JAPAN'S BIG EARTHQUAKE
WORK ON RAILWAYS AND ROADS PROCEEDING
POURPARLERS WITH RUSSIA.
(UNITED PRESJ ASSOCIATION.—COPIRIOHT.)
(SIDNEX SUN CABLES.)
(Received 29th October, 11 a.m.)
TOKIO, 28th October. The Yokohama Exchange is resuming its silk operations on Ist November, and the Tokio Rico Exchange a month later. The main through railway line resumes to-morrow, but some branch lines will probably be altogether abandoned. Present rebuilding is impossible, because of ttte looseness of the ground, which renders cutting impossible. Japanese railway and road repairs, already carried out, have amazed foreigners, who had not expected reopemngs. on shore for at least six" months. Tokio is dig- | ging herself out of the ruins, and is rushing temporary construction. At! Yokohama the " ruins still cover many corpses. _ The Press k resuming the political discussions on the question of manhood franchise. A prominent official of the Foreign Office annouuecs that Japan will be ready to resume the pourparlers with Russia as soon as they are convinced i that Russia will not force another dead-! lock. . . • I
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Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 103, 29 October 1923, Page 7
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