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THE CHINA MAIL.
Since coercion to prevent all: dealings, social, commercial ar
TYPHOON,
otherwise, was used against Captain BLOWS AND BILLOWS ;
DESTRUCTIVE DAMAGE,
OC. Boycott of Mayo, Ireland, in 1880, boycotting has become more anki mare a form of international warfare. In 1910 all Grook goodr were rigorously boycotted by the Turks; in 1912 the Turks declared cussion the Colony has been visited
For the accond week-end in suc
to
away, rode out the storm ot, the leeward side of the Steamboat Co.'s Wing Lok Wart without any damingo...
The department stores were open this morning but they had their window shutters up.
BRAVERY.
FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1993
GALLANT RESCUES.
INCIDENT OF THE TYPHOON.
on
man
́THOSE TYPHOONS.
SHOULD ONE STRIKE
HONGKONG.
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN.
DIRECTOR OF THE OBSERVATORY
EXPLAINS,
Locat
DAMAGE TO WHARVES. Chlef Preventive Officer 5. I Clarke of the Imports and Exports & national boycott against every by typhoon weather and connection done along the Praya, especially H. Edley, who is the Hongkong, Considerable damage has been Department, together with Mr. W. thing Italian: The Shawdesht! by water with 'Kowloon has been movement in Bengal was the boy cut off: Early this inorning a ferry along the wastern partion. Towards Canton & Macao Steamboat Co.'s cott, by nativos, of British-made, is said to have come across from the central district, which seemed Wharfinger, performed a gallant What would happen if a typhoon wares as a protest against the parti- Kowloon, but it was found impos. to be sheltered, the fury of the rescue in the harbour this morning, came to
a.feat which is all the more heroic residents who remember the 1906
Hongkong? ion of the province The Chinore sible to fund the passengers and they storm was less. have long used Loycotting as were taken back and pat ashore at Town up to the Steamboat Co.'s which prevalled. At about eleven question. Those who went through Nearly every whatf from Kennedy on account of the raging seas disaster will need no answer to thr means to vont national feeling Yasimati. All attempts to verify Macao wharf, has been damaged. o'clock an alarm was raised that the two recent blows can only against nationals of countries whose this statement have failed. A fairly The outer part of Bai Kong wharf two persons had jumped into the guess. Accordingly they wil government they fest have det high sea was running all the morn was gradually broken up and is all harbour from the Steamboat Co.'s appreciate the following statement unfairly with Chins. Soune ing and a certain amount of damage in piecas now.
The Kowloon Canton steamer wharf near the which Mr. T. F. Claxton, Director twenty-five years ago there was a bus been done to both Blake and Godown Co.'s West Point whart Harbour Office. Mr. Clarke was of the Observatory, has kindly boycott against American goods, Murray piers. The high tide is which has withstood many typhoone nearby and together with Mr. Edley given to the China Mail. which the Chinese throughout the probably more sttributable ports in the Esat maintained for heavy rain in the Canton delta, that were loosened and soon sailing away odds rescued a man and woman stations Affords a means of deter
has also been damaged. Planks who has quarters on the wharf
went in and in the face of fearful typhoon over 2 or more adjacent The passage of the centre of a Bone mouths. Formerly, however, to the wind in the opinion of sea with the tide. Another smaller Although both Mr. Clarke and Mr. mining the diameter of the calm the Chinese boycotters never resort faring men. As long as one's busi- ed to violence; but during recent ness does not take him along the war, belonging to the same com- Edley had undergone strenuous area which exists at the centre of a years the boycott against Japan bae Praya, it is difficult to realize that similar condition, spare, and planks water and neither of them are station (A) the calma lasts for 20
pany at Kennedy Town, is in a physical exertion, when in the typhoon. If for instance, at one- frequently led to open violence in a typhoon is bere. There was a which the Chinese nearly always significant calm along Queen's Road being washed away. Other wharves young men they both perservered minutes, while at another station led by some student agitator have and Des Voux Road this, morning, with the sen running level with the two unfortunate
appear to have been damaged, but at artificial respiration on the (B) 2.4 miles to eastward, the calm been the aggressor. The present which was even more pronounced in top it was difficult to see what had woman
persons. The lasts 30 minutes and the typhoon is anti-Japanese agitation is being the streets further inland.
the wharf died travelling north at the rate of 12 bolstered up by intimidation and
Peak residents, on setting out for been carried away. The Yuen Un before the ambulance arrived miles an hour, then the diameter of
the wharf along Connaught Road Weat but lawless neth, and shows no signs of town this morning, were surprised was in a most peculiar condition round with the aid of stimulants and a third station (C) 9 miles to the was brought the calm area would be 12 miles. At abating. In the end it is bound to to see No. 6 signal hoisted. Riesims this morning. Although the winrt taken to the Central police station. cast of (A) the calm would do the Chinese, no less than the and niotor-ear, with hoods up, are planke remained fast, the founda- On the way he begged to be last 50 minutes also, but the wind Japanese, incaloulable haru. The in the streets as usual.
tion seemned to to have been shaken allowed to jump into the harbour would veer, whereas at A and B It Chinese Residents' Association of
and the wharf was swinging from again saying that he did not desire would back,C being on the opposite Shanghai state that they will con-1 tinue their anti-Japanese boycott
the shore-end to a distance of three to live and would commit suicide side of the centre to A and B. The Ltd. forts and will maintain their stand
feat on each side: •
at the next opportunity. In one of the lending shipping!
From enquiries made later it was it is called, differs in different central calm, or eye of the storm as to the ond. They threaten to offices, however, it wae learned at
SAILINGS CANCELLED.
learnt that the man work evon for 1,100 years" if need 11 a.m. to.day that the barometer be until their objects are attained bad fallen to 28.70, the lowest point
woman's husband and both had typhoons. Its diameter varies from about 7 to 25 miles. Sometimes an The Macao and Canton steamers only arrived from Canton last almost absolute calm occurs and and will not let this boycott be seen for years, though it fell lower "five minutes" affair." Chinese at the times of the Swatos disaster came in safely last night, those of night by the 5.5. "Kwongtung" sometimes light, variable winds are the Steamboat Co. discharging They are known to have stayed prevalent. Sometimes the sky politicians and even officials appear last August.
clears
sometimes completely, to be involved in the present inove-
house. According to the man, ment: at any rate they connire at this morning in mid-harbour labour. shelter. There were no sailings this his wife had been ill: for a long nimbus merely gives way to a vell A small launch was noticed early cargo and passengers and going to the night in a Chinese boarding-
partially, and sometimes the heavy
it improbable any will leave to tying themselves together and 27 ins to 29 ins) is said to occur
and Mr. J. Arnold, Secr tary of the Steamboat Co., thinks cided to end their misery by minimum (which varies night. However, Mr. Arnold added jumping into the harbour from the that the Canton steamer may leave far end of the Steamboat Co.'s of the calm, sometimes shortly be sonictimes at the beginning from Stonecutter's without going to Canton wharf. A daughter in her fore, and sometinies shortly after; the wharves to pick up passengers,teens and a young son who came but as the time-scale of the_of: At the Harbour Office, this morti- at the Washington Conference. ing, it was learned that all the
so as to keep up the schedule. down with their parents were in dinary barograph is usually very Japan might well renounce the smaller craft had moved to shelter Bandi C class buoys in the western the attempt but they were unaware an imperfect time-keeper, it is Most of the ships tied up at the the boarding-house at the time of contracted, and the driving clock decisions of the conference with before 8 o'clock last evening. With part of the harbour went to shelter of the movements of their parents. frequently impossible to say within regard to China if the Chinese per the exception of the P. &... last night. Two or three larger As stated in our account of the
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The China Mail. Societies, Clubs, etc, could be
Haxoxone, Friday, July 27, 1922.
** THRIFT, 'HORATIO,
THRIFT
vested in Building and Friendly!
udded, it would be shown that some
· BAROMETER LOW,
I
state that would only be compatible ceeded in renching the other side in with the existence of a state of war safety. between the two countries. The possibilities of the situation are AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE infinitely complicated in visw of the concessions made to fhina by Japan
any trouble.
was the
from
sist in the boycott which is as stupid "Macedonia," all the ocean-goingTones were, scen riding out the storm typhoon, the water along that part 5, 10, or even 15 minutes, when the as it is unjustified. The sense of steamers also moved out to obtain this morning and did not appear, as of the Praya was level with the bably it is within a few minutes of minimum pressure occurs Pro- the world is decidedly against inter-sen-room, the C.P.O... Empress Been from the water-front, to be in land and heavy seas were running, the beginning of the calm, When national strife: China cannot reckon of Canada" shifting to Junk Buy.
rendering Messrs Clarke's and the diameter of the calm arex is on ayapathy from outside if her At 10.90 this morting the Harbour Many people living on the penin- Edley's rescue all the more diffi- large, and the sky clears, the tem nationals remain obdurate and per-Office officials were in telephonic sala side went down to the ferry cult. Although the woman died
parature rises as the centre passes, sist in their slogan "Time is communication with the Captain of expecting the boats to be running she was in a very weak state of otherwise there is no perceptible object.**
the. "Macedonia" with regard to having been misled by the apparent health their fent is highly com
change. over which the seas are continually On arrival they found that the black without locking up the files we her moving away from the wharf, calm when away from the harbour. mendable and should be speedily recognised by the authorities.
INCREDIBLE VIOLENCE,
breaking.
Typhoons vary considerably in Leutenant Hake Assistant Haring had been hoisted and waves recall that Mr. Edley has been strength. In some the violence
were breaking over the Praya wall bour Master), seen this morning by with the wharves under water and typhoon rescues in previons years the centre beggars description
prominently identified with of the winds, even 100 miles from China Mail: representative; was heavy seas running.
while in others, a vessel may pais actually through the centre without sustaining very serious damage.
Today's Poem.
This is the weather the cuckoo likes
And so do I;
When showers betumble the chest-a
nut spikes.
And Destlings fly: And the little brown nightingale
bille his best,
hopeful that the typhicon might pusA Inquiries at the Fire Station this He pointed out that though the have been necessary in connection un by without doing much damnge. morning revealed that no sorties glass bad been falling steadily since with house collapses.
And they sit outside at "The Travel-noon on Wednesday, it was then
lers Best,"
TRESPASS CLAIM.
TENANT SUES LANDLORD.
of the old virtues remain and that
On June 2, 1916, this Observatory the "rainy day" is still a potent
was on the edge of the calm centre thought in the minds of many.
of a small typhoon, moving NE Income $100: expenditure #101~.
(10.30 a.m.) stationary, which was HONGKONG'S BALVATION.
and evidently filling up. The wind, And maids come forth sprig-muslina favourable sign.
which had been strong to fresh,dled result misery. Income £100; ex-
drest,
Last night Not 2 signal was {
An unusual action in which a Interviewed early this morning,
away completely betweentp.m.and penditure 209-result happiness. And citizens dream of the south nut hoisted, but was replaced by No. Mr. T. F. Claxton, Director of the tenant sued a landlord for trespass 2 p.m. increasing again with fresh
at 1.20 a.m. to-day.
was heard by the Pui ne Jadge (Mr. squalls from northward, by 4 pan. The Royal Observatory said that he expected Justice Gompertz) in the Summary No damage was done. In contrast Observatory, last evening, fore-heavy squalls from the South West Court yesterday, when the Kwong to this may be mentioned the Mauri casted cyclonic gales around Hong this afternoon, consequently the Shing firm claimed damages from tius. typhoon of 1892, April 29, In kong, with copious rain- pro Star Ferry boate would not be run Chan See, of the Sincere Company which 10,000 people were killed. phecy which is being fulfilled ning until possibly late to-night. The plaintiffs, for whom Mr. F. G. In those days, little was known by
A. Oliver Wendell Homes said:
We presne a Brokers dinner("Don't put your trust in money: the right place to distribute figures put your money in trust." For human consumption. Certainly}
west,
And so do 1.
--THOMAS Handy,
1
:
At 6 am. this morning the Royal They would be running almost cer- Vaux appeared, contended that the the public about typhoons, and the SHADOWS BEFORE. Observatory issued the following tainly to-morrow. Mr. Claxton defendant, by his workmen, wrong-cestral calm was mistaken, for the
bulletin: Wind N.N.W.. forco added that the typhoon was very ly entered the ground floor of 28 end of the storm. People there Coming Events Advertised temperature 79, wenther overcast near Hongkong being only ten Stanley Street occupied by the fore opened furricane shutters and
In The Mail.
with rain squalls.
miles from Waglap, but he expected plaintiffs on April 30 and pulled left their houses, some never to rew The Tramway Co. had to delay it to fall up near the coast which down the ceiling and the ENTERTAINMENTS. starting the trams this morning on hi been Hongkongis salvation cock loft.
turn and others to find, then in The ~ defendant
ruins, or blown to another streetby" in these places. This has raised a
account of the weather. At 7.10 many times.
had previously served on the plain the terrific hurricane which follo masa of arguments at bonic both for
tiffs a notice to quit stating that heed the central calm. Cornet Theatre;.m. about two dozen cars were sont and against the proposal and the
Don't Doubt Your out to keep up a limited service on pros and cons have been discussed
all the sections of the track. Pan- at great length. Applied to Hong-
July 27-World Theatre; Rose-sengers on the upper decks suffered kong the proposal would have to be viewed in a totally different light to mary Theby and Hamilton Revelle considerable amount of discom- fort. One optimistic passenger that at home. No doubt time is in "Good Women."
wore a sun holmet! wasted in on police courts but the nmin cause 14 not the taking of Beds,"
Trained evidence in longhand.
July 27. Leah Baird in Wife,"
figures always provide food for Police Court Delays. reflection, from the schoolboy
The Magistrate, the bulletin of wrestling with his "suns" to his!
the home Magistrates' Association, elders who have to inake ends meet. proposes that the clerk should take au a seeming world of all ends and down evidence in police courts in little meat. Here then is Mr.Stanley shorthand to speed up the procedure Baldwin, our pipe-smoking premier, telling us that we are not in such
- WIND FORCE INCREASES. was, going to pull down the Even if fully prepared Hong- wad state after all, ibat intend of
premises and put up a new build kong would suffer considerably increasing our debts (and even
Shortly Before 1 o'clock, the forceing. It was agreed by both parties should. the centre of a severe Governments sign chits) we are
of the wind increased considerably that this notice to quit was bad typhoon pass over the Island. and many, window panes were in fact intend to put up a new build houses would collapse and pro
because the defendant did not Ancient (and some modern) actually reducing the amount we
broken; and sign-boards blown ing and on this Mr. Vaux based his bably a certain proportion of the All our foreign "clients"
down in the more exposed parts of claim. Lave been paid with the exception
DAMAGE AT WEST POINT the city. A passenger in a ricaha
ships in shelter would be blown The defence was that on the date ashore and their decks swept of the American one, and this is
had a maty fall when a sudden of the alleged trespass the defen- clean, Many trees would be blown only a matter of time. It is no light
Enquiries at eleven o'clock re-gast of wind caught the vehicle and dant was not the landlord and the down. The greatest danger to vealed that the storm had abated upset it. task to have reduced a mere fea-bite
little at West Point but water was escape with only a severe shaking the agents of, the purchasers to and corrugated
He was fortunate to workmen were not his agents but pedestrians would be from tiles of a billion, five hundred million
July 30-Crown Land Sale at still rating
iron mìrtilag over the Prosa. or he was a man well up in years.whom he had sold the property a through the air. sterling of flouting debt to right familiar with the procedure of the P.W.D. Offices, 3 p.m.
Godowns situated in the leas The puller received some nasty few days earlier. It was mention- sheltered cornora received the full bruises when he fell. valu-force of the "apmy, water beilg
dashed up as high as the windows. | Water-gates proved ineffective and cargo has been damaged by sen- water in some of the godowns.
OWO.
July 27-Star Theatre; "Twin
July 27-Band Concert, Volun- observers in the Hongkong courts teer Parade Ground, indefinitely
think that most of the delay in due postponed, in the majority of the parties con- cerned, witnesses, etc.. not being
Court. A Chinese prisoner when
LAND SALE,
PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
hundred million, and to have reasked if he has any questions July 27.-Lamuert Bros., duced the number of parasitic (they to put to a witness will invariably able collection of postage stampe, are not really parasitic) government make a statement instead.
One Sales moms, 5.15 p.m. officials so that they now number need not go far for the reason, which is a language difficulty that
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
only ten per cent, above the pre-war there is no real Chinese equivalent úgure despite the creation of new for "Have you any questions to put departments. Ours for a tranquil to witness?" The nearest to it is]
One Chinese case of small- government every time! These are something to this effect "Have you pox and one of enteric was reported matters on which any premier who aby words against what has been on Wednesday.
said by the witness?" Also, most
time. Although straying from the
"The
BUSINESS SECTION,
ed that the defendant bought the property for $8500, subject to a PRAYA EAST.
$16,000 mortgage which he took over, and sold it for $16,000, the ASCENT OF FUJL now purchasers also taking over the Enquiry at the PW.D. Offices mortgage.. elicited the slatement that no His Honour who throughout the AN IMPERIAL ATTEMPT, damage to the Praga East roolama case confessed to some difficulty tion had as yet been reported. The in discovering where the alleged early morning scene on the East trespass came in gave judgment
TOKYO, July 26 The Chinese Business section was Praya was at least picturesque and for the defendant.
Considerable Interext is being affected even less than during the signs were not wanting that the
attached to the forthcoming de typhoon on Sunday Doors were worka had suffered "Them was
pedition by the Prince. Regent, open and few sign-boards were floating wreckage and some of the
who left Hayama this afternoon secured. Some streats had an matalieds and more generously built mark. Reports in shipping cir- for. Gotemba. At the foot of Mount appearance like that on an ordinary structures on the water-front, to dies giate that the typhoon moved Fullyama, where he spends the rainy day.
say nothing of the tracks used for towards a point a little further night previous to artemning" an Sutherland Street, which leads carrying the earth from Morrison North along the const in the diroo ascent of the mountain to-morrow from the Prays to that part of Hill to the water-front were in fion of Swatow,
Starting at four o'clock in the Queen's Rood immediately below danger of demolition.
morning, the Prince Regent will the Government Civil Hospital was
The street trams were still run make the trip on horseback as far ning when this issue went to press as possible, and afterwards on foot. several hours this morning. At this
Mr. B. J. Wilton of the Tramway The Prince Regent will be attend Co. said that it was improbable thated by numerous officials and Fress-
soles and thus helps the revenues of the Chinese who give evidence
Carnival" starring of his country, is entitled to dilate. bave vary hazy ideas of what is Matheson Lang, is to be shown at There are other matters which required of thort and enlightenment the World Theatre soon. entitle those concerned to be happy in this respect would save much
An advertisement regarding otol," the liquid vermicide, will and which proves that the old place subject of this note it would not be be found on page 10 of this issue. and the people there are not so very amins to point out that men who kad after all. For instance, the are often la the courts tice that
"Twin Beds," the farce which amount on deposit in Trustees sav-while the oath is being administered made such a hit at the Coronet re- flooded to a depth of three feet for inge banks at the end of 1922 was to Chinese witnesses use of them-cently, is being shown to-day and $128,000,000 in the Post Office not know that what they are to-morrow at the Star, Kowloon, Savings bank 4269,000,000 (in 1012 repeating after the interpreter is au
ontli
part the son was ranning over the.
BIG TREE DOWN.
..
We would also, with the Owing to the wet weather, the land and the praya-wall-could not big tree-in Ice House Street the service would be stopped and non."-Courtesy Dally Bulletin.
not the Manonio Hall fell downdant be seen. People living there had to withbub sondent to any passars. wade out for necessition,
if fle weather improved more cara there were nine million accounts greatest respect, point out that a "At Home" fixed for ip-imbrrow,
would be sent out. The "Star which had increased by twenty-five, better system could be derined in in connection with the Indian
farries had not resumed running bot the Peak tram service was still being BROKERS per cent in 1922) War Servings regulating the way in which cases Recreation Cub is postponed until A detachment of Portuguese
soldiers, who arrived from Macao LATEST NEWS.
maintained. SHE certificatos totalled £848,000,000. are called At about half-past ten Saturday 4th August 1923. -
every morning the opium divun
last night and who had docided to
No reports of collapsen or land- Eighty-nindmillion cortificates were ser begin and they are usually The total output of the Kailan spend the night on the wharf pend. | TYPHOON NEAR SWATOW? slides have been received either by the Central Police Station or tha purchased-inst year, forty per cent long drawn out affaire entailing Mising Administration's mines for ing embarkation on an Coun representing small savings of £26 number of officera wlio may be the week ending 14th July, 1923, steamer, Wore "washed out by the Although the wind seemed to be Fire Station," However, minos and under. These are uerceting and gently wanted in their own dis aucted to 92,005 tone and the typhoon and hind to sleep under the increasing of two o'clock this after sidences may have wodored ju
tricts. having to wait in court til sales during the period to 83,667 verandahs of the Chinada abope. noon that barataster, was endile on districts, reports of which Anteresting figures. If amounts in they are over.
** | One sampon, which could not get going mawards and had passe tisố not have got in yet.
tons,
The
SSOCIATION,
will be feined till thep
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