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THE JAPANESE CATASTROPHE,

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of Australia, Yokohama and

THE HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH;

office wired through to Hong-vessel to Hongkong, and the kong the contents of a message owners have acceded to their, it had received by telephone request and the steamer will] from Nagoya by the messenger. return inmediately. The mails, This read as follows:-

have been transfered to the "Earthquake occurred noon | Macedonia..

L.

Jon September 1st, and practi- Cook's Office Destroyed. "Ai noon on Saturday, just cally ceased September 3rd. Massrs. Thos. Cook and Son! ¡after destroying two-thirds have received a talogram from prior to the sailing of the Empress of the · City of Tokyo then Head Office in Shanghai to only leaving Ushigome, Vatsugathe effect that according to the vicinity totally destroyed by and some parts Shiba, Azabu,latest information, the Yokohama. earthquake which was followed Koishikawa, Hongo, Kobzimachi, Office has been destroyed and the by heavy gale and fire, latter

Akasaka. Emergency head whereabouts if the staff is at resulting on Sunday morning' in

quarters already been established present unknown. violent oil fire on water in harbour. After being fouled in Tokyo, with which we are in rummunication although very by two. steamers, the En- difficult. Head Office may he press of Australia finally removed to Osaka, also branch, with extreme difficulty stress-shortly. All Mitsui family and fully manoeuvred netside,

Jour, Directors safe."

Safe at Kobe.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1923.

DAIRY FARM NEWS

KRAFT LOAF CHEESE

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no rind no waste--100/

Cheese

80 cents per lb.

From the Bank of East Asia AUSTRALIAN CHEDDAR

we have received the following:

Owing to the frequent enquiries made to us regarding the safely! of breakwater and anchored in a A tolegram received from Osaka of our assistant manager, Mr. Li safe position Sunday noon. The yesterday stated that the Mitsni Tse-fonge who was taking a plea- Empress of Australia awaits

Bussan Kaisha,offices in Nihon-sure trip to Japan and was at divers and assistance from Kobebashiku Prefecture remmins, but Yokohan during the earthquake to clear port propellor of cable the interior is burnt out. The disaster, we beg to inform you and anchor cut away by another Yokohama office is in a similar that Mr. Li with his three friends The manager, staff Messrs. Mök Ching-kome. Wong condition.

starm

*Empress of Australia, us soon as divers from Kobe cut clear of and their families, numbering Kam-Pui and Loung Laissing has entangling cable, will proceedver 200, are safe on board the arrived at Kobe safe and sound. M.B.K.'s Hoayosan Mary, which according to telegraphic advices Kobe with refugees, secure provis|was in Yokohama when the received to-day. sions and water, and proceed calamity occurred. Vancunver.

"

About six

Standard Oil Staff.

Portuguese Gifts. members of the staff are missing. The Hongkong Portuguese Re The Empress of Canada arrived

lief Fund has already resulted in Yokchana Monday daylight and Portuguese Assistance.

The "sailed for Kube Tuesday, taking

At a meeting of the Bend Por-$2,500 being subscribed. 587 European, 31 Japanese and tuguese community summed Admiral Line is put charging any 362 Chinese refugees to be landed yesterday by the Portuguese Con- freight to the community for the Kobe. Extremely regret now no Sul General, a small commaitrerhipment to Kobe on the Pre- sident Grant of the follow- doubt Wovill and Rest killed; was formed to raise subscrip balance of staff safe.”

(100 tions for relief of all whoming goods: Sixty tags The late Mr. F. J. Wevil was might be in need, assing to the Pics) of white rice, ten bags (10) a member of the Hongkong Staff disaster in Japan. A first con-

{pieuls) of white refined sugar: 201 Mr. Wevill was for many years signment of necessaries is being milk. This is the first consign- cases condensed and sterilized in the Canadian Parific service. ; despatched to-day aboard the Em- first in Montreal, later in the press of Asin.

ment and is being consigned to Orient, having joined the Oriental

the Portuguese Consul at Kobe, stuff in 1912 as Assistant to the

The local fee of the Standard'

News of Portuguesc" Manager, China and Japan, Yoko-

News has been received Incaly hama Mr. Wevill joined theOil Co. of New York has received Hongkong staff in February, 1923.the following telegram from the that Mr. A. J. d., Pereira, chief on the transfer of the Oriental Shanghai office: "In answer to clerk of the Chartered Bank att head office to Hongkong. Mrs. telegram of yesterday, have Yokohama, was killed in the Wevill is at present a resident of Kobe with request to forward it

received following telegram from earthquake.

Mr. J. A. dus Remedios, of Dell Hongkong.

you:Thanks.telegram. Ore and Co.. Yokohama, is, tom Mr. J. Read joined the Canadian) Pacific service 1919 after Yokotrama fareign Staff safe ex-gether with wife, reported safe.

The President Jefferson is eopting one"unacenamed, one serving from 1914 1918 in the dead. Yokohama city completely taking many refugees, including Great War. Since 1919, Mr. Read has been stationed in Kobe and wiped init. Temporarily manage-Portuguese, from Yokohama to.

ment Kobe. Alfred E. Méchtow." Kobe free of charge. Yokohama.

Mr. P.A. Cox, General Agent.. left by the Empress of Asia te The committee of the Kowloon day. The make investigations at Cricket Club have generously Kobe and Yokohama,

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Good News,

Mr. P. E. F. Stone, of the Hongkong and Whampoa Does Co. has received news that his „elder son, Mr. T. J. H. Stone, is safe in Kobe. He only left here on July 9th to take up an appoint nient in Messrs. Corties and Com-| pany. of Yokohama, who are Lloyd's Agents at that port.

"All Safe."

K.C.C. Effort.

Į decided to donate the proceeds of

Former Hongkong Man Missing.

Messrs. Kelly and Walsh have received a telegram from their | next Saturday's al fresco concert Shanghai office to the effect that aid of the sufferers in the ter their store in Yokohama, was rible Japanese disaster. The totally "destroyed Mr C W. rounds will be illuminated and a Mumford, the manager, is safe. most attractive programme has | but Mr. G. H. May (formerly of been arranged, including selec-Hongkong) is missing. Regiment. Admission is $1 and tions by the band of the King's | "

the concert is timed to commenc ai 9.13 p.m.

The Staffs of Foreign Firms. Newsgreived by the heal

feet

THE CORONET.

"Pollyanna.".

Mary Pickford is appearing at the Coronet until Saturday in Pollyannar a production which. besides its splendid acting for cibly illustrates the wonderful effects of the good old motto.

Keep on smiling."

M.B.K. Messages Repurts received by Japanese firms here state that the earth quake occurred at nou, but was not until some hours after- wards that a devastating fire caldwell, A. G. Cameron, and

Messrs. J. M. da Rocha and C. have received a telegram office, of the Hongkong and from Mr. T. E. da Silva, who is a Shanghai Bank is to the well-known resident of over 25 that the child of Mr. Sharp of the years in Yokohama, and senior Yokohama branch, was killed. Portuguese clerk in the. Hong Mr. and Mrs. Sharp were married kong and Shanghai Banking about three years ago, They Corporation in that city. as have arrived safety in Kobe, as follows: "All safe," Mr. da had also Mr. R.C, Edwards who is Silva's family numbers ten.

suffering from injury to his left

Miss Pickford as one of these hand. The other members of the child's parts in which she always Messrs. B. T. Wright and Mrs,girl desired by her heloved father| staff, who pre reported safe are excels. As Pollyanna. the little Wright and daughter), C. R. Rire on his death-bed to keep cheerful and Mrs. Rice and family), and helpful to others, he shows

Guinness. Jher art at its very best. R. Fitzgerald.

The story is not at all sensa-

broke and destroyed the fewW.E. True. Mr. 1.6. Morrison. tional, in fact, it is very simply buildings which had survived the first ordeal. One fine stone build-as previously reported, was killed, told, and is essentially one of

Messrs. Thomas Cook and Son every-day, ings housing the beadquarters of

d

the Mitsui Bussan Kaishing their Yokohams staff, one, of body but her hard-hearted

ad no news yesterday concern- { Pollyanna Wald captivate any- Tokyo survived the earthquake whom was Mr. C. Mason, recent-aunt. No amount of persuasion only to have its interior comly in Hongkong,

or charm seemed to melt the old pletely gutted the flames,

Of foreign residents known inady's frozen attitude to her The tidal wave appears to have Hongkong for whom anxiety is niece. set in the same evening, although felt is Miss Pepperell, who left by playing in the village street, was Bar when Pollyanna, one report just rerived here says that the occurrence of this Empress of Australia run over by ar motor-car, the aut "Third catastrophe was very the Bluff Yokohama.

holiday and intended staying realised how much she loved the likely.

giri, after all.

The piece onds on The Rev. Mr. Clouston Porria note of tenderness and rest.

Mary Pickford is too well

The difficulties in getting inte touch with the ill-fated cities are well-exemplified by the

| ofthe Wanchai Wesleyan Chapei.

and Mrs. Porri. were also unknown to call for undue comptent holiday in Japan, and are believed she is us wonderful as perience of business frm here to have been in Yokohama on the and supported by an exceptional who are anxious to learn the fate day of the earthquake.

."

of their employees. First definite The Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie!

news of the Mitsui fortunes was and Mrs. Maconuchie of Hong received to-day when it was stal- ed that Baron Mitsui and kong were spending their holiday in a part of Japan not affected by the disaster.

his family, as well as the Directors were safe in Tokyo. which appears not to have receiv

N.Y.K. Message.

ed the extent of damage which | The local office of the N.Y.K.

first reports indicated. The loss

ever,

cast of specially chosen people.

easily be spoiled by inferior pre- The story is so slight it might sentation, but in the hands of the artistes in this production it b comes one of rare appeal.

of life in this city was small in have received a telegram frö IF YOU WEAR GLASSES comparison with Yokohama, Mr. 5. Kurakawa, manager of the

where the death toll is conserva Kobe office, stating that the

tively put at a hundred thous President of the Company, MrYthere is almost as much comfort Ito, has arrived there, and Mr. Yand pleasure in. wearing Pince-

and.

Soon after the catastrophe, al Nagatomi, a Director, is expected. nez Eyeglasses, as there is in special messenger was sent to Mr. A. Ishii (Vice Presidont) and possessing a perfect pair of eyes

Mi, Yasuda, a Nagoya, a distance of two hun-|

Director, and for they fit so comfortably and Haff are rufe, same, hred and fifty miles, with a re-

how-securely that you forget you have ever, being injured. Mr. Ikeda them on-the most important im- port of the survival Mitsui family. Directors and Mr. Nagakuro and Mr. Higuchi provements in eyeglasses in the staff. This distance, which, un-are missing, and Mr. Kawai is past twenty-five years. Pince-nez der ordinary circumstances injured. All the other principal Eyeglasses of any prescription in could have been negotiated by officers, including the Manager, either regular or Toric form are rail in fow hours, became a

manufactured by The Hongkong feat when it had to be done on

The Siberia Maru.

Optical Co., successors to Clark & foot, relieved by occasional A Shanghai. message 10 the Co., manufacturing and refract- motor car rides between various Daily Bulletin says: The crowing opticians, the most competent points. The messonger arrived of the Siberin Maru, the majority optical manufacturing establish- al Nagoya yesterday and at of whom come from Tokyo and ment in South China-located in soven o'clock in the evening the Yokohama, refused to work the 53, Queen's Road Central.

are safe.

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