MONDAY, AUGUST 19:19.3
TYPHOON
The .. "Sui An.”
THE CHINA MAIL.
Among Native Craft.
ANXIETY ABOUT FISHING
FLEET'S FATE,
Lying saug in the typhoon shelters the native craft seem to have weathered the stofm fairly
At Yaumati successfully. excllium-sized juuks were wrecked and four driven ashore. Two have since been refloated.
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being torn away. Through wires becoming, disconnected few Chinese were electrocuted.
A house collapsed at Kremer | Street, Tai Kok Tsui. Three of the five dead bodies recovered have been Identified and four persone were injured. A matshed collapsed at Wog Nei Woo village, Yaumati, with fatal results.
schmer, Capt. Russell said: "When is fenced, is very henvy. From the we first noticed that the rabies holl decks of this "Sui Tai" to-day many (Continued from page 4)
ing the 'Anh Lelon' had parted, dead bodies could be seen floating she had both anchors down and on the water. The funeral of the late Mr. Mate was using her engines to hold
Mr. J. P. Gibson, Chief Officer of colm Bhick, the "Loong Sang's" er position. It looked for a time third engineer, is to take place this that she would drift alongside us, the "Sui Tai which arrived from afternoon passing the monumentit as a matter of fact at no time Macao, som after our, today, seen
was she within 30 foot of us; by a China Mail reporter said :- - at 5.30 pm,
***At 0.13 cm. on Saturday, we The Loong-sang is a vessel of stem never eine level with our
The igniter, in which the cast off from the wharf and made 1738 tons gross, 1543 tons net. Shehow. was previously named the Ebani French steamer was handled is fast to the buoy, there being every and was built in 1896 at West serving of the highest prises. After indication of a stiff blow. At 0.40 Hartlepool, and registered in Lon-the-euble-parted--any-lack-of-we had made all fest to the buy don. The Loong-sang has been on ment might have caused fæ vessel Ar 10.21 the typhicon guns were the Manila ron practically the to drift frenesite on to the wind, fired. At noon a junk fouled the whole time she has been in Far with disaat ons resalis. The engines busy and the ship parted from the were kept going just sufficiently to haoy. We dropped michor and were heaved up and it was a fincing to the wind. The typhoon | sambans up on to the tramlines and some of them are out of use
Eastern watere.
Sad Task.
hold the vessel while the anchors
Captain's Resource,
i
RIVER STEAMER'S NARROW ESCAPE,
!
example of seamanship under the struck us with full force,
**We hove op anchor at 2.30 pan. conlitions that blained. The fon Sunday and proceeded alongside SEARCHING FOR THE DEXI. Frenel vessel rude put the worst the wharf. The lowest bargraph part of the typhoon, her cables buldrending on Saturday was as iff with south-westerly wind about soon. The "Loongsang's" boatswaining until the worst was over."
The vessel suffered a certain amount together with a' tires, and a
of minor datonge. steward belonging to the crew were picked up at Ma Wan Island, Capsuimuun. No more bodies have. been recovered. Mr. R. Sutherland: informed China Mail reponer who inquired at Jardines to-day, but about twenty Chinese win say they belong to the "Loongsang's" drew have reported themselves They may not all, of course, have beest on the ship when she found- ered. Mr. Sutherland added that the report that the body of Mr. Barron had been recovered had not been confirmed.
Damage On Shore. **The dimesi on shore was very serious, very few ligiises escaped, Many houses pollapsed and junks and simpans were capsized, with Three dredgers heavy loss of life. belonging to the Netherlands Har- our Works Company books from their mooings, the Hotterdam digging her chor and grounding;
At Shankiwan 150 boats were more or less damaged and 10 were driven ashore and at Aberdeen about 50 bats that were in the creek were daniaged. The wind and tide carried three or four
at Causeway Bay,
At Kowloon Teal, one body was found after a matshed collapsed.
Ia different parts of the Colony, goods trucks were blown long distances from their depots while in Kowlcon a number of buses were overturned.
fromt, already weakened by the
The wharves along the water-
previous typhoons suffered badly
A boy was drowned but other-for, some time. Streets littered wise no casualties amongst the with trees were common while in buatpeople themselves have so far the Chinese section hundreds of been reported.
signboards were lost for good. A fishing fleet of over 100 traw-
Gedowns along the water-front lers from Shaukiwan and Aber-at Kennedy Town and West Point deen was out at sea during the were all affected both by the sea- typhoon and nothing has been water. being carried over the heard of them. It is thought they Praya and the mighty wind which may have put in either at Cheung of the godown companies can make damaged walls and roofs. Nonc chau or Macao............
any estimate as yet but the amount of cargo involved must be large. -
Tidal Wave
SHATIN LIVES LOST.
How a small steamer, a little bit of a ship with no power, and only some 64 knots," braved Saturday's typhoon was related to a China Mail man to-day. The vessel is the "We Fu," which
Near the water-front at Shatin, a trades between Hongkong and Chiasan whart Many gardener's matshed collapsed. His Canton. Her plucky fight against were sank off Barm Point, the spots wife, daughter, two sons and one the elements is best told in the now being marked by green boys; daughter-in-law, rushed out of the words of her master, Captain father vessels were sink in the falling building only to be taught Lawrence, whose modest, direct channel. All the matsheds erected in 3 tidal wave. They were all
does
not, however, fe the fast of the Seven drowned. The gardener and an- conceal the fact that all on board Maidens were demolished. We other son were the only ones to nwe their lives to his quick decision picked up a derelick junk, flying escape.
This is the ignals of distress, off Halfway and ready resource. In emancetion with the sinking of worst typhoon that I have ever Point (Lantau), and towed it in as H.M. Submarine 13, an act of known in Hongkong," said Captain for as the Fairway Bay. The junk heroisin worthy of the best Fradi-, Lawrence, and I have had thirty- No. was 1852 11.V. and had a crow tions of the senior service was re-five years' experience." The lowest for 20 on board, who said they had ported. Being on reserve the reading of "Captain Lawrence's had no food for two days,” only cried a few men and when, barometer was 28.8th.
Marked Hersien.
BHAVE SUBMARINE MEN.
account
A P.W.D. official this morning expressed the view that the Colony was fortunate in that the number. of collapses was small when thei strength of the gale is considered. This morning, the Water Police reported the finding of six dead bodies, four of which had lifebelts on them.
Ten bodies were found in thei Shaukiwan district, five on the foreshore and others on land. A number of boats and fishing junks in the bay were dandged through being bumped against one another. In the Causeway Bay shelter, a Chinese, fell overboard from the Asiatic Petroleum Co.'s lighter and was drowned. At Wong Nei During the typhoon not less than Chong a Chinese was killed in a twenty ships weet ashore, the big-landslide. A girl, seven years of gest being the B. & S. "Chekiang" age, was drowned in a boat near
Y (Stone cutters); the Indo-China Kowloon City.
'Chaksang" (North Point); the [Continued on page 8.)
Ships Ashore.
TWENTY STRANDED.
A Unique Curve. it was known that she would sink p "I was lying at Cheungshawan
The berograph on Saturday." as she had been repeatedly Januped with both anchors down, said against the Natal Camer alter, Captain Lawrence. "The wind was rentinoed Mr. Gilsin. registered breaking los from her moorings, cast by south and the vessel held the most remarkable curve I have K. K. Ginyo Mam" (Naval
The reading was af
along with her and hegan to drift over towards Stonecuiter's Island.
Some of The Losses.
A member of the stuff of Messrs.
I did not like Stonecutters because as Cook & Son, who was in it has foul ground, and I knew Magas on Saturday, states that 76 that I could not save her if she junks were wrecked on Saturday went there on a weather shore. morning. He estimates that 100 So I put the engines to full prople were drowned sad them as the helm te hard insult of 30 houses Colapsing 27 starboard, She dragged the persons were infed and five killed. anenor along with her all the
Canton and Macao Boats.
Yard), the Norwegian "Haldis" (Kennedy Town); the Admiralty oiler "Kharki” (Árny Ordinance Pier); the American "Lake Farrar" (North Point); the American "Lake Onawa" (North Point); the Hai-
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE:
Lieut. Dirkson, R.X. ondered his well until the biggest squall came, jeter sten.
en to jump asher After this had Then she parted the port cable at 5.30 am. 29.60: at 6.30. 29.50; I lost the anchozi hoop 28.501," The typhoon been done. Lent. Dickson jumped, Bficen fathoms. on board to take lawser to romet and chain. She next started to ceased at Sunday 11005, the vessel with the store. The drag the smaller starboard anchor typhoon, was at its height then and after a long struggle. Tient, Dick st was thrown clar. As the sah.
phong "Reinis" (Stonecutters); WING to considerable damage
"Sekino Maru" Japanese
during the Typhoon at the justine sink he inde for a neigh
the bouring bun. Able Sesman Tre
(Statue Square Pier); the Chinese Works of the STEAM LAUNDRY CO gus, of RMS Tamar, went on
river steamer" Cerf" (Chung Hue) the Management beg to announce to Point), their numerous customers that all Han Cheong (North 'Sun Qa" (Stonecutters, Sai LAUNDRY DELIVERIES WILL BE Bosed the "Ginyo Mom" which was,
(Chung Hac), and DELAYED. tied by its stern to the Naval Varil speed and the
Chau" Camber with its bow not for form!!
Wa Sun (Stonecutters.) These THE STEAM LAUNDRY CO., ships were only slightly dantaged
YAUMATI, the buoy, Treagu-simmped into the way until I bit the corner of the
but others which suffered badly naging bow with edilise pad at Standard Oil Company's wharf at
August 18th, 1923. were the Canton 'river steamer ceeded in reaching the lieutenant, Lai Chi-kok. Of course the crow
"SUI
BUFFETED."Kwangsi" (Stonecutters), the after which they werendist on to then deserted, everyone jumping
river steamer "Tai. Lee" (near the Japanese ship aveampanied by for the shore. Then Mr. Kailey, of
The Hongkong, Canton and Kowloon Dock), and the "Wing cheers from the "bebedi."
the Standard Oli Company's Con- Lieut. Dickson in persisting on, struction Department, came down Macao Steamboat Co.'s s.s."Kin- Shing" which lost its funnel.
of the ships which were driven going on boned his submarine after to the wharf with two other shan," (Capt. Chrispin) which left it ind here aboneged and thereby Americans. I got the No. I conlie, here for Canton on Saturday night ashore the river steamer" Tai Lee" enburgering his life performed a the No. 1 pilot, the bo sun, and abid an uneventful trip up to Canton came in for a very bad time before deed of great gallantry, whil A. ti. few others and got ropes fast to the Except for a squall at 4.30 am, on her fate was sealed.
Saturday. Throughout Saturday close to the rocky headland at Trengus was Worthily apploded for, shore, Meanwhile the ship was the weather was wet and squally Kowloon Dock Point with several his fine piece of resude work,
holes in her bottom, listed and half fall of water, the masts broken and the fittings all in a tangle.
Liners In The Typhoon
..
EMPRESS CAPTAIN INTERVIEWED,
chawing on the corner of the pier. Finally I got her alongside and tay there until the weather calmed down. She is now at the Ping O Godown Wharf discharging
cargo".
Cintiin Lawrence added that
on.
AN" BADLY
She new lies
After the
cable
Most of the crew left
MANY LIVES LOST.
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THE REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
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As the prerions meeting wes not held owing to bad wather, li is essential that there shouted be a full attending.
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rarch Secretary. Hongkong, August 20, 1927,
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until 3 30 p.m., when a fairly stiff breeze arose. No news of the disaster in Hongkong had reached
She was lying with both anchors Canton when the "Kinshan" left at 5 pm. A strong head wiad was out in Hunghon Bay, till the ship blowing most of the way down the was driven abutt river and heavy rain was ex-anchors had fouled one another Captain 8. Robinson, R.N.R.his hout was badly chawed and itperienced. At one time it was the ship became adrift until she $.5. "TRIESTE" FROM TRIESTE commander of the PDS. ( would take about a fortnight 10 feared that the vessel would have struck the botton and made water
He said he firmly to take shelter for the night at quickly. "Empress of Australia, in an repair her. interview with at kina Mail repre; suffered any damage at all if the clam and the wind dropped after line ashore but without success. believed that she would not have Castle Peak, but as the sea was Attempts were made to swin a sentative this morning, described
ground tackle had been heavy gp.m., the captain decided to keep Europeans from the Dock Co, Saturday's typhoon, while it lastel
enough. This was true, he affirmed, as the sever he had ever experis, of other river steamers also. Risshan," passed the "Kinshan" on succeeded in getting a
At 1043 p.m. the "Hong bravely swam out with a line and enced. Captain Rolmen, it will being like towers out of the water the journey to Canton. A message rigged up. remembered, was in Hongkang dar they were greatly exposed to the was shouted from the bridge of the but the officers remained on board ing the 1986 typhoon. Capt. Robin-fallest force of the wind.
Honam" to the effect that the ell the storm was over. son when asked to volete his expari- Narrating his personal exper-Kiashan" was to berth to the East ences of Saturday, said: “We weriences, Captain Lawrance said that
Heavy Damage. noored at buoy Ad; we lund ster when the typhoon came and his of the Wharf and "look out for the-
buoy." The "Kinshan" was off up. but never had to use it. We ship began to drag he had
the Steamboat Wharf at 11.15 p.m., only paid out about 24 fathoms of to decide between going to but it was 40 minutes later before enbly on the buoy. The starbound, Stonecutters
Lai-Chi-kok. or
the "Kinshan" was tied up at her anchor was let go before the typhoon He chose 1he latter because struck us, ami we paid out 30 he felt that everyone on hoardWharf. The delay was stated to I dare not my out any would have been drowned if the be due to the fact that no one was or cable for fear of foaling the vessel had gone ashore on the present on the wharf to give the part of the typhoon we laid with the and spray were coming down instructions to throw light on the life will ever be ascertained as Imoys to leeward, During the worst Stonecutters rocks. Blinding rain captain of the "Kinshan" any wind well in the how. The very Heavy doors were being smash message shouted from the "Hong
reports. strong current, running through the ed in like paper.
Dainage was severe on most harbour, apparently kept the ship was knocked down and blown
The s.s.Hongshan left Canton parts of the Peak practically not from altogether swinging to the along the deck. However, not a wind. This kept a steady strain on soul came to serious hurt, though at & a.m. on Saturday morning and one house coming off scatheless the cable and prevented my exces- they were all ready with their life pareteter was falling rapidly and from the storm. It is impossible to ALL preliminary notices of forth-
belts should the worst happen.
was falling and [give a detailed list of the houses coming meetings, lectures and kive jerking. We came out of it
Asked if he expected the the weather become so threatening damaged but there were many entertainments, sent for insertion in with practically no damage, which is remarkable under the cirena; typhoon. Captain Lawrence that at 12 21 the Captala decided to cases of roofs being carried away the news columns of the China Mail,
plied, "Yes-on the fourteeath,"
turs back and anchor behind-Tiger and walls for down. Some re- are charged for at the rate of $1 each, stances. The Empress of Austra-He had traced it all the way from Island. When the weather cleareth,sidents were rendered homeless (as announced in May and June of la' is probably the biggest ship that Guam and had calculated that it the jouracy was resumed and and had to look for shelter as best 1922), providing that they do not las over ridden out a typhoon in would reach Hongkong, travel Hongkong was reached at 8.25 pm, they could
occupy more than four Enes.. En Hongkong and when one bears in ling at the rate of 220 miles a day. At to p.m. the vessel left for Can- It town the more exposed houses future if this space is exceeded they mind the immense surface are pre-about nine o'clock on Saturday to, passing the "Kiashan at all suffered damage, hundreds of will be placed in the advertising sented to this win, our scape from morning. On Friday afternoon 1043 as stated.
cases being reported of masonry columns at the prevailing rates serious damage is astonishing. I asked the. Customs Office in
Tatlon
He himself
shan."
The 6.." Hongshan.”
The as. "Honam."
Canton if they had received any The s.s." Honam" left Hongkong A Comparison.
telegram from Hongkong, but they at 7.30 am, on Saturday for Canton, "Saturday's typhon was evident- | had heard nothing. Had I known but was forced to seek shelter ly a small one and passed over here that the signals had gone up in at Stonecutters, where she remain- very quickly. I was here during Hongkong, I would not have left ed wati Sp.ni. The vessel the typhoon of 1906, but the wind Canton. It was a great neglect on resumed ber voyage at 5 p.m., on Saturday was the highest I have someone's part that the news was passing the "Kinshan" at 8.41 p.m. ever experience. It did not, how not sent to the Canton Custorna ever, appear to keep up the high officials."
velocity of the one in 1906. On this
ocension, the wind was more
qually. In 1906, it was one con-
Macao, Herd Hit.
tinual pressure of wind and there
· HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE,
Tribute To French.
no equilla og on Saturday."
The Sui An."
The s.5, "Sui An". Went to the anchorage at Stonecutters on Fri- day night and no boat has lefthere for Macao since that morning. The" Sai An was badly buffeted during Saturday's storm, her upper works being carried away.
The Macao appears to have suffered vessel is going into dock and re- When Capt. Robinson was told even worse than Hongkong front pairs are expected to take a week. that some people on there and Saturday's typhoon. Passengers No vessel left for Macao this mom- thought that both the "Empress of arriving from there to-day state ting.
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Australia and the "André Lebon" the typhoon struck the town about Both the Steamboat's wharves had broken adrift, he stated that the noon on Saturday and the wind con- are badly damaged. The Cin Empress liner had never been tinued with tromlondons, force until Wharf was hit by a lighter and the ndrift. With regard to the French noon yesterday. The loss of life, it office was demolished.
Both on the island and the mainland, considerable damage was wrought and many lives lost.
It is doubtful if the total loss of some of the Chinese may not make
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