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JAPAN'S CATACLYSM.
No Yokohama Buildings Visible.
Half-Drowned Refugees.
TERRIBLE DAMAGE AT TOKYO.
Foreign Embassies Destroyed.
TUESDAY,
King George's Sympathy.
SEPTEMBER 4.
1923.
London, September 3.
H. M. the King has telegraphed to the Emperor of Japan ex- pressing his horror at the appalling disaster and profoundly sympathising with His Majesty in the overwhelming catastrophe resulting in loss of life and property and untold sufferings to thousands.
American Help,
Washington, September 3. President Coolidge has instructed the Army and Navy to do everything possible to help Japan-the latter through the Army posts in the Pacific and the Far East.
Heikals
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ITALY AND GREECE.
Why the League Cannot Function,
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SHOTS IN KOWLOON.
Robbery in Nathan Road.
Shots were exchanged in chase that followed the com mission of an armed robbery, at London, September 3.
No. 90 Nathan Road, Kowloon, Reuter learns, that Italy"has officially intimated to Greece that early this morning. Through a the Italo-Greek question is not a matter for the League, as it is not back window, a gang of four men which are not provided for in the pact of the League." a question of right or interest, but of personal honour and prestige, had entered the house, which was occupied by: Cheng Chi, à clerk. Reuter understands that Italy has instructed the Italian repre- of the Kowloon-Canton Railway, sions of the Italo-Creek dispute. sentative in the League of Nations to abstain from further discus- and his family. They intimidated.
the tenants, and had got away Greek Note of Protest.
with $652 worth of loot when London, September 3. they were met by the police. Reuter learns that a Greek Note was handed to the Conference One of the gang, who was armed Asiatic waters, reports that he has placed all his ships at the service of Ambassadors, yesterday, which expresses astonishment that after with a revolver, shot at the of the Japanese Admiralty Several ships carrying medical supplies delivery of the collective Note to which Italy was a signatory. Italy officers, and he was replied to. A thave hoer despatched to "Yokohama and other ports,
should have separately handed an ultimatum to Greece and proceed-brisk exchange of shots took Washington, September 3.
ed to occupy Corfu, aftor Greece had rejected the conditions, place, but, owing to the darkness, acceptance of which would be considered an admission of complicity these had no effect, and the gang sorrow for the crime and expresses willingness to make an exhaus going through King's Park. A escape by by Greces. The Greek Government renews its expression of profound were enabled to
proposes the appointment of an international commission to conduct was, tive enquiry as proposed at the Conference of Ambassadors, and certain portion of the pickings however, recovered in searching enquiries in Greece as well as in Albania, where the the chase, having been discarded murderers may have taken refuge.
by the men in their anxiety" British Labour View.
{to escape from the police...
President Coolidge has directed the Shipping Board to prepare to send ships to Yokohama, if needed, to remove the destitute; refugees.
Admiral Anderson, commanding the United States Fleet in
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The Japanese Ambassador conferred with President Coolidge, and the acting State Secretary (Mr. Phillips.) It is understood that the Ambassador was asked how America could best co-operate to alleviate Japanese suffering.
President Coolidge has issued a Proclamation appealing to Americans to contribute to the relief of the people of Japan.
Australia's Sympathy..
Sydney, September 3. The acting Premier, Mr. Pago, has cabled the Japanese Premier News to hand to-day regarding the Japanese calamity shows that convoying the heartfelt sympathy of the Commonwealth Govern 350,000 houses have been destroyed in Tokyo, where the casualties are ment and people. The Pan Pacific Congress at the concluding sit 130,000. The French and Italian Embassies have been destroyed. ting recorded deepest sympathy with the Japanese delegatès- und
The captain of the Shinyo Maru reports that no buildings are in their fellow-citizens in the disaster. sight at Yokohama, excepting the walls of the M. B K. offices and the Yokohama Specie Bank, the interiors of which are destroyed.
Other Expression".
The Japanese Consulate in Liverpool has received news, that; Yokohama, Kamakura and the Yokosuke Bayal Base are totally destroyed.
Thopasods of refugees in the park at Yokohama are half-drowned owing to a flood caused by explosion of the city water pipes.
News has been received by some Bongkong offices regarding their staffs in Yokohama, but there is still a paucity of information owing to the breakdown in communications.
(Reuters-Service
Brussels, September 3.
The Observatory at Uccle states that earthquake shucks con- tinue in Japan. Seismographs at the Observatory registered three more shocks yesterday at 2.59, 9.39 and 22.51. The first was of considerable violence und the others of lesser intensity..
Yokohamaa's Plight.
Geneva, September 3. - At the fourth meeting of the assembly of the League of Nations, en the motion of Sir Joseph Cook, seconded by Mr. Edwards (Chile)
London, September-3.
hundred delegates, representing 4,369,000 members of affiliated The Trade Union Congress opened at Plymouth, with seven Unions which is a decline of over half a million compared with last your. Mr. J.B. Williams, presiding, denounced Italy's action, and asked, did they intend to stand idly by and see the world's peace imperilled because the mud lust of imperialism had been transferred. |from Wilhelm Hohenzollern to Mussolini ?
League Must Act.
Geneva, September 3.
MORE COLLAPSES.
At Bowen and Macdonnell
Roads.
Further collapses of walls have. occurred on the. higher levels. In the early hours of this morn ing, a retaining wall at No. 9
and supported by M. Mirzarizakhan (Persia) the Assembly unanim-must act in the Italo-Greek conflict, despite Italy's attitude. It is Bowen Road, another retaining The consenus of opinion in League circles is that the League Macdonnell Rand collapsed At ously adopted an expression of deepest sympathy with the Japanese understood that the Scandinavian delegates are unanimously of wall, near Nos, and in the appalling disaster.
Sir Joseph Cook's motion caused a profound impression and opinion that should the council abstain from intervention the came down, and a few was much appreciated, coming from a near neighbour of Japan for Scandinavian states will withdraw from the League. whom Sir Joseph Cook observed Australia entertained the greatest respect and esteen
Viscount Ishii was much moved and conveyed his sincere thanks.
He said he was sure the Japanese would be profoundly touched by the expression of human solidarity.
London, September 3. At the Trade Union Congress in Plymouth, as a token of my rathy with the victims of the earthquakes in Japan the delegates rose and stood silent for some moments.
Nagasaki. September 3.
Paris, September 3. According to the Captain of the Shinyo Maru, from Yokohama
M. Poincare, through Reuter, has expressed profound sympathy no building is in sight except the walls of the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha with the Japanese people in the appalling disaster. saying the and the Yokohama Specie Bank, of which the interiors have been Freach public is most deeply moved. destroyed. There are thousands of refugees in the park, half- drowned by the flood caused with the explosion of the city water .pipes.
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French Naval Help.
Paris, September 3. The fire at Tokyo appears to have subsided at five clock yester-proceed to Yokohama from Shanghai to co-operate in relieving The Ministry of Marine has ordered the light cruiser Colour to day afternoon. This probably means that nothing inflammable is victims of the earthquake. loft. The Chinese Legation has been burned. Order is gradually being restored.
General Fukuda has been appointed to direct martial law inj Tokyo.
The inmates of Tokyo Prison, including the Socialists recently) arrested, were. freed when the prison became afire.
From to-day an Army plane will fly between Tokyo and Osaka daily to carry important news and officiul mails.
Naval Base Destroyed.
Londen, September 3.
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LOCAL ITEMS.
Calls by Telegraph representatives at various local shipping whose boats visit Japanese ports. offices failed to yield much information concerning companies
9.
tons
of earth were brought down across the roadway, but without completely blocking it. The Fire rigade responded to the call, but in no case was any anyone. injured.
Orphans and Refugees Shelled.
Athens, September 3. The American, Colonel Luwe, director of the relief orphanages at Corfu, who arrived from Corfu with Greek officials and sixty expelled Greek soldiers, stated that the number killed has now reached twenty, of whom nine were killed cutright, and there are A big waterpipe at No. 20 Mace.
donnell Road burst, and the result thirty-two wounded now in hospital. Some fifty other persons were slightly wounded. All the killed and wounded are refugees which completely inundated the a big rush of water or orphans from the American and British orphanages, who were housed in the old fortress. The fact that sixteen of the killed are servants quarters within a short time. As the water soaked children is due to several shells hitting the barracks, which were used as orphanages, whilst shrapnel shells exploded over the water through into the foundations, al- in front of the fortress, where four hundred orphan boys were ready rendered unstable owing to bathing.
WORK OF THE 'LEAGUE.
How It is Bampered.
Geneva, September 3.
was
the recent heavy fall of rain, part of the quarters collapsed. The servants had time to clear out, however, and no casualties oc- curred.
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'MOLO-KWAI!”
When the fourth meeting of the Assembly of the League of Nations opened, the public galleries were crowded. There was a full
Indian Resents Phrase. attendence of delegates, and a very cordial atmosphere.. Viscount of the League, which was warmly applauded. Jebii, the acting President, made a long speech reviewing the work
Because he was called "molo" kwai" by a number of Chinese He declared that so long as the great reparations dispute em-boys in Wuhu Street, an 'Indian At the P. and O. offices it was learned that the Yokohama barrassed the relations of its constituent nations, the work of the watchman became so enraged office was wired to on Monday, but no reply has been received. League must necessarily be limited and enfeebled, and he earnestly that he retaliated by throwing Some anxiety is felt regarding the liner Dongola, which is supposed bly. He pointed out that while the League had not yet become small boy in the forehead, caus- One of these struck a hoped they would be removed before the next meeting of the Assem-stones. A cable from Tokyo to the Japanese Consul at Liverpool con-to be in port at Yokohama. firms the report that Yokohama, Kamakura, and the Yokosuka naval The N.Y.K. has received a wire from Kobe stating that com-
universal, it had already covered three fourths of the world's popul-ing a nasty gash. base have been totally destroyed. The message adds that eight munications with Tokyo are completely cut, and it is impossible to ation; and finally declared that the League was gradually and Charged before Mr. C. D. districts out of fifteen in Tokyo have been partially destroyed. The get any news through. The Company has endeavoured to get into surely progressing towards the goal that its authors had conceived. Melbourne, at the Police Court fires are not yet under control. In some districts all the bridges touch with Yokohama, but without result.
The assembly league elected Dr. Dela Torriente (Cuban delegate) this morning, the Indian aver the River Samida, which traverses Tokyo, have been carried The Canadian Pacific Steamship Company has no further in-resident for the session by twenty-four votes against nineteen for suggested that the stone which away by a tidal flood. The island of Koshima, thirty miles from formation at present, but it is asking the naval authorities here to feeling that Europeans should be eliminated in view of the present have been thrown by the gang
M. Motta (Switzerland). It appears that the dominant factor was a caused
the injury might Tokyo, is erupting.
enquire by wireless whether there is any further news, Tokyo's Losses,
Nagasaki, September 3." About four thousand telegrams addressed to Tokyo, Yokohama and neighbouring districts, received at Nagasaki up to Monday night, have been shipped to Tokyo aboard the cruiser Idzumo.
The Relief Bureau announces that 350,000 houses have been destroyed in Tokyo and that the casualties are 130,000.
է:. Relief Fund.
London, Septembr 3.
The Japan Society and the Japanese Association have opened & joint fund for the relief of distress caused by the earthquake.
The Three Great Problems.
Osaka, September 4.
At the Admiral Oriental Line's office it was learned that the crisis. President Madison left Yokohama for Kobe on Friday (the day before the earthquakes) and it is therefore assumed that she is safe. The President Jefferson was due at Yokohama on the 2nd, but no news of her is yet to hand. The U. S. Shipping Board Office also confirmed the fact that the Madison loft Yokohama on Friday.
THE DAVIS CUP.
Retained by America.
Forest Hill, September 3. Messrs. Butterfield and Swire have received two messages from America won the third singles, thus retaining the Davis Cup. their Kobe offices. One was despatched yesterday morning and
The match was between Johnston (America) and Hawkes was received at midday. It was as follows:-"The s.s. Lycaon, at (Australia), the former winning by 6-0, 6-2, 6-1. anchor in Yokohama bay, has communicated with us by wireless
of mischievous youngsters. He admitted he was drunk, however, and had missed his ship, the Chuenchow, which sailed for Macao without him yesterday afternoon.
A fine of $3 was imposed, as compensation to the complain. with the order to pay a further $1
TO-DAY.
Closing Exchange 28. 3, 5/16d. Barometer 2 pm, 29.73 Tomperature 2 p.m.
86 70
Humidity % p.m. High Tide 1.36 p.m. Low Water 8.13 p.m.
to say that Mr. Harley and his wife, Mr. Lanyon and Mr. Nelson in the fourth singles. The match was closely contested. The
unt. Tilden (America) beat Anderson (Australia) by 6-2, 6-2, 1-6, 7-5 are on board. Yokohama foreign settlement, it is reported, bas Americans thus gained a decisive victory by four matches to one. suffered damage which is very serious. News is indefinite at pre-Hawkes, in the third singles, began wildly, but Johnston's smashing The Government is boldly facing the three gigantic pro- the above message, and are therefore not accounted for.) The second gamely, making surprising recoveries, but he was unable to equal sent." (Two.members of the B. and S. staff are not mentioned in forehand drives forced him on the defensive. The Australian fought| blems arising from the greatest disaster in the history of Japan. cable from the Kobe office was received last night, as follows: the American's torrific speed.
The first problem is that of providing food, shelter and clothes "Concerning Lycaon, we have had no news since yesterday morning. for over two million people in Tokyo and many millions in There may be delay. The s.n. Philoctetes arrived here (Kohe) on other cities and districts affected. The Commandeering Act will September 2nd, safe, and has discharged her Yokohama cargo here." enable the authorities to requisition the necessary material and Massrs. Butterfield and Swire have received no news concern-| labour also. Relief work is being organized throughout the nation. ing Mr. and Mrs. Templeton, of the Taikoo Sugar Refinery, who The second problem is that of maintaining peace, and order in were on holiday in Japan, and concerning whose safety much anxiety Tokyo and other cities, when already disorder, Tooling and violence is felt locally. have been reported. Martial law and other military measures have been adopted to cope with this problem.
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German Resistance Decreasing.
Paris, September French official reports represent the resistance in the Ruhr as Messrs Jardine, Matheson and Co. had no ships at Yokohama rapidly decreasing. The French are of opinion that Herr Stresemann The third problem is that of the reconstruction of the national their Kobe office to the effect that all is safe there, but no compreliminary to formal conversations with Paris and Brussels.
at the time of the calamity. They have received a message from is preparing the way for a spontaneous cessation of resistance as a arrival of the sa. Kasama capital and other cities, as well as railways, telegraphs, telephonce munication is possible between Kobe and Yokohama. and roads. It is estimated that at least one thousand million pounds sterling will be required before reconstruction is completed. impossible to send naval ships from Hongkong to assist in relief] On enquiry at the Naval Yard, it was learned that it will be The entire people of Japan are determined bravely to bear this work, as none are available. The report that the Diomede was to to raise a subscription from amongst the members of the Japanese unprecedented national trial.
Osaka is peaceful and quiet, but peoplo realizo that the relief weeks, following a collision at Amoy.
be sent is incorrect. She has been in dockyard hands for some community through the auspices of their Association, of millions of thoir compatriots-and the saving of the Empire larga-
The Hongkong und bhanghai Bank. ly depend upon thom.
On enquiry at the Japanese Consulate General we learn that The captain of the Blue Funnel steamer Philocteter, which loft official messages were received via Amoy yesterday afternoon, which Yokohama for Kobe on Baturday afternoon, reports that the Hong- confirm the cables from other sources..
kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation building at Yokohama was A wireless message received by the Wireless Station reports through the cables of the extent of the damage done, and whatever branch has been able to obtain: The Bank's manager at Shanghai Lighted lantern to aid those nede...
Japanese firms in Hongkong have received no direct information standing at 4 o'clock that afternoon. This is all the news the local that the Italian and French Embassies are destroyed.
The Commandeering Act.
news they have received has come through indirect channels. At the wired to Hongkong this morning" In reply to my enquiry, Kobo ang business. Mitgui Bussan Kaisha offices this morning we were informed that wires: In reply to your telegram, just received, there is no news The Emergency Commandeering Act provides for commandeer- the head office of the Company at Tokyo, which was a substantial obtainable regarding the Yokohama staff. The Bank premises were the arrival of the ss. "Meriones"
Consignees ara also notified of· ing of food, building material, medical material, vehicles and other building of stone, had collapsed. The former manager of the local reported (by the captain of the Philoctetes) to be standing at 4 p.m.--Page 4. conveyers, as well as bumen work and services. The Prefectural office of the Company, Mr. H. Tsuada, had just left Hongkong on on Baturday, but there is no report as to conditions after the visita- Governors are authorized to issue commandeering orders and non-transfer to Kobe, and he is to proceed to Tokyo to inspect the extent tion of a tidal wave at midnight. No authentic information is to the water supply appears on Pages An important notice concerning compliance is liable to s penalty not exceeding three thousand yen of the damage done and make a report thereon.
hand concerning Miyanoshita (the well known health resort).” or imprisonment not exceeding three years. The price paid will be The all absorbing task that is presented to the Japanese communi- based on a three years average market price.
ty now is relief work, and in this connection steps are being taken)
Embassies Destroyed.
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Osaka, September 3.
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