FRIDAY JULY 11, 1924
CHINA SEA DANGERS.
THREE TYPHOONS IN ONE WEEK.
Latest Strikes An Island.
There are still two typhoons at large in the southern part of the China Sea, the one that disappeared inland between Swatow and Amoy having been replaced by another. This third typhoon has brought disaster in its train, the unlucky place being Naha Island, one of the southerly Lu, Chu (or Riu Kia) group lying between Japan and Formosa. Believed to be bigger than the one for which the local signals are being displayed, this third typhoon is materially responsible for the unsettled weather in the Hongkong area. although the presence of two typhoons at the same time, has undoubtedly aggravated local conditions.
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The layman will grasp the posi- j A Shanghai message, received tion more easily if the three here at 7.20 last night gave warn typhoons recorded by the Hong-ling of a typhoon of unknown kong Royal Observatory this work intensity within 120 miles of Lat. are called No. 1, No. 2 andi No. ji. 10deg. N., Loug. 127deg. E.
No. 1 was first announced on was moving in a north-westerly Wednesday morning by the usual direction. Estand-by" signal. Yesterday it was reported that it had gone inland near Swatow and had filled up. No. 2 superseded No. 1 as the signals were changed shortly before eleven o'clock yesterday morning. At this time it was about 450 miles from the Colony and to-day it is nearer, approxi- mately just within or near the 200
miles radius,
Where They Started. Yesterday afternoon's weather: report intimated that another typhoon had been noticed (No: 3).. No. 2 was then about 200 miles eest of Bashi Channel-a stretch of water to the south-west of Formosa Island and No. 3 abbut 200 miles east of Bushi Channel, or about 400 miles further away, The direction and motion of both. at the time, were uncertain.
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At 7.18 last night, a Manila enble gave notice of a typhoon or feyclone over the N.E. China Sea.
direction unknown.
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Hongkong Signal Down. AL 11.26 this morning a local
warning was given of a ty of unknown intensity within 120 miles of Lat. 21deg. N. and Long 119deg, E. At 1 pm. the latitude was given as 122dex. and, the storm signal at Kowloon taken down,
To-day's weather report Says that pressure has decreased motie- lely from stations to Aparri (the northerly point of Luzon), and slightly at Manila, over Indo-China and North Formosa. It is nearly stationary elsewhere.
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A CASE TO BE STATED.
HONGKONG'S NEW BUILDING.
BANK OF CANTON'S FINE HOME.
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Official Opening Ceremony To-morrow.
Situated at one of the busiest the main entrance, the vestibule : The Police case against a number crossings of the Colony's business offers a most pleasing marble of Chinese whom it is thought are Street and Des Voeux Road Cen- bronze doors and the grandeur and contre-the junction of Ice House effect, set off by the massive part of the group responsible for tral Hongkong's Imposing new glitter of the bronze grills with importing into the Colony a large building will be officially opened which the marble counters of the quantity of arms has not yet becir, to-morrow. completed. At an earlier hearing the head office of the Bank of The pavement of the main floor la It is best known as centre of the building are finished. it had been stated that £8,000 and Canton, Ltd. although other com- also of marble, with the exception been sent to Europe for the pur-mercial institutions will find of that of the four private offices urms and ammunition accommodation within its, walls. facing the main street, which ure Mr. C. G. Perdue, Assistant DireAfter the plans had been drawn laid with teak and blackwood tor of Criminal Intelligence, told it was claimed that this dignified parquets, that alternation of the Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Center edifice, sturdy on a solid founda- two woods in the construction of Magistracy this morning that the tion underpiled to considerable the blocks giving an extraordin documents in the case were depth to give it all possible arily handsome effect.
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Top to Bottom. were in Chinese, that the Crowtural effect second to none in Over the centre of the vestibule would not be able to proceed with Hongkong. Those who avail is a stained glass skylight which the actual hearing for at least themselves of the Bank's invita- forms the base of a large square another month. He suggested that tion to attend the opening cere- light shaft which leads up to the the weekly remands that would be mony to-morrow will endorse this roof of the building, and which, Decossary should be merely formal opinion.
being tied in white, gives an ones and that the solicitors con- Exclusive of the extensive base excellent lighting to all the offices cerned need not trouble to attend.ment, the building is one of seven looking upon it, and forms a very
Mr. Davidson, who appeared storeys, the ground floor being set efficient ventilating shaft. this and asked that a day should be top floor for the Chinese Club, and the top of the building is of marble one of the defendants, objected tolaside for the Bank of Canton, the main stairway from the floor to fixed on which the Crown should the remainder of the building throughout. At the rear of the It was not right that being divided up into a large num-building are two projecting blocka, late & case. these people should have to appear ber of spacious, well-ventilated standing apart, as it were, from before the Court week after week and well-lighted offices, of which the main building. These house. like this when there was
not a several have been already the lavatory and service depart- single thread of evidence before the occupied.
ments, fitted up in approved Court. Already he understood From the ground floor the build-modern style. All window frames that the original charge had been ing rises to a height of 107 feet, are of the modern steel type mant amended to one of conspiracy and the dome adding an additional 35 factured by Messrs. Crittall & Co., it was evident that the Crown feet. It has a frontage of 100 feet of Braintree, England..
Lighting And Lifts. were finding difficulty in making and a depth of 95. The facade,
It was not fair that which is naturally the most The lighting of the interior of men should be detained while the ornamental portion of the build the building is of the indirect type, Crown hunted up cases againing, follows the most approved the wiring being invisible and modern commercial style of every nook and corner of the them.
The Magistrate : The preser
architecture. The first and second bank's premises being illuminated tion must have an opportunity" Roors are of solid granite, quarried without the least evidence of studying these papers but I agree with exceptional care and set with cause. The electric installation is The super-snid to be the most complete and that these men should not be han artistic nicety. in custody week after week with structure is of brick faced with a the nearest to perfection that has out some indication of the case fives the finished walls a most structure in the Colony
new granite composition that ever yet been installed in any against them.
Two electric lifts have been pleasing effect and offers to the that elements a surface to play on that court is much more resistant than the week's
concrete commonly used in locul be as building operations.
Out & case.
The forecast for to-day reads:- North-east winds, possibly in Then Hongkong was more con-asing" to gale: thunder cerned with No. 2 and the interest showers, of mariners in port is still centred.
On The Harbour. in it although No. has actually All yesterday afternoon and last brought the disaster. This morn-night the junk anchorage was ing the Observatory reports that empty, the native craft having "the typhoon to the west of Bushi sought shelter in the refuges. A Channel or typhoon No. 2-is few sampans were about but the developing."
majority were snug inside Cause. It was eventually decided way Bay Lighters were along the Crown should give the Of No. 3 The Observatory sys; side steners Ad godowns here such an indication in a that it huil travelled .N.E. and and there but launches were time, and that buil should at noon to-day was over Naha always kept handy in the event of before ($7,500). Island, The extent of the gale any sudden change. That these there can best be imagined by the fighters, were kept working was barometer reading 28.68 and the probably due to a desire to get wind force 12. It is not expected some cargo out of the way so as that No. 3 will make for Hongkong to clear a ship or for some similar unless there should be a radical reason. The smaller sea-going change of route, a prospect by no vessels using the "C" class buoys menns strange for a typhoon, in the western part of the barbour At 5 p.m. yesterday a notice was were at anchor last night and the posted at the Harbour Office to the West River Steamers idle on effect that a typhoon was in Lat.account of the floods remained at 21 N., Long. 118 E., direction Shamsuipo Bay. unknown. position uncertain.
CROWN'S WINDFALL.
installed for the accommodation of the public and an additional electric bullion hoist has been put in the basement for the conveni- ence of the Bank.
Public Box System.
Ornamental Entrance. The ground floor has large flat There was some formal evidence arched windows and the main Apart from the furnishings and taken at the Court but when the bank entrance is highly ornu-equipment one expects to find in men were called, one failed to pp-mental. It is flanked by piers on a bank building, the new Bank of pour and his $7,500 buil was which is inscribed in large Chinese Canton offers something that estreated.
characters in gold the name of the Hongkong has long been in need Evidenco was then given by re- Bank, and surmounted by a large lof, and which promises to be the presentatives from the Great Fast- semi-circular window. From the forerunner of similar equipment ern and Great Northern Telegraph first floor two rusticated columns in other institutions. This is a Companies as to the sending and extend right up to the main modern system of individual delivery of telegrams between cornice, forming a border to the strong boxes. The Bank is open- This morning, quite a numba certain of the defendants and a handsome and unusual feature of ing up a safe deposit box system man who had sometimes been in oriel windows for each floor. The for public convenience at an England and sometimes on the main cornice itself, which runs annual rental within the reach of Continent. The telegrams were around the building, has a width all, the boxes ranging from 14 not read out.
of four feet, the widest on any 5 x 16% to 10% x 14 x 16, the Mr. Davidson formally objected structure in the Colony, Above smallest boxes renting at $3 a to these telegram copies being used this is the attic storey, with year and the largest at $12. There in evidence as he had not seen alternating piers and composite will be in all 1260 boxes of all them. The objection was noted. Ionic columns, forming a verandah sizes.
This, of course, is what has been of small craft ventured out for referred to above, as No. 2 and it what" business there might be requins to be seen whether it will forthcoming but the "typhoon strike the Colony, enter the const look" was still apparent in the further north, or fill-up.
harbour.
AMERICAN IN COURT. CHARGED WITH ISSUING FALSE STATEMENT,
MOULDERS' STRIKE.
CHINESE EMPLOYERS HOLD
... MEETING.
SWIMMING GALA.
SUCCESSFUL FETE
IN CANTON.
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to On Wednesday last, a success- discuss the present strike of ful swimming gala was held in the moulders. What decisions were Shameen Baths, Canton, between arrived at were not conveyed to the Canton Swimming Bath Club the Press, but one of those present and the Canton Christian College has hinted to the China Mail that | Swimming Club. an early settlement was πολι impossible.
An American subject, David) In a restaurant at Yaumati last Belknap Wickersham, was re-night, over twenty representatives manded for a week at the Cen- of Chinese engineering and ship- tral Magistracy yesterday on a building establishments sat down charge of issuing a false state. to an informal meeting ment. The Crown alleges against hin that being the President and Director of the American Aslatic Commercial Company, he cir culated a statement stating that the company were lessees of 5,000 acres of land in Souther Siam, well knowing it to be false and that he induced several persons to become shareholders. Mr. J. B. Nihill prosecuted for the Crown, while Mr. T. G. Bennett appeared
as counsel for defendant.
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Our informant would not commit himself when questioned as to whether the Chinese employers would act in co-operation with the European firms employing such
labour.
The charge in full reads: For that Several hundred moulders are the defendant, being President and on strike for increased wages. Director of the American Asiatic The Chinese and European Commercial Company, Ld., an in- | establishments each employ about corporated public company, made, half the men. A suggestion of a circulated and published a bonus scheme by the European statement on or about the 5th firms has been refused by the March, 1924, of concurred in men, some of whom have gone to making, circulating or publishing Canton.]
a statement to the effect that the American Asiatic Commercial
Company were lessees of a 5,000
acre estate in southern Siam, vell knowing the same to be false and with intent to deceive the members
TRICK RIDING.
and shareholders of the Company DANGER IN BUSY-STREETS.
and to induce persons to become shareholders; and that in fact, following the publication of the statement, he did attempt on divers occasions to induce persons 10 become shareholders of the American Asjatic Commercial Company in this Colony.
Addressing a young Chinese at the Yaumati Court this morning charged with reckless riding in Nathan Road, Mr. E. W. Hamilton, the Magistrate, told him that in indulging in trick riding in such endangering not only his
which is broken in the centre by Messrs. Pulper & Turner were strong piers to emphasise the the architects for the building, Mr. central feature, this being sur- A. G. W. O. Ogilvie of that office mounted by the dome.
having personally supervised the Inside the Bank.
construction. Messrs. Wing On & Mounting the marble steps to Co. were the contractors.
The former won by 10 events!
UNREST IN BRAZIL
SITUATION STILL GRAVE.
MORE. TROOPS IN REBELLION. (Reuter's American Service.)
to 1, the remaining three events-
'BURNOS AYRES, July 10, a pillow fight, musical fe-buoys Both official and unofficial news from Brazil indicates that the and water polo not being con- situation at Sao Paulo is still most serious, while there is a great deal fined, to the two colleges. Collar of unrest elsewhere. won the pillow fight, Ody the There appears little doubt that the rebels are offering a formidable musical event, while the polo resistance at Sao Paulo, which they, apparently, still completely ended in a draw of 5 goals each.control. The Christian College competitors were all Chinese.
Inter-Club Eventa. '
A battalion of Federal troops. from Santos, is alleged to have The results of the inter club joined the rebels. Anxiety is expressed with regard to the spirit of the contests follow:
crews of the three warships, including the dreadnought. "Minasgeraes." One Length(1) F. Read (2) Note: The revolution occurred on July 5, and was reported to Lee Muk-hung (3) Duncan.
have been suppressed in a few hours. San Paulo is one of the largest Spring-board Diving (1) Dun- and, commercially and industrially, the most active and enterprising can (2) Chue Hin-wing (3) Read Jr. town in Brazil. It is the capital of the State of Sao Paulo, situated on Ten Lengths: (1) F. Read (2) a high but not altogether healthy plain, being too near the marshes of Lei Muk-lung (3) Strange.
the river Tiété which flows past the town on the north. Three Lengths:-(1) F. Read (2) } Santos is 35 miles S. E. of Sao Paulo, with which it is connected Wong Ying-kwong,
by a railway ascending the Sierra" do Mar to the height of 2,500 ft: High Diving (1) Chui Hing-with the assistance of a cable. In spite of recent sanitary improve. wing (2) Duncan and Read Jr. tied ments, yellow fever and small-pox are chronic.. The coffee trade Two Lengths: (1) F. Read (2) has developed of recent years with great rapidity, coffee now being Wong Sze-ki (3) Rodger.
exported, mainly to theUnitedStates, to the annual value of £4 500,000.] Team Race: Shameen Bathing
The streets are described as strewn with dead and wounded, and there is a shortage of food.
Club.
Plunging (1) Farmer, 48 feet (2) Rodger 47 feet, 8in.
Diving For Plates Shameen Bathing Club, whose competitors a busy thoroughfare he was (Collar and Read) recovered 53
own plates.
OUR FOOD
SUPPLY.
'WEST RIVER FLOOD.........
SITUATION.
There is little change to report life but the lives of other people;
Swimming Under Water:-(1) in the flood situation on the West and that if he really wanted to Strange (21 Wong Yan-kwong, River. Difficulties to navigation risk his own life without endinger Bick Stroke One Length:-)have, as reported, caused about ing other people's he would have Rodger (2) F. Read.
ten of the Hongkong-Wuchow to go where there was no traffic. He was fined $3.
BASEBALL IN US,
LATEST LEAGUE RESULTS,
(Reuter's American Service.)
--
DURIAN WALKS.
HORSE NOT FRUIT!
NEW YORK, July 10. Lady Severn's race-pony, Durlan.
As noted above, the whole affair steamers to tie up at Shamsuipo
The results of the latest lengus named after one of the most
was a great success and every Bay. Of the others, only a few baseball games are delicious fruits in Malays, provid-
credit is due to the Honorary
NATIONAL TRAGUE, ed one has acquired the laste, Ind
Secretary (Mr T. G Stokes) and can get up to Wuchow, the re-
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Philadelphia... 3 Cincinatti..... a violent seizure yesterday A New York message of July Committee of the Shameen Bath mainder being satisfied with going Pittsburg
as far as Samshui. morning. When Capt Oxspring 19 states that the
AMERICAN LEAGUE Democratic Club, who made the arrangements.
Hongkong, is dependent on New York... 6 Chicago........ arrived at the Causeway Bay Convention has nominated the The officials were: Mr. C. E.
Wuchow-for-supplies-of-poultry, Sudsbury the pony-we-down in Gorror of Nebst Mr-Charles Pencoris (Chairman). Mer RK-
Philadelphia I Clevelands 3 box and suffering great agony. Bryan, brother of Mr William Batchelor, M. Krenwald, C. E cattle and firewood. Tower ship Philadelphia... 3 Cleveland He rallied under veterinary Jennings Bryan for the vice-pre-Watson, T. G Stokes (Members of and the inability of lighters to get Wahsington.... 2 Detroit treatment, however, and was sidency. This is regarded as a Committee); Messrs. R. M Hunt, alongside steamers at Wuchow Washington 4 Detroit recovered sufficiently this morning master stroke of Mr. John W. Davis F. C. Herb, W. R.Auger (Judges); have seriously decreased supplies Boston 2 St. Louis on 4 to be given walking exercise to checkmate the latter's opposition Messrs. M. Brennwald, J. W. for Hongkong, but prices here Boston 5 St. Louis. O The racing public will rejoice with and appeal to the farmers for sup- Witchell (Time-keepers) and T. G. have not increased to any appre The last three were Lady Severn.
beaders. on the pony's port.-
Stokes (Starter),
elabla extent. recovery.
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