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FROM THE ARTATIO NEWI SAGEN(ATS).

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17TH, 1923.

THE JAPAN EARTHQUAKE

DISASTER.

THE WORK OF RECONSTRUCTION.

DRIGER ZÄVIEN FRAMES ANDAOUNTERTEN

SALVAGE WORK AT YOKOHAMA,

WEBER

VOYAGE.

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INDIAN COTTON MILLS:

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A GLOOME, OUTLOOK.

A prominent millawner reviews the position of the cotton will industry in the columns of the Thaci o fudia, Ho The plant of the industry has greatly increased since 1914, there Bing now Taslakhs of spinilles as against 67 in 1914 and 135,000 looms as "minst 164,000 during the same period. He says the consumption of cotton has gone up

from 91-43 lakhs of hales to 22 lakhs, thus

Mr. John Ellis writing in the

The

Norddeutscher Lloyd statuship

Regarding the appointment of Admiral

A Civil Engineer writes that all in Kobe after her work of relief and salvage points out t Frichot by the French Government to

portant brick buildings in Tokyo came in Yachama Saiting

on this pert at command the French Squadron in the rough the ortent of earthquake and pm on September 27th, she arrived at Far East, Rear Admiral Kan Lien Au, are better than any other type of build- Yokohama 'on the night of the 25th and the Commander of the Yangtze Squad-ing. The brickwork of the Station "anded her pastengers early on the mor ron of the Chinese Navy, has wired to buildings along the railway from Veno of the 29th. the Government from Wuchang stating to Yokohan inclusive, is standing intacte wax the pleasure of alears. that he has been informed that after the without a crack in any part of the walls. Ahrens & Co, Kobe agents of the arrival of the French Admiral the naval Between the Tokyo Station and the Im No ddeutscher Lloyd, to extend on behalf officers of the British, American, French perial Hotel there are many three storey of the company to all Yokohama people and Japanese Squadrons in Chinee brick buildings, some of which have been who still bauf perzonat effects or house waters will hold a special conference in burnt out and some have got, but the hold goods in the stricka city an op- Shanghai regarding the joint patrol of the Yangtze River by the four Powers. Hence, it is necessary for the Government to devise means to safeguard Chinn's interests in case of emergency.......

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pertunity to return there and alvage match as possible. One hundred and fifty- two person took advantage of this

showing a very small rise in the consump- tion of cotton by mills throughout India. During the year 19 we produced in the whole of India 60.23 crore lbs of varu, Of this amount 36 more lbs, wer

were con sunded in the production of 40.33 crore tha of cloth About 8.10 crore by were cr parted to foreign countries aml About 24. 10 crore lbs, were consumed by hand loom

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walls of all are standing to day without a crack in them. I understand that many hrick buildings belonging to the Govern ment in other parts of the city are ab solutely uninjured, but I have not had generously accorded opportunity, among

wham wer thirty-two British, eleven Dealing with the Far East trade the NO RIGHT TO ASSEMBLE,

an opportunity of examining them.

Americans twenty three Japanese, twenty writer says "The export of yam from According to Admiral Kan, whose

The steel frame buildings and those Rusians five Chineer forty-two Ger Bombay to China is falling off rear by opinions and views are supported by his of reinforced concrete Save by no means

maus, and a few each of Swiss Austria year. In 1914, wa exported 224,360 balea superior, Admiral Tub Ha Kuer, the

come through the ordeal so well, wy Dutch Portuguese. Swedish, Spanish, (of 400 lbs. each) to China. In the year Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese Navy of them are very seriously cracked, and

alities

färeign warships have no tight to in the former type the steel work has Greek, Italian, Hiadu, Armenian, Geor 1920 was exported about 1.7 lakhs of bals

1.19 lakhs of bales. But for the activity asible in large numbers in the inland in some cases been uncovered and had gan and Afgban, in all nineteen nation in 1921 1.63 lakhs of hales and in 1029 waters of China and move about freely it been exposed to fire the results would. The arrival of the ear at Yokohama of the hand-loom weavers we would have, without permission. but he says that have been disastrous,

was awaited by Mr. Solf, the German had difficulty in disposing of our surplus owing to the constant political unrest in

The result in Yokohama bare leen Ambasador, who came down from yarn production. Today yarn is span at China and the absence of effective mea- the same. The really strongly built strut Takyo, and by Dr. E. Ohrt, German a low and cloth is being manufactured sures for the protection of the foreign ship tures of brick, the Japanese banks, the Consul General at the port. Mr. J. A. without any profit worth the name. For ping, especially between Ichang and

Kenche building and Messrs. Butterfield Harmsen headed the relief party as rethe yens 1021 the profits were 15.39 crores Chungking, under the pretext of extra

and Swire's building in the former presentative of the agents of the Norths 1.40 stores fur commisión, 1.77 crores territorial rights. China can practically Settlement area, have stood the shock deutscher Loyd, and a relief committee for depreciation: Salaries and wages say nothing against the Powers if they

without damage to the brickwork. Un of twelve to accompany the ship was came to 7.52 crores For the year 1922 army resolved to despatch gunboats to ac- company the steamers of their respective fortunately none of them were made fire delerated by the Kobe Earthquake Reef the figures show a heavy drop. The pro Committee, as follows: Mesars F. G. fits came to 7.274 crores less-commission nationals. Hence, Admiral Kan urges proof, and all bave been burnt out.

There were many buildings both of Thomas S. Reid, Thomas Lafin, H. M. 88-40 lakhs al depreciation 1.32 crotes the, Central Government to lose no time

an 101 lakhs in dividends in devising counter-measures with a viow brick and of other materials which fell Arnb, T. A. Turner, PJG. Fey, J. In insurance we paid about 31 lakhs, for to the effective protection of the foreign with the first shock. Many reinforces Schretzman, H. Scott. A. Edwards. J. H. interest on loans 101 hipping in the Upper Yangtze as soon concrete buildings are to be seen from Kerr, C. J. Schmidt, and Thomas Yates, we gave 3,46 crores or at the rate of crores Although we earned something as possible. At the same time, Admirar the railway lines which have literally The relief and salvaging arrangements 1.81 per cent on a total capital of 18.50 Tuh, who is now in the capital, is greatly crumpled up. As in the case of most were perfectly systematised and went like like 33 per cent or, U sou deduct incoro concerned about the rumoured forth of the brick buildings which bave failed clockwork. An hourly service, of the tax at 21 anuas per raped (28" për cent. coming naval demonstration of the they would have been condemned at once ship's launch was maintained for pas on capital) I believe the profits for the third and one-fourth of the profits for the Powers in Chinese waters, and hu under any ordinary building regulations, sengers from the early morning to six current year may be anything between one- threatens to resign his post unless some That some of the buildings in the former oolock in the evening. Honnoku residents year 1992 which will pay for depreciation As for dividends, you may have to draw ernerete plans be wivanced to meet the Settlement arca at Yokohama should are were landed directly at Society Beach, and agents remuneration on a lower scala. situation. Admiral Tub claims that he have stood at all is little short of miracu- Luncheons were provided for all going largely on your reserves can furnish efficient protection to foreign lous. Had they been in Tokyo the writer ashore Mesica. Helm Bros, have estabStocks of cloth are computed at 11,175 lakhs of bales, that of yarn at 30,000 shipping provided his officers and mens confident that they would have fallen fished an improvised offer and a reces bales, the value of each bale may be com be regularly paid by the Government...

ing station near the old hatoba and they "puted at Rs. 300 for clath and H 300 for SERIOUS INTERNATIONAL IT finst the same

Brickwork has the distinct advantage arranged as many trips as were needed yarn, According to information from Chinesa naval circles, in the event of a naval that the materials can be procured in for the transportation of goods by their demonstration being actually decided the country and need not be imported large launch and several lighters. against China, especially in view of China's rejection of the Powers' Linches from abroad. The main disadzantage isoon after the party had landed, demand, the Erench Admiral Frichot wil that as buildings increase in height the bundles, bags and trunks hegan to arrise be nominated Commander-in-Chief of the walls should increase in thickness at the from all directions, and the work of Allied Warships..

The sudden netion of the Paris Govern-base, ko that much space is lost at the salvaging and forwarding went on till ment in despatching an Admiral to the lower levels, nightfall on Saturday and was resumed Far East has aroused the attention of As a good deal has been written about and continued on Sunday until about 4 the Chiricse newspaper and the Ching Fan has a strong leader cautioning the foundation in Tokyo and Yokohama, itp.m. Hotor-trucks, carts and sampans high authorities and politicians against may be of interest to state that the were pressed into service, and articles of continuing their inner political strifes in writer, who is a civil engineer, has ex all description, "from clothing to house face of the serious international situation confronting China from all directions. amined large numbers of huldings which hold furniture, were brought to the The Cheng Pao say that notwithstanding have fallen, and has not in any as waterfront. Tags and stickers had hean the rejection of the Powers Nate regard found the slightest indication of any provided by the ship for every one who ing Lincheng by China, unless China re failure of the foundations. Even in the west ashore and in most caser this was establishes politics reunification and

affords due protection to foreign mer-weakest of the Yokohama buildings, the all the packing that was in evidence. chants and residents, the day will event walls below the ground floor level ara Everything was subordinated to speed ually come when Chinese railways will be not cracked. About that level they were while tan weather remained fine. The placed under foreign control. Resistance will then be useless and superfluous.

reduced in thickness and their substanes space around the hatoba fairly resemble! cat away to provide large openings, the a second-hand goods emporium. The re remaining brick work being overstressed, cord number of packages brought by any failed by crushing, and it would have one individual was sixty-four. In all, been marvellous if it had not done so.

more than 3,000 packages were received. Messrs. Helm Bros. & Co. issued a receipt for every consignment delivered at the hateba, and the arrival of each

THE SMALL-POX EPIDEMIO AT BANGKOK.

Another Civil Engineer writes:Hay FEWER CASES. AND DEATHS.

ing had a long and varied experience in Up to the 22nd September there had buildings and structural work ger

generally, been 533 cases of smatt-por registered inte

fully checked, as well as the landing of Bangkok with 209 deaths. For the week I can quite understand the remarks of package on board the Ieser was care correspondent, and with the evid-tboye at Kobe. A number of faithful dogs ended the 29th September the number of your cases registered showed a decrease with enco at hand as a result of the recent were also taken aboard. acorresponding lower death rate-the

figures heing cases registered with 21 earthquake and fires in Tokyo and Yoko- death modern by an hams, I can hardly believe that anything This brings the total number of cases but brick buildings should be adopted- registered to date to. 561, and the total number of deaths to 310-Bangkok or atone builling to a certain extent

in the building of Greater Tokyo Iron Times,

steel or reinforced concrete, owing to ex pansion in fires, is certain to destroy the structures. Can you guard against ares in Large buildings 7

OIL FUEL IN CEYLON. BUNKERING FACILITIES

IMPROVED.

In connection with oil bankering in Colombo barbour, three new jetties bare been built, one for the discharge of oil

BURIED GOLD.

The immedinte fizture is not bright,

and various causes have contributed to our present deplorable state, It is said

That is rather a poor consolation, to the that Lanenshire is in an equally bad way. local manufacturer. Lancashire in had way because 50 per cent of her reverse is the case with India. It is said manufactures are said abroad. The that Lancashire, sines the armistite, has lost one hundred million pounds of textile capitul, or 150 crores of rupees. I think

the value of mill shares and I believe Bomby alone has lost about 40 crores in another 10 to 15 crore must go

To Captain Jachens, the Officers and Staff of the North Gerraan Lloyd us.

The undersigned refugees of many -Nations from the Earthquake stricken districts of Yokohama, Tokyo, voete.. sufferers from the Great Earthquake of September 1st. 1923, desire to place on recard their high appreciation of the very exemplary treatment accorded. them by Captain Jachens, the Officers. and Staff of the N.D, & ffter, and hereby wish to tender their most hearty thanks for all the assistance in saving- "property and transferring refugees. from the stricken arpa, and the extrema kindness so generously lavished upon themous

AMENITIES OF THE VOYAGE Another correspondent writes:

The undersigned further wish to offer thefr sincere thanks of the Norddent scher Lloyd, Bremen, for so kindly sending the steamer feser to Yoko hama for such invaluable relief work. Besides the 162 passengers who went At sea lat October 1923.4 from Kobe, 127 additional refugees of This letter was presented to Capt. Jachens many nationalities, including ten child by a committee of which Mr. La Pollard ren, were brought away from Yokohama of Yokohama expressed feelingly the on the return passage. The total return sentiments of the English speaking“ pas passenger-litt, of 270, included 44 British,engers and. Dr. S. Kondo these of the

Japanese 22 Americans, 25 Bussiths, 7 Dutch, 113 A notably fine spirit pervaded the Japanese, 53 Germans and several cache and there was unfiluted good of various other nationalities. All of feeling among all on board, Many re

marked upon the occasion as a welcome, 'anoniodated in these passengern wors

return of the friendly intercourse and the ship's first claws and intermedinta kindliness of former days and as a happy, quarters, augmented by a supply of cots nagury for the futuro A LUCKT KARTHQUAKE VICTIM

and blankets directly supplied by the While everybody is depressed by the United States relief ship the Somane at Lho request of Mr M L. McCarty Per frous task ships and the other two for earthquake there is one very lucky por fect weather favoured the trip in bath Evon, the greatest catastrophe may have directions up to the hour when the ship some good result, Already during the supplying vessels with ail Two pumps son, who has turned ruin into wealth, have recently been installed, one capable Among those burnt out by the con-berthed in Kobe, when a downpour of first few days of September those sad of dealing with 127 tons of kerosone oil flagration was a druggist's known as rain et in which delayed the landing of never to be forgotten days we, foreigners per hour, and the other with 250 tons of Maruharbi, very old and respectably the vaged goods, and homeward de of all nationalities, for the first time since fuel oil. A tank completed recently at established house, that has traded for pasture of the Wear the war, felt as one large family, sym Kolonnawa by the Anglo-Persian Oil Com- over a duzen generations in Ginza, In addition to the ship's own supplies pathiring with each other, helping each pany has a capacity of 2,000,000 gallon Tokyo. From its ancestors the Maru the Role General Relief Committee had other wherever we could. The horrible, A tanker to be used in bunkering ships bachi family had a scaled testament hand previsioned her for the voyage, and the antagonism between Germans and Allied with oil in Colombo harbour has been ed down from generation, to generation excellence of the food and of the servicab Suddenly disappeared and we launched, the ceremony being performed with instruction that it should be opened was commented upon on all sides. Three were only human beings How and to by Lady Manning, the wife of the only if the house fell into a destitute sumptuous meals daily, when o'clock think that such a calamity was reded to Governor. This vessel is the third of its state. The careful master did not forget morning coffee, 10 o'clock soup and sand remind us of the fact that humanity kind which has been built at Colombo by to take this packet when he fled from wiches, & o'clock tea and cakes and 10 comes first and nationality after Ceylonese labour under the supervision kis burning house, and he thought that it o'clock usage before turning in com The German mail steamer l'ears of of Mesir. H. J. Hoare and J. M. Dick was now lime for him to see what were pensated for the lean times they may have the Norddeutscher Lloyd was put at the to the order of the Anglo-Persian Oil the contents that had remained secret experienced following the quake. A disposal of former Yokohama and Tokyo for centuries He opened it and found voluntary collection was taken up in residents who had lest ileif homes, but Company Of the 5rst two, one launched piece of paper hearing merely Lho appreciation of the arduous and cheerful might still be able to save some of their in October of last year is now serving in words Dig up sich and such a place work of the stewards and crew, which posesions. The offer was free of charge Bombay harbour, and the other launched in the godown." He did so, and to his mounted to about five hundred yea, and and regardless of pationality February, at Colombo Each of these amazement he discovered as many as the following Jetter of thanks was drawn. There was Germany, still being crushed vessels 100ft. in length, 24ft in thred earthern pots fall of Lahan-oval- up in English, German, and Japanese and down and trampled upon yet extending thebelping hand to her former enemies. beam, and 10ft. in would depth, and is shaped gold coins of the feudal days, signed by the 200 adults who cojoyed,

And the hand was grand by refugees built to carry 300 tons of liquid fuel in The value in computed at several bun hospitality of the chip

(Continged at foot of next column) of twenty nationalities! dred thousand yea

six tanke,