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P. AND O. CHITRAL A TYPHOON CASUALTY

Breaks From Moorings, Collides, Goes Aground

GRAVE STATE OF TENSION

IN TIENTSIN

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Serious events are oc-

curring in Tientsin, but

Worst Storm To Hit Japan

For 22 Years

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)

Tokyo, To-day.

the exact nature cannot The P. and O. liner, Chitral, is lying aground off

yet be ascertained.

Private reports have been re-

ceived in the Colony this morning from reliable sources stating

that the Japanese in Tientsin

Myzuho Village, one and a half miles from Yokohama, as a result of this morning's ty-

phoon, during which she was involved in à col- lision with a Japanese steamer.

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INTIMATE

MEETING

IN BERLIN

Berlin, To-day.

The British Ambassador in Ber-

lin, Sir Nevile Henderson, dined with the State Secretary in the German Foreign Office, Baron Ernst von Weizaecker at the Bri- tish Embassy.

.

The invitation to this intimate meeting was sent to Baron Wei- zaecker before Sir Nevile. Hen- derson left London' The British Ambassador plans to call upon the-- German Foreign Minister, Jon- chim von -- Ribbentrop to-day. Trans-Ocean.

have commenced evacuation of The great gale, recorded as the worst to hit Japan FAIR TO SHOWERY

Tientsin owing to the ever- › increasing activities of the guerillas, which it is beyond the powers of the Japanese military

authorities-to-control.

for 22 years, swept through Yokohama har- bour at about 2.45 a. m.

Shortly after 3 a.m., the Chitral snapped her moor- ing in a violent gust, and drifted down harbour until she collided with the s.s. Kunikawa Maru, 6,800 tons, lying at No. 8 Buoy...

The Royal Observatory Reports that pressure is, highest over the Pacific to the east of Japan. De-

pressions are situated over Tong- king, Central Japan and between

Guam and the Bonins. Forecast:-

Another report suggests the possibility of serious internation-

The Kunikawa Maru, under, proceeded on a northward track S. and S. E. winds, moderate; fair al complications, declaring that Japanese nationals in the British weight of the collision, also and is ravaging northern Japan showery. and French Concessions have broke away from her moorings, been ordered to concentrate in and the two vessels drifted side the Japanese Concession imme-by side, touching more than diately.

once, until they were grounded about one and a half miles north It is understood that the Japan- of Yokohama near Myzuho Vil-

authorities are accusing the lage.

ese

British and French authorities of Rescue vessels have been sent failure to control "guerilla acti-by the Japanese harbour au- vities" within their territory.

SERIOUS TENSION

The whole city is in a state of serious tension, as the guerillas have become so daring that yester.

thorities, but whether assistance is required has not yet been as- certained.

ENORMOUS DAMAGE

Enormous damage has been

day they attacked a police post done over a wide area by the ty within the precincts of the city phoon, several of the gusts of and were in complete control for which registered up to 125 miles

an hour in Tokyo.

some hours.

Tientsin is practically isolated! from the hinterland as a result of railway wrecking activities, and the Japanese are making prepara-| tions to defend their Concession.

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The typhoon was accom- panied by great floods which have dislocated-all-traffic- round Tokyo and rendered thousands homeless; though casualties do not exceed, age sualties do not exceed, ac cording to present estimates, ́one killed and ten injured.

Thirty thousand houses « are toris, and one from Kowloon under water, in the Tokyo area. vere notified to the Medical Depart-After passing through Yoko- hama and Tokyo, the typhoon

CHOLERA

Seven cholera: cases, six, from

yesterday..

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