Scenes of flood and destruction in the streets.of Kobe after the recent disaster which is estimated to have. caused: ¥.100,000,000 damage and cost hundreds of lives. When the water subsided several feet of. mud were left in the city's streets in addition to debris forced down the Japanese War Minister Sees Emperor Tokyo, July 20.
Lieut.-Gen, Seishiro Itagaki, Minister of War, spent two hours and 15 minutes in the Imperial Palace this Jafternoon as he was received in audience by the Emperor and subse-Jquently conferred with Lieut.-Gen, Oklle Usami, alde-de-camp to the Emperor, regarding the prevailing border. tension on the Soviet-Manchoukuo
Tt was understood that after making report on matters under his jurisdiction to His Majesty, Lieut-Gen, Ttagaki answered numerous questions put to him: by the monarch, He later went, into conference with Disparaging Letters circulate in Japan Tokyo, July 21.
'The' Tokyo police are investigating the "source of letters in Chinese alleging that the. Japanese forces in China are in a dangerous position, distributed to japanese offices! any The Metropolitan Police Board received copies of the letters, The Tetters asserted that Japan would be compelled to evacuate her forces from
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