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  2. ITALY'S WARLIKE ACTS CONDEMNED.

    The Rome Government denies a report that islands other than Corfu have been occupied. European press comments generally condemn the high-handed action taken by Italy. Greece has appealed to the League Nations, the Council of which ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 358 words
  3. GREATEST DISASTER IN JAPANESE HISTORY.

    Further accounts of the earthquakes, fires, and tidal waves in Japan reveal the disaster as the greatest in Japanese history. Whole cities have been shaken or burned to the ground. The loss of life is expected to be greater than in any previous earthquake, and estimates place it at ...

    Article : 283 words
  4. EMPIRE EXHIBITION.

    Ever since the commission was appointed to make all arrangements from this end for Australia to be fittingly represented by its products at the great ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 609 words
  5. LOSS OF LIFE BEYOND ESTIMATION.

    It is impossible to estimate the aggregate casualties in all the affected districts, but it is remembered that the great earthquake of 1856 killed more ...

    Article : 122 words
  6. "UNPARALLELED DISORDER."

    The Pekin representative of the United Press Association states:—The Tokio fire is reported to be under control, but there is tremendous confusion, because ...

    Article : 178 words
  7. APPEAL TO RAILWAYMEN.

    Mr. J. H. Thomas. M.P. (Railwaymen's Organizer), in an address to members of railway unions at Plymouth, said:—"Theie is to-day a serious crisis in Europe. The ...

    Article : 153 words
  8. TOKIO FIRE REPORTED EXTINGUISHED.

    A wireless message from Tamicka to the Radio Corporation of America, reports . that the Tokio fires have been extinguished. The despatch further states ...

    Article : 75 words
  9. MASSES HOMELESS AND FOODLESS.

    According to a report received at Osaka, the telegraph office at Tokio, and the central telegraph and telephone offices have been completely destroyed by ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 251 words
  10. FAMINE SUCCEEDS FIRE.

    A message from Nagasaki states that Tokio is still, burning in places. The Bank of Japan is reported to have been demolished yesterday. ...

    Article : 131 words
  11. CONDOLENCES TO JAPAN.

    The Government and other leading authorities of the British colony of Hongkong to-day forwarded condolences to the Japanese Consul-General in reference to ...

    Article : 57 words
  12. "VULNERABLE TO NAVAL ACTION."

    The diplomatic correspondent of The London Daily Telegraph, points out that having regard to the fact that neither Italy nor Greece is a self-supporting ...

    Article : 159 words
  13. MOST THICKLY POPULATED AREAS

    The New York correspondent of The London Daily Chronicle has sent a radio message, stating that the Japanese earthquake lasted 1½ hours and caused ...

    Article : 135 words
  14. GENERAL RELIEF WORK.

    The village of Odawara has been washed away by tidal waves. Warships have been ordered to transport relief supplies to Tokio. ...

    Article : 102 words
  15. AMERICAN RED CROSS AID.

    The United States Red Cross Society has cabled to its Chinese and Phillipines stations to rash all available personal supplies to the stricken cities of Japan. The ...

    Article : 207 words
  16. A RECITAL OF DISASTER.

    Various press reports from Shanghai thus summarize details of the Japanese disaster:—The capital city, Tokio, is in ruins. To-day it was again shaken by another ...

    Article : 236 words
  17. PRINCE REGENT'S ESCAPE.

    The Mainichi reports that the Prince Regent Hirohito is safe. The New Prime Minister (Count Yamamoto) had a very narrow escape from death. ...

    Article : 32 words
  18. DEMONSTRATION IN CRETE.

    It is semi-officially stated that the population of Crete has demonstrated against the Italian Consulate, the personnel of which is endangered. It is alleged that ...

    Article : 40 words
  19. HAWAIIAN ISLANDS PREPARING FOR TROUBLE.

    It is reported that the Hawaiian Islands are preparing for a great tidal wave, which, it is apprehended, will sweep across the Pacific Ocean. ...

    Article : 35 words
  20. SOLEMN REQUIEM FOR CORFU VICTIMSa.

    The Metropolitan at Athens has protested to the League of Nations, also to the Archbishop of Canterbury, against the killing of civilians at Corfu. A requiem ...

    Article : 47 words
  21. AIRMAN'S REPORT ON TOKIO.

    Lieut. Ishida, who reconnoitred Tokio by aeroplane yesterday afternoon, reports:—The Imperial Palace is safe, only partial damage having been done by the fire. The ...

    Article : 149 words
  22. ITALIAN V. GREEK CHILDREN.

    A number of Greek and Italian children quarrelled at Grenoble, inspired by recent international events. An Italian boy was stabbed in the stomach, and is in a critical ...

    Article : 47 words
  23. "NO BUILDINGS STANDING IN YOKOHAMA."

    The Japanese Legation has received the first available details of the earthquake, tidal wave, and fire which successively overwhelmed portions of Japan, causing damage ...

    Article : 120 words
  24. ITALIAN CRIME DENOUNCED.

    The Figaro, describing the Italian action, says it is "as absurd as it is abominable." L'Ocuvre states:—"Italy, in killing and wounding inoffensive ...

    Article : 119 words
  25. HAVE ISLANDS BEEN OCCUPIED?

    Italian troops have occupied the small islands of Paxos and Antipaxos. This step it regarded here as simply the completion of the Italian action at Corfu. ...

    Article : 134 words
  26. LEAGUE OF NATIONS FLOUTED.

    The Italian Minister (Signor Montagna) has informed the Government that Italy refuses to accept the decision of the League of Nations regarding the present crisis. ...

    Article : 37 words
  27. PRINCE AND PREMIER'S NARROW ESCAPES.

    Hundreds of foreigners were holiday-making in the Hakone district (50 miles south-west of Tokio, near the foot of Mount Fujiyama). In that area the force of the ...

    Article : 175 words
  28. INTERNATIONAL ENQUIRY REQUESTED.

    The Greek reply to the Ambassadors' Conference urges, the appointment of an international enquiry, which, it is contended, would be better than a Greek ...

    Article : 60 words
  29. TOKYO'S AWFUL PLIGHT.

    It is reported from Osaka, Japan, that since yesterday morning a strong wind and cloudy and hot conditions have prevailed in the region of Tokio. At noon ...

    Article : 231 words
  30. DAMAGE AT YOKOHAMA.

    Reports from Yokohama state that the Specie Bank and the Grand Hotel buildings were, among the structures demolished. The damage to buildings in the foreign ...

    Article : 67 words
  31. NAGOYA CITY DESTROYED.

    The New York Radio Corporation has received a wireless message stating that the Japanese city of Nagoya has been destroyed, and the entire population of ...

    Article : 39 words
  32. "THE LEAGUE WILL DO ITS DUTY."

    Lord Robert Cecil, in an interview after the Council meeting of the League of Nations, expressed the opinion that there was no doubt about the competency ...

    Article : 141 words
  33. HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS DEAD.

    Early estimates are to the effect that more than one hundred thousand persons have been killed at Tokio. Many small Japanese cities hare been completely ...

    Article : 45 words
  34. ITALIAN VERSION OF THE INCIDENT.

    The Rome correspondent of The London Daily Chronicle says:—According to evidence collected on the spot by the Italian Consul, the Valona massacre was ...

    Article : 117 words
  35. ITALY AND THE LEGAL ASPECT.

    It is dow apparent that the real reason for the adjournment of the discussion of the Corfu issue by the Council of the League of Nations was to enable the ...

    Article : 228 words
  36. LIGHTHOUSES INEFFECTIVE.

    Wireless messages sent out by the lines Kobe Maru state that all the lighthouses around the Bay of Tokio have been rendered useless, and that navigation during ...

    Article : 279 words
  37. CAPITAL MAY BE TRANSFERRED.

    The destruction of Tokio is so complete that it is possible the national capital may be temporarily transferred to Kyoto or Osaka. ...

    Article : 69 words
  38. GIGANTIC RELIEF MEASURES.

    Osaka reports that Lieut. Hatano has arrived with an aeroplane, carrying a message from the Minister for War to the commander of the Osaka division ...

    Article : 160 words
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  40. GREEK SHIPS 17[?] ITALIAN PORTS.

    The Ministry of Marine has ordered that all Greek ships shall be allowed to leave Italian ports without hindrance. ...

    Article : 27 words
  41. THE LEAGUE MUST BE SUPPORTED.

    On his arrival in London Marquis Curzon referred in the most reserved terms to the Italo-Greek crisis. "The League of Nations has taken up the question," he ...

    Article : 58 words
  42. GREEK GOVERNMENT IMPARTIAL.

    It is semi-officially stated that an Italian submarine has seized the steamer Giorgios. Admiral Bellini has forbidden Admiral Bellini has forbidden ...

    Article : 120 words
  43. THE LEAGUE AND THE DISPUTE.

    The Geneva correspondent of the London Morning Post reports:—"Directly the Greek protest was received at Geneva, the delegates recognised that the League of ...

    Article : 265 words
  44. LEAGUE OF NATIONS ASSEMBLY.

    The representative of the Australian Tress Association at Geneva reports that the Australian delegates have arrived there Lord Robert Cecil has convened ...

    Article : 130 words
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