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大英八月廿二禮拜四日 中華民國已巳年七月十八日
Telephones C. 93 and C. 741.
No. 27,264
HONG KONG,
TYPHOON NEAR
COAST THREATENED NEAR THE COLONY
SUFFICIENT WARNINGS
Explosive Bombs Fired Shortly After Noon
HEAVY SQUALLS AND RAIN FORECAST
Hong Kong was menaced to-day by the approach of a typhoon, which passed to the east of the Pratas at about 10 o'clock last night and was situated about 60 miles south-east of Hong Kong at 6 o'clock this morning. It then moved on a north-west track and threatened the coast near Hong Kong.
Signal No. 7, accompanied by three explosive bombs, was hoisted
shortly after noon.
Up to the time of going to press no serious damage or casualties were reported, thanks to the timely warnings given by the respes
tive signals.
SHIPPING SEEK SHELTER
The Government rescue tug “Kau Sing” was out last night and all this morning rendering tow- age and other assistance wherever passible.
On Tuesday. the typhoon was off the coast of Luzon, one of the Philippine Islands, on which Manila is situated, about 360 miles south-east of
Kong. Hong Yesterday it entered the 300 miles zone and the No. 1 (meaning "a typhoon exists which may pos- sibly cause a gale at Hong Kong within 24 hours") was holsted at 2,40 p.m.
At 11.50 p.m., No. 2 signal (two cones by day) went up, meaning the North "gale expected from (N.W. to N.E.).”
Early this morning the position. of the typhoon was given as "within 30 miles of Lat. 22 N., Long, 115 E.," intensity unknown, moving N.W., i.e., in the direction of Hong Kong.
At 6 a.m. it was situated about 60 miles S.E. of Hong Kong, mov ing N.W., which was directly to wards this Colony.
Later the typhoon was stated to be about 50 miles S.S.E, of Hong Kong, which indicated that
it had curved slightly westward. If the typhoon' continued course then, it should
proximity to Hong Kong.
ESTABLISHED
1845
THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1929.
INDIAN'S PASSPORT ALLEGED DESERTERS
ON TRIAL
WHY HE PREFERRED HONG. KONG TO SINGAPORE
"CRUDE" ALTERATION
Waa,
An Indian named Siri Babu, this morning, charged before Mr. T..M. Hazlerigg, at the Central Magis- tracy, with arriving in the Colony with a passport which was not valid for travel to Hong Kong.
Accused pleaded "guilty."
Dotective Sergeant What told the Magistrate that Babu did not have a passport at all. Instead, he was issued with an emergency certificate by H.B.M. Minister at Bangkok, valid for travel to India via Singapore,
The Magistrate asked what the Police wished him to do with accused.
The Sergeant said that he would
COURT MARTIAL
SOLDIERS MADE TO WORK.
PASSAGE TO MANILA
A QUEER STORY
Privates T. Smith, and O'Donnell. both of the 2nd Batta, the King's Own Scottish Borderers, were tried by & District Court Martial at Mur- ray Barracks this morning.
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“ZEPP'S" DEPARTURE DELAYED
AN ACCIDENT
HANGAR
The "China Mall" was officially THE AIRSHIP RETURNS TO THE informed to-day that it has been! decided to give the Peak я 12 hours' supply of water right away, | namely, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m..
MAY NOT LEAVE TO-DAY
Tokyo, Yesterday.
BIG AIR RACE
NEW BRITISH PLANE FOR
GUGGENHEIM PRIZE.
AT LEAST. 12 ENTRIES
London, Yesterday. The new British aeroplane, with which it is hoped to win the Daniel Guggenheim Safe Aircraft Com- petition in the United States this autumn, will soon leave Great Bri- tain for America.
Tytam Tuk reservoir is still about two-thirds full. It is natural- ly anticipated that the heavy rain of to-day, consequent on the ap- proach of the typhoon, will great- ly assist in bringing it to overflow Weather conditions are favour ground. level.
able for the departure of the The seronautical correspondent It is ascertained that the daily giant airship on her voyage across of "The Times" says the machine consumption of six million gallons the Pacific, which is scheduled for has been designed by the Handley last week was less than the offi-four o'clock on Thursday morn Page Company and full advantage has been taken of the automatic
the use slot,
of which retains control of an aeroplane
states that the work of re-fuelling A message from Kasumiguara
Those who have soen it fly say and re-gassing, the Graf Zeppelin it has remarkable properties of slow is progressing satisfactorily.
flight at amazing angles to the
cial estimate.
ing.
lateral
The charges preferred against the accused were that they had on July 19 deacrted His Majesty's Forces, and that by their neglect were res the Magistrate to take a serious viewponsible for the loss of certain
military equipments. of the matter, pointing out that some
A Plea for Leniency
The authorities are at present Immense crowds of sightseers Pte. T. Smith pleaded guilty to both charges. The Master of considering the position of the are thronging the vicinity of the Papier, who defended Smith rider mains in the event of a re-aerodrome, and interest in the air when its speed has become so low that otherwise it would become ed for leniency. He said that he versal to modified restrictions lat-ship remains intense.
er in the year. Meanwhile, it has In the meantime, the officers still and spin into the ground. Its himself by asking accused to plead will be installed in the new area of entertainments in their honour, tion, there are flags along the trail- had taken the responsibility on been decided that no rider mains and crew are continuing the round wings are more than usually well provided with slots and, in, addi- guilty. He was happy at the
houses there being and are being loaded with numering edge which also greatly add to thought that the accused had
alteration of a crude nature had been made to the certificate by accused. Hej added that accused would, of course, eventually be sent back to India.
After examining the document, his did you alter your certificate it was Worship asked the accused: Why did made out for Singapore, and you have altered it to Hong Kong. A
Accused: I did it because I did not like to go to Singapore. It is too hot there, and I am always getting sick." Magistrate: You can consider your self lucky that you are not here on a more serious charge.
Replying to the Magistrate, Sergeant Whant said that accused was destitute and had no money.
would stop at any moment. A few more ferries made the journey but the last from Hong Kong, leaving almost exactly at noon-just when the three guns had been fred caring a ried no passenger, procceeding forthwith to shelter.
At noon the ominous "three explo- sive bombs fired at intervals of 10 seconds" were causing Kowloon re Bidents to rush ont of office on the Hong Kong side in an endeavour to catch the last ferry for home, and a large number of sightseers to as- semble on the harbour front.
Shortly afterward the No.-7 sign- aly (black erosa), the most feared of all, went up at the Royal Obser vatory, Kowloon, and at other sta-
By then, waves
breaking over the Praya wall and lashing themselves against stone steps.
tions.
were
Shops Closed
Remarking that it was no good keep- man like the accused here for
long. Mr. Hazlerigg sentenced hira to
two months' hard. labour.
IN AFGHANISTAN
WHY HABIBULLA KHAN 18
DEPRESSED
NADIR KHAN'S THREATS.
at Wanchai,
realised the gravity of the offence connected direct with the general and had taken the best course. main. It was only human nature that the accused should want some plea sure after having been in the Army for over three years. Не thought that 112 days detention
in barracks would meet the case:
Lieut. J. T. Welch, who appear- ed for, O'Donnell, eutered a plea of "Not Guilty."
Taken to Manila
The case of this accused was that he had met Smith on the night in question, The latter told him that a certain member of the crew on the s.s. "Bellingham" had ask- ed them to go on board. The man was from the same part of Ire- land, as O'Donnell.”
TYPHOON NEWS
The American Consul-Ger- eral is in receipt of the fol- lowing cables from the Manila Observatory:
(1) August 21, 4 p.m.—- Typhoon in about 117 degrees Long. E. and 20 degrees Lat. N. moving W
(2) Typhoon in about 188 degrees Long. E. and 17 de- grees Lat. N., moving N.W.
August 21, 5.30 p.m.-- Typhoon in about 117 degrees Long. E. and 20 degrees Lat. N., inclining northward.
August 22, 9 a.m.-Typhoon in about 115 degrees Long. E. and 22 degrees Lat. N, moving W.
Accused first went to the cinema Calcutta, Yesterday. and after that he returned to bar- Habibulla Khan is reported to be racks te answer the roll call: depressed owing to Nadir Khan's Then dressing himself in a white successes. He has ordered anyone shirt, khaki trousers and Army mentioning his rival's name to be patterned boots, left the barracks nailed to a wall by the ears, then at 10.30 p.m. with Smith in order blown from a gun mouth.
to get on board the s.s. "Belling- Some of Amanullah's relatives ham" to meet his countryman. FENG A PRISONER
to be begging in the The reason why he changed into bazaars at Kabul.-Reuter.
semi-civilian clothing was only to escape the notice of the Garrison Police, because he had not a late
The city had ample notice. Sign-are said boards and doors of shops were secured early this morning and the flood boards of premises on the water-front were duly elected to keep out the waves which came on to the Praya.
big crash, but fortunately the street was quite clear of trafic and nobody was injured.
Was
pass.
another man said that there was
On account of the typhoon. some of H.M.'s ships in port proceeded
Yee Sang Fat's building perhaps to buoys in the men-of-war anchor- suffered the most, getting the full ttage off Wanchal and the R.N. Dock force of the gale at the corner near
yard. "Sandwich," one of the new have met aloops, was at No. 7; "Stormcloud." est Wyndham Street. Considerable land at Mire Bay, in the N.E. of of the 8th Destroyer Flotilla, was damage of a minor character the New Territories, in dangerous at No. 10; and "Sterling," another caused to windows and offices, whilst plenty of time and asked them
destroyer of the same unit, was at the front of the shop was likewise Vessels Leave for Shelter
No. 12, Tamar," the receiving damaged. During last night and this
In Ice House-street the cornices ship, was, of course, in the basin; morning, vessels of all kinds bo- and S/M L 19 was in dock.
of the buildings were damaged, gan to leave for shelter. This The US,S. “Guam”
and the the debris falling into the street. morning the Kowloon wharves Chinese gunboat "Kwang Kum" The big glass sign of the Alexan were clear but some of the river were also at their berths.
dra Cafe was considerably dam- steamboats remained
Towards 2 pm, the gale force aged, their berths until close on mid-creased perceptibly, causing con-
Observatory Report siderable damage in town.
The local Observatory reports: Some of the laggards among the A Blue Funnel steamer, the name At 10.43 to-day pressure was
IN EUROPEAN CLOTHES TO GO ABROAD
HAS BEEN ILL IN NANKING
-British Naval Wireless,
DISARMAMENT
ous gifts from Japanese admirers. its capacity for a slow flight under Guarding Against Stowaways perfect control. A photograph of Final preparations for the Graf the machine represents it leaving Zeppelin's departure to-morrow the ground at an angle of at least morning are well under way 45 degrees.
Bluejackets are strictly guarding
Such an angle is impossible for
the hangar, to prevent would-be a normal machine and the fact that
stowaways from boarding
the
it could fly off the ground in such giant dirigible.
a position, with perfect control, in- The weather authorities are op dicates that the pilot when land- timistic as to conditiona
in the ing should be able to do so at such Northern Pacific, and no immedí a slow speed that the machine can ate change is considered likely. be regarded as almost "fool-proof." The number of passengers is The first prize in the competi- twenty, the same as before, the tion is of the value of about $20,000. only change being three Japan- All the competing machines must ese, a naval officer, a military be presented at Mitchell Field, officer, and a, news correspondent, Long Island, on or before October who are replacing their three 31 next. According to the latest countrymen who arrived from Ger-information there are at least many..
twelve entries. British Wireless
Specially prepared provisions Service. sufficient for six days and a plentiful supply of high-grade wines and spirits have been taken aboard.
Arrangements have been made to carry wails to America and Germany.
Greatest Speed
London, Yesterday. According to the newspapera the greatest speed ever attained in the air, bearly 350 miles an hour, was reached By Flying Officer Waghorn in the Supermarine. Rolls Royce The Navy Minister and a num monoplane Blue Rocket at South- ber of other high oficials have ampton yesterday in a Schneider
to already proceeded Kasumi-Cup practice flight-Reuter. gaura, and special trains are be ing run to convey thousands of spectators, who, in spite of the early start of the airship, are ex pected to go to witness its depar-
ture.
suka, Omemari and Saghalien Destroyers stationed at Yoko-
have been ordered to hold them-
:
TANGANYIKA
DEVELOPMENT OF THE
RAILWAY
--Arriving on board, they had a few drinks, and when he asked what the The following report has been time was, he was told that it was received from Nanking:- half an hour passed midnight. He told Smith that it was time to be virtually a prisoner, under the "General Feng Yu-hsiang is now returning to barracks, whereupon charge of General Yen Hsi-shan.
NEW FIFTY MILES' SECTION
"The report of his travelling selves in readiness for action in
London, Yesterday. to abread is still maintained and he the event of any emergency.
Information has been received by drink up.
now dresses in European clothes
the Colonial Office from the The Passengers "At. Sea"
in readiness..
Although it was originally stat Governor of Tanganyika Territory They had another few drinks, and accused went to sleep. The
"Reports of his illness are noted that there were twenty passer- that the extension of the Northern next true although he was ill when ingers for the Zeppelin, it is learn- or Tanga Moshi Railway to Arusha, morning when he woke up, after Nanking."
ed that M. Karkulin, the Russian which has been under construction being discovered by the boatswain, he found himself out at sea. They
weather experts who came from since the end of 1927, reached the Friedrichshafen, has left the air-railhead at Arusha on August 14. were taken to the captain, who made
The extension is a short section ship and is returning home; while them work for their passage to
it is not yet definite whether of about 60 miles in the north of Manila. On arriving at Mania, they were handed over to the
WHAT CHURCHILL THINKS Major Shibata will travel aboard, Tanganyika Territory and is de
OF "PARITY”.
though the other two Japanese, signed to open up the highlands of small craft, including few of which it was impossible to ascer-highest over Korea and South Emigration Authorities, who got in
Mr. Shirai, a news correspondent, Mount Meru, where there is already SPEECH AT WINNIPEG and Lieut. Commander Kusaka, a considerable white settlement. It launches and motor-boats and antain, even after telephoning to the Japan. The depression is crossing touch with the British Consul. The latter sent them back to Hong Kong proceeded Harbour Office, was seen drifting in Hokkaido.
have definitely booked. Possibly, was one of the development works wearily in front the Praya to the central part of the harbour just
Winnipeg, Yesterday, therefore, there will be The typhoon passed through to by the R.M.S. "Empress of France."
only which the Tanganyika Government Asked by the Court, as to why his Mr. Winston Churchill, in an address eighteen passengers. Causeway Bay, with the harbour before 2.30 p.m., blowing her siren the East of the Pratas at about 10
proposed in 1926, for the construc- Final Preparations
tion out of the proceeds of the East. becoming more rough every mo for assistance. It was finally per- o'clock last night and was situated friend on board, knowing him to be before a huge audience, referred to the
Comdr. Eckener has instructed Africa guaranteed loan of $10,000,- ceived that tugs were going out to about 60 miles S.E. of Hong Kong soldier, did not put him ashore proposed Naval Disarmament Confer- Rain fell heavily and it was her.
at Washington, and said that the passengers to take a special 000 which Parliament sanctioned at 6 o'clock this morning. It is before the ship sailed, accused said ence The barometer at 2.80 p.m.,, went moving on the N.W. track and He knew the Military laws and dis-mean British inferiority, considering riving at Kasamigaura at 2 am,
that they had also gone. blowing a gale along the Praya
to sleep. "any parity in minor craft would train from Tokyo at midnight, ar-that year. most of the morning. For a time, down to 29.
threatens the coast near Hong Kong- Kowloon was invisible behind the
ciplines, but at the time he did not **: Forecast:-Gals commencing near
day.
occasional
ment.
sampan,
alongside
♫
all the circumstances."-Reuter.
SUGAR INDUSTRY
BRITISH MISSION FOR W. INDIES & GUIANA
JOB FOR LORD OLIVIER
London, Yesterday.
for the departure at 4 a m.
The East Africa guaranteed loan committee recommended the alloca At Kasumigaura refuelling and tion of £280,000 from the loan for re-gaasing has been completed. | this purpose. There was a windless, almost The work of constructing the line. cloudless sunset, which promises was, in the first place, subordinated propitious weather for the hop off to the completion of the more im
Major Shibata has definitely portant Tabura Mwanza Railway to booked, making the total of passon- the north-west of the territory but gers nineteen.
since the latter was finished In August, 1928, the work on the. It was recently stated that the
Tokyo, To-day. Arusha extension has been pushed Colonial Secretary (Lord Passfield)
At Kasumigaura, an accident on rapidly.---British Wireless Ber- had decided to send out a mission, which occurred while drawing thevice. assisted by experts, to the West Graf Zeppelin from the hangar at Indies and British Guiana to in- 4.07 this morning delayed the de- vestigate the state of the sugar parture. Industry there..
All the passengers and crew THE MAURETANIA It is now officially announced that went aboard at 8.47.
banks of mist, The Scenes of Desolation cffix the porta quadran, heavy squalls think that he was running any
A few of the larger ocean
The accused Smith, who had al- SU steamers in port-and the number shortly after two o'clock, a terrife and rains.
The D.S.P. (Kowloon) Informed ready pleaded guilty, confirmed the was much below average-prefer- gale being accompanied by very red to ride out the storm at the heavy rain. Sign boards and win all Police Stations this morning that story told by O'Donnell. He added typhoon moorings, to which they dows crashed wholesale on the at 9.25 am, the typhoon was that they gave their Home addresses had been tied up.:
streets, whilst in some parts, such situated in longitude 22 degrees N., to the Captain of the ship "Sul Tai" Returns.
as at the foot of Buddell Street, at and latitude 115 degrees E., pro The Court concluded at 1:30, but The Sul Tai left for Macao its junction with Queen's Road ceeding N.We
the accused was not found not guilty. as usual, at 8 am to-day, but re- Central a huge lake had formed. The latest report received at Sentence will be promulgated in farned to Wing Lok wharf, disCeolies walking through it were Police Headquarters at 11.45 a.m., due course.
over the calves in water charged her passengers and then
was that the typhoon was due in an steamed away to shelter. In Pedder, Street, where the wind hour's time.
The "Kinshan" left at the seme
came sousing through with all the Just before noon the No. 4 signal hour for Canton and did not go fury of a tornado, one of the private was hoisted, and at 12.05 pm, it back to her wharf although she cans (369) had the hood lifted off was changed for the No. 5 signal. may have gone direct to shelter as clean as if it had been done with The position of the typhoon was
Not until after 11 a.m. did the a massive knife. “Taishan" leave her wharf, fol____ The massive canopy of the been altered to W.N.W.5
OLD OFFENDER
27 PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS
OF BURGLART
Accident and Delay
TWO HOURS!
London, Y
then the same, but its track had MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR 28TH the Commissioner will be Lord When the airship was almost BEATS HER OWN RECORD BY
Detective Sergeant Flattery this Olivier. He will sall at the end of wholly withdrawn from the lowed by another Canton night-Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotel We understand that the s.a. morning charged a Chinese nam- September.
hangar, a gondola, containing the boat of the "On" fleet. The near to the burnt-out portion of "President Cleveland reported by ed Chan Wing, before Mr. T . The back of the mission will be to rearmost motor, sharply struck STILL BEHIND THE "BRE" "Charles Hardouin" was still the Hotel felt the effects of the wireless that she was encountering Hazlerigg, at the Central Magis consider what improvements can be the ground, breaking two struts. alongside her wharf at that time, cyclone, and it became necessary very heavy weather.
The Zeppelin returned to the tracy, with burglary at No. 86, introduced to meet foreign competi Towards mid-day the glass rose
Caine road where he stole a quan- tion and in what way any aid that hangar, and it le not certain whc- slightly, from 29.38 to 29.40 at one place and the weather slightly cleared Kowloon was visible once more, clearly if only tempor arily. Th
however, might have been the
At
to dismantle the surface as much as possible as soon as the gale began to abate about 3.20, 730 The greater portion of the lower vendors stances in Wyndham Street came down like matchwood, whilst in the centre of the city it was post- tively unsafe to venture out on to Ferry the street wwin to the falling sign- iting that boa and window glass coming
e-ender tumbling down?
g of the
the foo "down with
before the storm.<"
Red Flag
hoisted the red Asg,
Cross-harbo
the
launches, Wh tinued to run with
ngs rolled | Kong Amusen
the afzumat) ferries) Wond
- Danger Past
At 3.30 the Royal Observatory courteously telephoned that the
typhoon had passed close to the south of the Island at 1.20 p.m. and that the No. 3 signal had been hosted at 3.30.
Lord Olivier was formerly Governor of Jamaica, He was Secretary for India in the Labour Government of 1924-British Wire- less Service.
ter.
After ansatlantic cro
minutes, ith the blackened by NY
Lonia arrived New Yor ing.
She
INDIA'S FLOODS
SITUATION IN BASHMIR NOW the
of clothing worth 347.50. 7 may be found possible can best be ther she will start to-day Reu took only 4
applied with this object Accused admitted the chargez Sergeant Flattery then proved that accused was a very old and persistent offender who had and no fewer than 2 previous convie About 5.30 the Captain Superin- tions recorded against him. tendent of Police, who was making Accused also admitted this un- a visit of Inspection of place that enviable record with the alt of a had been most affected, informed the hero. He changed his demeanour "China Mail that up to that hou however, when bis Worship-pBB
no reports
hed resched him.
The re the maximum sentence of 12 in months hard labour.
PARIS BLAZE
London,« Yesterday: (at Envre) aboard the will cost $100,000 Ren
NORMAL
hours bet
Simi Yesterdayg The situation in the flood area is
July sain normal, and the evacuated vil lages reaccupied. There is no cluse for York further anxiety Reuter