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little children and women imprisoned in falling masonry, the dead and drowning drifting hither and thither and no one to retrieve the dead, or succour the drowning. The tragedy continued until midnight, when as DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT $1,000,000. soon as the water began to subside, looters began their work. These were of the worst of the fishing classes, Writing to the North China Daily they worked, several men to a crew, News from Haimen on July 18 a swam through the flooded streets, correspondent said on Wednesday, propelling before them roughly made July 14, the trouble started. We rafts: it was an easy matter for them were at Shihpu and intended to leave to enter the godowns and shops. Be ** that evening by the str. "Pao Hua the doors were burst in by the food for Haimen. The wind began to Any commodity they could obtain freshen at 4 p.m. We got our effects was game to their net, often taking on board and were then informed by cases of goods which were at the Captain that owing to the falling ready irrevocably ruined by water. of the glass and the continual in A merchant that escaped both losters grease of the wind, he considered and the flood was indeed fertunate
that leaving for Haimen would not be advisable, and so decided to re- main at anchor until the weather improved. He accordingly stramed to the most sheltered part of that barbour where we remained that night.
I have not yet heard of one.
"THE PRINCE'S
ACCIDENT."
CURIOUS CHLIN QË EVENTS,
BULLOCK AVERTS TERRIBLE DISASTER
Admiral Halsey has made the following statement to the Australian Press representatives ----
THE CHINA MAIL.
TROTSKI TALKS.
FAR EASTERN PASSAGES
"A Manchester Guardian man bad · GRIEVANCES-VENTILATED, 'an, interview with Trotski recently.
Troeski talked as follows:
soners.
QUESTION IN, PARLIAMENT. “
pag
"As you know, we have thousands of Koltchak and Denikin officers pri-
The special Parliamentary corres We have not shot them, al-writing from the House of Common
pondent of the Singapore Free Press, though they shot every Communist on June 8, says: they could catch. 1 ask them, "What Mr. Houston, the great Liverpool are we to do with you? They reply shipowner, has performed a public at once,Send us against the Poles." grievances from which passengers to service by ventilating some of the "When the accident occurred the There is a cermin feeling among that the Far East bave suffered. The to- Prince was in the sleeping apartment kind of Russian that the Polish attack tally insufficient accommodation pro- talking to me. He was sitting on is a soit of base ingratitude. Poland too frequently been the subject of vided for first-class passengers has was sitting I the arm of a chair writing a letter Russia resigned her right to Poland, now the matter has been brought to was definitely freed by the Revolution, bitter complaint and it is hoped that when the car began to bump violent-2nd now the Poles by way of gratitude the notice of Parliament action will ly. The Prince said, "Something
my bed.
was
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I told him I had had conflicting an- swers from various people as to the existence or abolition of the system of Political Commissars in the army He replied -
Housion and that the victims includ ed several passengers to Singapore.
The matter was brought forward Wilson, the Parliamentary Secretary: by M Houston asking Colonel to the Shipping Controller, the follow- transport "Hantsgreen," formerly ing series of question: Whether the
is wrong." I looked quickly or wantonly attack Russia. There are be taken to remove the grievances. of the window, and
Russians who think that Poland will I am informed that the conditions on replied,
There be reconquered and again made part board the Hexaggerated by Mr. "We are off the raik."
be nothing to done; it of Russia.
We, of course, desire any means was no good getting panicky. We zoshing of the kind." both sat tight. Then the car headed over, and capsized on its side. The Prince was all right, The bed or which the Prince was sitting ran crosswise athwart the compartment All the bedclothes fell against the end of the bed next to the wall of in two ways. In the first place, the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer
"We are proceeding to abolish them the car, which had fallen over. The are training Red officers from the Prince fell against the bedclothes, workmen. Ther, however, does not country on or about March 19 last Derffinger," which sailed from this which broke his fail He came up give us a very great number as yet for Bombay, Singapore, and Hong- against the end of the bed, which was in the second place, more and more kong, embarked a large number of against the wall of the car. The wall men who were Political Commissars, troops, families, ladies, and repatriat- was scraping over the metals and Communists, are now becoming fit to ed officers and men; whether he is sleepers. I was thrown to the door and take command. And, on the other aware that, whilst no complaint was fell against the window, which broke I was against the side of the car. old officers to whom we have grown first class
hand, there are more and more of the made in connection with the which was being scraped over the
accommodation, the live. I could see the rail and sleepers accustomed, who have grown accus allocation of .same and the against which the car was grinding.comed to us, have seen to close at arrangements in connection with the All the furniture in the
hand, have worked with us and are embarkation of the passengers were including a table and heavy chairs, as devoted to the Red any and as deplorable; whether he is aware that was flung on top of me. I have had trustworthy as ourselves. Many of a large portion of the second class many narrow escapes in my time. these officers have become Common- accommodation was used for officers This one was certainly the narrowest. iss. Many others, while not becom and their wives and families entitled The Prince remained perfectly calming Communists, are completely de- that to gain access to this second to first class accommodation, and and self-possessed. The reason why voted to their duty for quite other class accommodation the occupants. we did not emerge sooner was that reasons.” we had to collect our effects. My "We turned then to the question of including the ladies, required to pass along the after well deck occupied by Many industrial conscription. despatch box was poen. papers of the utmost importance that the previous night I had heard often in a filthy condition; that as troops latrines, and wash-houses, scattered about the car him say something which I had not these second class cabins, occupied I had to collect them care been able to remember accurately, to by first class passengers, were aft of leaving. The Prince also had to conscription is not a new ingraft on sary for the ladies to frequently pass collect his belongings Our sleeping Socialism, but has always been im- through the saloon whilst the war- apartment was in the centre of the plicit in the idea. Royal car. We were completely cut
500 LIVES LOST. Property damaged or destroyed is as follows: Practically all river front age is gone, all shops and buildings re along the river are either in complete
car.
I told him
At dawn of the following day, the rain or the ground floor has been fully and put them away before the effect that the idea of industrial the second-class saloon, it was neces
wind had increased considerably and
continued to grow more violent throughout the day, until at 11 p.m. part of the superstructure was car
coming too great for the single anchor down, another was let go.
Throughout that night there were many anxionis inoments but nothing
"Of course," he reped. "What
rant and non-commissioned officers were at their meals; that, while the
ried away and as the strain was be beavy, however the sampans got of off from the ordinary exit when the is the Socialist idea of society but the ladies were subjected to this incon- we were helped up through the win shall be destroyed, a society in which alteras were quartered in the first car toppled over. After some timedes of a society in which parasitism venience, numbers of unmarried sub- do, which then formed part of the there shall be no parasites? That does class state rooms; whether he is roof of the capsized car, I do not understand how it was the Prince not mean that you have to stand over aware that no intimation of having and I were not killed. I can express does mean that messures of compeition under the circumstances was the parasites with a revolver, but it to accept second class accommoda- no opinion regarding the cause of
sión may be applied to people who given to angere until actually on are unwilling to fulfil their duty to the board; whether he is aware that a cap State."
tain in the Royal Army Medical Corps, his wife, and four daughters aged 22,
destroyed I have already said that all jetties, portoons etc. along the river have been destroyed.
The loss of river craft is very
their lightness in comparison to the fairly well, probably on account of jurks. About 30 pet, cent. of the former were saved.
Sampans and junks strew the in- parted and at dawn of the following terior country for miles, sampans day, Friday July 16, the wind was a have been found washed as far in- good deal easier. By noon, although land as 10 li, while junks are fre the glass was still decidedly low, the quently seen at half this distance. Captain thought it safe to continue It is impossible to estimate as yet the voyage to Haimen, which was the casualties, as so many bodies will by no means pleasant as bad weather have been taken out to sea on the was met when we got outside. We receding tide. Those in the imme eventually arrived at Haimen at 7 diate vicinity of Haimen, must nem
ber nearly 500, probably far more
1.3.
A TIDAL WAVE.
the accident."
turned the kitchen of the Ministerial Immediately after the cars over car took fire while the Prince and Admiral Halsey were still imprisoned
"There will be discontent among;
selt."
the mobilised peasants, perhaps. But 20, 14, and 12 were allotted to andex- in the adjoining car. The cocks and the workment, there is not workman whether he is aware that for 13 days attendants climbed to the roof of the in Russia who does not realise that the during the voyage no fresh water was not if they see results. And as for pected to occupy one four-berth cabin in the second class accommodation; Ministerial car and poured buckets! At the junction of the Taichowfu at water on the fire extinguishing it. establishment of transport and so obtainable in the second class cabins; It was almost dark when we got and Hwang Yu Rivers, over 200 A curious chain of events preceded of industry is an affair vital to him- can he state which Government up the river, but we noticed a water bodies of men, women and children the accident. A bullock got on the "logged sampan floating down with were seen floating, but these are not track near a small roadside station-
department was responsible for the I said, "What about the skilled pasatisfactory condition attending the current; however we did not give included in the above estimate, as it called Wilgarup. The driver of the workman? As an Englishman, with the embarkation of the passengers it a second thought other than think is impossible to say to what district first engine had to stop the train, the tendencies to practical anarchism and can he give any assurance that ing it had been blown off shore dur. they belong. Nothing is yet known descend to the track and threw inherent in my race, I should object further passengers proceeding to the ing the previous night, so we were of the damage done to other towns stones at the bullock to compel it to most strongly if I were mobilised and East shall receive better consider altogether unprepared for the sight and villages in this neighbourhood. clear off. On resuming the train set to work in a particular factory.ation and conditions. which met us when off the town Rumour states that both Taichowfy had not got up speed when the I should immediately want to work in itself. One could not see with sny and Huangyen have also suffered, derailment happened.
Colonel Wilson, in reply, said: Ij The train some other factory, just for the sake am afraid I cannot undertake to give clearcess, but certain things were all but this is not certain.
was only going 12 miles an hour. It of not doing what I was forced to do." detailed answers to all the numerous too apparent. Every wharf and jetty
Over 100 brick houses have been it had been going at the previous bad gone including the long wood destroyed and ten times this number pace of 20 to 25 miles it would have not if you had been through a revolu- and I had not previously heard that "You would now. But you would points raised in this long question, jetty used by the S. O. Co. installa- of straw houses. tion, the iron pontoon, used by the
tion and seen your country in such complaints had been made as to the steamship companies was z
a state that only the united concer- character of the accommodation pro trated effort of everybody in it could vided on this vessel. I have gone possibly re-establish it. That is the very carefully into each of these It is position here. Everybody knows the points mentioned in the question,
wreck
and partially sunk, no sampars were to be seen, and few.junks; however, after a wait of about an hour, a sam- pan came for us. As it was too dark
On arrival there, we received a full account of the typhoon which has. played such a havoc.
High winds were experienced dur
!
been a most terrible disaster.
A MILLION DOLLARS AT LEAST. The destruction of property în Haimen alone amounts to at least barging the family beneath. $1,000,000.
Opium held clandestinely by Cer. usually the children's bodies which position, and that there is no other and am satisfied that, though, owing tain merchants and lost cr looted are found amongst the wreckage.
TRAGIC SCENES IN THE RUINS
PRINCE OF WALES.
VISIT TO MALAYA.
to think of conveying the baggage, we during the food, will probably total
way. But once things begin to into extreme pressure on passenger left same on the steamer, hoping to another half a million, while it is quite
prove. the need for compulsion will accommodation to the Far East, it bave it delivered on the following day. impossible to estimate the damage the many pathetic sights which are eventually work will become a kind under normal conditions, every effort It would take too long to recount disappear, together with the crisis, and was not possible to give precisely the On landing it was seen at once done to the crops, because as yet the so very common.
same character of accommodation as that practically all the town imme- farmers do not know if any can be the body of a dead fisherman is ex-
In one instance of sport." diately in that vicinity on the river caved, certainly not more than 30 posed for friends to claim him. In the Polish war.
was made by the officers of the With my last question I returned to Ministry of Shipping and War Office front was a ruin, in many cases many per cent. at the most for the distance another, wreckage of houses is being asked, that the Polish war,
Do you think," to secure that the ship would be in shops, which we knew well, were of many li. entirely gone.
removed and the father and mother develops, will mean a long postpone the passengers.
if it every respect fit for the carriage, of We proceeded through flooded showing the damage done to Messrs. to find the bodies of their two
I have sent a number of films are standing anxiously expecting mem of the work of reconstruction?" street (about 2 feet) to our quarters. A. S. Watson & Co. where those who dissing little ones. Time goes on, we shall not be fighting on a manber
"No, I do not. are interested can obtain prints.
In the Srst place all the wreckage is removed and no of fronts simultaneously. On both Friday and Saturday babies are found.
Secondly, Hope gathers the actual effort required will be only hur as I write (Sunday morning) the after all they have escaped. But the crisis of the civil war. Thirdly, nights the town was again fooded again in their hearts; perhaps fourth or a third of that used during ing the latter part of Tuesday and rown is practically clear of water that hope is a false one: someone our-army is now a different thing from that the Prince of Wales, on the continued to increase throughout the
These is good reason to believe following day A: 6pm. on Thurs again, but there is still a large opens a cupboard still. is good repair what it was, We now have regular conclusion of his visit to India, which and finds the two little bodies inside divisions known by the names of their will begin in November and probably Steamship Co's building blew in and writer which I certainly do not pro lessly mad while the father gathers th known characteristics and quali- weather season, will go on to Malaya. It would take the pen of a real The poor mother is led away hope commanders, bound, by esprit de corps cover the greater part of the cold at 8 pm. The town was invaded by a fas to be to describe the many his children and places them tenderly ties. We are no longer fighting with Having regard to the length of the tidal wave which at that time was heart-rending scenes which are of in rough wooden cases. Perhaps be only about 18 inches deep, but which daily occurrence. This calamity has, will be able to afford a coffin but untried 100s, solving equatiors with tour through India It is probable rapidly increased to a depth of five it seems to me hit the people in an probably not. Where is the money several unknown quantities. We are that the date of his arrival in Malaya feet, even in the back streets.. I exact ratio to their wealth, as such for a coin to come from when using for definite purposes troops which i will be sometime early in the month believe that the R. C. Mission build happenings very often do. ings situated on a hill were not in wealthier classes lived farthest from
The everything is gone?
have already proved that they are fitted of April 1921. any way damaged.
the river and so got off the lightest, has lost her two sons. There is no diton of Polend is such that the strug- Another picture: a very old woman for those purposes. Finally, the con- THE LOOTERS.
while the shop-keepers bad part of From 8 p.m. onwards it is difficult their buildings destroyed and lost one in all the world to care for her gle should not last long. They may to obtain a collected account of what part of the stock in trade, but now, she can only pray that death take Smolensk, but two months after actually occurred, it was undoubtedly the really
day, the outer wall of the Yung An
amount of debris in the streets.
poor who lived a scene of terrible distress and chaos, in straw huts along the river front sampans foaring up the streets, and in the neighbouring villages, lost houses falling, strong walls collapsing, usually their all. Their houses were screams of drowning men, cries of swept away or collapsed, very often.
will take her quickly.
that should see them defeated," Believe me, my masters, this is a very hard.country for the very poor. Fake can't we do something for it? You and I make our living out of it,
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