Tokyo, Sept. 12.
A report from Nagasaki says that a vessel belonging to, "the Fisheries Experimental Station sank off Osezakiy Goto. Island, for day. Thirteen men are" reported drowned. One was saved, The storm raging round the const tag brouteter anstrs. pls, hae een fast and several rotor vessel, carrying
further wrecks are reported, Sevea fishermen were drowned off "Saga hile at. work, ppanese papers report that 40 people have boon killed landslide' in' Formosa and that 10 are missing.
The landslide, which occurred in the Takao province, was due to the rain following the recent. typhoon, Three villages were wiped out of existence by the storm and. a: number of houses collapsed-Reuter, could get boats and leave their homes, Deprived of their crops and in many cases deprived of their stores of food the people now face star vation unless relief work is carried on in a huge scale with aid from every possible quarter during the coming winter and spring. Chinese relief " organizations in districts, bodering on the flooded areas are doing what they can, but the task entirely beyond the power of any local groups Business, along the Yangtze will be seriously disrupted this wint unless all possible is done to prevent the people from drifting Into banditry. Already robber boats are out holding up sail-boats and robbing the passengers. The writer recently travelled across Chao Lake on a Launch; soldiers were stationed on the launch with loaded rifles. It was like penetrating an enemy country. Whenever salle boats approached near the launch the soldiers fired off their guns to warn them to keep their distance. Things are now coming to such pass that travellers even so near Nanking as this part of Anhui, cannot dare to leave the guarded city unless they have a_ strong. military escort, Even the military guard on the launches are obvious-
They obviously are in no mood for jumpy. in fear of "an attack an actual encounter with the band. its for they always fire off their guns well ahead of time to warn the bani off. Apparently the getting the upper hand near to Wuhu for the military guards studiously avoid any kind of an engagement in the neighbourhood of Chao Lake and 12 along the Chao River toward Wahu, Because of the bandits the condi tion of the populace is vastly more distressing. People do not dare to travel to places where they could get work and food. Since the government is so anxious help the flood sufferers, the greatest benefit it could confer on. the sufferers would be to send detachments of soldiers who would actually' pursue and destroy the robber bands, anil safe, 4 so make transportation of all kinds
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