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THE CATACLYISM IN

JAPAN.

L ST OF BRITISH DEAD · AT YOKOHAMA.

THE - NONGKON» - DAILY PRESS,

EMBASSIES AT TOKYO THAT ARE SAFE.

EARTHQUAKE VIBRATIONS DIMINISHED: NO MORE

ANXIETY.

LATEST CABLES,

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

YOKOHAMA QUIET.

"YOKOHAMA WIPED OUT”..

OSAKA, September, 8th,

An intercepted wireless message from Reuterat Tokyo Mays:-" Yokohama is wiped out. Mr. Kirjassof and wife are dead. There has yet been no communi- cation with Osoka or Nagoya, The death a casualties probably 'number 60,000.

A number of hospitals including St. Lake's and the International, when burn ed, the latter without casualties.

Another intercepted wireless menge saya the American Ambassador and the entire Embassy staff are safe with the ** Nagasaki, September 7th.exception of Major and Mrs. Crane, According to

whose fate is not yet known. The Consul, report issued on

Mins Doris Babbitt are reported killed. The message in signed by Mr. Woods and addressed to the Secretary of State at Washington.

LIST OF BRITISH DEAD AT Wednesday by lend Quarters of the Mr. Karjassoff and family, as well as

YOKOHAMA,

SKASONAL, September 7th. H.M.S. Dispatch (which is at Yoko- hama)hus, get out a wireless saying that the following British subjects in Yoko- hamg" and ayighbourhhod are believed to have been killeil, but absints evetainty is impossible, is identifiention of the corpses in many cases is impossible:

H. Watson.

E. H. Peacock, and wife

Leonard Exten

Martini Law Authorities, Yokohama, `is

quiet.

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STILL, 1138,000 SHELTERLESS IN

TOKYO. 1

NAGARARI. September 7th.

The Tokyo municipality is pushing repairs with the aid of troops, but the shelterless refugees still number 135,000.

MILITARY CADETS GUARD EMBASSIES.

Nagasaki. September 7th.. Five hundred military cadets are guard-

F. L. Elliott, assistant, S. lines & Co., ing the Einlassics and Legations. »

*Lail

Tom Abbey..

C. O. M. "Mason ( C.C.W. assistant,

Thos. Cook

Son).

THE DAIBUTSU..

AUSTRALIAN TENNIS PLAYER'S

SATURDAY,

SEPTEMBER 9TH,

XOUND THE FIRMS.

Pruetically little or no fresh, newz was

GENEROSITY OF RICH FAMILIES.

NAGASAKI, September 8th,

Mitsui and Mitsu Bishi, have offered Ave Two of the wealthiest families in Japan,

million yen euch for relief.

PRINCIPAL RANKS REOPENING.

ITALIAN SYMPATHY,

Rory September 8th. As a mark of public sympathy with

Japan Hags will be half-masted and theatres closed on September 8th.

ENQUIRIES FROM ABROAD.

OSAKA September 7th,

received yesterday by firms in Hongkong. At the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank were informed by Mr. Stephen that no further news had been received from the staff at Kobe. He mentioned. however,"

OBAXA, September 6th. All the principal banks in Tokyo are that the exchange rates were now being] sent through From Kobe, which, in his | Polopening, Thé Bank of Japan is prae- opinion, showed that business was gradu-tically safe. The Mitsui Bank vult is regarding the safety of Osaka. Kolie, ally: being resumed.

safe, and important papers have been Kyoto. Nagoya and Nagasaki.

maveji.

Messrs. Lane, Crawford, Ltd., Hong- kong, have received the following més-

The Mitsui Bishi, Taiwan and Chosen sage from Mesars Lane, Crawford and Co., Kobe, which gives news of firm Banks and the Industrial Bank of Japan bearing the same name: McKinnell are all safe. The Yokohama Specie Bank dead; Johnson on Dunguke." Both these is also reported to have been saved. gentlemen word Managing Directors" of the firm." The Hongkong firm of Mers. Line, Crawford, Ltd., we are informed, is not in any way financially connected with the Yokohama firm of that name.

Messrs. Thos. Cook and Son have been advised by their Shanghai, office that Mr. C. Piquet (Agent) and Mr. C. C. W. Jinson (assistant) of the Yokohama office are reported. Eilled; there is uncertainty about Mr. F. S. Picken (assistant). Mr. Wright (assistant) and Mrs. Piquet are

safe,

FATHER KILLED

Merotuss, September' 6th, Mr. Hawke father of the well-known Australian tennis player, was killed at

The Chartered Bank of Inilia, Austra Yokohama but the latter's mother is safe.lia and China has received a wire from Mr. A. D. MacDougall, of its Yokohama hranch, to the effect that he is safe and well. He was previously reported missing or dead.

YOKOHAMA A HELL

AN

".

Osix, September 5th. According to a ship's officer, the London

OSAKA, September 5th..

Jure was about to sail when the first The Chartered Bank of India, Austra While the safety of the famous Daibatan shock was feil. Thes a few minutes, fin and China" have received the follow- ing telegram from their Kobe Office:- Charles Piquet, Agent, Thes. Cook & thuge innge of Buddhay at Kamakura is the peaceful town was changed into "Yokohama Ageday totally destroyed still unknown, the latest photographs of hell. The London Haru did all possible and doubtful whether any books or re-

to save the living. Expreially terrible cords can be recovered,” were the explosions of oil tank which sounded us if the earth itself had cracked.

Son.

R. Jackland,

R. C. Grone and wife 1 R. C. Graff, Tokyo depiet a smal! Daibutsu at Uyeno

agent, P. & 0. Cc.)

Park sitting there canly, with the head completely gone.

C. Stangrove. F. J.

Wevill, assistant, Canadian Pacific Steamship Co.

C. Morrison, assistant, Hongkong

and Shanghai Bank.

G. Niven, assistant, Bising Sun Petro"

leum Co.

S. J. H. Tebbutt and wife, Rising Sun

Petroleum Co.

F. J. F. Cullinan. assistant, Rising

Sun Patroleum Cc,

Maurice Russell, managing director,

ONLY THOSE ON OFFICIAL DUTY

ALLOWED TO ENTER TOKYO,

An official wireless message states that nobody will be admitted into Tokyo unless on official duty.

It is believed this is intended to mini-

mize the tremendous" influx of anxious

Geo Whymark & Co. anil J. jinquirers. Curnow & Co.

Boh Joues.

1. C. McKinnell, managing-director. Lane, (Crawford & Co. (Yokohama).

Edwin Whaler, medical practitioner.

Thonins, exchange broker.

B. Mason,, author of Japanese;"

A. J. S. Lefroy,"merchant.

AUSTRALIAN AND JAPANESE TENNIS PLAYERS CANCEL ENGAGEMENTS.

New York, September 8th. Hawkes and the other Australian Davis

Thing" | Cup players and Shinidzu and the other

I Watson, of Messrs. G. R. Gregg &

Co., Ltd.

A. Robertson, supt.-engineer, Rising

Sun Paroleum Co,

J.T. D. Mollison and wife ( ↑ J. 'P. D. Mollison, director of Mollison,&Co, Ltd.)

A. H. Tait, manager, Chartered Bank

of India, Australia and China. .F. Hibin

-Simpson, wife and child.

Mrs. W. T. Hingston,

H. W. Rowbottom.

Kirkland Wilson.

Meiland and chill

Nicoll and child.

S. H. Somerton.........

Vox.

H. Crane.

Mr. H. I Fardell (Swiss) is ako dend

DEATION OF OTHER FOREIGN RESIDENTS.

Koor, September 7th. A member of the American Consulate at Yokohama who has arrived at Kobe xays four Russian women, two girls, the Italian 'Consul (Signor Gasco)' and Japanese clerk were crushed to death inside the Conquiste.

400

BRITISH REFUGEES FROM YOKOHAMA AT KOBE.

Four hundred British refugees from Yokohama have arrived at Kobe, It is confirmed that Mr. Haigh, British Vice- Consul ht Yokohama, was killed.

"GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN."

Equiries are pouring in from abroad

All these cities are safe as they are

entirely outside the zone of disaster.

Order ia. these cities is well maintaiünd and the citizens are most actively en gaged in the relief campaign.

COMMUNICATIONS WITH TOKYO GRADUALLY BEING REOPENED.`

Tokyo is still practically shut up and communication between Osaka and Tokyo. is still most difficult

HELI FROM INDIA. ·

SIMLA. September 6th. Lord Reading has decided to open an Indian Japaness Relief Fund and is donating five thousand rupees, hitself

FINE RESPONSE IN NEW YORK.

New Yohs, September 6th. The local Japanese Relief Fund already totals over a million dollars, including a hundred thousand dollars each from Mr. J. D. Rockefeller, Junior, and the Spolined, but it is unable to meet the over mán Rockefeller Foundation.

Railway traffic in a roundabout way has been opened, but accommodation is

most limited.

A steamship service is regularly main-

The Silk Association raised $150,000 in whelming demand." half 201 hour yesterday.

Telegraph and telephone communica Many commercial houses have given tion have heen nominally established, but clothing, food and timber. The Commitare practically unavailable. tee has adopted the slogan Minutes Mean Lives."

CALIFORNIAN RICE FOR JAPAN.

SAN FRANcisco. September 6th. Arrangements are being hastened to

Army aeroplanes are carrying the most important mail daily.

STRICKEN ZONE TO BE EXEMPTED FROM TAXATION.

A cable to the Hongkong office of the ship practically the entire Californian rice) It is believed that the Department of

Pad O." Company, received yesterday morning from Kobe, states that Mr. Angove of the Yokobama branch has re- parted at Kohe. He is quite safe... But. there is still no news of Mr. R. C. Graff, Agent for the Company at Yokohama. It is believed that Mr. Graf was in Tokyo at the time of the earthquake.

crop to Japan.

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FRENCH EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY.

"

PARTS, September 4th.

Finance is contemplating exemption from taxes in the zone of the disaster for one

your.

The tiovernment has ordered flags' to RELIEF STORES FROM AUSTRALIA. he flown at half mast on public buildings throughout the country to-morrow and

SVDSEY, September 6th The Commonwealth steamer Austral.

Mr. D. Templeton, manager, of the requested all theatres, cinemas, etc.. to Moutet is londing relief stores for Japan.

Taikon Sugar Refinery, who has been on holiday in Japan with his wife and daugh ter, cabled yesterday evening' that they were safe and were returning to the

· Nagisaki, September 6th. Instances of hercism are related,in | Colony. connection with the calamity at Yoko- hama, where Japanese mahs refused to leave their foreign mistresses and babies, preferring to die together rather than flee. Japanese pinyers have withdrawn from Japanese cooks, chauffenry and others the Greenwich Tournament owing to the heroically toiled in the rescue work, risk death of Hawke's father in the earthing their own lives. One coolie stond in quake at Japan.

path of flames and helped the women and children to escape while he himself was fumigated,

EFFECT OF EARTHQUAKE ON MANCHESTER.

t

The Manchester Gaardika, discussing the effect of the Japanese carthquake on the cotton trade, remarks that Manches-1 tur's connection with the Japanese trade

TOKYO'S

...

DEATH ROLL Lawaki, September 6th

A wireless message announces that there has been long and intimate. Many friend- 30,000 dead, 100,000 injured and

350,000 homeless in Tokyo. TOKYO DAMAGE LESS THAN FIRST

"ships have been contracted and sympathy is therefore deep and widespread. The fact that the Japanese are not only cus lomers, but competitors with Manchester,, 'counts for nothing.

REPORTED.

Lascos. September. 6th. The British Consul at Kobe reports to It is highly probable that Manchester London that the damage to business and traders will lose a considerable and clicial districts in Tokyo is not so exten: through the destruction of stocks which sive as at first believed. The British have not been taken by consignees, while Consulate, as well as the Embassy, have many importers are likely to require con-apparently been sasel, and the War sideration in connection with trading Office, Foreign Office, the Admiralty and Recounts through the shattering of cus- the Department of Justice are intact tomers' fortunes.

NEWS OF THE EMBASSIES.

--Tho Manchester Guardian has no doubt

Dr. Worden, previously reported dead, that the fullest consideration will be Was seen aliye at Yokohama

FOREIGN AMBASSADORS WHO ARE SAFE

*OSAKA, September 7th

It is reported that'n Secretary of the Japanese Foreign Offee has toured the zoug of disaster, including Kamakura,

readily given, as between, friends,

EARLIER CABLES,"

200. FOREIGNERS DEAD AT YOKOHAMA.

OSAKA, September 6th. An intererpted wireless messago sent by the Associated Press correspondent at Tokyo, dated. Wednesday at noon, says":

Zushi and Haya, investigating the safety It is estimated that 200 foreigners lost

NAGAKAKI, September 7th.

A message from Mr. Kenasdy Denny, brought in by a refugee, states that the British Embassy personnet are safe.

SHANGHAI, September: 7th

A wireless message from FM.8. Despatch says the casualties at the British Embassy were Mr. Horne (Commercial

at the Foreign Ambassadors and reports their live at Yokohama, but the nauies Attache) and Mr Wardel (Accountant) That the following are safe: The Mexican are unobtainable. Yokohama is a charge killed. Mr. Ashmith and Minister, the German Aribassador and house. An arrival from there mys the

andor; the French Ambassador and wife, and the Brazilian Minister and wife.

Wartori

close as a sign of mourning for the dis aster in Japan.

It is expected that a second vessel will

he nécessary.

SUPPLIES FROM AMERICA..

THE LORD MAYOR'S FUND.

Laspas, September 6th. The Lord Mayor's Japau "Earthquake

VANCOUVER, September 6th, A cable received from Kobe Pie Shang-Fund now totals £1,600.

The steamer Empress of Russia has bai. by the International Banking Cor

JAPAN'S GRATITUDE..

departed, laden with supplies of flour, poration in Hongkong states that all their staff in Japan are reported to be safe.

NAGASAKI, September sth. except that there is no news of Messrs whelming sympathy shown by Britain, for the relief of sufferers in Japan.

Beuter's telegrutes reporting over salmon, canned milk and other articles, Holbrook and Morse. All the bank rethe United States, Italy and all other cords at Yokuhani are supposed to be Powers to Japan have heen read by the [ay COURTESY OF THE DAILY BULLETIN." destroyed. Mr. Morse was formerly of Japanese with the sincerest gratitude. the Hongkong staff.

LONDON, September 6th.

Pros expressing profound gratitude at The Japanese Ambassador writes to the the many expressions of sympathy receiv ed and at the sympathetic attitude of the Press. Extending heartfelt thanks on here says that the Prince Regent, whi behalf of his sorrowing countrymen, he refused to leave Tokyo, still remains at ays: Even in these dark hours there the Akasaka Palace, where he is direet.

ing the relief work.

The Japanese Consul-General » has cabled to the Tokyo Foreign Office report of the resolution moved by H.E the, Governor and passed by the Legisla tive Council on Thursday, expressing sympathy with the Japanese nation and approving the grant of $250,000 for the relief of distress in Japan.

2

iy some consolation, in the news that the t

Mr. Colin Sari, an office-bearer at the nation is upiting to face with courago Wanchai Wesleyan Chapel, has received

a cable from the Rev. Clouston Porri i and determination not only the difficul Japan, stating that his wife and himself ties of the present but the task of future are both safe, The message was de.reconstruction.. spatched from Numaza, which is 84 miles by railway from Tokyo.

-YOKOHAMA BREAKWATER

DESTROYED.

| COASTAL LIGHTS SMASHED AND

CARGOES UNSAFE.

PRINCE, REGENT DIRECTING RELIEF WORK.

Osaka, September 7th. A General Staff Officer who has arrived

KONGKONG RELIEF COMMITTEE.

A meeting of the Committee was heid on the evening of the 6th inst.. The Hou Mr. P. H. Holyoak, has joined the Com mitter.

THANKS TO BELGIUM,

Baussers, September 6th. The Japanese Charge d'Affairey called at the Foreign Ministry and thanked the A cable has been sent to Kobe advising, Government for its sympathy towards the shipments of rice and refrigerated Japan, especially for the immediate start- beef, and asking for special cold storage ing of a public subscription for the benefit arrangements to be put in hand. of victims,

LATEST JABLES." MAIZE FROM SOUTH AFRICA

CAPE TOWN, September 8th. pletely washed away, and all the constel The Government, in expressing the lights for miles around have been de- deepest sympathy with Japan, has given stroyed. The Harbour will require sar-notice of its intention to send 5,000 bags veying as soon as possible.

.. of maize by the first available, bost, as a

contribution to the relief measures.

Mesars, Butterfield and Swire have received 'messages to the effect that the breakwater at Yokohama bas been con-

There is absolutely nothing for the protection of cargoes since the Customs House has been destroyed," whilst there are no landing facilities.

HELP FOR THE

SUFFERERS.

THIRTY DAYS MORATORIUM.

Osaka, September 6th.

A "WORLD-FAMILY TO HELP

JAPAN.

A cable has been sent to the Com mander-in-Chief advising as to the men- sures being taken in Hongkong and offer ing to co-operate with the Naval Authori. tios.

Shanghai British Chamber of Commerce and Kobe have been notified of shipments going forward in order to avoid overlap- ping,

A letter has been addressed to the Hongkong Government suggesting that Long editorials continue to be a daily cable be sent to Loudou offering co-opera- feature of all the London newspapers- tion and intimating that, as funds raised Those are filled with horror at the

in the United Kingdom will be spent to Japanese catastrophe, groping for pre-helter advantage in Hongkong, it may be cedents, and extolling the traditional thought desirable that part of the funds Japanese courage and fortitude. There collected in London be remitted to the

Shipments going forward by the P. and 0.se Karmula to day comprise the fol

·lowing

family, the family of the Belgian Amba steach of bodies is unbearable. The canals are missing but believed safe. Mr. Haigh A thirty days' Moratorium has been seems to be no doubt that Japan's Hongkong Committea for distribution.

are filled with dead, who were _driven thence and to the water front by fire.. (Vice-Consul at Yokohama) and Mr. Lees proclaimed for payments falling dus from astonishing capacity to rise, superior to A large number of foreigners were (Shipping Clerk), were killed. Mrs. September 1st to 20th. The Maratoriam every obstacle will be again demonstrated caught in Main Street whilst doing their Saturday shopping. The earthquake left Kingston, wife of the Surgum-Com is inapplicable outside the zone of the in the present crisis great gaps in the pavement."

mander of the Naval Hospital, was killed.modities are able to three years' imprisoning article by making efforts to stimulate disaster. Profiteors in essential com- The Daily Telegraph, concludes a load. The Americans and British are gather. ing the bodies of foreigner, for burial at The remainder, with their families, are ment or a three thousand yen penalty subscriptions to the relief funds, remark- sen. Remnants of the Chiness population } «afo."

The spreading of rumours tending to ing that the nations of the world cannot "'are 'gathored inder the Bluff without

100 EARTHQUAKE VIBRATIONS

MAIN SIX DAYS" **

Torro, September 7th.

an-

The Central Observatory has

It is officially stated that the Swiss encourage rioting, damage to life or pro stop short at immediate relief, but they

200-tios of biscuits.

100 tons of rice. "

4 cases of biscuits.

23 cases storied tinned meat,

The Hon. Mr. A. G. Stephen has been

nounced that earthquake vibrations were food or shelter. American Minister and Legation staff are safe. The perty or to disturb peace and order is must also combine as a world family in the appointed Honorary Transitór

Telt on September 1st and 2nd 356 times;

"The first known and only

dead in Tokyo is Mr. W. T. Blum of

to

the

on the ard 288 times; on the 4th 173 the General Electric Company, who was German Consul General, Herr Thiel, and penalty of three thousand yen,

liable to ten years' imprisonment or a subsequent task of helping Japan to so

Relief Committee. The subscription lists: cover from the effects of the visitation. tines, on the 5th 148 times and on the killed whon the factory collapsed

The The Telegraph is confident that the are, however, open at the offices of the cth, ap till six o'clock in the morning. The Americans at Yokohama, dead in family are reported safe,

Moratorium, the prohibition of profiteer-present evil will bring the nations to Hongkong General Chamber of Corn- tines, nggregating 1,029 times,

clude Mr. MoDonald, of the Grand Hotel';

ing and the prohibition of false rumours gether in the common task of helping this merce, Chartered Bank Buildings, and all Mrs. Boot and won (who was a recent Earthquake signs are diminishing and arrival) and Mr. Kirjasef, American.

have been issued in the form of emergone cover from the blow-dealt by outrageous subscriptions should be sent there.

young, brave and rigorous antics to re- there is no more anxiety.

Consul

Imperial Edicis.

(Other Cables on, page 3).

Box, September 8th. The Italian Ambassador to Tokyo is safe.

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