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AFTERMATH OF EARTHQUAKE.

FUNDS STEADILY INCREASE

CAPT. GRIFFES VIVID ACCOUNT,

HEROIC WORK BY "DONGOLA'S" CRứn

(Reuter's Service to the Olins "Mall.)

LONDON, September 12, The Lord Mayor's Japanese Fund has reached over £100,000, of which £10,000 was cabled yester day to the British Consul General at Kobe for the relief of British sufferers-

BRITISH STEEL IN DEMAND.

It is anticipated in trade circles that the work of rebuilding the wrecked cities of Japan will create a demand for British steel. These anticipations seem to be confirmed by the receipt already of large orders from Japanese houses, -

INTERNATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS.

LONDON, September 11.

The British Government has contributed £19,000 and South Australia £5,000 to the Japan Relief Fund,

A Rome message states that the Pope has order- ed the despatch of funds to the relief of Japanese

sufferers.

A telegram from Melbourne announces that the Commonwealth, in addition to other help, is send ing building material and disinfectants to Japan from Queensland.

HEROIC DEEDS OF AMERICANS.

OSAKA, September 11 Many hairbreadth escapes and deeds of heroisni by Americans after the earthquake have come to Hight.

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PARIS, Septeñïber 11,

Germany's defeat on the Ruhr is considered an accomplished fact, Overtures from Berlin are expected early. The latest turn of events has been

sponsible for to-day's rise of the franc by two fpoints.

BERLIN, September 11. Informal discussions are proceeding between Berlin and Faris to ascertain what are the prospects af opening definite negotiations. The visits of the French Ambassador to the Chaucillor and the Foreign Office undoubtedly are closely connected with political reconnoitring"

RIOTS IN DRESDEN.

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BERLIN, September 11 It is reported that 6 rinters were killed and to wounded in a collision between police and un- employed outsié Dresden Town Hall,

SOLAR ECLIPSE.

GOOD THOTOGRAPHS SECURED,

NEW YORK, September 11. The best photographs of the solar eclipse were taken in southern California and are believed to have been obtained by the expedition at Santa Bar bara, headed by Worthington and-Burian of Boston. The weather was favourable. Worthington states he secured four almost perfect negatives which he believes will rank as the best over taken of i, solar eclipse:

Upwards of two hundred and fifty souls had been rescued by that dure, some of them being very badly injured and all were in a completely destitute con- dition.

Ambassador Cyrus Wood had a very close

The utmost care was taken by the ship's cony- shave. He was sitting in his office with Colonel Barnett, when the shock occurred. Colonel Burnett pany to alleviate distress and make things as com fortable as possible. A boat was despatched to the dragged the Ambassador from his seat as the ceil-MM. 5.8. Andre Lebon" with a request for medical ing was falling on it, Late the same evening, Mesistance and stores, her Doctor rendering valuable Wood was standing in the garden watching the fire assistance to our Surgeon. Throughout the night when the wind suddenly changed. Soon the Em-the sky was fluminated by the buming city. bassy was enveloped in flames and destroyed its headlinkext morning (Sunday) the boats Wood escaped through millions of lying spalate to the Dutch Legation, which was on the edge of the burning area,

Mrs. Crane, wife of Major Crane; an American Language Officer, was onthe Yokohama Bund when the shock came. She jumped into the bay, where she spent hours with others protecting themselves from the fire. Finally she swam a quarter of a mile in a raging sea to a ship in the harbour.

wole alain mamed and cent in and moreipsople p brought: of. At 9.30 am, it became highly dangerous for the ship and boats to rentain in the inner harbour owing to the large quantities of float<--| ing oil blazing furiously and drifting.in" various parts of the harbour. I, therefore, slipped from the Bray at 9.40 a.m., and came to an anchorage outside, the breakwater. A steam launch under the charge of the Blur Famel cargo representative (Captain) Phillpum) then came alongside bringing many. more survivors, returning with one Hifeboat in tow to pick up many others know to be making their way to the Bund

Messrs Robert McIntyre and Frank Jordan Americans, walked over the destroyed and and milway from Miyanoshita to Tokyo to get rullet for 150 foreigners marooned at Miyanoshita The for- .eigners were subsequently brought out. They h At 7 p.m., there were no more to be seen and cluded Thomas Corcoran and wife of Cleveland.boats were hoisted, the approximate number then The American Military and Naval Language Officers. made long trips afoot to report to the Embassy, whence they took assignments of various relief services.

on board being 600 of all nationalities including many Russians, Chinese and Japanese. As many of the latters as possible were transferred to Japanese ships before leaving,

At daylight on Monday the s.s." President Jefferson" was close, she having arrived from Kobe in the early hours of the morning, which place Yokohama residents assured me had been destroy.

on Saturday morning.

The earthquake was responsible for many freaks in buildings. Modern buildings, supposedly quake-proof, collapsed or were badly damaged, while the Imperial Hotel received no damage:ed .Japanese houses invariably collapsed at the first -shock and made wonderful fuel for the flames. A

unending stream of refugees continues to flow through. Around Tokyo thousands are arriving la search of lost relatives. Thousands of others 'are leaving for more congenial surroundings in the

country.

I sent the Chief Officer on board to obtajn in- formation as to Kobe's fate and navigational "prob

lems,

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All were relieved to hear that Kobe was safe

when the "President Jefferson " left there on Satur

day at 5 p.m.

I then proceeded on my way to Kobe to land. the people. The ship was also gettig short of boiler water. Many ships left at the same time.

CAPTAIN GRIFFIN'S STORY, Through the courtesy of Messrs. Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co., local agents for the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, we are enabled to publish below the story of Captain Reletons of foreign buildings.

Fires were still raging on shore and the city of Yokohama looked completely destroyed, nothing remaining standing except a few blackened

H. Griffin R.N.R., commander of the 6.6. "Dongola," The dit fuel storage at the Naval Port at the which was lying at No. 8 buoy, in Yokohama Inner entrance to the gulf which had been on fire since harbour, on Saturday September 1:

Saturday was still burning and emitting dense At 11:55 a.m. the ship commenced to tremble volumes of smoke. The water at the entrance of and vibrate violently and on looking towards the the gulf for above two miles was covered with oll shore it was seen that a terrible earthquake wastaking several feet deep, the danger of this catching fire place, buildings were collapsing in all directions and blocking the entrance to the Gulf appeared to and in a few moments nothing could be seen for the great. The forts and lighthouses were partly clouds of dust. When these cleared away fires could demolished. Soundings were taken proceeding be seen starting in many directions and in half an down the gulf and passing between the Forts, the hour the whole city was in flames. The wind which depth of water being apparently the same as marked had been force 5 at 11 am, rapidly, Increased to ar the chart."

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force 8, direction S.S.W. and the smoke and heat. I despatched a wireless report to the Kobe office.. blown directly over the ships in the harbour was on Saturday út 6.0 pint., reporting the safety of the intense.

ship but have no information as to whether this Order was given to raise steam as quickly as message got through.... possible, cable to the buoy was paid out and an. I may add that I was on shore when the earth- anchor dropped under foot. The barometer, which unke took place, haying left the office a few read 29.70 in. at 10.0 am. fell to 29 jó by 20 p.m. ;; $t | minutes previously: I was in the centre of one of then commenced to rise and the wind abated to force the principal streets and happened at the moment to Abe'standing between two large, foreign buildings, It was then noticed that the breakwater had, which withstood the shock. After the dust cleared subsided several feet, but fortunately the two ent-away I was able to make my way over the fallen rance lighthouses were left standing.

houses towards the remains of the pier where I waded, About 10 p.m. the piers and sheds on them were out to a smajl boat and got on board the company's all burning fiercely, fanned by the gale;. Ships steam launch close to the Bund but with no crew left, alongside them let go. their ropes on board (the on board. I was afterwards joined by 5 Europeans shore ends were mostly submerged) and made their who swam off from the shore. At 5 p.m. the wind way under great difficulties outside the breakwater having dropped, we caught small sampan just Three large ships not under command, passed dans awash, baled it out and made our way to the ship. gerously close to the “Dongola" one, the Lyons. The Chief Offeur, Mr. C.¤; Pickinson, jbly took Maru" actually touching our bow, plates, but doing command of the ship in my absence.. no damage, cable being slacked away. There was I am glad to be able to report that the behavi- also considerable danger from drifting and burning our of the whole ship's company was splendid lighters. One of these hit the ship and sank. About throughout, this most trying time and well-worthy - 12 of the 30 occupants were hauled on board, the of the Company's traditions.;

romalader being drowned alongside. There was also consider that the Purser's Department parti- danger from flying burning débris from the shore, cularly distinguished themselves in their eagerness Shortly before 5 pm, the wind died away and to man the rescue boats and in their great efforts to three boats were" manned by ongineers, quarter care for the sufferers when on board. masters, stewards and laschrs and. sent oni shore. The ship's Surgeon, Dr. M. L. Young, also under officers to rescue what foreiga survivors, were worked without rest for (pracically, three days, visible slong the water front, and in the water close, having to perform difficult eperations without old, to the Bund where they had taken refuge; with... I have received a letter of appreciation from the thousands of Japanese, from the dames which almost | principal people saved thanking the ship's compiny. reached them from the nearest houses. Each boat. The total number of, sperivors on board this made several trips until after bidnight when there ship Isaving Yokohams was 505, of Whom are lady appeared to be no more foreigners on the Bundy and one boy died and were buried så sea.

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