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MACAO'S TYPHOON.
2,000 LIVES LOST YESTERDAY?
Fishing Fleet Missing at Sea..
GUNBOAT DAMAGED: BUSINESS STOPPED THE WHOLE DAY.
Considerable damage to buildings and shipping and loss of life
is feared to have occurred at Macao where the typhoon struck with severe force yesterday after blowing practically the whole day.
The entire fixhide files. nambers ing some-700 junks, is reported to have been but at the time und In the absence of news up to a late hour yesterday evening, it is bes lieved that these have all been lost with the occupantseon board.
The .. "Kinshan" and "Tung, On which arrived in Hong Kong this forenbon, were at Macao the whole of yesterday, but beyond, ex- periencing a stiff blow those aboard. knew very little of what took place on and and yen.
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Flying Debris. When the wind increased in force draw the boats were, ordered to away from the wharf, and from their position they were able to see only a few dunks ashore near ahe- Prays and the usual debris dying from the tops of buildings.
bt the inner harbour (aheltered) the effect was not badly felt but Forside. Bowne rough even at sun-
set...
The wide radius of the typhoon may also have had an adverse effect on the fishing feet.,
BOYCOTT END.
Canton's Reasons For Settlement.
INTERVIEW WITH OFFICIAL.
Scheme to Demobilise Strike Pickets.
the!
In the interval between initial announcement and the actual termination of the boy cott, rumourists are still basy as to the outcome.
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WHERE MINERS ERRED....
Mr. Cook Now Preaches. "Organised Retreat."
Victory.
SOUTHERN ARMY REPULSED.
Decisive Battle May be Fought This Week.
London, Sept. 27. From Our Special Correspondent) Both Houses of Parliamenti
Further vicsories for Marshal meet this afternoon to authorise Sun Chuan-fang are claimed in the. for the sixth time the Emergency latest despatches from the war Powers Act,
zone ih Klangsi An interesting and important} Advice from Canton is that the
Although the reports are deemed native merchants are practically debate in the House of Commons reliable, it should be borne in mind
that the majority emanate
from: unanimous that communications is expected.
Mr. Cook predicted over the Shanghai which is in the hands of will be restored by October 1 or
More week-end that the twenty-second the lies. a few days afterwards..
At two points, the Nationalists than that, cannot be definitely week of the stoppage would be the
most critical in the history of the fare reported to have been repulser. stated.
The number of rifles captured In Hong Kong, on the other Miners Federation,
The President of the Board of several thousand) may be ex- Macan," Sept. 28. hand, a degree of pessimisti pre- Wave oven on the inner harvails. The belief is that while Trade, simultaneously estimated aggerated.
Another point of note is thathe bour" were dashed' high that normal conditions will be brought the direct loss, so far as regards
at not less southern troops now fighting n some of the shops near the riverin, on appearances, there will re- put" alone: to which Klangsi are comparatively "fresh."
Hiring All Day.,
¡ From An Occasion Correspondent.1
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front were inundated."
Early in the morning, the was felt and the storm had subsided till" nearly 7 pum..
Communications were almost Itirely interrupted
£200,000,000,
Henan and Hupeh operations.
main a boycott of Hong Kong and than blow British ships and cargo. Those should be added the loss of con-not having been engaged in the
not who adhere to this opinion main-tracts.
tain that Canten will not volun- The miners' proposals; just) They are the 2nd, 3rd and 6th) in-tarily call of the "strike" without rejected were a distinct con mies, comprising mostly Hunan-
The supply of electricity seems to have been affected as eyen lights in several places were not in opera tion last night.
People hid indoors most of the ber of junks without masts, drift day. having laid in supplies at
¡sunrise.
During the voyage. this morning, one of the vessels observed a num
ing in the distance.
obtaining concessions or terma cession, but the Miners" Executiveere and, Yunnanese men formerly who migrated "bo and until such are settled, trade realise that they must go farther mercenaries will still be restricted. That Mr. Cook has been telling the Kwangtung when the late Dr, Sun! however, remains to be seen
Somerset minera that, he believed Fat-sen was 3ghting Chan Kwing "Weming.
Did Dictator Have Doubts? The "Ching Mail" commends to in "Organised Retreat." Its readers the article (repro-have get to compromise. I wish Could General Chang Kai-shek anced on Saturday) from the we had not to compromise, but it "Canton Gazette." Against this must be forced." He added that have doubted their ability, Business establishments
were is should be borne in mind that whatever the Miners' conference imios, when he left them in the Pelosed throughout the dayi
Mr. Eugene Chen has, made no on Wednesday deuided he woukeur, There may have been isolated
or he would "clear cases of collapse of old buildings further pronouncement about the carry out Al
projected new taxes on luxuries, out."-Reuter brought about by the storm.
imports and exports.
A Peport by the Customs at Marno this morning was to othe effect that a passenger junk was on the rocks outside Macao. aboard, humbering 68, have been drowneds
Severe Wind Force.
No fresh stacks. of provisions arrived yesterday and prices,,were high this morning.
streets the wind howled all day.
Gunbont in Distress. The Portuguese gunboat "Macao" had distressing time in the ver in some of the narrowest
When seen after the typin typhoon her foremast was missing, On the Praia Grande, the wind having been blown away. It is be-free must have been well over 100 lieved that damage was also done miles an hour during the height or to other parts of the vessel.
the typhoon about 8.30 am. » According to what ship's officers The centre of the cyclone passed heard this morning after their very close. arrival in Hong Kong. wis current here that 2.000 lives had been lost in the typhoon.
Sense of Uneasiness.
and
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while he pushed on to Hankow in an earlier stage of the :war?
These three armies were station. Fed between Kwangtung's northern
boundary and Yochow,
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Latterly they marched eastwards into Kiangsi, meeting little. resis
"A sense of uneasiness is felt at! the absence of a further state:
At Samchun station just over lance unti Nanchang was taken. ment (firstly) as to whether the the New Territory border), fewer Then Sun Chuan-fans seems to termination will depend on the pickets are on duty but "passes" have decided to fight in earnest.
"The divisions which re-took institution of the lev
and baggage are still being ex-1 to whether there
Famined.
Nanchang, fcapital of Kiangsi) (secondly) as will only be resumption of comi
There is no news from Chin-jclaim to have driven off the ex-mer- unications without the former ship (on the Macno frontier), cenaries to some distance west and grade.
They also Those at Lappa facing Macao south of Nanchang. in extent of lives lost, yester-
An official of the Canton Gov-harbour) were still on duty dur-maintain that they are maintain- worselernment has been intervieweding the week-end.
ing their counter-offensive and day's typhoon is probably
that the Nationalists are falling than that of 1923-when there was on the "reasons" for this latest Whampoa Dispersal Camp. isample warning--but few, if any,
buck on the Kiangsi-Hunan border. Big Battle This Week. perished fashore.
In the north of Kiangs, two of Chuan-fang's expeditions
a rumour
La accurate information received from, Maino, it is difficult to estimate the death roll and the damage done to shipping and build- ings.
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Hong Kong's Sympathy. · [Note; Each junk in the impor- tant industry of fishing, at Macad employs an average of 15 persons, mostly men. These boats some- times venture out, often at night. to 30 to 4 miles from shore.]
Other typhoon reports, together with inter local developments, will be found elsewhere in this issue, and in the shipping section (pages
4 and 5).
It is understood that the Hong Kong Government will send a mes- H.E. the sage of condolence to Governor of Macao on the loss of life sustained.
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Prediction Borne Out...
The Observatory report on the typhoon, issued yesterday, predict ed that if the typhoon maintained its course, it would strike the coast, near Anead.
This appears to have been borne out.
Very high wind velocity was re- corded and the "glass" was very
low.
BAG SNATCHERS.
ATTEMPT AT GARDEN ROAD.
THIEF CAUGHT.
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Nor is there any change in the attitude of the pickets at Kong!
10011.
decisión." "
According to a vernacular paper, this, official is quoted as having denied rumours that the FIERCE STRUGGLE. settlement was contingent on an been sent to Hoilew for the pick. moved up the Yangtse River and
understanding having been arrivets there to cease operations on landed at different places. ed at with Britain regard to October 1.
ALLEGED ASSAULT ON CONSTABLE.
7
SESSIONS SEQUEL.
The reply of the official, as
Orders are believed to have Sun
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They immediately
went into
Both expeditions are reported to have pushed back the southerners. It is even boasted that the allies:
(a) a loan on the railway scheme The same report says" that all action against the Cadets (1st) as detailed at the peace confer-outport pickets will be. asked to Nationalist Army, one division) and ence (b) the allocation of the return to Canton for final demo-other troops from the 7th and 8th Customs Surplus of the south of bilisation.
armies which had been deflected from the Wa-Han sector. China to Cantop and (c) that the new taxes be collected through join the service corps will be sent Those who leave voluntarily or An assault on an Indian con- the Maritime Customs.
away. The remainder may bel stable and the taking of his re- volver by two men who accosted given, is that the Nationalist Got removed to Whampoa, as the dor will be marching on Hupeh...pro- him at Yaumati early in the ernment has now extended its mitories and eating rooms in Can-vince (and Hankow) very shartly.
ton city are being discontinued as However, the southerners are morning on August 10 was con-scope to such an extent that a from October 1 Should it be moving more troops eastwards to sidered at the Sessions this morn-boycott is undesirable in general
interests and that the presence of Decessary, accommodations may meet Sun Chuan-fang. ing before Mr. Justice Wood,
Mr. A. Dyer Ball stated that the abnormal conditions in the home be provided at Whampca in the jective is the port of Klukiang, fur,
nature of a dispersal camp. men had engaged the constable in area" is undesirable.
Interviewed by the "China In view of the foregoing, a dé conversation and then seized him Prosperity and, Peace. Mail" Chinese owner of im-citive battle is due this week. hind. A violent struggle ensued As to the luxury and other portant river shipping interests To the North of Hankow, the. in the course of which the con-taxes, the official is said to have said that he preferred to wait till position in still obscure. stable sustained injuries to his maintained that their collection all was clear, He did not doubt head and arms and had a tooth was outside of the scope of the the official communique sent out broken. One of his two assail- Customs and that the co-opera- by Canton. ants got away with the revolverion was merely desired to ensure and holster but the constable held smooth and rapid working.
from the front and also from be
Waiting for a Lead,
ther down the Yangtse.
Thoir.ob-
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Strange Complex. Hampered by raids by General Fan Chung-iao's White Wolf Cubs (Red Spears), Wu Pei-tus main strength was retreating north- An unofficial view expressed is His boats had remained idle ward away from the Yangtse. on to the other and when assist that the Canton Government has for a good many months, manned But one detachment has broken ance came from a water police cox decided to end the boycott as it is by skeleton crews on reduced pay through, southwards, on a flank, swain he was able to overpower now feit that former trade con- To obtain full complements was and is believed to have reached a the man and arrest him.
nections must be resumed to bring easy. It was,
however, neces-point on the Yangtse considerably{ The second prisoner was ar rested eleven days later as he was Kwangtung.
about prosperity 'and. peace in sary to send ships into dock for above Hankow."
overhaul before taking up the Southerners are still moving up about to leave, for Macao. The
Semi-official schernes have been run again. If there was no pros- the Hankow-Peking Railway to take! revolver was found shortly after advanced, and in some cases ap-pect of continued business, the up new territory adjoining Henan the struggle on a heap of iron
proved, for demobilising the outlay would not be worth while. province. nearby.
strikers, and pickets. Such com-
"outside" river There has been nothing to report Owners of
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In statements made after ar prise (a) each man to be given a steamers, the speaker remarked, on the Kwantang-Fukien front. rest the two prisoners admitted Government bounty of $50 to seek were waiting for a lead from the Chang Taolin (Fengtien party). being on the scene. The first pri employment (b) these unable to Steamboat Co. It would be un-is still promising Wu Pei-fu and roner indicated the second as the and work to be assisted (or re- profitable for the smaller boats to Sun Chunn-fang help but he seeme than who had made the assault commended) to Kwanget, Hunan go up and anchor in the stream to be consolidating his hold on While Mrs. Hickey was return. The second prisoner admitted and Hupeh, or to be attached to on the offchance of picking up Peking and getting his nominee to ing from the Cathedral along taking the revolver, and assault-factories, public offices, etc. (c) passengers and freight. They hail become Premier for even the new Garden Road on Saturday, a Chin-ing the policeman.
pickets to be drafted into military to work on a regular schedule and President) in place of Wu Pei-ta's ese youth tugged at her handbag, At the court proceedings, how service corps.
igo alongside a wharf. Until the men. but failed to get it. Mrs. Parsons ever, both prisoners had amend-
Conflicting reports, continue to Steamboat Co.'s ships, used their and Mrs. Hall were also with her ed their version of affairs, it was
come in about picket activities in wharves again, he did not think at the time.
pointed out.
various parts of the province. that the other boats would rush Sérgeant Hopkins had his at- tention drawn to the runaway and
Attractive Pay chased him on his motor cycle. The youth attempted to get away by running across the parade ground, but the Sergeant ran on foot and caught him as he was getting through a hole in the rail- ing near the matshed.
The two men pleaded not guilty| this morning.
The whole of the morning was In Cantón there has been a con- occupied with hearing evidence. siderable decrease in the nimbers This afternoon, His. Honour (Mr. on duty. but batches have still Justice Wood), will sum up for the made surprise appearances, here benefit of the jury. p.
and there.
in.
Funds for Strikers.
[From Pakkai, Kongmoon, Sept. 24.
rom. Our "Own:0 Correspondent.]
A mass meeting and parada nas
Shanghal, Sept. 27. Fengtien authorities "took over the Feking garrison this morning and assumed direct responsibility for the maintenance of order in the capital-Reuter.
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One Chinese case
enteric
General Ho Ying-yum. of been held at Kongmoon city to over (typhoid) in the city was Mr. W. Geldamidt, who for the Swatow is stated to have naked raise funds for Strike Headquar-reported to the Medical Officer of Defendant, who had two pre last twenty years has been connect the leading, unions to supply him ters in Canton,
Health, on Sunday: vious convictions, was sentenceded with Messrs. Ullmann and Co., with 200 pickets, for transport All Jabour organisations and to eight months' hard labour and was entertained to a farewell din-service on the Fulden front at at public offices observed the day as to receive 15 strokes. mgr. ner by a few friends at the Cato-tractive rates of pay, Pickets a holiday.
A small-boy who was pointed Restaurant Parisien, on Monday there have not been disbanded yet This was prior to the arrival of out by the defendant as a member evening prior to his departure from but are in communication with news of the official settlement" of the same gang was ordered 12 Hong Kong on a well-earned retire Canton headquarters.
sanounced by the Canton Govern otrokes by the Magistrate.
ment
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