London, Sept. 3.
The earthquake in' Japan quickly put the international crisis in the shade. The magnitude of the catastrophe aroused) very keen sympathy throughout Britain which is voiced in editorial articles. For example, the "Times" says that such incredible suffering cannot fail to move the heart to mankind in the midst of tthe sorrows and cares of the troubled day. The first need, however, is help, and generous help will certainly be given to the stricken nation whose magnificent effort of will has been one of the wonders of the modern world. The "Daily Mail" says that the Japanese, who have given many: proofs of courage and coolness in the face of danger and death, will doubtless face the present immense. calamity with their accustomed—stoicism.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.