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MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1924. TYPHOON ᎠᎪᎷ ᎪᏀ Ꭼ .
STEAMER. BLOWN
ASHORE.
LINER'S ROUGH PASSAGE.
European Lady Passenger Injured.
The bit of typhoon verse in vogue in the clipper days some thing to this effect:-" Jone-Too Soon: July-Stand By;
·October-All Over; November-
Remember had a bearing on the experienced after having been almost immune this year...
week-end blow which Hongkong
Although Hongkong did not get the full force of the wind-or to use typhoon parlance, although не got only the tail," the velocity was near enough to do a certain amount of damage.
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on Sunday night. Over four inches of rain fell between 2 pm, on Saturday and g 30 yesterday.
"Lake Gitano" Safe. Shipping Board "feeder steamers The "Lake Gitano," one of the had been tied up, idle for some weeks. At the height of the typhoon on Sunday night
THE CHINA MAIL.
being able to get back this morni ing. As most of themen-folk were away from their homes during the week-end the ladies had a-b no means easy time out on thờ| island.
At Kowloon, the boarding of the Peninsula Hotel-that infallible, windgange of Hongkong typhoons which rame, down several times last year--ngain collapsed.
At Belcher Street, West Point; a j -landslide took place, completely
blocking the street.
A Chinese workman WILM idrowned in a nullal near the China Rugar Refining Co.'s worka. He working on a site near the Quarry was a contractor's coolie and was Bay Police Station when some planks were carried away into the He last his nullah by the nin to life in trying to retrieve the wool
Junk Lost. Stonecutter's Island where she went ashore
abe
W46
blown
across
not far from the Naval Wireless Station.
Board, a
.
When they re
At A Hongkong junk has been the local office of the Shipping it fortaustely the craw were As far as is known the harboured that the ship was in no dangering back from Deep Water Bay en "Mall" man was inform-ved. Junk No. T267F as com. and its approaches suffered the most there being few mishaps ashore, and made no water. An inspec- Saturday morning and called the
tion had been made and it was spun-launch "Tee Far" te to Even the giant "Empress of
About 11.30 am, the rope Australia" saw fit to leave the expected that she would be pulled her
snapped, the junk then being out Kowloon Wharf and ride out the off at 5 pm, to day.
This ship has previously been side. Aberileen Anchor was cast storm at No. A4 buoy Kowloon in the hands of the Pacific Mail est and the junk's crew proceedel Bay, Laichikok and Samshulpo S.S. Co., and used to run between on the lanes uito Aberdeen to Bay were crowded with smaller steamers of which the United Hongkong and southern ports to fetch a new sape.
turned at 4 pan, the junk had gone States Shipping Board s.s. "Lake supplement the Pacific service.] Gitano". "was blown ashore on the north side of Stonecutter's... Is- land. Of outward bound liners from Honie, it is known that the "Hakone Muru," of the NYK. line was in the full force of the typhoon and that a European lady passenger was injured in the face through losing her balance in the storni, She was removed to hos pital on the ship's arrival this morning.
Then a little anxiety was felt for the Pacific Mail "President Pierce ,which Was due from Manila. Some thought that she would have run into the typhoon on her trip across but there were others who felt that she would have passed the tail end of its area. As the highest wind force she recorded was 7, which is not typhoon force but a fairly heavy blow. She was anchored outside the harbour this morning as the pilot could not get out soon enough to bring her in, but her experience really amounts to "All's well that
ends well,"
To-day's Low Glass.
As, already mentioned the under. "Empress of__Australia ” rode out the storm in the centre of the harbour.
On Saturday,
the smaller ocean-going vessels
in the western
SPURIOUS COIN.
part of the RS CONDUCTOR CHARGED harbour, proceeded one by one, to
WITH PASSING IT." shelter, but about half a dozen remained at their buoys which, it is understood, is an infringement of regulations and is likely to result in prosecutions.
Whampoa
CASE REMANDED.
On Saturday-afternoon two The rase in which 1p Yui, a Dock Co. launches Chinese motor-bus conductor, was were noticed having a bad time elurged with passing sparious of it off the Hongkong Club, roins, on October 1, came up for A larger one was trying to get hearing before Mr.
E.. W
for the Kowloon Motor Box Po, to watch the case.
Mr. C. He represented the defendant and reserved his right in ass-examination at the next hear- ing.
RACE-COURSE
NEW CULVERT
UNDER FLOOD.
WORKS WONDERS. ¡†
MR. ROCK'S PROMPT MEASURES. *
Training Still In Full Swing. T
[BY ARGUS.]
It
After Saturday afternoon's The nullah at the last furlong
night, many expected that the amount of damage was done to steady rain and the deluge at mid-post once more proved too narrow to carry the water and a certain race-course would be unfit for use both tracks in consequence.
his morning, Naturally, the was certainly alarming, to Ree grass track was not available, but some of the foundations of the inner course" on the golf-greens, the sand-track was good enough but willing hands and careful "going" to allow of Sir Paul supervision had put this to rights Chater's candidates, ridden by Mr. before 5 o'clock last night; and a
galloped. That astute veteran, morning. Gibson and Mr. Soares, to be width of twelve feet, as stated, was available for training this Mr. Curreem, who trains for Sir Paul, is not one to take risks; s0 that as he decided the course was it to 'gullop on, prospects for Selurday are distinctly bright.
Mr. Rock's Fine Work. A visit to the race-course, yesterday morning, revealed that the damage was serious and need. ed quick action if the sand-track was to be availible this morning.
Mr. E. Rock, assistant Clerk of the Course, soon. grasped the situation and ordered Ah Tai, the man in charge, to put on every available coolie to clear the inner course for a distance of 12 feet from the inside rails,
The overflow pipes in front of the members' enclosure, in some instances, were washed loose and the bank has again been carried away in consequence.
The Actual Damage. The damage done, however, is in
no way serious nor the least likely to affect prospects for Saturday's meetingIn fact, I was semi- that the grass course will in all officially informed this morning probability be available on Thurs day morning, if not to-morrow. Racing men owe a debt of grati- tude to Mr. Rock for the prompt measures taken yesterday, and incidentally to the persuasive The new culvert, recently laid tongue of Ah Tai, who must have down by the P.W.D. worked quite cozened the coulies into the belief up to expectations; and by 5that they were Christian scientists o'clock last evening there was very and that, no rain was falling, little water standing on the course. yesterday.
LADY ROBBED ON
SATURDAY.
PORTUGUESE TO RESCUE.
Before Mr. E. W. Humilton, at the Kowloon Magistracy this mom- ing, & Chinese lad nited Ng Cho,
rontaining
the other in tow but seemed Haunilton at the Kowkon Court to have difficulty innoving this morning.
her bow. Eventually it Mr. R. B. 4. Webster appeared BAG-SNATCHER JAILED.- looked as if the smaller launch was being towed to the lee of Kowloon with her stern moving first At about the same time, one of the "Star" Ferry boats was seen near the Cenotaph but she was only waiting, with canvas Pat Pan, money changer, ut rolled up, for another to leave the No. 176, Shanghai Street, stated Hongkong wharf. About 3.30 p.m. that the ten fen-cent. Hongkong 19 years of age, anemployed, was the red fing was hoisted but the pieses shown him were spurious charged with suntching one black service was maintained under The anitations were good they As the signals were lowered difficulty. The Yuumati and other were made of zine, the weight leher handbag, yesterday surprise may
Chinese ferry services stopped for being less than good coins. One honey and jewellery worth $50 occasioned at the strong wind on the harbour to-day.
a while. If any:
can break zine coins but ut silver. Mrs. Westley, of No. 7. thing the typhoon has passed River Service Disorganized.
Ainmi Villas, at Chathan Road on He had had over ten years expSaturday last. He was sentenced further away from us since Much inconvenience was causedence of testing coins, The ordin the height of the squall but its to river shipping. On Saturday dy public might have been deceived six months' hard labour, and proximity, coupled with there morning the "Sui An" left foray these bad coins.
twelve strokes of the birch. Sub- One ten-cut being a steep gradient of atmos-Macne and the "Sui Tai" and piece among the change out of the Inspector A. Moody, of the Water pheric pressure extending very "Chuen Chow" for Hongkong. On 1 pote, handed to the Chines Police Station, deposed that on high up from the North to the their respective arrivals about
Saturday afternoon, as the com- Gulf of Tongking. is responsible noon, they all took shelter, the
plainant Was walking along for our unsettled weather to-day, week-end excursions being aban-
Chatham Road, defendant came up the aftermath of the typhoon. doned. The "Sxi Tai" and "Chuen
from behind und snatclied the bag Chow" remained ut shelter till this
from her hand, then went down morning and left this afternoon.
Cornarvon Road. where two Por
be
Mr. T. F. Claxton, Director of the Royal Observatory, courteous ly informed a “China Mail” man
ted
shortly before tiffin to-day that the "glass" read 29.72 and it was unusual that it had not gone up as it should have risen by then.
This typhoon was first "spot- to the east, ie, the farther side of Luzon, the largest of the Philippine group, on Thursday. Each day its progress was noted as it seemed to be making for the vicinity of this Colony. Changing its direction from N.W. to W.N.W. the typhoon passed over Luzon and the South China Sea and at noon on Saturday was 200 miles south by east of the Colony.
Shortly before 7 on Friday even-
district-watchman by the accused produced in Court) was found to
spurious.
PASSENGERS COMPLAINED.
Mr. Lonis Pang, manager of the Kowloon Motor Bus Co. at Kow.
PLAGUE SEASON.
PERTINENT QUESTIONS.FOR SANITARY BOARD.
TO-MORROW'S MEETING.
Sanitary Board, Mr. S. W. Tso, At to-morrow's meeting of the pursuant to notice, will ask :-
i. In view of the approaching plague season what measures. are being taken by the Board to prevent or mitigate the disease?
ii.
How many plague cases occurred in the Colony dur- ing the last plague season?".
QUEEN'S GARDEN.
LIKELY TO BE SOLD TO GOVERNMENT.
The "China 'Mail" understands
Having left Canton at 8 a.m. on loon, deposed that he had received treguas caught him, having heard that the Hongkong Government Saturday, the "Kinshan" arrived several complaints from passengers as usual about 2.45 p.m. to find that they received spurious money every iiver steamer wharf vacated. in exchange for notes. Nevertheless she went alongside ported the matter to the police,
He
Fries of "stop thief." Two years ago will very shortly become the
he was then hound over. defendant, was charged with theft owners of Queen's Gardens (com- prising ten large houses). Negotia- His Worship remarked, before tions have not yet been complated. "If you steal and no definite news is forthcom
ing, but it is stated that the build- ings are intended for future Govern- meat quarters. As the tenants are protected under the Ordinance there can be no question of im... mediately disturbing them.
How It Happened.
the Steamboat Co.'s Wharf, dis-He saw the acensed being brougla passing sentence: charged about 1.000 passengers, in under arrest on the night of from a European lady or any other fish and other cargo and left at October 1, by District-watchman lady, you will have to pay for it. 4 p.m. (instead of 10 p.m.) on the No. 45. The watchman handed will show you that you must not night trip to Cunton, anchoring at the bag io Detective Sergeant steal from anybody." Tiger Island to while away the Taylor, who took out the contents time. Three European passengers made the trip.
himself. "Witness examined thei Mes. Westley, who is staying at bug and also the money and found the Kowloon Hotel, was taking a The fleet of ships which left ten ten-cent coins were bad. He walk along Cholliam Road about Canton on Saturday afternoon and handed them to Detective-Sergeant 1.15 p.m., on Saturday, carrying in view, pursuing him along several should have arrived here at mid- Taylor. The defendant had been some parcels and a Mackintosh in roads, for over a half a mile, before Sunday morning when several at a salary of $18 mouth. urm. Just before reacting Comer her assistance. They succeeded in night came straggling in on with the Company for eight months her hand and a handbag under her two Portuguese gentlemen came to ing, No. 1 local signal went up were hard put to get alongside to Accused paid in his takings at the von Road, near the Kowloon Foot-arresting the man, but on being the stand-by indicating "a typhoon discharge their passengers. The end of his turn-of-duty, Should-anv.ball Club's ground, Chinese of searched the bag was not found exists which may possibly cause a Fatshan" docked about 8 a.m. ad money be discovered, he had to the coolie class came observed upon him. gale at Hongkong within 24 hours.". At 9 on Saturday morning, No.
and the Lungshan returned make good for it out of his own from behind, snatched the hand- Immediately afterwards Mrs. local was hoisted, meaning that a from shelter about 3 p.m. yester pocket. At the same time, apurig and made off with it.. gale was expected from the East, day to go up last night as usual ons coins were returned to the With commendable promptitude,
acensed. Sometimes bad money
Mr. Westley immediately gave chase. shouting "Stop Thief was adjourned until The snatcher was some way ahead, of Durban" communicated with alongside the Steamboat Co.'s 11.30 a.m. on Thursday next.
but she succeeded in keeping him the Observatory, her position being Macno wharf, which is over 100:
1.4., N.E. to S.E. This was taken mThe "Kwong Tung" came in and gets past the shroff...
at 10 p.m..
down yesterday.
At 8 am, on Saturday the "City after skirmishing about went The case
Lat. 1950. N., Long 114 E., with yards from her own wharf. It is.
wind force 10 and barometer 29.29.
believed that there was no option The "Kingyuen" was in. Lat. 20.30 for this on account of the strong! N.. Long. 113.6 E; her wind force wind and current. recorded 10 and barometer 29.39. The "Kwong Tung" came in and On Sunday morning the typhoon Lee" also came out of shelter
passed almost directly over yesterday and had a rough time Hothow, on Hainan Island as the off the Prayu being blown down a "Chukwa Maru" reported that she considerable distance before being was just off that port, with wind able to make her wharf. force iz (typhoon force) and
Then the new
motor-vessel barometer 29.30.
"Fook On" after putting out from The Kashmir" which left the "Hydrangea's" wharf was 80 with the Home Mail on Saturday quickly carried along that an passed behind the typhoon and anchor had to be cast but the only met with a wind force of skipper's seamanship ultimately about 6 or 7.
got her against the wind and tied to the Sai Kong wharf where she discharged her poultry and left again.
At the Harbour Office this morning, the following notice was hoisted Severe typhoon in Lat. 20 N., Long, 107 E., moving West," According to the weather repost
Several other boats had to maneuvre about between the the typhoon was less than Macao wharf and the Canton 100 miles 10
the E.S.E. of wharf but no mishap occurred. Haiphong at 6 this moming, Last night the standing schedules moving West. Nevertheless, were mostly resumed. the Observatory Director thinks
Up at the Pealt the wind force
that the weather will clear up as was also very strong and residents his forecast reads "East wind, id to go without electric light on strong, moderating; overcast both Saturday and Sunday night. rain; improving later." From this This morning the wind was still
it is taken that the typhoon, will pass inland over the Gulf of Tong very boisterous. King close by Haiphong,
A few Choung Chau residents
Hongkong's highest wind came in on Saturday morning and selocity was by miles an hours restranded The Kung compared with about 130 miles an ick" ferry left Hongkong at hour in last year's memorable disp.m. yesterday but only a small -aster, which is believed to be a number braved, tho' ciemonts, "world record-recorded at 1.55 a.m. others staying here for fear of not
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14, PEDDER STREET, the appearance of another coolie with the handbag in his hand. Hel
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The above picture was taken on the race-course, during the disastrous foods of a year ago.
Tal, Central No. 135.”