THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 1, 1988.
SEVERE TYPHOON HITS TOKYO AND YOKOHAMA : HUGE DAMAGE TO CROPS
Tokyo, To-day. The worst typhoon since 1903 struck Tokyo and Yokohama and other parts of Eastern Japan early yesterday morning, the wind velocity reaching 70 miles an hour.
Extensive damage to crops possibly reaching pro-
portions of a national disaster is feared.
Yokohama and other towns were plunged into total darkness] and all street lights in Tokyo were out of action.
in Tokyo CHINA'S ARMY
Many house collapses were re- ported and roofs of others were ripped away. The railway and other traffic services are threat- ened as the rivers are steadily
Reuter. rising.
TWO FOOTPADS CAUGHT
Le Muk-lum, a sapper of the Royal Engineers, and a fitter, Au Kwok-kong, were commended by Mr. H. R. Butters at the Central Ma- gistracy this morning for the part played in the arrest of two Chinese who had stolen a bag containing copper coins from a small boy near Triangle street last night.
Inspector Baker was asked to bring the action of the Sapper to the notice of his commanding officer: The two men, Wong Ching and Chan Chui were both sentenced to six months' imprisonment.
OF DESTITUTES
THIRTY
LONDON, TO-DAY.
FIVE MILLION PERSONS ARE DESTITUTE IN THE OCCUPIED TERRI- TORY OF CHINA, DECLARED MR. HENRY THOMAS SIL- COCK, M.A., DIRECTOR AND ADVISER TO CHINESE STUD- ENTS, UNIVERSITIES' CHINA COMMITTEE IN LONDON, AT THE FRIENDS' HOUSE.
Much more would be needed for relief than was spent for Belgian relief during the Great War.
first Mr. Silcock said that the reference to atrocities by Japanese troops during his visit to the Far by East was made spontaneously the first Japanese he met, who told of his him that great numbers countrymen were bitterly ashamed of it.-Reuter.
The boy was thrown to theNEW CAPITAL
ground. The sapper gave chase and with the assistance of the fit ter arrested second defendent with the bag in his possession. The first defendant was arrested on informa- tion by the other.
PALESTINE INCIDENTS
London, To-day.
London, To-day.
New capital issues in August amounted to £2,184,057 against £15,188,116 in July and £7,141,184 a year ago. The total for the first 8 months of the year is £91,423,097.-British Wireless.
CONVICTS ESCAPE
A telegram from the high Com- missioner for Palestine received at colonial office states that yesterday
Paris, To-day. morning the Haifa to Lydda goods Seven convicts of the penal settle- train was derailed near Tulkarm ments in
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French Guiana have as the result of which the line was escaped. No further details of the blocked all day. There were no sensational flight have been received.
casualties.
An Arab supernumerary was shot and seriously wounded near Damascus Gate, Jerusalem.-Bri-' tish Wireless.
RECRUITING
London, To-day. Recruiting for the Regular Army is steadily approaching 1,000 week- ly. The intake last week was 917, an increase of 291 over the corres- ponding week of last year.-British Wireless.
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Chungshan, To-day.
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liner. "Kweilin," which
was shot down by
Japanese
planes, was salvaged yesterday. It will be transported -Kong-Central News.
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