-pipes, became filled with habilitation. All degan was for the present to announce is water and, overflowing, converted Mr. J. Hibs, Br. Merchant.
all lew-lying areas, into lakes sented. The leading bankers alo Bref, when it was devided the Bankneiples and policies, but he is and rivers of deep liquid mind. On fand Mme. Dejardin and child.
authorities 81630 beurs were burnt (71 per cent, of the total).
The people affected by the dis
of Jean wuld give every assist.
4ac
Ponstruction of railways is making good progress and materiale ars arriving in sufficient quantities. Supplies of rice for Tokyo and Yokoham will nßice months.
for 24
There is no traih in the rumour that, the capital will be remod.
Throughout the disaster the citi. zeus helped one and all, oblivious of nationality.
| moment.
on
fexperied to do so at an opportune the whole the Japanese accepted the situation with wonderful" re- signation. A few Socialistic orators appeared dramatically blamingthe Government for the natural disaster jand lack of measures to counter it, but the reception they met was apathetic and limited.
LAWN BOWLS.
SHANGHAI v. POLICE,
All food and water supplies be- After being welcomed ashore bying cut off. the first thought of the
Lawn the
Bowls Association surviving foreigners was to reach officials, Messrs. J. Shaw and H. some source of supplies. Here the Veitch of the Shanghai interport foreign ships in barbour came The members of the corps dip-10am who arrived on the "Empress gallantly to the rescue. Fortunately fonchique lave moved to the Tu- of Canada" yesterday, proceeded there were a number of foreig
with Messrs. Tomlinson and steamers in the bay, including the Justial Hotel' or private residences,
Paily bulletins are being issued in days ago, to the Police ground at Mess. Mar. "André Lebon," P. & O. Poigrand who came down a few C. P. O. S. "Empress of Australia." both English and Japanese,
Happy Valley for their first match. Although they played within a few the U. S. S. B. "Steel Inventor," "Dongola" Ben Line "Bengloe," hours of landing, the Shanghai etc., besides the T. K. K team gave a good display and after Korea Maru," etc. The American a fairly close game lost to the lines "President Jefferson" arriv- Police four by 17 points to 25. Mr.ed from the south on Monday Shaw, the veteran skip, was in ex-evening. The Japanese ships were cellent form.
apparently taken by surprise, but. the foreign vessels rose immediate- ly to the occasion and sent in their boats with water, taking off refugees of every nationality who
Tu Yokohama, Tokyo and vicinity the safe 150 foreign deaths. nesending to reports from the diplomatic corps.
"LOONGSANG" INQUIRY.
MEMBERS OF THE COURT.
Presided over by the Harbour
C. Master (Commar der
W Beck with R.N.). a Court of Inquiry will sit at the Harbour Office at 11. a. tomorrow to examine the
The teams were as follows:
SJJANGHAL
POLICE.
No. IJ. Tomlinson W. G. Gerrard, NTE Poignand J. Robertson, No. 3 H. Veitch A. Grimmelt. Skip J. Shaw J. Clark.
SHNGHAL
Scores:
POLICE.
desired to come.
British physician.
Dr. Edwin Wheeler, pioneer
Mr. Max Kirjassoff, U.S. Acting Consul, and Mrs Kirjassoff.
Mr. Pani Jinks U.S. Vice-Consul. Mr. Hugh Honac, Br. Commercial Attaché
Mr. Wi Haig British Consulate. Mr. Lees, Br. Shipping Clerk.
Mr. Dejardin, French Consul,
Mrs. W... Kirkland Wilson, British
Mr G. M. T de Silva, Portuguese. Mr. Cotte and Mme. Cotte, French.
Mr. Tait, British Banker,
Dr. Reidhaar, Swiss physician. Mrs. Holyoak Box, and daughter, British.
Mr. and Mrs, J. P. Mollison, British.
Dr. Worden, American. Mr. Louis Watson. Mr. Lefroy, British.
Mr. Ton Abbey, British. Mrs. Rowbottom, British. Mrs. A. Gray; British, Dr. A. G. Smith, American. Mr. Rubatelli, Swiss. Mr. Maurice Rossell, British. Mr.. W. B. Mason, British, Mr. H. L. Frank (M. L. Hewa), British.
son, Portuguese.
Mr. and Mrs. Felix Ribeiro and
Mr. L. Zembsch, American. Mr. Paul Cannon, American. Mr. Angolia, American. Mr. Gimson..
Church, the Catholic Church, the Fairmount, etc., topple and dis- appear. Others saw collapse the British Hospital down into the Bay, the U. S. Hospital down into the Foreign Cemetery, where the graves were torn up, the Gaiety Theatre and in fact all the foreign. residences.
The prison at Negishi collapsed and many were killed. Some convicts who escaped started on a pillaging tour. Many of them were Coreans. A hand invaded the Gemma fron Works of which Mr. Britton (British) is the head. He is so beloved in the neighbourhood that he is called "Father of the Village." He kindly permitted the villagers to come into his compound and protected them and their pusses- sions from footers with a revolver. Many of buildings on the edge of the Bluff fell into Motomachi or on to the reclaimed foreshore. All the ordinary roads of the Bluff were obliterated. A few people clambered up somehow. Those who, wished to descend were let down from the Hospital cliff by горев.
[To be Concluded}
Letter of Appreciation from Foreign Refugees on P. &. O. S.S. "Dongola" to the Captain, Officers and Men of the ship. Dear Captain Griffin,
Those who have experienced the unforgettable kindness and con- sideration which you and your officers and men have shown them,
able to do no more than express in in the appalling calamity which bas visited Yokohama, are unfortunately feeble words their heartfelt thanks.
The personal experiences of sur- vivors varying in detail are endless and often the horrors of the occas-
You will no doubt claim that as; Once on board, the wounded ion seem in have resulted in a British sailors you have done no were tended with care, the women disinclination to expatiate-a char more than your duty; but there are and children made as comfortable acteristic of many who passed degrees in which duty can be done circumstances attending the foun- Heads. Shots. Tol. Shots. Total, as possible and food and even through the late war. On that and we wish to emphasize our con- dering of the "Loongsang" during
clothes given all the exhausted account it is evident that possibly viction that in your treatment of us half-naked fugitives.
much of the gallantry and courage unfortunates, you, your officers and The earthquake had been so of the earthquake is unknown and men have done more than your duty violent-and the following fire so. will remaininNhown. Some who you have even been more than fierce that few had saved anything are known to have suffered main-kind but what they stood up in, the light-ly through fittonipts to rescue est of summer wear, torn and stiff others even though such attempts with mud, smoke and usually with succeeded, affot speak of those blood. Some of the wounds were ghastly hours.
the typhoon on August 18,
The other members of the Court are:-
Lieut. Commander Reginald' Ramsbotham R.N., of H.M.S.
Diomede."
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4
2
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3
Capt. A. J. Hailey, s.s. "Empress
of Canada"
10
I
Capt. R. N. Hodgson, Es*
If
10
"Rhexener."
Capt. Harris Walker, s.s. "Tean."
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10.
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16
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20
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20
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20
REGULATION OF WIRELESS AT YOKOHAMA,
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23
10
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25
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ghastly and beyond help. Several The "Dougola people first know died on board. One whosuccunib- of the earthquake by the vessel be- cd on board the Dongola" on lag thrown violently about Then September 3, was young Frank the sky-line of Yokohama buildings Purington, 12-year son of a well-seemed instantly changed as the known British engineer visiting the big buildings (oppled and fires Orient." Mrs. A. L. Robinson died quickly flamed up followed by dull on Tuesday, too, at midïlght. Both reports like heavy guna at intervals. were buried at sea.'.'
Then Japanese sampans began to arrive in the heavy seas and As the number of would-be sickening sights ensued. Though refugees increased on board the the ship's laddo's were down the foreign ships it was seen it would men in the boats seemed unable be impossible to inect the pecusion to understand and the boats were without transportation. It became soor being dashed against the hull clearer that there was no hope of in the high seas. Women and [any immediate: restoration of ta foreign colony at Yokohama, the debris having to be cleared away · and communications for supply of city east of Arsenal Street will fore, it was decided to send off the Residents in that part of the foot-stuff's re-established. There- welcome the announcement thar a "Dongola" post haste for Kobe on constant supply of water will be September 2, first transferring to available to-morrow. It is not yet the "Empress of Australia," etc. The Expert Advertisers & Bill Poster, possible to maintain a full supply all who desired. On the other are to the other sections.
hand, all sperate cases, wore
The Secretary to the Commg-
The Interport match will not be doro informed a China Mail reporter this morning that the fol-played for several days yet and lowing message had been received it is anticipated the visitors will be from the Commander-in-Chief at up to their usual forn by then. A
good exhibition is sure to result. Yokohama :-
The Japanese Commander-in- Chief has requested foreign vessels in Yokohama to use' their wireless at the following hours to avoid terferenca
Návil Vessels-Every; ---odd- numbered house shade
Commercial Vessels Every even bour. These times Japanese.
•
ROXOR
ourselves and for all refugees on Gratefully and affectionately, for board,
Kenneth Wilson.. Col. B. Makaroff.
A. C. MacPherson."
L. Douglas Adam. Mrs. 1. Douglas Adam.
M. Sergeef, LRR, Rear-Ad- miral.
Wm. B. Spencer. Authony B. Fletcher, W. Hadley.
H. Arias. Godfrey M. James:
A. Serbski, Eugene Fox.
D. E. Yarnell, M.D:
H.-N. Morin,
D. Fagan. Bro. Abramitin. W. H. Rose.
LB. Hannaford. John B. Lancaster. E. C. Jeffery. Bro: Janning.
To R. H.Griffin, R.NR.;
Commander of the
P.&O.SS, “Do
At Sea, 3rd September, 1973.
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