Forty-nifie Killed aid 54 Seriously Injured Tokyo, July 5.
Cloudburst of unprecedented violeniéé caüsed extremely serious damage in the provincë of Kanagawa, according to the papers here yesterday évenihg. Floods resulting from torrential rains destroyed 295 bülldings and carried off 26 bridges. 1 As far as could bë ascertained; 49 persons lost their live and 54 received Sbrious injuries in the inundated j districts.
Mr. Harry H, Woodring, Secretary of War, has recommended this trans-for to President Roosevelt who will act on the proposal shortly, it was understood.
Such a transfer, defence experts said, would place the defence headquarters in the centre of the United States, enabling quicker mobility of air force squadrons to both the east and west coast.
Scott Field is at present a base headquarters and forms the centre for the Seventh Air Base Squadron.—United Press The city of Yokohama. has- also suffered serious dámagé. ' Reports from western Japan state that eight People have been killed in this part of the country.-—Trans-Ocean.
Kanagawa Prefecture kyo, July 8.
Anolhér food in Kanagawa Prefecture, including Yokohama, during the past two days has caused the deaths of 40 p A survey shaved s attétüooh, No serious damage was reported iti the Tokyó district, Scattered Feports indicated that about 5,900 houses had been flooded and 305 destroyed.—Domei.
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