LATEST CARLES.
THE NEXT EARTHQUAKE? POSSIBLY IN TONGA GROEP.
THE HONGKONG" DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17rm, 1923.
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WORLD OF SPORT.
DEMPSEY-FIRPO FIGHT.
FIR KNOCKED OUT IN SECOND "BOUND.
NEW YORK, September 18th. Deney kicked out Firpo in the
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The gate revipts, at, the Dempsey-Firpo fight amounted to $1,250,000 and 83,000 spectators witnessed the light
LONDON, September 15th. Addressing the British" Association at Liverpool. Mr. Shaw, ung of the inven- tors of the Milne-Shaw earthqunké regià, i second rowid tering instrument, sajil it was an interest ing speculation, whether the next great earthquake might not be in the Tonga groups. If so, the group was far enough removed from Austraila to obviate the likelihood of Australia being affected.
Sir David Bruce was elected the next president of the aviation.
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EARTHQUAKE SHOOKS IN THE AZORES.
PONTÀ DEL Gandar, Sept. 15th. Earthquake" shocks have occurred in several parts of the AzovVCH,
TRAFFIC IN WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
GENEVA, September 15th. " The Assembly 'of the League of Nations
the traffic in women and children.
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NEW AMERICAN SHIPPING
SERVICE..
DOLLAR LINE PURCHASES SEVEN SHIPPING BOARD VESSELS,
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RECONSTRUCTION COMMISSION
FORMED:
PRAISE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION.
THE EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN.. RECONSTRUCTION PROBLÈMS,
LATEST CABLES. THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.Į
LATEST ESTIMATES OF DEAD AND MISSING..
WASHINGTON, September 14th.
OSAKA, September 15th. The Shipping Board has sold seven pas- The amber of deaths are estimated and cargo steamers, each five bin-ly the pollen up to September 13th as dre feet long, to the Dollar Line, which follows:-Tokyo City and Prefecture LEADERS OF TWO PARTIES JOIN of lead bodies. Over a hundred motors" will put them on its service from San Pdead 77,821, missing 190,070; Yokohama Francisco to Japan. China, the Philip deaths 39,787,
Osaka, September 15th. TOKYO, September 18th.
The emergency measures promulgated in Count Yamamoto is proceeding with the form of Imperial edicts are meeting" the creation of the Advisory Reconstrue with popular approval. Everybody is full tion Commission, which will report to of praise for the Yamamoto Cabinet. The the Ministry of Reconstruction and which active work towards the relief of sufferers will include monders of the Cabinet, and maintenance of perice, am?" order. in: Privy Councillors, political leaders, mem- | Tokyo and Yokohama are all regarded as berg of the House of Peers and House very coeditable.
DEMPARY'S FIERCE ONSLAUGHT.
NEw Youx, September 16th The 5ght was most uneven. Against the champion's attack Fipo had not chance, being loured five times in the first round, although he once knacked Dempsey, through the ropes, getting him ITALO-GREEK, SETTLEMENT. groggy and bleeding.
Pines, Java and the Straits, thiền Egypt, Mediterranean ports and New York. The for the country. Dollar Line Ausċautres to maintain this servies for five year
At the first sound of the gong Demp. sey tore in to his opponent, hooking short lefts and rights to the head and body, leaving Firon bewildereri,
Firpo pummelled the champion with his fanus piledriving right, but without
avail.
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Dempsey, after fifty-eight scopes of the has adopted the condiittees' report on second round had gone, tloored Firpo with punches to the head and fandy, and polished him of with right and left hooks to the chin.
Mr. Chao Tín Chụ, who was loudly ́applauded, observed that the problem was insolable without the re-operation of the United States and other countries, whether they were members of the
League or not.
TRADE
AND INDUSTRY IN
AMERICA.
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New Youk. September 13th. Trale and industry has improved but the full in trade does not equal some other years. Better sentiment, plus re- duced crop estimates, have strengthened prices, causing the first advance in: index numbers since March.
Cotton Tonsumption, car loadings, automobile sales and building have in. ercased, but iron and steel buyers and the smaller cotton manufacturers com plain of the sudden rise in the prices of
raw inaterial." "This unsettles the outlook
on mrcount of goods selling below parity, The rise in raw silk prices, followed by news of the earthquake disaster, has
caused the prices of wilk goods to advance fifteen per cont. The feeling here is that This is regrettable as the event involves considerable holdings of Pacific Const Jumber and steel, and possibly wheat and
flour.
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Export trade shows a little expansion but imports are declining.
The effect of higher prices on consump- tion is not clear, but it is generally con erded that the ability and disposition to buy exist and a fair trado for the hal- ance of the year may be expected.
LONDON EXCHANGE
QUOTATIONS.
LONDON, September 15th. A feature of exchanges during the past weak bas been the steady recovery of Allied currencies. Sterling on New York is at 4751 7-16; French francs at 77.30 and Belgian at 02.85.
REICHSBANE DISCOUNT
RATES.
BERLIN, September 15th. The Reichsbank has raised the discount: rate to ninety per cent. from thirty per
EARLIER CABLES.
MANCHESTER LONDON AIR
MAIL.
FATAL CRASH IN THE MIDLANDS.
LONDON, September 14th. The Manchester-Londón air mail crashed this evening near Tringhoe, and five persons were killed, including the pilot and mechanic.
:-LATEEL The victims of the noroplane crash at Iringhoo included one lady and two man passengers. The machine was en route to
While the referee was counting Firpo Poat Dempsey appeared to be nervous. He rushed to his opponent's corner and
assisted him to rise.
FIRPO'S RAIN OF MIGHTY RIGHTS,
LATER. There were unprecedented scenes of disorder in the neighbourhood of the Polo Grounds.
EVACUATION OF CORFU ARRANGED.
Pixts, September 14th. The Conferrics of Ambassadors has sent
a communication, to the League of Nations expressing its conviction in the efficacy of its measures to satėle satisfactorily the Italo Greek problem and enclosing a copy of its Note to Greves laying down, the dates on which various demands must be executed," stipulating that the Inter-Allied supervis "Tug commission shall report its preliminary alservations, on September 22nd. The Italian Government has announced its de- gigion, under any circumstances, to evnou ate Coriu
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JAPAN'S GEHENNA.
of Representatives, business men nud While eighty thousand people divil in scholars,
"Tokyo, the streets äre now entirely cleary
COMMISSION. It is understood that Baron Takahashi, Over 1,000,000 refugees have left Tokyo President of the Seiyukai. and Baron Kato, President of the Kenseikai (form; ed by the late Prince Katsura), have already consented, which assures the Logbox. September 13th
Premier of a Coalition of all Parties. Lecturing to an audience, which in-
In addition to the foregoing executive eluded the Japanese Ambassador, Pro
a Bourd of Reconstruction is being creat fessor Wildenhert shid ho believed Japaned which will carry out the decisions of would quickly rise, like a véritable Sphinx the Commission. Members of Parliament (1 Phenix) from its still smouldering are manimous, in their desire for the ashes, with the Government and people made stronger and more united by their pilssagy through the most awful gehenúa of mindern times,
"YORK COMMITS SUICIDE.
convening of an extraordinary session of
the Diet.
APPEAL BY MISSIONARY SOCIETIES.
Lesvos, September 13th. Two English missionary societies work-
JAPANESE BUSINESS MAN IN NEWing in Japan are issuing appeals for con- tributions to make good the losses of the Advices from New York state that Church of Japan through the earthquake. while Lower Broadway was crowiled. “Mr. At a meeting at the Japanese Embassy Tokunosuke Inouye, of Nutsui (Mitsui?) | a relief supply committee was formed and Company, leaped from the fifteenth for the purpose of collecting gifts in kind floor of a sky-scraper. He was, instantly and supplying essential goods to relieve killed. Apparently, he was demented in distress in Japan. September 7th, but in the consequences of the news that his wife and two children had perished in the event of the canmission's report being un-earthquake: satisfactory, the Conference reserves the right to notify Grecs of the penalty, which may take the form of payment to Italy
IMPERIAL WEDDING TO TAKE, PLACE IN THE AUTUMN,
Toxo, September 16th. It is reported that the Imperial wed-
place quietly in the antu
The police were forced to use their of fifty million lire, in which case the Londing will not be postponed but will take
ference will forego all recerse to the Tu ternational Court of Justics, except that
hatons, and thousands" lest their hats or had their clothing torn off...
after he was knocked through the rupes.
He sank to his kurrs under Firpo's rain of nighty rights nud only wonderful science enabled him to last out the round.
for the emit of nevupation.
A WARM TRIBUTE TO JAPAN,
Dempsey had the narrowest escape Italy, mas suply to the Court individually The warmest tribute to the courage and patience with which the Japanese have borne the disaster, and the indonit Rour, September 11th. The Menaggere states that Colonel able energy with which they have started to bring order out of the rains, is paid Bend, former military attache to the Em-y the berrer, which doubts whether busy at Tokyo, has been appointed to re-any Western country could rival the Present Italy on the commission of enquiry, speed at which the confusion was run-
trolled. into the Janina murders,
DEMTERY'S "COLAUN
New Youк, September 16th.
It is estimated that Dempsey acts as a solace for his bruises $460,000, his share of the procreds. Firpo takes $150,000.
FOOTBALL.
GLASGOW CUP BEMI-FINAL.
MEXICO AND THE LEAGUE,
RELIEF SHIPS CAUGHT IN TYPHOON.
OSAKA, September 15tb. MAXICO CITY, September 14th.
A typhoon which visited the mainland Replying to an invitation by the Latin overtook ships engaged in the transporta- | American delegations to the League of tion of refugees nad relief material. Following are the results in the Glas- Nations, Senor Pani, the Foreign Secre. They all took refuge along the nearby gow Cup semi-final:
declared that Mexico was forced to The town of Tottori is reported inun
Rangers; Celtic o. Partick 0; Third Lanark 1.
AUSTRALIA DEFEATS CHINA.
BRISBANE, September 15th. In fine weather and before a large attendance, Australia defeated China by 5 goals to 0.
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TILDEN RETAINS TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.
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PHILADELPHIA, September 14th. Tilden defeated Norton, 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 and Johnston defeated Hunter, 6-4, 6-2, 7-6, in the semi-finals of the National Lawn Ten- nis Singles Championship.
PHILADELPHIA, September 15th.
tary join the League owing to the obstructive fact that Anglo-Mexican diplómatic relic-
tions had not been resumed,
DUTCH TAX ON PETROL.
coat,
dated.
TYPHOON CAUSES FURTHER DAMAGE.
AMERICAN RELIEF "FUND OVER $7,000,000,
WASHINGTON, Septeniber 15th. The Japanese relief fund yesterday reached $7,183,000.
NO DECISION REGARDING JAPAN. ESE INSURANCE COMPANIES* EARTHQUAKE CLAUSES,
and omnibuses are running, nisl electrio tentuears are also running on a number of
of the city which escaped the fire here sepxions, all full. The residential quarters
already electrin lights, searchlights from the warships in"the bay lighting the dark
streets.
All over the country subscriptions are being tabulated by the Central, Reliof Bureau. Last We-uesday they totalled) Yed 24,000,000, which will be used in pronting places to provide meals and buildings in which orphans, the aged and the sick and
also be employed to assist the sale nf wounded can be cared for. The fund will
clothes and other essentials of life at re luced price, also building materials. ́Ap. propriations will also be made to provide school children with books, poncils, ető,
EXPERT'S ADVICE SOUGHT. The greatest problem the Government is now struggling to solve in the general plan of reconstruction of the capital On Wes nesday an Imperial diet absolutely and finally decided that the seat of Government must remain in Tokyo. There are various estimates regarding the time and cost of reconstruction of Tokyo and Yokohama, Some advocate merging the two cities, and creating a metropolis with a modern har bour. Dr. Beard, the American municipàl· expert, who assisted Baron Gote when he was Mayor of Tokyo, has been sout for and is now reported to be en route for Tokyo,
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The Cabinet is discussing the creation of a Ministry of Reconstruction, under a Min- ister of Cabinet rank, with executive and OSAKA, September 15th..
consultative departments, which will un...... Local underwriters have received en-dertake the ontsruction of all the
quiries from London as to the truth reports that the Japanese companies have decided to disregard the earthquake lauses in their policies and pay claime in full. It can definitely be stated such decision has not been reached. The at present determining companies are their attitude.
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REVISED OFFICIAL LIST OF BRITISH CASUALTIES.
ORAKA, September 15th. The following is the official list, so far as can be ascertained by the British Con-
sulate General at Kobe, of the British vic.. tims of the earthquake. This list replaces or amplifies any previously officially given out in London.
Ked (given in alphabetical "order); — MegT. C. M. Abbey, R. J. Ackland. OSAKA, September 15th. P. A. F. Cabellä, F. J. F. Culligan. F. Disorganization of communications is L. Elliot, Iconard Eyton, 1. L. Ginson, hampering news as to the extent of the A. Wylie Gordon, W. Haigh, Jack Å damage caused by the typhoon on Sept. F. Hibbs, F. Horno, Kempson, 8. LeFroy, J. P. Lyes, 14th, which caused serious inundations to J.
THE HAGUE, September 14th. The Minister for the Colonies in a men. orandum, replying to the objections of the the city of Tottori, where 5,000 persons A. W. Masou, W. B. Mason (senior), G. H. May, R. B. McKinnel, T. C. Mor Second Chamber, upholds the scheme for are reported missing. Joying during one year a special tax on It is reported that the ares of the risen, G. S. Niven, J. Paterson, F. A. petrol, peuding the introduction of a new recent disaster did not escape the Picken, C. Piquet, Jack Read. A. Robert- con- son, Maurice Russell, Rodney Sharp, A.: system of profit taxation in the Dutch ravages of the storm, which has
siderably interfered with relief and repair H. Tait, Tom Thomas. W. J. Watson, H K. Weather's, F. J. Wevill, Dr. E. Whed work.
East Indies.
In the National Lawn Tennis Chan FAR EASTERN CABLE
pionship final Tilden retained the title, defcating Juhaston by 6-4, 6-1, 6-4.
TILDEN'S UNCANNY ACCURACY.
PHILADELPHIA, September 15th. This is the fourth successive year in which Tilden has won the Singles Chain-{" pionship. He had the match well in hand from the outset and played a careful
NEWS.
JAPAN'S MATERIAL LOSSES While the Japanese material losses are tremendous the country has not been so badly hit as at first appeared probable.
With the centre of industrial produc tivity elsewhere, the damage at Tokyo and the neighbourhood represents leas JAPANESE COMMERCIAL MISSION than a quarter of Japan's producing
plants.
{THROUGH RAUTRE'S AGENCY.]
IN SOUTH AMERICA,
SANTIAGO DE CHILES, Sept. 15th.
A Japanese-commercial mission has arrivel "with the object of opening up a
PROBLEM OF RECON-
STRUCTION." Regarding the problem of reconstruc-
er,
Women:-Me-dars Holyoak Box. A. Cave, T. W. Chisholin and child, W. P. Hingston, T. O. Maitland and son Robert, Harris Mendieson, H. R. Nicoll and daugh- ter, Holen, Charles Reich, A. L. Robinson, H. W. Rowbotton, S. H. Somerton, H. W. Taylor, Thompson, W. K. Wilson; Miss May P. Symons, and Sisters Dun stan (Elizabeth Kegan), Mary (Aunis Kogan), fichael (Alicia Duffy), and, Wilfrid (Bridget. Sweeny).
Couples killed wore:Mr. and Mix
game, remaining at the back of the court market for Japanese products and to dis. tion, there are apparently two schools of Jones, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. D. Mollison
for moat of the contest. His accuracy cover new resources of raw materials, waa uncanny, and be made Johnston race
ROUND TABLE - GOKEERINGE
thought one of which is advocating (junior), Mr. and Mrs. Peacock, Mr. and rapid reconstruction with the aid of Mr H R. Simpson and child and Mr. foreign capital, while the other favours and Mrs. F. J. H. Tebutt.
Reported Missing, believed Killed :—
affected area.
A special committee under the chairman ally organized to make recommendations to ship, of Baron Tokuzawa has been unoffici the Govorament. Food and fuel suppliet stifico for current relief needs, according to official assurances. Students are largely assisting in the relief work. A strong. medial corps has been mobilized in an anti- epidemic campaiga..
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FOREIGN CONTRIBUTIONS TO BELIEF FUNDS.
LONDON, September 14th. The Lord Mayor's Japanse Belief Fund is now £145,000 The Prince of Wales has donated £250, the Japan Ambassador £100, the Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co £5,000, the Japanese casal attache and otheers £316. and Messrs. Harrison and,
Orrawa, September 14th. Croseld 100.
The Governor General has telegraphed,, to the Mikado, Canada's deep sympathy for Japan. The Government has appro priated. $200,000 for relief.
MELBOURNE, September 14th. The Federal Government has cabled to Japan £18.000 sterling, subsoribed by the citigons of Victoria,
PARIS, September 14th, The first that of the Japanese Relief ** Fund donations totals 1,299,000 francs, M. Millorland has donated F.10,000 and. M. Poincare F.6,000. The donors include other Ministers, the big banks and big stores.
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RAW. COTTON AT YOKOHAMA DESTROYED.
NAGASAKI, Sept. 14th. The stock of row cotton burned at Yoko baza aggregated 98,000 balos, of which 5,000 were ludian, 7,000 American, 15,000 Chinese and 1,000 Egyptian. INCOME AND BUSINESS TAXES IN
DEVASTATED AREAS.
OSAKA, September 12th. the current year's income and business The total exemption or reduction of taxes for persons in the devastated areaus in accordance with the losses sustained and the payment of other national taxes have bena postponed,
the
The import duties on building materials and
of life are temporarily necessition exempted or reduced,
The elections for the Prefectual Assem
An extraordinary session of the Diet is believed possible, as the Diet building is reported to be only slightly damaged
blies are indefinitely postponed.
the country to provide for her own needs Musara, H. Cars, R. H. Gordon, L. Haw- - “ HAUNTING
from side to side, giving him no opportuny counnar OF THE "DAILY BULLETIN." the prolongation of the period, enabling nity to use his deadly forehand drives, though the little Californiau gamely fought for every point.
BRITISH ARMY, POLO TEAM DEFEATS/U.S. ARMY:
·NEW YORK, September 15th. polo match the British Army heat Manchester from Crydon, and had passed the United States Army by 12 gvals to
Leighton Buzzard, flying very low owing to heavy clouds. Thereafter it encountered dificulties, ciroled several timon, then sud- denly nosedived into, Gold. The aero- plans was reduced to matchwood, and all the occupants were killed, their bodies be- ing badly disfigured..
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LONDON TO BRIGHTON WALE.
DON,,September 15th. Poyaton, Leicester, won the annual London to Brighton walk in 8 hours
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LIYUAN HUNG AGREEABLE.
as far as possible, without calling on foreign financial aid, thus attempting to ward off the possible dangers of a false
boom. SHANGHAI, September 15th Li Yuan-bang has informed Bir Robert Ho Tang that he is willing to attend a round-tabla conferenou,
SIKORUSSIAN, RELATIONS.
MEETING OF BANKERS AND FINANCIERS.
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SHADOWS "
HE WORLD THEATRE. kes, George Ivision, R. B. Keay, Scot Waddell, John Walker and Louis Watson;
HB. Warner, star of Haunting. and Mrs Jessie Gray Miss Helen Teene Shadows," which is at the World Theatro, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Markell, finds himself quite at home in this Bobertson-Cole superior feature, as its NATIONAL FINANCIAL EFFORT.
setting is decidedly English, oven, if laid. TORYO, September 14th.
in America and Warner is thimself an The cost of reconstruction of Tokyo and Engishman. The scene of Haunting OSAKA, September 15th, In response to a call by the Minister Yokohama is estimated" at a thousand Shadows" is a castle which has been built eccentric old man whose pet fad was of Finance, representatives of the Osaks million pounds sterling. The bankers all in the depths of an Indian forest, by an Banking Syndicate, consisting of all the over the country have formed a syndicate architecture. In this Tudor Castle, silant to assist the Government' in rebuilding the ed in modern America, the contral.char- principal banks in Tokyo, will meet toitics, and urge that all surplus national grandson of the builder of the castle," and called upon by the terms of morrow morning,
funds bio doveted to this. Any additional the grandfather's will to remain there for money required will be raised by local and a year, fights strange forn who loom up foreign loans. Tho banks in Japan, insur on all sides. This giver Mr. Warner, an rance companies and public have hitherto actor born and bred in England, and who is the son of an English actor, opportu- contributed five million pounds sterling to nity for some of the most zomantic ading wards relief.
PEKING, September 14th. The Waichinopu states that the Bino Bussian relations remain of a de facto character, and that M. Karakha has come On Monday the Premier, Minister of in place of M. Joffe. His mention does not involve the de jure recognition of the Soviet, which which will be our of the ques tions dicused at the coming conferezev.:
Finance and the leading bankers and financiers of Tokyo purpose to hold a meeting in order to decide on a financial programme for zemunstruction.
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