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THURSDAY AUGUST 10, 1932.
SWATOW DISASTER.
LOCAL RELIEF efforts,
WHAT IS BEING DONE.
H. M. S. "RENOWN,"
HER ULTIMATE FATE.
After the enormous amount of steaming she has dono during the
TWO-LEGGED SNAKE.
THE CHINA MAIL.
IDENTITY DISC WILL,
WONDERFUL REPTILE FOUND VISIBLE UNDER A MAGNIFY] </i
IN JAPAN,
While naturalists are discussing the
GLABS.
A will written in tiny lettore on the disc bas been admitted to probats,
TO-DAY'S
· ADVERTISEMENTS.
WANTED.
Bouter under date August 9 save past three years the "Renown" pro- origin of China's dragon, the capture back of a Royal Navy identification Book ko-ping in Export & Import
The bodice of 23,000 victims of the Bwatow disaster have been recovered
A
A SHANGHAI STORY.
Reuter's Shangliai correspondent writes:---It is only. now possible to give some idea of the extastrophe at Swatow. The tidal wave which was
bably stands in need of an extensive overhaul, though from accounta her machinery shows little sign of stress, says the Naval and Military Record. In the ordinary course of events ahe would go into Dockyard for a thorough refit, batin view of the shortage of funds this will be formed as a result of the typhoon postponed. For the same re in the carried everything before it. Ships plan of modifying her bulgo and ported their anchors and were carried strengthening her armour protection bodily a mile away and planted ons was done in the case of her sister land or mud. One motorboat was carried five miles inshore. Our junk she will now be placed is reserve, ship "Repulse." has been shelved, and was driven right through the Asistio Petral-um Company's oil tank. The Laid down at the Fairfield yard in scené of ruin ід the town is January, 1515, the "Renown" indescribable. No building has built with great rapidity and came withstood the raging gole which twisted iron girders as if they were the request of Lord Jellicoe se wigps of straw. The harbour is choked and her sister ship were temporarily with corpses the stench wherefrom withdrawn from the Grand Fleet to accentuated by the rotting rice and have their protection improved. Although built more lightly than our beatcake, is overpowering.
other capital ships, these two vessels atood the strain of war service
S. 8. "SONG MA" SAFE.
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of something of the sort at the
summer resort of Karuizawa, Japan, may assist them. The creature is said to have been a two legged, horned make, and referring to it the Japan Advertiser says: From description it sounds as if it was a cross between an ordinary snake and a Rocky Mountain billygoat. It is 5 feet inches long and at the largest 5 inches in circumferrace. It has two legs about 18 inches from the tip of the til. Nor ie that all. A horn protrudes above each Ayo. As children were parsing through the the grass and bambro at Pulpit Rock anike stood erect and darted its fangs at them. Men came to the rescu", killed it a d have spent most of the time since repenting for alive. The re, tile is now preserved in alcohol at a shop on the Machi" and the people here say that nothing like is has ever been seen before in Japan. From the deco iption your correspo.deat is in clined to believe that no such creature has ever been seen elsewhere. Pereone who read this may be inclined to believe that it has never been seen at Karuizawa. This story, however, comes from an eye witners, who, by the
way, is a good American prohibitionist.'
Writing on the subject of the diaco-; very an American correspondent of the
The died belonged to Williato Henry Thora Skinner, a plumber, of H.M.S. "Indefatigable," who was lost with that ship at the Battle of Jutland on May 31, 1916.
When the diso.was being cleaned the writing on the back, which is quite clear under a magnifying glass,
was noticed. It reads:
Feb. 1, 1916.-Everything I possess and all moneys, property due to me by wills, wages, bank, or any other. sources, T bequeath to my darling wife, Alice Maid Skinner, signed, this day let Feby., 1916, H. M. S. "Inde nessed by W. H. Taylor, R. J. Way.
into service about 20 months later. not capturing such a rare specimen stigable," Wo. H. T. Skinner. Wit-
remarkably well, the only critician passed upon them being that their guns wore two powerful for their Th new boat of Lapicqua & Co 8. S. "Song Mu, was mong scantlings. As steamers they have Vessels unchored at Swatow during been uniformly successful. last week's typhoon. Through be Designed bominally for 110 000 courtesy of Measts. Jardine . p. and a speed of 30 knota, both Matheson, the Hongkong Offic war have repeatedly exceded these figures notified by wireless that the captair in service. On trial at normal loart reported no darange. Glore particular the "Renown worked up to 326.300 were received yesterday, to th effect bp. and 32.88 knots, a performanes that the vessel arrived at Swatow or that made her the fastest capital ship the morning of the typhoon and in afloat, and one the aba-nce of any available pilot, bad to cross the bar without outside help, which she successfully did in spite of her draught being 21'". She Look her mootings in the river and escoped the blow of the typhoon practically undamaged. She is now discharging her carga of Hongbar coal, after which she will sail for this port,
THE CHINESE EFFORT,
which so far an is
known, has not yet been equalled, vea by the "Hood." It is to a hoed that the abs ace of so fine a slip from the activo Fleet will not be of long duration. The cost of reconstructing her on the lines of the 'Repulse" would be in the neighbourhood of £800 000. but provided the work were spread over a period of two or three vents, it would not constitute an unduly heavy burden on the Navy Estimatra. Until it in executed our Battle-cruiser Squadron will be limited to two chips, the Hood" and Repulse" a number
A meeting of the Tung Wah Hoa-which is obviously too small to permit pital committee was held at the of the carrying out of tactical evolut hospital at 7 p.m. yesterday, to disioon on an adequate scale. cuse means of raising money to relieve
the destitute and funiue atricken
people of Swatow.
It was deeiled besides opening a to have been met to some extent. As public subscription list, to inaugurate there eppers to be a sufficiency of rice & street collectio of amali contibu.in the place for present needs, I tion from the working classes, under would suggest that no more is sent hy the Hongkong Government entere,
the principle that every little bit goes and until, I notify you that the neces a long way.
At the meeting itself, about $11,000 sity for doing so has re-arisen. was subscribed by those present, Sir I have been requested to convey to Robert Ho Toag opening the list with you the warmest thanksof the Chinese a donation of $0.000, and the Chair officials, speaking on behalf of the man, Mr. Lo Chung kui sad the other local Chinees community, for the gener que assistance and offers of help given by the Hongkong Government in their hour of need. I cut sasure you that the action of the Hongkong Go. vernment has been genuinely aud dee, ly appreciated.
membara if the committee all sub
scribed various eums ranging from $600 to $1,000,
The Chuichou Chamber of Com merce has subcribed $10,000 to the Famine Relief Fund; indipendent of
Another $95,000 which was onated by the various firms in Chuichou
Beveral other districte bave also eubscribed several thousands of dollars, the exact figare in nol yet as Dertainable.
WIRELESS MESSAGE.
From H. B. M. Cornul, Swatos. To Colonial Secretary, Hongkong Date 8th August, 1922.
My letter of 7th. Relief committes very grateful for as much tive as your can ree way to sending as attempts now being made to relieve those towns
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N.C. Daily News says "I have seen a good many curious things in the
The total value of the property under the will is £258.
course of my rambles but a snake which stands upon ita hind legs has nut so far been numbered among them and the first impression was that it must have been some fancy born of the 35th drink or thereabouts. On glancing further down year article, however, I see that the witness was a prohibitíonist, and it seems to me that if this is the effect that probibition is going to have on people, well, the sooner the 18th Amendment is put into the dicard the better."
REPULSE BAY HOTEL
SATURDAY, AUGUST 12TH.
DINNER DANCE
SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT
OF
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
JAZZ BAND.
Tables may be reserved on application Hongkong Hotel. Phone $2.
Parties of 10 or 12 persons may reserve Motor Coach to Repulse Bay and return (charge $24,00).
The Relief Fund committee ac- knowledge with thanks the Hongkong Government's contribution of 100 in districta which have suffered most, THE TELEPHONE HANDBOOK.
bage of white rice, 132 bags and no other food staffs required, ao de- baskets of biscuits, and four bags of maad at present for construction broad.
RONGKONG GOVERNMENT S
AID.
The Hongkong Government de spatched further 500 bags of rice to-day and another 500 will be sent to-morrow.
materials.
JHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
SUBSCRIPTION LIST.
At two o'clock today the total of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce's subscription list stood at The Colonial Secretariat bas for $42, 265. The list of new contributore warded to us the following copies of a is as follows:- lotter dated August 7 and a wireless Already acknowledged .....$ 28,270 message dated August 8 from HB.M. The Standard Oil Co. of New Consul av Swatow (Mr. H. King)-
THE SECOND ISSUE OF THE TELEPHONE HANDBOOK IS NOW ON SALE AT THE OFFICES OF THE PUBLISHERS :
THE NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE, LTD.,
CHINA MAIL OFFICE,
5, Wyndham Street.
The TELEPHONE HANDBOOK consists of an up-to-date and accurate index of Telephone Subscribers, é numbers being given in sognence.
The TELEPHONE HANDBOOK costs $1 per epy and is sold on, the strict understanding that on the publication of a new one the old or erw He returned to the publisliers. This proviso is "made in the interests of Subscribers in view of the frepent chang,s that take place.
York... Sir.I have the honour to in The Hongkong Tramways, 'form you that the first consignment Ltd.....
3,000
1,000
of foodstuffs contributed by the Hong-The Hongkong Stock Ex- kong Government for the relief of
change.....
1,000
destituto sufferers from the recent Messrs. Dunbar Bros. Co Ltd. typhoon which has wrought such Me ars. H. Skott & Co. havoc at Swatow and in the surround. ing districts was duly received ex e.e. "Haibong" on the 6th start.
Green Island Cement Co.Ltd; Mesers. E. D. Saroon ant
Co. Ltd....
1.000 ⚫1,000 1,000
1,000
I immediately made arrangements, Masers. H. M. H. Nematee through the local Chinese officials, for Hector W. Sassoon Esq..... ite proper dietribution by the Typhoon Messrs. Reiss & Co..... Relief Committee, a body consi-ting The Bank Line, Ltd.
1000
1,000
600
500
600
500
300,
250
200
100
100
25
10
10
$42,200.
Address
Tel. No..
of Chinese official and prominent Hongkong & Chi. a Gas Co., mercantils representatives, with Ltd.
foreign supervision over the actual Mears. W., R. Loxley & Co.. delivery of the rice as it is sequired. Mesars. Harry Wicking & Co from the Chinces Maritime Customs Meers. Lowe, Bingham & Examination Shed, where it is stored Matthewa...... for the present
Messrs. Layton & Co. The general situation, I ata glad to Meisra, Botelho Brus.. Bay, is improving, and the Chinese C. A. Da Roza, Beq.. are doing teir best to cope with the|M. F. Key, Faq tremendous tasks of evolving some sort F. H. Buoji, Erq.. of order out of the choos which exists J. B. Pendino, Esq.
on the Kialet side of Brg harbour.
The two mort prearing needs, namely, irish water and food stem, howeyer,
ORDER.
THE HONGKONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY CO. 5, Wyndham St.
Please supply me with
...................... cop............ of the July December 1922 issue of the Telephone Handbook at $1 per copy.
I agree to return this copy to you on application when a new Hand- book is published.
Cash enclosed $.
WANTED-Oos Amitant to take charge of Corrospendence and
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
HE Undersignod have received In structions to auli ky Public Auction,
UN
FRIDAY, August 11, 1999, commencing at il am.
at their Sales Booms, Duddell Street, [FOR ADODUNT OF THE CONCERNRO), 300, Cases Each 112 Sheets Tinplatos 14" x 20" l'erms: Jash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS..
Auctioneers
Pongkong, Aug. 10, 1922,
PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
HE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Publio Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED}
04
SATURDAY,
August 12, 1922, at 10.30 a.m., at their Salon Rocuss. No. P Don Vax Road, Corner of
Ice House Street, Large quantity of Photographic Sundries, Plates, Magnifying Lense, Cardboard, *0.
ko. TERMS-Cash on delivery
HUCHES & HOUGH
Auctionsrs. Hongkong, August 5, 1982
ko.
for Account of the Concerned,!
00
TUESDAY,
August 15, 1892, commencing at 2.45 p.m. at their Sales Roome V. Der Veraz Road, Corner of içe Homar Street, TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNITURE, BRASS AND TEAK- "WOOD TWIN BEDSTEÄDE,
CARPETS,
C
Comprising:
to
Dialog Saiter. Chesterfield Sofan, arm-obaire (new),,Card and Occasional ables Teakwood Twin Bedsteads, arge and small Wardrobes, Dressing Cables and Chairs, Washstands, “&c., fumed Teakwood), Sideboarda, Dinner Waggons, Dinner Services, Crockery & Rae Waro, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, &c. Electro-plated Ware, Val. St Lambert Table Plate and Glass Ware.
Also
Electric Reading Lamps, Sorcons Sundry Blackwood Furniture, Chairs, Cabinets, Pictures,
(Fall Particulars from Catalogue). farine: Cash on delivery.
RUORE & K¢ DH Auctioneers
Hongkong, August 10, 1921.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
Undersigned have received in- structions from THE CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICS, to sell by Public Auction,
on
WEDNESDAY,
August 23, 1922, at 11 am.,
their Baloo Rooms, No. 8,
Des Voeux Road, Corner of
Ice House Street, Government Steam Lannch No.7. BUILT 1007.
Particulars za under:
64 feet 2 inches by 9 feet 8 inches
by 6 feet.
49 feet 4 inches B.P.
I. E. P. 60.
Speedy 74 Knots.
17.6 gross tous.
Capacity of Bunkera—23 tons.
di inelios by ta faclora
Compound Engine— Winches
=125 lbs.
Boiler In good erndition. Terms: Cash on delivery.
ETCHES & OTH Auctioneers to the Government. Hoogkong, Argust 10, 1922. -~***
KEEP, IT HANDY, Immediate relief is necessary in attacks of diarrhoea Chamberlain's Colle and Diarrhoes Remody should always be on hand. For sale by all Chemists and Storekeepers.
TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS.
ALL preliminary notices of forth- coming meetings, lectures and entertainments, sent for Insertion in the news columns of the China Mail, are charged for at the rate of $1 each, (ad announced in May and June of last year) providing that they do not estoy more than four lines. In future if the space is exceeded they will be placed in the advertising „Columns at the prevalling rates
HAND MADE
UNDIES.
We have a large
selection of chlo
styles in all garments made from Silk,
Tarantulle, etc.
KAYSER'S SILK & COTTON
UNDERVESTS
ITALIAN SILK HOSIERY
SOUTHALL'S
SANITARY SPECIALITIES
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.
Columbia Grafonolas
Prices From $60.00
ANDERSON'S
(Opposite City Hally
THE BLUE BIRD CO.
Refashment Parlour and Candy Store..
No. 15A Da Voeux Rad, ('estral.
(Opposite o d. S. Watson listeuzary).
Large quantity in stock of Sego Evaporated Milk at 20 Cents per tin Mackintosh Toffee, Caramel and
American Pine Nuts.
A. E. G.
Electric fan, Switches, wire of all sizes motor. Dynemo, etc., etc.
Sole agents HALL, LAW & 00..
10. Des Voeux Road Central, First floor.
TRIALS SOLICITED BY JAMES STEER
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CHRONOMETER AND WATCH .KER
(Contractor to H. DI. Naval Yard,)
9, los Hovas STREET, Honukunu
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(THE EUROPEAN GARAGEY
CARS
Open and Closed FOR
HIRE
482 -in Hongkong and Kowloon. TIL
TEL
9552
482 3552
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THE TOP NOTCH
OF SCOTCH.
RIPE IN YEARS
RARE IN QUALITY.
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Limited.
Edinburgh.
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Tel. No. 185.
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