1925-05-25 — Page 7

MONDAY, MAY 25, 1925.

SPIRIT OF EMPIRE..

THE CHINA MAIL.

REIGN OF TERROR.

GREAT THANKSGIVING SERVICE.

ABDEL KRIM'S HEAVY

HAND

KING AT WEMBLEY.

Eighty Thousand. People See Colourful Pageant,

While Hongkong has been quietly celebrating Eropire 'Day, there have been picturesque doings in London,

SOLEMN CEREMONY.

(Reuter's Service,)

London, May 24, The Empire thanksgiving ser- wice at the Wembley Stadium-this afternoon was a solemn and im-

pressive ceremony in spite of the chilly and showery weather, Eighty thousand people were present.

The King, in field, marshal's uniform, was accompanied by the Queen, Prince Henry, the Duke and Duchess of York, Princess

The Archbishop of York, in an Address, described the true Im perial spirit, "honour all men, love brotherhood, fear God, and honour the King."

EARLIER CABLES.

TRIBES UNEASY.

• LOSSES COOL THEIR ARDOUR.

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(Reuter's Service.)

PARIS, May 24- A message from Rabat states that the Riffs are continuing their concentrations, but their ardour is diminished owing to the lossen they have sustained.

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ANOTHER DISASTER.

JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE HAVOC.

TOWNS ABLAZE.

Severity Equals Great Shock of Two Years Ago.

In many places as severe as the great shock of 1923, another terrible earthquake has occurred in Japan.

PANIC OF POPULACE. V

(Reuter's Service.) ';

Osaku. May 23.

A heavy earthquake was felt at Abdel Krim has Introduced 11.10. lasting three minutes.

among reign of terror

the People were terrified for a while. tribes showing slackness, but the Such a big quake had not been submission of the Altaran tribe experienced in Osakn for a decade. has deeply impressed the rebels.

A severe shock was also felt at Kobe, but Tokyo and Yokohama were not affected.

London, May 28. Empire Day celebrations were held yesterday in many parts of the country. The chief London function was a gathering of a A French column, after relieving thousand school children at the Upper Wergha posts, hotly engage Guildhall, where they were ad-ed a force of 5,000 Riffs whom it dressed by the Lord Mayor and drove off in spite of counter at- the President of the Board of tacks. The enemy's losses were Education. The celebrations are heavy.

His Majesty In Fickt Marshal's Uniform.

Mary and Viscount Lascelles, the Duke of Connaught, and Prince and Princess Arthur of Con- naught, Lord Cave (Lord Chan- cellor), Mr. M. S. Amery Secretary for Colonies), Mr. W. W. Eridgeman (First Lord of the Admiralty) and Sir Philip Cunliffe Lister (President of the

Board of Trade).

A massed choir of 3.000 foires and the nussed bands of the guards, maring and air force UP, plied the music.

A procession headed by the mounted band of the Household Cavalry preceded the State trum- -peters who were followed by mounted police, the Legion of Frontiersman, the Earl of Meath, Beefeaters and blinded ex-Service An ecclesiastical proees- sion followed.

men.

being continued over the week- end, culminating on Sunday in a thanksgiving service at Wembley Stadium, at which their Majestien the King and Queen will be pre- sent

Mr. Amery, in a speech at an Empire Day dinner, erophasised the importance of the nations of the world recognising the nations of the Empire as their equals, and also the importance of insisting on that recognition. He believed that the time would come when many nations outside the orbit of

the Empire would voluntarily seck, admission to the partnership.

Moscow, May 23-The Soviet Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal of the Sinclair Oil Company from the decision of the Moscow High Court annulling its co- cession in Saghalien.-Reuter.

AERIAL DASH TO NORTH POLE.

Los Angeles, May 24.

Mr. Haakon Hammer, who was associated with Captain Amundsen's previous flights and led the Amundsen relief expedition In 1928, nan telegraphed to the Navy Den in Washington asking for co-operation: and the

an axpert Arctic fler If neces

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Amundsen pointing out they North Pole which began

the

M. Malvy has returned to Paris from Spain. He refused to dis cuss Moroccan affaira and Franco Spanish relations. He declared he was reserving his impressions for M. Painleve, the Premier.

OFFICIALS LACONIC

LATER,

A communiqué issued after the meeting between, M. Malvy and M. Painleve laconically says "M. Malvy has formed important friendly relations with Spain and, brings back very interesting information regarding Franco- Spanish relations which is being considered by the Cabinet May 26.

EARLIER CABLES.

PARIS, May 23.

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The newspapers continue pre- occupied with the position in Morocco. Le Matin's Madrid cor respondent says that the Malvy mission has resulted in an agree. ment, not providing for Franco Spanish military collaboration, but authorising France to pursue the rebels into the Spanish zone.

Le Journal says that a close Franco-Spanish blockade by land and sea alone will bring the Riffs to their senses.

Latest reports show that the earthquake seriously affected an

the first shock, the town was set ufre, followed by a great stam- pede. The whole town is ablaze, and it is feared there are hundreds of casualties.

Relief Being Sent.

The destroyer Enoki has been ordered to proceed to the coast with supplies; the Sagami like- wise. The amount of insurance is not large; it is estimated at about, one million Yer. The insurance companies. here are not likely to pay even a penny.

The extent of the damage done

A scene in Tokyo after the 1923 disaster..

area confined to the province of to sericulture is economically most Tajima, on the coast of the Japan important, but as at present un- Sen. It is reported that two ascertainable." It is estimated hundred houses collapsed in the that two hundred were killed and town of Toyooka, where fire broke five hundred injured in Toyooka. out in many places. Severe There were many hundreds of damage is reported from other casualties at Kinosaki, where an extensive five broke out. The towns in the same province.

whole town was ablaze and a great stampede followed.

Little is known as regards

Seismological observations indi- cate that the earthquake was caused by landslide..

On the other hard, Oeuvre Homme Libre hopes that there will. be no such collaboration, and casualties from the earthquake, opines that France is strong enough but it is believed they are com- to act alone. Telegrams from paratively few, because the pro- Rabat state that new enemy move vince of Tajima and neighbour ments Northwards are reported.

hood is not thickly populated. There are no crowded cities. The l District is mountainous and the The seismological instruments industry of importance is sericul- at Bendani recorded during last ture, where the finest silk is pro-night a violent shock lasting two

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SOVIE WAIL

FOREIGN POWERS'

COOLNESS.

(Reuter's Service.)

MOSCOW, May 24. The "Izvestia " states that several powers in normal relations with Russia recently refused visas 10 representatives of Soviet economic organications, thus. injur ing the development of economic intercourse.

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Many reponsible representatives of Soviet firms had been obliged

to cease work and Icave England owing to the refusal to prolongtheir visas.

France and Sweden were apparently adopting the policy.

same

BELGIAN POLITICS.

POSSIBLE DEADLOCK '

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SOLUTION.

(Kenter's Service.)

BRUSSELS, May 24

Recorded at Bendani.

Faenza, May 23.

Havoc of the 1923 earthquake.

duced. Damage to reelers is un- hours, about 4,400 miles away. known.

Desolate Ruins.

declare that there is no fear of a further shock. Communications are quickly being restored. Relief has been extended to thousands of sufferers.

Osaka, May 24. Famous Hot Spring Devastated.

The fre at Toyooka and Railways, telephones and tele- graphs are all interrupted between Kinosaki has burned out, reducing Osaka and the earthquake area. the whole town and resort to Seismologists It is most difficult to obtain a com- desolate, ruins. prehensive story, but serappy news reaching here from railway stations and post offices show that the railways, tunnels, tracks and stations have been seriously damaged. In many places the Honeymoon Couples Killed. The National Council of the severity appears equal to that of Refugees from Kinosaki hot Liberal Party, after a lengthy dis. the great earthquake of Septem- spring tell most pathetic stories of cussion passed a resolution admit-ber, 1923, especially around the the quake there. It appears to ting the possibility of settling the town of Toyooka, with a popula- have been more terrible than any- political crisis by the forming of an tion of ten thousand, where the where, they say. Almost all the emergency temporary extra-parlia- railway station half collapsed and hotels came down on the first mentary Cabinet which the Party the post office was set on fire. The shock and bathers rushed out should judge by its composition town appears to be in flames, alao naked and a large number were and programme.

Kinosaki, the famous alkaline hot soon enveloped in suffocating At Kinosaki railway. spring, which is reported to be amoke.. totally devastated. Seismological station many travellers perished, young honeymoon observations tend to show that the including Penang, May 23-De Pinedo canse of the earthquake was a couples. The cargo-master of

has arrived.--Reuter.

Moscow, May 24-Rosta News Agency states that with the view

to studying the problem of air communication between Russia

Kinosaki is begging newspaper. men to create public opinion in favour of full, payment of insur ance claims which, he says," amount to ten million Yen in Kinosaki alone.

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landslide. Relief is being rushed from Osaka and other towns.

Town and Village on Fire.

Osaka, May 24. » An aeroplane, with reportera

and Telegrams of enquiry and the Far East, a squadron of and photographers, just returned" six aeroplanes, of which three have here, confirms that the disaster sympathy from friends abroad. been constricted in Soviet work was similar in Intensity to that are pousing into. Osaka and Kobe. shops, leaves on a fight to Feking of September, 1928, only on a However, those cities via Mongolia and the Gobi desert, smaller scale, The town of absolutely safe and undamaged. In Toyooka, seen from above, was a life and property. The earth- mass of flames and one or two quake area is not larger than Quimper, May 24-Two fe other smaller towns and villages twenty-five square miles contain- boats, which went to the assistance were also observed to be aficeing a population of 78,000, where of two smail vessels in violent Thousands of refugees from in the total casualties are esti- storm, were smashed by, arcat Toyooka are crowding the open mated at 1,500, and the total waves," overjurned and wrecked, spaces here and there, Toyooks; damage to prop Several of the Crew, roped to the girls school has collapsed, and it 70,000,000,

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