Heads of military, schools and other institutions under the direction of the War Ministry met in emergency conference this morning to receive instructions on. discipline from. the Minister of War. The directions were identical to. those Which he issued yesterday to the divisional commanders.
Lieut-Gen. T, Hashimoto, vice-Minister of War, urged the military. educators to caution their charges not to be misled by various irresponsible rumours. He explained at length the general nature and tendency of sub-ver sive literature which was. being commonly distributed.
Meanwhile, Gen. Hayashi began drawing up new measures to increase his control over the Army by forcing stricter discipline. These will Supplement the general orders which the has already issued." As a basis for his projected steps, the War Minister is using the opinions ex-Pressed by division commanders in their personal interviews with their chief yesterday.—Rengo.
Tokyo, Aug. 29.
Leaving in Its wake at least thir teen pertens dead, a core missing and. Nundreds Injured, thousands Homes inundated, bridges" washed Away" and. crops" totally destroyed,
thu, Shikoley, "'Rwansaland_-Kwanto the typhoon wich wont the rae distriew, to-day. turned northeast fore iisett in the Paciile Ocean.
'The heaviest damage was wreaked Hyogo Prefectures' where, at one! Delock, the authorities estimated fhuman'Tosses at 18 dead, eight Ing and 16 injured. Of these casual
path Of abe gale, lost seven persons tis "Kobe, which was the. direct Sead and seven missing.
'More than 13,00 houses were flood-in Kobe, white thirty bridges were Wwashed away and iver banks col: lapsed at no fewer than 43 points About 50 buildings were destroyed! by"the flood, while more. than 1000 eres of fields were' submerged.
"The typhoon, which struck the city at ix glack' this morning, was ae nied a heavy rainfall Wwind, according to. the" observ tory, had a velocity of 39 metres a
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