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EARTHQUAKES DEVASTATE CENTRAL JAPAN
Emergency TIDAL WAVES WIPE OUT Conference CITY OF 52,000 PEOPLE On Berlin
London, June 28. High American and British officials will mect in an trhergency conference at the British Foreign Office today to consider the Berlin vitun- tion,
Mr. Ernest Nievin (Foreign Mininteri uncl 31 adviseER [1 Germany will copter with United States Ambassador. "Mr. Lewis Douglas. (101ch the US. Undersecretary of Army, William Draper, who is en route to the seene of crisis in Berlin.
In
The Foreign Office spokesman annaünehin the conference?
with
alko kadr the British Government i in "continues touch" American and French omrtals here on the Berlin crisis.
The spokesman Indicated the Anglo-American conference will explore possible steps the West can take to meet the Russian challenge in Berlin,
"Possibility"
A Dires-power, note of pratesi
is a "possibdiy" bait nu stezis
have been inken yet to setiti one, be addtest,
The emergenes conference will
After Mr.
EARLY REPORTS SHOW 300 DEAD
Japan, June 28. Four.devastating earthquakes rocked the area of central Japan today and nine gigantic tidal waves rolled along the long coastline. Scattered unconfirmed reports said casualties amounted to at least 600 throughout Japan, including 300 dead in Fukui city.
Total War Necessary In China
The newspaper "Mainichi" said the meteorological observatory at Nagoya reported "large tidal waves" starting along Wakasa Bay wiped out the town of Fukui along the coast and caus- ing big damage.
Reports to the Ministry of Communications here said the city of Fukui (population 52,000) was "virtually wiped out" and Kanazawa (population 200,000) was burning.
Most communications were Nanking. June 28. destroyed. So far no Allied President Chiang Kai-shek, Įpersonnel have been report- speaking in Sian where he ed injured. There is only a is at present directing the trickle of news
China Central
military hardest hit area where fired
from the
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Alko reported from Nagoya that one passenger train. was completely overturned and three coaches of another pass train overturned be. acnger tween Marita and Kitafukul. The Nagoya Railway Bureau belloved "creauition will be 11 group of are reported sweeping sev- Sian educational, and social eral cities.
heavy." leaders at a reception staged
The Majnicht said the rollway News Service reporter
office at Tsuruga got a message by the president of the group
only Prefectural
confirming Government from Fukul station that only a total war
buildings, the telephone office that all Fukui was wiped out but defeat the Communists.
and, the broadcasting station for "wo or three buildings." were not destroyed In Fukul.
I called shortly Bruper's arrival from Washington and will follow early morning strategy, told talks Ambassador Douglas had at Ahe Foreign Office with Sir Wil- Ham Strang. Under-Secretary of State for German Affairs.
The spokesman took advantnite of the regular noon press confer- ence to repeat Britain's de- termination to stay in Berlin.
very
can
The official Central News sald the Generalissimo told the educn- tors it now has become apparent-
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Kyodo News Service also re-
ported Fukul practically wiped This
out.
United
Severe As 1923
States Army is The first American reports re-
to receive in exchange the new
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The scene at Frankfurt Food Office on June 20 when Germans turned in their Reichsmarks Deutsche marka. A policeman keaps an sya on things from
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SHANGHAI PRICES COME DOWN
Shanghai, June 28, Emergency economic mea. sures were put into effect his morning by order of 'the municipal government to put a dampener on wild specula- tion, and brought stocks commodity prices down."
The renction was also evident en the blackmarket where quota❤ tions of the Chinese dollar drop- ped from over CN$4,000,000 to one U.S. doller 10 CN$3,000,000, Leading stocks such as Wing On opened toddy almost 20 per cent below Saturday's closing high, but the most optimistic,sign that there was more than a fleet- ing steadiness came in a substan- tlul drop in the price of rice. Low grade rice, which Saturday soared to CN$24,000,000 per picul, was down to CNS10,- 000,000.
on
On the other hand, many shops which closed their doors on Saturday were cilit vlosed today, The Shanghai food committer promised to take action to bring the cost to CN$9,000,000.
Chlef among the New measures where police inspection of ware- houses, full reporta covering trading in the past fortnight and police check at the commodity markets,United Press,
NATIONAL EMERGENCY TO
Military
Plans For
Malaya
and
He pointed out certain German newspapers_hud_not_published. In full the Foreign Office statement
that military power alone cannot unable to make contact with its ceived were through the Ameri- of lust Saturday on thla question.
defent the Reds. "That statement Wis
Military Government teoma incan Communications official, W. T. clear," the spökeminen said, "and
Singapore, June 28. The Generalissimo explained the Fukui area.
Seccorabe. who reported from it left no possibile doubt of our that total warfare rienas complete
Top British military The Army reported four quakes Nagoya that he had established political chiefs met today in determination to remain in Ber-coordination of military, political, in the area of 32 seconds dura- radio communications with the lin. United Press...
Unconfirmed reports sold the nearby city of Fukui was about t tion.
police at Kanazawl who said the Kuala Lumpur to plan opera- against the Malayan city of Tsuruga was wiped out. half destroyed and Kanazawa terrorists
while the gangs Direct communications to the suffering fires. The situation is Malaya Government issued area were out, delaying compila- under control, he added.
new emergency regulations. tion of reports. Telephone lines
Between 4,000 and 5,000 gueril- were flown and electricity cut off
los ore massing in the jungles of throughout most of the quake Several sources reported freshe Malayan Peninsula, according
started in Toyama.
to the Strait's Times.
Riots In Soviet Zone
bronomic and social resources lie urged social leaders, especial- ly Kuomintang members, to into society, lead, organise and and mobilise the people. In this WHY Communists hiding among the people will be reated out and they will be unable to make fur- ther penetrations into society, he said:
1
He said popular cooperation war. necessary few the--successful Berlin, June 28. execution of total-warfare which Scores of Soviet Berlins the only way of crushing the German residents
were in- Communista.
jured and their clothing
arca.
Train Overturns
Jjt News Service sald reports received via the Nagoya Raliway Bureau claimed "300 casualties"
|
It appeared Fukui was the hardest hit.
The Mainichi sald reports from its bureau
claimed the earthquake whe "a sovare a Japan's --1923-· · quaku” which killed 100,000 people. The first shock came at 0715 GMT. It was felt over most of
included both Clocks Stopped
Japan. The Cieneralissimo further ex-in the town of Taishojimachi in stripped from their backs plained that he visited Sion for Ishikawa Prefecture, today as several thousands the purpose of comforting the The number
Shens who "dead" and injured." The reports rioted near the Soviet head. People of Central
suffered tremendously the and one-third of the bulidings in
in quarters at Karlshorst.
Aighting Inst April.-United Press, the city collapsed,
Theriot WIN caused hy rumoites that the Russians had halted -eonversinia - the ol velchamarks.
The German police told nit least four persons were injured seriously, und unconfirmed ur- counts from persons involved in the riot said six to eight persons were, understood to have been killed.
BANDITS MINE KCR, AMBUSH TRAIN
An estimated 100 bandits battled soldiers and Thousands of Germans packed Into the race course area adjoin-
train guards for more than an hour following ing the Soviet headquarters when
the explosion of two land mines on the rumours spread that the MX- change centre at Karlshorst was
Canton-Kowloon Railway track near Shum- the only one open today and that
chun at 7.30 a.m. yesterday, ali conversion of the old reich-
The land mines, placed on fly while the track was being re- the Soviet stumped the track near Po Kut station, paired, marks for currency was to be stopped,
In minutes, before the
which is one station before a.rti.
Passengers said the train guards, opening time at the
Shumchun In Chinese terri-troops and bandits fought a run- exchange counter, restless crowds smushed tory, were apparently intend-ning battle for more through-the fence outakia the ed to wreck the morning train hour.
· Rusalun military barracks, from Canton. screaming, clowing and shoving. Panic followed in which muny women were thrown to the ground and
trampled.
An eye-witness told the United | Pross that women coming to the elevated station platform sald} they had been caught in the riot and had been told that six or eight persons had been killed.— United Press.
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DEAL WITH
WITH STRIKE
London, June 28.
Prime Minister Clement R. Attlee said today the government has advised King George to declare a state of national emergency, to deal with a wildcat dock strike that threatens the nation's food supplies.
A royal proclamation, the Prime Minister told the House of Commons, would empower the gov- ernment to take all steps necessary to main.. tain essential food supplies...
Attlee also disclosed that Labour Minister George Isaacs-has-boon-recalled-from-a-visit- to-San- Francisco to deal with the work stoppage which spread today to Liverpool and Birkon. head.
Mr. Attlee planned to take the strike issue directly to the Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Com-nation in a broadcast on Mon- missioner-Genern! for Southeast day night-Assoclated Press. Asia, Sir Edward Gent, Malayal High Commissioner, General Sir Nell Ritchie,
Commander-in- Chief, Rear-Admient
more
Service Labour
Government today sent C. Casion. Flag-OMeer, Mainyon Area, and than 1,000 soldiers, salines unddocks handled Air Vice-Marshal A.C. Sander-airmen into London's strike-bound Forty-five constal
Air Omeer Commanding, waterfront today to save the arrived during Malaya Area, attended today's country's food rations. conference,
The Cabinet.
airmen
with
Hong Kong Papers Seized
The
at
loading along London's 33 miles
Swatow, June 20. of docks to 1,520.
Local newspaper representatives Altogether there are 17,000 this morning seized a shipment dockers in Liverpool but the of Hong Kong papers in protest strike situation-there-la too-con- against what they regard as an Jused to permit any accurate invasion of their field. estimate of how many struck.
Most of the struck Liverpon!
The seizure Was made coastal shipping. Swatow
vessels which hired men
airfeld by a group of the
who drove to the week-end
feld in a bus and appropriated · were tied
However the the newspapers as up. Cunard liner Ascania
they were which ar sent word from rived last night from Montreal is being discharged, from the CNAC The tremors stopped clocks In
The Chinese Consul-General Downlig Street to the armed telg unloaded at Huskisson plane. Tokyo, stopped street cars in here, Dr. Lu Pask Shing, will fly services to move into the dock-dock. Osaka and caused terrifled Japan-to Nanking on Wednesday, Rc- yards at mid-morning.
The Mersey Docks and the
local dailies have been ese to Gil the streets throughout companied by Tan Kok Chor,
Harbour Board has called an objected for some time to the Central Japan.
Kuomintang South Seas Director,Eleven hundred men, mostly emergency meeting for this attar daily arrival of
Hong Kong. Japanese reports vald vibrations to report on the present situation, sprinkling of naval technicians to
soldiers and
Pnoon to consider the situation, papers, whose coverage is far continued for 45 minutes injures reports sald.
The strike began over the sus superior and more complete than Fukul.
operate. cranes, sped to the Royal pension of 11 London dockem for the local press can provide. To The Central Metcoralogical Ob- The new Government regula- group of docks und began unload-demanding extra "dirty cargo" day's incident, however, was the servatory in Toicyo issued the tions imposed today provide a ing mest from three ships.
pay to handle a zinc oxide cargo. first overt act of Its kind. following communique;-A "fairly sentence of 10 years penal ser-
United Press,
United Press, Another 5,000 men from the Japan and the western parts of port a person belleved guilty of standing by ready for orders to strong" quake #hook Central itude for any one falling to re7 Army, Navy and Air Force arg Japan as well as the whole Kantoffences against the public safe-unload others among the 18 District and some sections of ty.
striko-bound ships, Shikoku Island.
Any-one so charged will have
Military police on motorcycles The epicentre is bolleyed to to prove that there was no op escorted the trucks. Officers In have been in the vicinity of the portunity to report à suspect to Jeeps rode alongside. The sold'eri lower valley Kuzuryu River the police.
ware denim work clothes. Only In Fukui Prefecture - United Military activity was reported a few dockers were at the gates Presa.
hroughout Malaya after a new, when the convoys passed through series of terrorist attacks and the and there were no, incidents. volice in Perak made important
A handful of troops were sort arrests today after raiding a into several docks last week to gouse near Ipoh. They found ar-move perishable food cargoes but ticles of British and Japanese today marked the fine time thuf equipment.
large detachments have been used' ammunition for troops left Singa- ing again
passenger-rain--eorrying in an attempt-to-get-ships-mov in London, Britain's pore under escort yesterday. fargest port. Router.
Honolulu Jolt
'They said several man
Honolulu, June 22. -Ona-workman-was-reported asan_besida_the_track_with_their_] __A__shnгp_earthquake__rocked Injured when a party of work- mands tied behind their back. Honolulu early today. No dan men on a routine inspection of Boldiers were guarding them. the track, accidentally exploded Nearby they could hear Aring.
age was reported Imanediately.
Sharp tremors lasting several the minga before the train waS No other detalla of the battle or seconds jolted Honoluluans out of due.
casualties were obtainable.
bed and sent them scurrying into The explosion
up 10
The tra
train, which left Canton. al sleepers and rails over a section 8.15 am, and was due at Kowloon
the streets, of the track,
Telephone lines to the police, at 12.15 p.m. did not arrive till nowspapers and nows service Bandita ambushed the train 3.15 p.m. The night train from offices were fammed with calls. from Canton at 10a.m. apparent- Canton was 45 minutes late.
One man asked where the flush came from and which accompant ed the quake. There was no com Armation of any such flash.
Others asked the cause of the "explosion." The volcano Maunt Loa on Hawali faland is several years overdud in the cycle of eruptions Associated Press.
New Swedish Ship On Maiden Voyage
A new Owedish ship, the 6,250-ton "Aron,” abova, «ls axpected to arrive here on July 21 on her maiden voyage" to Inaugurate the Australia-West Pacific Lino between Australian poole, Manlia, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Japan.
On Other Pages
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- Murder Trial.
Inspector Guild Trial. Page Thres
Macdonald Tragedy.
·Page: Five.... - · ·..
Arab Assassination Plot
Page Bevan,
"Berlin Austerity. Regime. Page_Eight-
Gurkhas Fight Malaya
Terrariata,
Page Twelve
Australia Declares in Tort.
The Weather
ever sentral, and "west China,
From an extensive low pleasure ares trough extends south were the Gulf of Tonkin to Cochin-China soď ánother trough an tesda across north China to a shallow depression centred over Koren.
Pressure velatively high in running from Borneo to HB of Japan.
Today's Forecast-Moderate wind from `n soutbly quarter. Partly cloudy, scen
alonal showers,
Yesterday's Weatherpan
- Maxiosumi · 89.3 deg. Fali,
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THO meat situation La especially precarious. The Food. Ministry has already announced that Britons will be lucky this week if they get, sixpence of, their normal ten ponce ration or fresh meat. ››
Appeals Futile
The balanco will be made up in conned corned beef which usually constitute only 2d, over the over- all in. weekly meat ration.
Unless the strike-bound ship? are unloaded Immediately- the | Ministry may not even be able to supply seven sixpence worth of fresh meat.
There waN'A
A small scale so- assumption of work at some 20.6€ Ina, wharves this morning In respanse
· Readings, al
to week-end appeals by officiate 10 ..
of the Transport and Genera $2908.3 · 1008,9 m.b. Workers Union but it soon üzzled
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The Dock Labour Board m- ported shortly after. 11 a.m., that 10,040 London waterfront work. era vivere till en strike while 5,- 077 were working.
worsened
The ship": Alluation over the week-end,, Naw arrivals boosted the number awaiting un-
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