Thirty three persons were known to be dead and hundreds were believed to have perished as north Manchoukuo experienced a violent earthquake at six o'clock this morning lasting more than 40 seconds, The epicentre of the disturbance was only 40 kilometres north-east of Harbin, and was located on the Hu-lan River between the cities of Suiha and Tiebll Hardest hit was Suihua city where eight were killed and more than 20 injured when roofs crashed. Tweety five workers were killed in the South Manchuria Railway Company's brick factory situated in the city suburbs. &s roofs caved in.
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