Tokyo, Aug. 16.
Reports received by the Home Ministry up to 9 o'clock this morning revealed that the violent typhoon which swept across Shikoku and Central Japan through the night caused 16 deaths and more than 22,000 flooded houses in its wake.
Hitting with tremendous velocity. the storm smashed houses, washed away bridges, and sank more than 40 fishing vessel. while disrupting telephone, telegraph and railway services. 3 Hardest hit was Hyogo Prefecture, where Kobe is located. reports state ing that eight are dead. 15 missing. 122 houses demolished and more than 13.000 homes with water above their floor-boards.
The same prefecture reported that 13 ships were damaged while 91 were washed away from their moorings. Kochi, Kagawa, Tokyo-shima, Aichi, Hyogo and Wakayama prefect tures received the brunt of storm.—Domei. ing in the directions of Kexholm. Starorussaya, Smolensk and in the Reassuring News From Russian Front London, Aug. 16.
Authoritative British quarters today described developments on the Russian front as more cheerful and reassuring after authoritative Russian sources here said that the Russians had smashed attacks in the northern sector and repulsed a drive west of Kiev.
The Red Army has smashed Finnish attacks west of Lake Onega and German assaults on the Kholm ares; inflicting great losses, authoritative Russian sources said.—United Press.
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