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TYPHOON PASSES CLOSE PO resulted in the catraction of several
HONGKONG.
houses occupied by Chinese, but happily no-one was injured.
TREMENDOUS RAINFALL CAUSES GREAT DAMAGE.
EUROPEAN'S PREMISES DAMAGED. Two out-houses at the back of Rock View, 153, Wanchai Road, a detached ROADS BLOCKED BY LANDSLIDES,; house occupied by Mr. N. G. Nolan (Chief Interpreter to the Supreme Court) Hongkong narrowly escaped being 19 wore levelled and the kitchen of the the very centre of the typhoon reported building considerably damaged by an yesterday as approaching the Colony extensive landslide at the back of the The report of the Royal Observatory premises. The mishap happened at about shows that the typhoon passed within 302 m. yesterday, but resulted in no miles of the Colony, to the west of the island, between 7 and 8 am An off casualties. Mr. Nolan's cook had a most shoot of the typhoon approached Gap extraordinary escape, however. He was Rock on an easterly track at 11 p.m. on
awakened by the unusual noise made by to rats, which seemed to come from the roof of the out-house. The cook was pressed by the curious noise made by He had just got outside the door when the rodents, and got up to investigate.
the slide simply swept the premises
Thursday, and then it turned eastward The No. 2 Cone (indicating the presence. of a typhoon within 200 miles of the Colony) was hoisted at 6 pm on Thurs day, the black cross, cone and ball were hoisted at 5.10 ani. yesterday, and at 6.57 a.m. the black cross and ball were up. The signals-were lowered at 11:15
It would see that no very considerable damage has been done in the Harbour, all the small graft having taken shelter in the Typhoon Refuges on the previous night. The maximuar squall velocity of the wind did not exceed 60 miles per hour. Very extensive damage was, how- over, caused by the rain, which descended very heavily and continuously. In the 24 hours ending at 10 nm. yesterday the
rainfall, we are informed, amounted to 13.24 inches. The reservoirs overflowed,
away:
PEAK AND OTHER ROADS BLOCKED;
Two smail landslides also took place on the Peak Road, almost blocking the rond One accarred near Ian Mor," and the other on the bend below Barker Road, leaving only a small passage along which pedestrians-of which there were perforce many from the Peak-could pass.
A portion of Upper Albert Road, near the entrance to the road leading to the by a considerable fall of earth and stone Roman Catholic Cathedral, was blocked
from the side of the Public Gardens, and
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 8BD, 1916,
OUR LONDON LETTER. FROM OUR OWN ODERESPONDENT]
LONDON, April 27th.
ANZAC DAY IN LONDON,
POLICE RESERVE SPORTS NIGHT
The following, boxing matches have been arranged London has had a fine Easter, plue Gibson, R.GA, Light-Heavyweights.
J. Pte, G. Thomas, K.S.L1. Gunner remarkable demonstration of enthusiasm Police for the overseas troops, as represented
2. J. Evans v. P. e. Stimson, Hongkong by the Anzac men who on Tuesday had Champion of the Colony and Runner-up four processions, a memorial service at Pte. Colquitt, R.M.L.I. (Three
3. Paddy Finn, RN. (Middleweight Westminster Abbey, a public luncheon, a exhibition) 1.1. (Three rounds in the Army and Navy Championship);
matinee performance, a review, and presentation of medals in and close to London.
a
as silently home
This was the first opportunity that London bas had to express its Imperial enthusiasm. Week by week the man from our homes have gone silently to the war, and the fortunate ones, or the again for recuperation. But the hearts wounded, have come
of the Empire until Tuesday had no chance to throb with the healthy emotion of lis gratitude to the young lions of the Dominions overseas. It was no wonder that Londoners turned out in scores of thousands to cheer the men, and that women brought flowers with them to strew in the path of the men who had fought so grandly to win a foothold on Gallipoli.
and water inced down the nailahs in most caused the collapse of the bath feather-bed amateurs among these ads
dense volumes. Crowds of Chinese were to be seen at various vantage points watching in admiration the impromptu waterfalls forined on the side of the Peak.
NARROW ESCAFE OF PEAK TRAM-CAR. Both the Star Ferry launches and the Peak run cars ceased running for a
under which the slide occurred. siderable flooding near
There was also a heavy fall and con- Conduit Road, the residence of
Wymering,
Mr. Colbourne Little..
A high stone wall situated near the T.K.K. Mess collapsed and created a great barrier across the road.
MR. A. Gubbay's residence in May A very serious landship occurred at
Mr. and Mrs Brewin), the whole of the tennis court being carried away
About one o'clock yesterday there was
The day was superb for sightseers, There were two thousand of the marching men all of them seasoned soldiers who wounded or invalided home on account have seen active service and have been of campaign hardships. There were no
from “down under.”... Lithe of limb, broad of shoulder, they swung along with Colonial freedom, singing to the music of the bands Australia will be there, Those from the hospitals who were unable. to march, were taken in carriages to the Abbey and the other points of the day's celebrations.
number of blinded young soldiers, includ Included in the Abbey company were a
New Zealand High Commissioner, Sir Thomas Mackenzie By the express wish of the King and Queen, the wounded were
issued and matches are being fixed:
1 Pte. Bersty, KS.1.1, challenges any The following challenges have been
Amateur in the Colony at 112 lbs. Give or take 3 lbs.
offers to wrestle anyone in the Colony at 2. P.-. Chanan Din, Hongkong Police, J. C. Barnard, of the Exile curage, any weight. Catch-at-catch-can style accepts the challenge of Pc. Ells Chanan Din to a
any amateur in the Colony at 130 lbs. wreathing match, catch-as-catch end.
3. Young Ward, R.N.Y.P., will box Give or take 2 lbs
(R), will box any amateur at 133 lbs. 4P 301 Maher, Hongkong Police Give or take 2 lbs.
Pc. Cave, Hongkong Police, challen- fighting, long rifle. Best three out of five points,
three ges anyone in the Colony at bayonet
box anyone in the Colony at 126 lbs.
6. "Kid Marriott," RN.V.P. wishes to
arrange a match with any light weight in 7. Sapper Richards, R.E.. light-weight champion of the Colony, will be pleased to the Colony,
Johnson, HK.P.R.
8. Pte. Buckley RML.I., of H.M.S. Tamar, would like to meet P. 821
AMERICAN MUNITIONS
FOR
THE ALLIES. $40,798,036 WORTH EXPORTED IN FEBRUARY.
$40,798,036 worth of war munitions left During the month of February. Governments of the lates for the various
Entente Allies.
since the outbreak of war, exceeding This is the largest amount attained
ber, 1915, by about $3,000,000. the previous high record, that of Decem
all firearms and ammunition exported April 7th, by the Bureau of Foreign and These figures were made public on
from August, 1914, to and including Domnestic Commerce. The total value of
February, 1910, is put at $279,008,295. that in the last few months the value of The detailed figures for February show shipments of gunpowder has been decreas mity
ing, while the shipments of cartridges, At His Majesty's Theatre, in the after-
ing. More gun powder was shipped in noon, all the stars of the theatrical firmaer alhefgures show an increase the month of November last, and in De- than in January or
January.
seated, as far as possible, in close proxi
considerable time yesterday morning. The forries stopped soon after 6 a.m., pre-Road (formerly the residence of the Honing Trooper Clutha Mackenzie, son of the venting many Europeans from getting across to business, while the Peak line was blocked for several hours by a heavy Inll of land from the side of The Firs, a bouse in Magazine Gap Rond, formerly occupied by the Austria Consul, and -commonly known as Rennie's House." The fall occurred at about 7am. One of the cars, coming from the summit of the Peak, had a narrow escape from destruction. A tree was uprooted and
a considerable landslide between the Peak Hospital and the Peak Hotel, the earth coming down on the Hotel tennis
court,
·LANDSLIDES AT WANCHAI
Wanchai district, and the earth which There were several landslides in the
was brought down into the street from
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Brearms and high explosives, are inerens HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO
fell across the front part of the car, at the excavations which are being made in P, and in celebration of the opensted as explosives other than gun-
coolics, and the service was resumed at
the brakemian's station. Happily there were only a few passengers, but one of theni, a European woman, became very frightened and jumped out while the car was in motion. She fell heavily, but appurently was able to walk away after wards. The Peak line was cleared bytically impossible. The pathway which 1 pm, by which time traffic was proceed leads to the row of residences at Morrison ing everywhere, except on the blocked.
Hill I gave way in two places, large ex roads, in normal manner
cavations being caused, while many trees were also blown down. There was also a Substantial landslide at another part of Morrison Hill, large quantities of earth falling into the roadway, impeding traffic for some time.
BLOCK OF HOUSES SMASHED AT SHAURIWAN A: Shaukiwan village the copious rains released a huge portion of the hillside, and tons of earth and great boulders rushed down A row of Chinese houses, forming part of Sunbeam Terrace, met the full force of the avalanche, and were utterly smashed. Had the accident occurred in the night, when the inmates were asleep, there would inevitably have been a heavy death roll. The affair took place at about 8.30 a m., and ai thất time only a few people were inside. The Shankwan Police were promptly in formed, and Lance Sergt. Field and four Indian policemen proceeded to the spot, while Inspector Angus telephoned to the Centre Police Station for assistance. The police found they could secure no help from the villages, but worked energe tically pending the arrival of reinforce
He
are observ
ment gave their services to make the in every item over those of Mr. W. M Hughes, delivered a speech in February was that of high explosives, Australians enjoy themselves. In the It is also significant that by far the interval the Australian Prime Minister largest single item of munitions exported neulogy of the men who died in Gall the higher levels for the erection of new is probably the finest orator in London
page of Australia's military history.
powder, and comprising $32,235,724 buildings transformed the roadways into to-day, and has made a great impression trafic since the war began, the total value
practically three-fourths of the total veritable mud rivers. At one time the Imperial ide at the Guildhall, last week, the month of August, 1914, was only As showing the steady increase in this roadway and pavements in Queen's Road is described by many experienced auditors $405,681, and for the first four months of on all parties. His expression of the of shipments of war muitions during Enst were covered with a foot of mud and as containing the finest krasuology that the war only $6.034,814. water, rendering any kind of traffe prace included in the afternoon's pro- skle in the various classes of munition has been heard in the City for any years. ceedings, was a collie dog from Australia shimments. Thus the shipments of cart
Soute seasonal fluctations that has had an exciting record. Ignoring ridges increased steadily through the first the rule against taking pets along with r of the war, reaching $3,028,083 in. the owner of this dog, a trooper from the than half that sure in September, where them, some of the Australians did so, and May, 1915, and then cronned down to less back blocks of the Commonwealth-landed they lean-to-nick-un chce more, and in in Gallipoli with his faithful friend still try and February surpassed all pre- was badly wounded, so he came with his in attendance. In due course the master
vious figures. dog to England, where the canine became the pet of the hospital. But the man has been ordered back to Australia as unfit for further service, and the problem arose as to what should be done with the dog. He appealed to Mr. Andrew Fisher, Australian High Commissioner, who accepted the animal, and promised to see that he is well cared for. The trooper was delighted and appeared at Tuesday's functions with his four footed friend for the last time ere the latter joins the off- cial circle.
The Hen Director of Public Works informs ns that the following roads have been blocked by landships Road.
Kennedy Road, near Wanchai Gap
with Kennedy Road.
Macdonnell Road, near its junction Bowen Road
+
IN THE SECRET BESSION.
May Road, to the west of the Peak Tramway.
Conduit Road, near its junction with Hatton Road.
One good point about the whole situa tion is the absolute loyalty of Labour that the Irish traitor, Sir Roger Case- ment, has been laid by the heels while men and Nationalists All are delighted
leading a German expedition to Ireland. Long ago, just after the war started as a matter of fact, I received warnings from prominent Nationalists to beware of any thing that Casement did and pay no attention to it as representing Irish opinion. Even at that time they told me they distrusted his judgment and they sonity. even, indicated that they doubted his
Tuesday's secret sessions of both Houses Pokfulam Road, near Relchers Battery public curiosity and set the various camps announcement that from the National of Parliament have naturally whetted Another good item of news is the going roads, with the exception of eral opinion that Mr. Lloyd George has Soldiers and Sailors Families Associa It is hoped that the whole of the fore agitating to this and that end. The gen Relief Fund the local committees of the Pokfulam Road, will be suficiently been conniving with Bir Edward Carson tion will be empowered to make grants cleared to admit of traffic to-day and Lord Milner, and possibly Col. Wins up to the difference between four shillings reported to any public road is a breach port of Lord Northcliffe to oust Mr rent in approved cases of men called out In Kowlon, the most serious damage ton Churchill with the newspaper sup & week and twelve shillings a week for of about 20 feet in the Tai Po Road be Asquith and break the Coalition Cabinet rive service. That is to say, in tween the 2nd and 3rd milestones informed the police on Thursday night caused remarkable bitterness. The Day
so that he and his new colleagues could deserving The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank come in on a compulsion policy for all, has four chillings & w
where week, the rent that a junk which was carrying 30 bars News on Saturday bad the most scathing
maximum of eight shillings a ecks, they may allow of silver was missing. Yesterday morn article published since the war began
up to 2
Ove
week for rent relief, and the intimation has been made to them that this relief
makes it undesirable to make the grant. the local knowledge of the committee This is good news to many an attested married man who is awaiting the call to
prompt enquiries, discovered that the idol, Mr. Lloyd George. ing the Water Police, as the result of Rad the object was the aforetime Radical to be given in all eligible cases, unla junk had run into Yaumatic The bullion was on board. HERYER
ments from Hongkong. Five persons, who were not seriously injured, were removed within about 20 minutes. They were apparently caught and penned in while in the act of escaping 1 more difficult task awaited the rescuers in endeavouring to find the bodies of several others who were further inside
TYPHOON WARNING. Hon. Captain-Superintendent of Police,
The following telegram was received by the Deputy Superintendens, Dr. Mekong, from the Manila Observatory
the American Consulate General, Hong Kenny and four men of the Ambulance section of the Spicial Police Reserve,
1 p.m., June 2nd Typhoon in about 112 Long E. and 20
The
members of the Fire Brigade, and coolies Lat. Ndirection unknown
employed by the Sanitary Department,
the Time Wizard from Wales, with the colours with the next set of groups
INDUSTRIES CAPTURED FROM THE
was reprinted in the Daily Pres a few This article days ago, ED.] On the other hand, the Daily Mail was speaking with enthusiasm of the
and even the Morning Post bow short time ago it is since these Of the industries we are capturing echoing the praise. When one considera on the little wizard from Wales and the Far East. I know of two that have papers were daily pouring vituperation from the Germans, some closely concern calling upon duchesses not to liek insure been annexed by one shrewd Scot in the ance stamps for the servants, it is realised course of a two months visit to London; al once what topsy turreydom the war One is the supply of carpet slipper has brought
cloth, so much in demand for the Batire __SHIPPING NOTES.
Labour men and it is quite likely that market, from Siam to Flongong. He Labour will benceforth be stronger that fells me that she agent of 'German RAISING THE NILE
of yore-distrust the personal ambitions fourteen miles of that cloth in a day
firm before the they attribute to both Mr. Churchill and Since then he has been trying to find he sold ns manen as Japanese papers con
Mr. Lloyd George, and their faith in the continue to publish the P&O steamer Nile which, whsness of Mr. Asquith is such that they for facturing field, and at last has reassuring reports as to the raising of singleness of purpose and disinterested a source of supply in the British manu- wrecked in the Island Sea last year. The foot, his care their objection, to wydts come out from Babe 9
In politics. Tam told it was in are being conducted under the
come East Bradford the child had not been found
landslide
de at Shek O caused the passed. So
into whose possession, the ship has now to secret session, for he personally was rattan cane for chay trunk, and forage collapse of a house, and two people are spects of successfully raising the sunken as they stand which were the cause part the Germans, by 1.pice of a preliminary nature ions have been plake shown to the public, through the wire handled, and to
the operations
disposed to have an open session and to cure maling. Though the
bateriels aid to have perished.
nsual channels, the full facts and figures grown, in British territ steamer have been confirated defin The villagers of Wongneichong also or says the Japan Chronicle
from bewspaper and political intrigue
trickery for which ceived a terrible fragat. A landslide 5th, will be commenced in abo
arrived on the scene, and ultimately three dead bodies were removed at about 9.30. There yet remained a woman and
a young child. The latter was sup-
posed by survivors to be in the arms of Later in the day the dead
operations
the goods
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body of the woman was disclosed, but supervision of the firm of Mitsubishi, them that the Prime Minister agreed Another industry is that of prepare of or preceding the departure of the
days.
ten
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