THE CHINA
THRILLING RESCUES FROM
2,000 TELEPHONES OUT OF ACTION
The typhoon has caused consider- able damage to the telephone sys- tem approximately some 2,000 lines being at present out of order. Every effort is being made to restore ser- vice as early as possible but in some cases, owing to the heavy nature of the damage, it may be that service will not be restored for a few days.
Subscribers should note that the Telephone Co. have already tested every faulty line and ask them not
to report their line unnecessarily as
this only adds to the work
The Canton cable has been dis-
VAN HEUTSZ
Twelve Hundred Brought Safely To Shore
One of the most dramatic episodes in a night of terror abounding in excitement, panic and tension aboard the unusually large number of ships in har- connected due to a washout of a
bour, was the breaking adrift and sinking of the bridge near Taipo. It is hoped to restore service by some time to KP. M. liner, Van Heutsz, of 4,600 tons, and the dramatic rescue of her 1,200 passengers in thrilling
MOTTOW
K.C.R. SERVICE combat against wild conditions.
SUSPENDED
The greatest credit is due the officers of the Van Heutsz and to the many hands which assisted also littered with debris, have in the rescue in that not a single life was lost.
Washouts on the line, which is
caused the suspension of the K.C.P service. It is not yet known when
it will be possible to resume traffic
The Van Heutsz broke away from her moorings
It is considered likely that two at about 5 a.m. and although battling into the teeth or three days may elapse the damage is repaired.
before
JAPANESE OPEN TIENTSIN RADIO SERVICE
Shanghai, To-day- Balked by the Consular Body in their attempt to take over the Chinese telegrapho in- Tientsin, the Japanese military are reported to have establish- ed their own telegraphs to handle messages to and from Peiping and Manchukuo.
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Rates are the same as those charged by the Chinese Minis-
of the 150 m.p.h. gale, found herself drifting help- lessly towards Green Island, and sent out contin- uous distress calls.
An appeal for help was made to board in the British naval authorities and done so two destroyers were sent to her assistance, but the Van Heutsz piled upon Green Island and began Van to sink.
GERTRUDE MAERSK
From the
The Gertrude Maensk, also went abo ashore on Green Isla in th
channel
between
Kennedy
island and termed heroic
gers and
ner
Hong Kong and may have fore the typhoon struck. 11 o'clock this morning passengers of the ss. at its height. Boats re-launched and ded in and rowed ferries, towed and then taken
WRAPPED IN BLANKETS
work in taking of
Despite the fact that the harbouri
try of Communications-Reuifeboats were devoted to the needs able swell in the narrow channel crew from the Van Heutsz. Her was comparatively calm a consider- of the Van Hentsz, whose passen-1 in between Kennedy Town and gers may possibly have totalled as Green Island made the task extra- many as 1,700 according to the ordinarily difficult. The ferries JCJL liner
were hearing violently with water washing well over the gunwales on
ter.
Only 23 cases of cholera were reported to the Health Authorities in the 24 hours ended at midnight
Most of the
Of these, 14 were in Victoria and from Swatow, 6 in Kowloon
She was to have
the few re mming the Harbour Office, and a considerable crowd of intere
ators were present to watch them come ashore
Clad, in many cases, in their sleeping clothes in anything they had snatched up, bright
2
ets draped around their shoulders, the evacuat-
presented ed forlorn spectac
they walked a doleful
the Praya
LEE CAUSES PANIC
vever, was ferry load ed An Lee,
had been
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The Conte Rosso is reported to have gone aground in the treacherous waters at Cape Col- Finson At present, there are no details regarding her plight.
The Lyeemur is ashore off Chang Kung
The Shieng Lee is aground near the Armaments Depot on
Stonecutters Ame Chinese
males and one female
brought ashore from her
Captain Morrison and Mr. Low, of the Kaur Sing, are re- maining board with the
The Tilawa has been pulled
off Devil's Peak by the Tanda
and both ships are now along-
side.
The Hai Ting is ashore. The Da Shing is aground on Tsing Island and calling for
ace. She does not ap pear to be în any mamediate danger.
The Shuntien is aground Tsing I Island in a dangerous position
The No. 1 Police Launch has picked up a number of Euro- pean passengers from the Kwangchow,
Fifty were killed in collapse of 25 houses at Taipo Market
garage at Taipo, a police van, In the collapse of the police
ambulance and fire engine were destroyed. Owing to breakdown of communication, the damage in the rest of the New Terri- tories is not yet known Ex- tensive da age to me and pro-
perty
Several European ladies were taken off the Kwangchow, is ashore south of Chan Kung Island.
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