LAND OF EARTHQUAKES

Evening Star, Issue 18534, 17 January 1924, Page 4

LAND OF EARTHQUAKES

PEOPLE PAfliG STRICKEN. CAMPING-OUT IN YOKOHAMA. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright TOKIO, January 16. (Received January 17, at 11 a.m.) The Tokaido Railway, which is affected by the earthquake, is now running on a single line to Diabutso. The railway at Kamakura, which was displaced by the. Mrihonake in September, has now been moved back four inches. Large fissures wore made at Kamakura. The water supply to Yokohama City has been cut off, and vessels in the harbor ire supplying water to meet the immediate wants. The Yokohama tram service has boon suspended. The panic-stricken people are camping out in the streets. A dense fog hung over Yokohama, making the sun appear crimson. The Yokohama casualties are three killed and twelve injured. Seven houses totally collapsed, and three partially. One warehouse, two schools, and two factories fell down.—Reuter. INFORMATION STILL LACKING.' ’QUAKES EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. TOKIO, January 16. (Received January 17, at 11.30 a.m.) Sendai, an important market in the city, was shaken into the sea. The extent of the damage is not available, but the populace is distraught, dreading a recurrence of the wide devastation. Professor Nakamura, an eminent earthquake authority, states that earthquakes of lesser intensity will be -frequent in Japan during the spring. He regards the disturbances as of volcanic origin, similar to the eruption of September 3, when Eno Shiraa exploded, carrying Die entire island into the sea. —A. and N.Z. Cable.'