Extensive Damage Done by Typhoon and Floods:
Cocoons Destroyed Tokyo, Sept. 28. Casualties in this week's storms, foods and typhoon may exceed 400, {it appeared to-day as reports arrived, Tokyo from isolated districts.
"The reports indicated that the Jdamage from rain and flood was extensive in central, northern and Jeastern Japan, although there was nothing like major disaster in any particular area.
"The principal damage was seemingly inflated on the cocoon industry, with experts estimating that the 1935 Jerop will not total more than 590,000 bales, which 1s 110,000 bales below Tokyo, Sept. 28.
According to a final tabulation made by the Police Affairs Section of the Ministry of Interior, 259 persons were killed, 120 are' still missing. while 114 were injured throughout 20 prefectures affected by this week's typhoon. The damage extended from Miyazaki prefecture in Kyushu to Hokkaido in the North.
The survey also showed that £0,939 houses were flooded, while 524 were completely demolished. Ships, dam. aged or lost totalled 424, with 190 bridges totally destroyed, Eleven thousand acres of arable land are The carry-over from the 1994 crop totals 90,000 bales, however, and {trading conditions en the various markets will be the principal factor of consideration, depending on in-Jereased demands and consumption. The visible supply of cocoons at the fend of 1035 will be reduced by about 150,000 oF 60,000 bales, according present indications.
Casualties in the naval manceuvres off Hokkaido, it was officially announced to-day by the Ministry Navy, resulted entirely from the mountainous waves, and not from a collision of any vessels. under water.
Death took its heaviest toil in Gumma prefecture where 190 persons Tost their lives while 51 others are reported missing.
Chiba. prefecture, adjoining Tokyo Urban Prefecture, however, was the heaviest material loser, 5,047 acres of elds being ruined. Only two deaths were recorded there.
Tochigi and Yamanashi prefectures were also heavily affected, the former reporting 31 dead and five missing, the latter 11 dead and 28 missing Rengo.
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