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No. 19,549
FATAL RAINS.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1925.
NUMEROUS
HOUSES
COLLAPSE.
MANY LIVES" LOST.
Leading
Chinese
Resident Killed,
Many lives have been lost as a result of last night's abnormally heavy rain, among the killed being a prominent Chinese resident. Heavy damage has been done in all parts of the Colony,
Two hundred people. it is of seven three storeyed houses at thought, are involved in a collapse Po "Hing Fong (beside the Bacteriological Institute and a street along Bridges Street, near the Chinese Y.M.C.A.). Many bodies of occupants have been
dozen people were extricated from where the fire engines and am the debris on the western side
these walked with assistance, but two women were in a serious con dition-one having a fractured skull-and they were trans- ferred from the stretchers to the ambulances. waiting
bulances were stationed. Most of
These
LATEST NEWS,
Latest Agares concerning known casualties are 10 killed and 19 injured hát hope is to be held out for many more who are in a position to converse witir the rescuers although it is impossible to clear away the tons of debris that separate them from the light. of day.
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TRAGIC DEATH.
CHAU SIU-KI
KILLED.
NOTABLE CAREER.
Shipowner and Legislative Councillor.
Mr. Chau Stu-ki, the well-known shipowner who was formerly
a member of the Legislative Council, was killed carly this morning.
as a result of the torrential rains."
...
recovered, and more are still being people are believed to have been out. Two hours was taken by solicitors. Some time later, a corres-pital and had a seat on the Advisory. |
dug out.. good cinns Chinese neighbourhood The houses in question are in a
as is shown by the fact that one of the first occupants to be extricated was Mr. Chau Siu-ki, a former member of the Legislative Council and a well-known business
man, whose home was. there.
Mr. Chau Siu-ki was alive when found by the rescuers (members of the Fire Brigade, Police De partment, and Indian. Chinese and Kowloon Ambulance Brigades), He expired shortly after being taken to the Tung Wah Hospital, having received very severe in- juries.
a portion of the occupants of the escaped by falling on the top of top floors of the houses, and
Mr. T. N. Chau, the barrister,
Me: Chau Stv-kf,. who is however, he declined the offer, for and son of Mr. Chau Slu-ki, was was a truly marvellous escape, the a Hongkong-born British subject, he felt just then that he could not position in which he was found was in his 63rd year and accept any public office, whose rescued practically, unhurt.. indicating the table had sup. without doubt, and a muhurine duties would encroach on the time. ported the meam of the room active and Sestertitle was bound to devotes to the and part of the roof and that in Colony, Educated at the old affairs of his partners and clients. wherever possible, he its turn keeping tons of earth and Central School, under the bead. But, brickwork from his perion. His mastership of the late Dr. Stewart, gave his time ingrudgingly to rescue was due to his observance he left school at the age of 19 years matters concerning the welfare of He was twice) of light above Him and his calling and entered the employment of the Colony.
Messrs. Wootton and Deacons, Chairman of the Tung Wah Hos pondence clerk was required at the Board of that institution. He was a Mr. Chau Siu-ki's wife was Government Civil Hospital. The member of the District. Watchmen the party to effect a rescue. rescued with a broken leg and appointment depended on a con- Committee, of the permanent Po the debris.
taken to Hospital and Mr. T. N. petitive examination, and Mr.Leung Kuk Committee and of the On the western side, Mr. Chauchau's daughter was also rescued Chau mucceeded in obtaining the Fire and "Marine Associations of Siu-ki was rescued from the site although hurt. His wife is still highest place. A year later he of house No. 12, which was the buried although communication was promoted to be correspon first from that end to collapse. has been established with her by dence clerk in the Harbour Depart As already stated, Mr. Chau ex-
A relative and it is hoped that she ment and in that position he will be released before long. remained for eight years. His work pired in hospital a little later.
at the Harbour Office gave him assisting deserving causes. excellent all-round insight into took a particularly keen in- shipping matters, and it is not terest in education, no one being surprising that, when an English more conscious than he of the part speaking Secretary was required which good teaching has to play in for the Man On Marine Insurance the future of his race. Mr. Chau a member of the Company he should have been Slu-ki was offered the appointinent. Hel Court of the University of Hong- accepted it and from that time kong and of the Councils of various onwards his name and personality local educational lastitutions to all have been familiar to all local of which he had shown a very
By his general practical interest. business men" commercial shrewdness, Mr. Chau active part in the formation of the
on the
At 11 o'clock the body of a male was recovered in a ghastly state of mutilation, followed soon after by that of a girl, still alive, but with severe gashes lower part of the body. This was followed by the recovery of the body of a female member of Mr. Chau's household, also a ghastly sight."
Another of Mr. Chau Siu-ki's sous, Mr. Chau Chak-nin, who is in charge of Tai Sun Bank, was not in the house at the time, have ing had an early breakfast.
Some ladies were rescued in bed and in one or two almost unhurt.
still cases
Other members of the late Mr.
Repulse Bay Road Closed. Chau's family who are believed
The new road via Wongnei- to be buried in the debris are his The work of rescue was no easy two sons, Mr. Chau Tsun-nin, matter with the building material chong is blocked by landslides in barrister-at-law, and Mr. Chau and household effects all in a several places between Bowen Kit-nin, also the wives of these hopeless state of chaos and col- Road and Reprise Bay and the two gentlemen, and two other lapse, work being further ham-work entailed is such that it is female members of the house-pered by a heavy downpour of doubtful if it will be cleared by hold. The body of one of these rain. The services of a num-the week-end.
latter has been recovered.
The disaster was caused by the collapse of a retaining wall be side the old No. 8 Police Station, which was a site for the new police station and officers' quar- ters. The retaining wall took with it two contractors' matsheds and several hundred tons of earth, which fell direct on to the back of the row of houses. This occurred at 9.25 a.m. this morning at a time when nearly all the inmates were indoors.
Remarkable Escape.
ber of carpenters with saws and other cutting implements had to be requisitioned in order to have the heavy timber cleared for the excavation work.
Residents at Repulse Bay re- turning to the City this morning had to use the lower road via Aberdeen and Pokfulam which, apart from thick deposits of soil House No. 11, the Hongkong in places, is practically unaffect English School,
escaped deed. molition, and this building was used as a temporary dressing station in the early part when persons were rescued alive and for the storage of valuable pro- perty found during the work of
excavation.
Terrible Scenes. The scene of the disaster is almost indescribable in its confu- sion, the impression left being that of a sandy waste with rafters, beams and even bedpoats sticking out at all angles.
Like A Sea.
The Happy Retreat corner at Wongneichong has suffered some what severely again through more debris being carried down from the gap above.
Happy Valley,
needless to say is like a sea, the drains being unable to cope with the terrific volume of water that has poured down from the hill eides.
A narrow, escape from being caught in the avalanche of earth was that of Sergeant W. R. Chester-Woods, who had reached
Wong Ndi Chong' village once the foot of the steps leading to
more came in for aural fooding. the cross-road, beside the retain-
Four of the houses belonging to the ing wall, on his way to the Hos-) pital. Finding his way barred by Garden into which the remnants. The villago, by reason of its The crowd below in Blake between fast night and this mom-"
unfortuntate inhabitants collapsed the first slide, which found its of the dwellings had allation, acted as a dam to the way to the back of the houses, but been cast would call to the torrents from the hillside and in Mr. Chester-Woods reached safety mind of any accustomed to living
by getting to the left (western in a mining district scenes at the come enses the water was only a few
Ride, and from this position he pit-head after some terrible dis- noticed a second and larger moun tain of earth descend with greater force.
foundations in a moment.
feet from the housetops,
aster. As the dead or the living. by mud and moving water and pre Happy Valley was inundated both are brought to the light of day
sented a gene of indescribable and carried away on stretchers the crowd presses forward, some havoc all round. Some time will. The from morbid curiosity
elapse before an estimate can be others, maybe, having relatives taken of the damage wrought there.
Brigade Calls. **:*
but
buried in the ruins and anxious to hear the worst or the best con- Mr.cerning them.
All the houses collapsed to their disaster was followed by scenes of frantic cries from some of the unfortunate inmates und those in the neighbouring houses.
The Fire Brigade, on whom all Chester Woods effected the rescue. At spots in the mass of ruins slides and debris from house work devolves of clearing land- of several persons single-handed, firemen and police hack away at collapse when human life. is having despatched two constables woodwork whilst others clear rub to get telephone messages through to the Police Station and the Fire Brigade.
Rescue Party.
Hongkong. In addition, he served many times on Flood Relief and other committees, including the War Charities Committee, and had shown a large generosity in He
Mr. Chau Siu-ki.
Photo by Mee Fong.
He took an
ble away with their hands and thought to be in danger, have been
soon won the..confidence of large] Police Reserve during the war, hard at work since 7.42 a.m. implements in the hope of even- tually striking something which
This was the time that a call numbers of Chinese, and in the being a member of the Chinese will enable air to be got to the came from No. 7 Police Station, course of a few years he was able Committee of that body. In many Insurance Company, which has public unstintingly. It was only The rescue party consisted of many who are known to be alive the information being that one to promote the Chun On Fire other ways Mr. Chan served the below. Several openings have man, believed to be a passer-by, become one of the leading Chinese fitting recognition that Mr. Chau a large number of the European been made sufficient for rescuers had been caught by the landslide Companies in the Colony. But should have been appointed by offers of the Police Force (with to lower themselves to the rem above the public mortuary near man of his remarkable energy was H.E. the Governor to serve on the Mr. D. Burlingham directing nants of what had been rooms and Hill Road Two appliances and not content to stop halfway up the Legislative Council on which he operations), the Fire Brigade, and risks are being taken, as well as
man power were brought to bear ladder. Other branches of com- performed useful service in his. the Indian and Chinese sections of heavy and sustained work got on the task of clearing the debris merce suggested themselves to quiet, unobtrusive way, though the St. John's Ambulance Brigade, through.
but an hour or two later when him, and in due time, he started not for long when permission was METAL ROOFING | being later joined by the Kowloon, Soaked through to the skin, another call was reported one of the Hongkong and Kowloon Land given him to resign as he felt the
section. The two former sections grimy, and in many cases bleed the appliances was sent back. and Loan Compasy, and the Yuen work too much of a strain. had been on duty until late lasting from abrasions, but deter- The man believed to be under-on and Shiu On Shipping Com
panies; In addition to being a MORE SHIPS. night, and quickly responded to mined that none shall perish neath has not yet been reached. the call, The Kowloon section, through lack of effort the police. The second call was to Tat Ping director of these, he became man composed mostly of juniors, was and firemen are straining every Shan Strest (in Po Hing Fong) aging partner of the Taf Sun Bank
SEVERAL STEAMERS withdrawn from the Post Office. nerve and tons of earth, bricks near the district watchman's Mr. Chau was also a director of the Mr. E. Ralphs (Assistant Com- and pitiful looking articles of fur-quarters not far from the Hongkong, Canton and Macao
STRIKERS RETURN. missioner) was also present, as niture are thrown to the recrea Chinese YM.C.A. This seems to Steamboat Co., and of the Hong Samples and particulars on application.well as other European officers of tlon ground below whilst the be the most serious that the kong and Kowloon Development,
the Brigado, and took an active aperture grows, bigger and big Brigade Has to contend with, Building and Savings Society
Eitherto all the signs of improve Few men could have as many ment in the strike have been part in rescue work. In addition ger. From such, apertures piti, several houses having collapsed. there were a large number of ful cries reach the cars of the and hundreds believed to have Irons in the fire at this withopucak lose indefinite To Chinese and Indian police, re-workers, many of women and been, killed and injured. Two of disaster either to themselves steps have been taken in the wor sidents, and even Chinese coolles, children.
to those associated with them in ambulances were immediately business. But Mr. Chau proved part that of shipping all voluntarily rendering assist- Doctors from local hospitals hurried to the spot.
Blue Peter to sail for Swatowy to day: ance. The rescue party number (the Nethereale being noticed Two calls were alas received in the brilliant exception. Year after The 59 Hydranged hoisted the
year he pursued: als
The as. Sun Ning from the Kong- particularly well represented) respect of slides in Kowloon,
smoothly. along the
has joined the Macao Amongst Europeans noticed to were present administering atten- | - At 9 am, a call was received
path, gaining, short
4.8. Chuen be taking an active port, besides "tion to all recovered. When ins from the Kaumati police, sta
the Mr. Burlingham and “Kälphs,jured were within reach an
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