The unofficial reports placing the damage {0 the mulberry crop in central Japan, owing to a sudden heavy unusually late frost, at Yen 10,000,000 were apparently much exaggerated, as mated that the damage amounted tory en 105,000. Further losses, however, are anticipated 93] the abnormal weather seems likely to continue, May 14.
Although yesterday's official reports appeared to show that the damage to the mulberry crops by frost was less than at first anticipated, the latest official despatches from five Prefectures show that the original estimates were not exaggerated as the total loss is now! placed at Yen 10,750,000, tke area affected amounting to about 130,000) acres.—Revter.
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