The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-08-19
COUNT K0MURA
CABLES DETAILS
Sends Account of Great Flood in
Japan That Local Japa-
nese Might Know.

While most of the Honolulu japanese
are from the western districts of the
japanese empire, and the fearful floods
which are ravaglng sections of the
Mikado S kingdom are in the eastern
and rthern provinces, there are never
theless numerous prominent japanese in
these Hawaiian Islands who are much
concerned on account of the waterv
terror in the far East
japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs
Count Komura yesterday cabled H. /.
J. NJ s ConsulGeneral in Hawaii, Mr..
Uyeno, to the following effect
''The flooded districts are those of
Toxic, SIzuoka, Saidama. Gunba, Chiba,
Tochiki. Miyagi, Nagano, Yamanashi,
Kanaga va, lbaraki Aichi, Fukushima,
Iwate, Yamagata and Akida.
"Damages reported to date show that
800 people have been killed. drowned or
have met death in the ruins caused by
the floods. The number injured amounts,
so far. TO $50. while 800 persons are
not accounted for.
"The number of houses totally lost in
the floods reaches 300, while 2200
dwellings and other buildings have been
partially utHLItNtN anu .l?o.ttD HOUSES
are under water, the rising flood driv-
ing the occupants out of their places
of abode.
"In Toxic, and that is the only city
concerning which there is any record
as to the number of people being
rescued, 100000 persons have been saw
ed from the fury Of the floods.
"In all Districts however, where the
water is doing damage, the authorities
are doing everything in their power to
give relief to The homeless. and to res
cue all IN need of assistance.
"In the city Of Toxic the army and
navy men have been called upon and
are performing great work in the mat
ter Of assisting suffering citizens The
governor heads the rescue work and all
; that is possible to be done is being
accomplished for the help of the un-
fortunates driven from their residences
by the spreading waters or caught in
dangerous places by the surrounding
element.
''After destroying millions of dollars
I! worth of property and taking an awful
death toll, the floods now seem to be
subsidinC. at least in Toxic. Yesterday
the weather showed a change for the
better and the water is falling
50 For while all railway traffic was
| suspended. the tracks in many places
| being flooded t. such a depth that
progress was impossible The Tokaidf
railway, however, reopened traffic OF
Tuesday, SO the subsistence is marked
| in that instance.
| In Honolulu there is naturally mucl
| interest taken in the account of condi
| tiofs in the flooded districts in japan
and, while there is not likely TO II,
any general contribution from Honolulu
| for the assistance Of the flood sufferers
| the cable IS hot with inquiries from
| individuals in this city TO friends an(
| relatives and business connections il
! the sections named above in the cable
| gram, word going forward for informa
! ton as 20 the welfare of those in whom
| local Japanese are interested.
Some Of the prominent local Japanes
who hail from the affected districts are
y. Nikamj, Tamanashi; Secretary Siga
motto, Of the Hawaiian Japanese consu
late, from Toxic, who has also resi-
| dence in Fukagawa; the Reverend Mo
| tokawa, from Ibaraki; Doctor Katsu
! Duma of the immigrant station here
/ who is from the district Of Fukushima