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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 117B, 1929.
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STOCKS OF MACHINE TOOLS CARRIED,
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11568
HONGKONG STEAMER IN
DISTRESS...
ON THE SANDBANKS IN THE WEST RIVER..
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she moved off,
'BIG FIRE AT KENNEDY, TOWN.1 TWENTY HOUSES AND A TIMBER
It is difficult to give anything like an adequate account of the work of the Fire Brigade during their period of duty, which extended over many hours. The alarm was received at: 431 4.m. No fire-
YARD DESTROYED SULPHUR EXPLOSION IN A ROW OF engine is stationed
TENEMENT HOMES STARTS THE FIRE,
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this remote but
LOW PRESSURE OF WATER,
WOMLY LEAPS TO HER DEATH.
Woman
Three
of
lost
SPORT.
FOOTBALL.
MATCHES FOR TODAY.
HONGKONG LKIGUE Division I Kick-off, 4.15 p. King's . Hongkong Club, Sookun poa “A” ground. Referee, Mr. WE Hollands.
Durban v. RG.A., St. Joseph's ground.
Referee, Mr. G. Tyldesley. Ambrose e. Kowloon, Nay "B" gryund.
Referee, Mr. F. Willlanis. South China . Hongkong: Police, South China ground. Refered, Mr. W. Garton.
-Hawkins #. Carlisle, Navy" "AD
ground. Referee, Mr. F. Smith. "Tamar v. Despatch, Sookunpoo
B2 ground.
Division II. Kick-off at 2.45 am.. King's ir. Derben. Sookuapoo "A" ground. Referee, Mr. G. H. Fyrry
man.
South China "A". South China.
"B" South China ground"
Ro feree, Mr. W. Garton. University Fleet duxiliaries, Navy, "B" ground. Referee Mr. F
Williams,
Hawkins v. Caited A.C.. Navy "A" ground. Referee, Mr. F. Sarith. Warders TR.Q.A.. St. Joseph's
ground. Referee, Mr. G. Tyldes Jey.
v. Ambrose, Club Hongkong Police
ground. Referee, Mr. C. A. Pair
BOCT.
burn.
Goals,
DIVISION I. LEAGUE TABLE TO DATE.
P. W. L D. F. A. P..
01 11 3 9
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5 2 1 111
3 3 1 i
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However,
The
very important area, which contains a CREW RESCUED BY RIVER STEAMERS.
number of large godowns. The nearest fire-engines are at the Central Fire Chinese owned" steamer Luen.
Station, and these were on the scene sa Sheu, 950 tons burthon, sprang a leak
An explosion in a small godown in quickly as possible. The Wanchai con- on Thursday night at the entrance of the Belcher Street, Kennedy Town, at half tingent arrived not long afterwards, and West River. She is now aground on the past four o'clock yesterday morning the fire-Boat also steamed down the sandbanks about three and a half miles brought about a widely destructive fire, harbour and
Mr. moored alongside. to the south-east of Wong Mun Light and which barat out two whole terraces of Brooks (the new Superintendent) and is practically submerged at high water. tonement houses with shops beneath, des-Mr. Moss (chief station officer) were The sinking vessel fired rockets of distress troyed an extensive timber yard, and both present. A district call was issued and her crew of 39 wero rescued in choppy resulted in loss of life."....
by 4.150m-and the Captain Superin- sens by the river ateamers Leung Kwany Belchor Street is thoroughfares tendent of Police, receiving a telephone and a Lee. The distressed steamer was running parallel to the tram, road near message, was on the scene at 7 a.m., and abandoned at about midnight with her the Kennedy Road terminus; it is there- remained till after mid-day, taking an stern, practically submerged.
fore the second main street from the active part A curious story is told of the aban- Praya Smithfield bisects Belcher Street doned resul About three months ago at right angles and connects the Govern-Pressure at the hydrants is particular. she was sold by the Pak Hong Steamshipment laughter-house with a cattle land-ly weak in Kennedy Town for the water Company to the Luen Sheun Firm for ing pier of the Prays. The square block of supply comes from Fokfulum Reservoir, $30,000. After re-sitting she was despatch property bounded by the tram road, which is no great height above the dis ed on what is said to be her first voyage Smithfield and Belcher Street consists of trict and never gives much head of 'water. Consequently, until the fire for the now Company on Thursday after the usual three-storied Chinese tenements noor from Hongkong amidst much with shops beneath. "One of the housesgines and the re-float could be brought into "action" to supply water, al cracker Bring. About seven o'clock the in the block has been used entirely as a same evening, during the gule which godown with, as far as can be ascertain high pressure, the merest dribble was sprang up so suddenly in Hongkong she ed, no one living on the upper floors, available from the hydrants. The prys sprang a leak and made water badly, though probably caretakers slept on the sure is moderately good when only one. Within three hours the water had reached premises. This house is in the centre of hydrant is required, but on this occasion the ongines and the area were extinguiah- the Belcher Street portion of the block it was necessary to use several. In the The Chinese skipper realising that of property; that is to say, it is back-to- first half hour, therefore, the fire made the ship was in imminent danger of sink, back, with the houses that face the trans, enormous headway. The Belcher Street ing succeeded in beaching her ott a sand and itself looks out towards Mount Davis, terrace and the timber-yard were all bank, where he fired signals of distress On the opposite side of Belcher Street, ablaze together and it was impossible to and attracted the attention of a number facing the godown, are two timber yards, get near them for some time.
izes the firemen were beaten back by THE EXPLOSION. of river ateamers coming down the river.
the great heat. All they could do was The first steamer to arrive on the scene In this godown, just before 4.30 o'clock té fight a losing battle at the corner of was the On Lee. This was at 10.15 p.m. yesterday morning, a violent explosion Smithfield, where they were soon com- She hove to about a mile from the dis occurred. The force of it was felt in the pletely surrounded, having to cope with HF. Chub tressed steamer. Her draught did not new houses on Lugard Road, The Peak (1) the timber yard fire (S.E); (2) the King's permit her, to "get closer. A lifeboat and it was powerful enough to blow out fire of contractor's oddments outside the Tamar was lowered in charge of the Chief Officer the party walls and damage considerably Rope Factory (S.W.); the main are in Kowloon, and after a tough battle with rising seas the front and rear walls of the premises. Belcher Street and on the corner of South China was able to make the distressed steamer. It was manifest, afterwards, that sulphur Smithfield (E.); the spread of the fire to Hawkins 40 1 1 1 00 Nine of the crew were taken off and was being stored there and an investiga. the opposite corner of Smithfield (W.). Durban.....
4 0 + brought safely back to the Lee. tion is being made into this, as it seems it is not surprising that the fire quickly re
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I 1. 1 Shortly afterwards the sa. Lenng Kong, salikely that the use of a godown, for. extended northward towards the tram- Despatch
4 0 4 also attracted by the signals, drew near extra-hazardous goods, in the midst of way, and crossed Smithfield again, at ARGA.
0 Police 30 3:0 1 11 0 to the scene, and after cruising round tenement property, had been authorised Tak Street..
Followers of the game should have a and taking soundings, Capt. James, in the authorities, or approved by the charge of the steamer, found that he could are insurance companies. With all public The district must have presented an
exhibition of football on the Sockungoo get quite close to the sandbank without offices closed for the holiday, inquiries extraordinary spectacle during the first good chance this week to witness a han into this matter cannot be pursued very hour of the fire. Everybody, of course, ground where the King's receive grounding his vessel, which was of very far at present.
who was not already up and about (and the Club, Hamilton makes his first ap- light draught and about the same size.
Fire evidently followed the explosion this is a district of early risers) was pearance for this Club this year while ng the stranded steamer. By very care ful manoeuvring he was able to get suff immediately. Large fragments of barn. awakened by the explosion. The people MoPhail will be out again this week. The ciently close to heave a line on board. ng sulphur were projected into the in the houses adjoining the godown Club's weak point will be at back and All this time voices from the Lure Sheun timber-yard opposite, and that was soon quickly left the premises, and, as it be with the King's attack at its best the could be heard, singing out "ave life" ablaze. The houses adjoining the godown came apparent that the fire was bound to Military team should win.
were next involved, and the fire spread spread, there were further migrations changes in the latter teani are expected save life," while the s.. Wah Eui, a in both directions. Eastward," there are every few moments. Two or three doors motor driven ship, which had arrived only three houses; a large walled yard from the place where the fire started was and a fast and even game should be. the scane, sent up an additional display stopped further progress of the are in shop which evidently stared a quan- Durban meet the R.G.A. on the St. of rockets. The a.. Sun Nam Hoi arrived that direction, but the conflagration tity of oil or kerosing cans, and when Joseph's ground and the sailors should about the same time and when it was quickly spread westward along Belcher the place became involved the fire win. The last week's play was not pro- found that she could be of no assistance Street, turned to the right along Smith received a considerable accession mising and they must improve if they
Hereabouts, field, and continued ultimately to the strength. Once the line was on board it did not corner house on the tram road. It had her self-control and leapt to her death expected to go far in the league.
RG.A will not be fully representeil in take the Leung Kwong long to draw been a stormy night and a strong wind from an upper storey when, apparently, this match, but they will give the sailors alongside and the distressed crew, array was still blowing from the eastward. This she might easily have saved herself by
a good run. ed in life belts, were enabled to walk had been responsible for the rapid spread leaving the premises by the stairway. A very even match should be seen on from one ship to the other. Shortly be of the fire, but when the flames began Amongst the Chinese it is said that
ground between the fore midnight the Lang Keong left the to work eastward along the tram road people are missing and it is quite po Ambres and Kowloon. The visitors 70 scene with the crew on board and reached the wind, hitherto the firemen's enemy,sible, of course, that some inmates lost playing well in their opening matches At
should just get home. Hongkong about three o'clock yesterday rendered them some slight, assistance and their lives in the houses first involved in
the catastrophe. morning. The other, two vessels, the further spread of the fire was checked.
The Ambrose attack requires a little As probably 40 people lived in each On Lee and the Wal Kii, stood by n
FOUR FIRES AT ONCE, little longer, but when it was found thatha point at
house about 300 people are renderad more ating in front of goal. Their de
fence is sound. which the principal homeless.
..South China and the Police are due to it was impossible to save the ship or her danger of great extension of the fre ROWS OF HOUSES OPEN TO THE SKY. cargo, they also continued the journey to xurred was at the corner of Beicher
At ten o'clock in the morning, a walk meet on the SC.A. ground and a frat Hongkong. At the time of the rescue the Street and Smithfield.
So strong was through the fire-smitten area suggested game should end in a win for South top deck of the water-logged atramer was the wind that the flames easily overleapt that rows of mammoth ovens had just The ekins and Carlisle meet on the about three feet above water. Curiously the width of Smithheld, although the been raked out. House after house, in enough three of the rescuing steamers streets hereabout are fairly wide. More two long rows, was open to the sky, and Navy "A" ground and the latter returns. were coming from Kongmoon to Hong over, large fragments of lighted material, all that was left of roof and floors, iron to the league after a year's absence. The kong,
such as articles of clothing hanging out bedsteads and unconsumable material ship was voted out of the league last At the Harbour Office a notice has been to dry, were carried across the street by was piled into a glowing mass- on the son as she was absent for over aix published concerning the stranding of the the wind, and the accumulations of ground floor of each shell of what was weeks she just comes in this year as Vessel, and the wreckage is described "as lumber which the Chinese invariably, keep once a house. The simile of an oven was the sixth week is to-day. A fast game dangerous to navigation."
on the verandahs (having nowhere else helped by the fact that the fire bad should see the Carlile open their season Great credit is due to Captain James, to put them) gave the fire plenty of scoured cach, interior wall clean and by annexing the points.
"The Despatch is due to meet the Tamar of the Leung Kwong, for his bold action. opportunities for gaining a hold. The white. Here and there a blazing gas- It must have needed great skill to navi-blaze had soon extended to the opposite pipe kept the embers in a glowing state ab Sookunpoo, but at the moment is gate his vessel in the dark to the sand-side of Smithfield in at least two places, The house in which the explosion occur. absent from port. She left Weihaiwe for bank and at the same time escape the and four more houses were quickly added red was evidently very unsafe, with this station in time to arrive today fore- perils of grounding himself. The action to the total destroyed-which numbered great cracks running down its remaining noon, and unless she has been delayed fixture. On recent form the Tamar of the On Lee in sending out a life boat twenty before the fire was under control. walls and a brick arch shattered by the should arrive. in time to carry out her in a choppy sea is also commendable.
should win. The Hongkong Rope Company's factory force of the explosion. A solid mass of The stranded vessel was carrying alis on the opposite corner of Belcher bricks, still bound together by mortar,
The Junior games should be interest general carge of 30 tous, including 200 Street and Smithfield. It is a granite had been blown forward-into-the-road- bags of rice for Wuchow Prior to built structure and was undamaged-ex-way. The rear wall collapsing, had ing. That at Sookunpoo between Durban of spectators. The Military changing hands sho was on the San Men cept that the fire attacked one door, done further damage behind the house and King's is likely to attract a large The South China run, and about two years ago was pirated Behind it, a new building is being erect-Hailings of verandahs, not fixed with number whilst on & voyage. The region ed, and the contractor had a stock-yard allowance made for such violent heat team should win, in which she is now stranded is infested and matshed in front of the Rope Com-expansion, had buckled inwards and out-reserve teams meet on their own ground with pirates and directly the sea calms Pany's premises. This paraphernalis wards tato, large curves. Here and there, and a fast game shoald end in a win The United A.C. and Hawkins are dúo down it is thought that piratical junks was all destroyed, but did not result in hanging signs had escaped the general for "R."
access to the factory destruction. A hair-dresser at the corner would be alongside to loot what could be giving the fire salved of the vessel. At high water ber although it left the forecourt ful of a of Smithfield and Belcher Streets still meet on the Nary "A" ground and exhibited his business sign, but his shop judging by the form shown last week the decks will be awash.
mass of redhot embers.
contained nothing but glowing bricks, United should win. University will be twisted iron bedsteads, and the iron out against the Fleet Auxiliarica on Navy
I and the former should win HONGKONG IMPORT TRADE. There
If we point chair. In a corner, the gas which for
too extensive to be pedestal feet only of his customers' The R.G.A. and Police are expected to win against Warders and Ambrose The fortnightly report by the Hongkong All the time the blaze, fanned by the merly supplied hot water was maintain Reserves respectively. The game between General Chamber of Commerce supplies gale, was attacking the houses and des-ing one section of the mass at furnace St. Joseph's and Kowloon has been the following notes:-
troyi, them one by one, the timber heat. A small dog left tied to an upper
scratched. Cotton Yarn. In sympathy with the yard on the far side of Belcher Street verandah by the frightened inmates of riso in the price of Yunnan Tin which is was blazing furiously, lighting up the one floor had jumped over when the bartered for Yarn consumed in that district for miles. Surrounding hills flames approached too close and had six houses, Nos 2 to 12, Smithfield, wore insured with the Heung On Company. Scon hanged itself by its leash market, a keen demand has sprung up were bathed in a golden glow.
Water was still being played upon the The South British Insurance Company for Yarn and a good business has been after the fire started, the vegetation on transacted. Prices improved gradually Mount Davis was sot alight by burning timber yard, whence a great volume of and the London, Liverpool and Globe from $2 to 810 per bale, according to the embers. Inspector Kent, who is in charge acrid smoke, particularly trying to the are concerned for 820,000 each; other The smell of burning wise, it is believed that the risks are demand for each spinning..
of the district and was on the scene from eyes, ascended. Quotations are:-No. 10. 8151 to $176. the first, telephoned to the military wood could be detected over a quarter shared principally among Chinese com.. No. 128. $100 to $180. No. 165. 3180 to authorities, who promptly sent parties of of a mile to windward of the fire and no panics.
Estimates of the damage can be, ab doubt much further to 'leeward. Two or $194. No. 209. 8173 to 3187. Arrivals soldiers to beat out the flames. 1,000.
The Government, slaughter-houses were three fire-engines, and the fire-foat were present, the merest surmise. Shipments, vil. Spot les 6.000
ALL-NIGHT VIGIL KEPT.
·bales. Unsold stock 6,000, bales.
-Bar
evidently in danger from an early hour, still running to maintain jets of water
The motor fire engines gave entire gains 12,000 bales,"
for they abut upon the timber-yard. The under pressure. At mid-day, men armed Woollens-The market remains quiet,
cattle stabled there awaiting slaughter with hooks began to pull out of the yard satisfaction. Not once during the day Raw Cottens. Stocks are wl. Nominal had to be removed lost they should perish as much of the timber as they could, as did they break down, even for a moment, before their time and be roasted pre- it was clear that the centre of the mass and they were kept running continuously. quotations: Indian descriptions at 31 maturely. It was found possible to pre- would otherwise burn interminably. By the evening. it was clear that the to $36. Chinese grades at $33 to $39. -* vent the spread of the fire to the As it was necessary to run hose pipes #mbor yard could not be safely left and Metals Market is quiet, the lower slaughter-houses, although the windows across the main thoroughfares and to it was decided to keep the hoses playing exchange making prices higher than of outbuildings were burned. The timber maintain them in position all day, the all night The Are float is still being dalone will now pay. Demand from con-yard, whose contents are completely Kennedy Town tram servion was some operated so that sea water may be used muming districts ie poor, with dealers destroyed, belongs to the Wing Shing what disorganised. Electric light, gas instead of the reservoir supply...
During the afternoon, a Breman was inclined to sacrifice parcels to clear.
firm. Next to it is another large timber and water officials were busy cutting off Flour-Stock About 750,000 sack yard. This, however le on the east side supplies and disconnecting the burnt out injured by a fall from a wall and was taken to the Government Civil Hospital. sack; American Straight, 22.70 per sack; it escaped practically undamaged. If American Cut-off, $2.85 per mck; Shang was just far enough to the east to cecape to obtain complete particulars of insur-
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Quotations: American Patent; 83.70 per and, being on this occasion to windward, houses.
The public holiday makes it impossible Kowloon Fire Brigade turned out
hai Flour, $2,95 per sack; Australing the fragments from the burning terrace ance. The Bincers Insurance Company on Thursday night to two fire, one si No-1, 82.90 per unck-
of houses opposite; otherwise, it mussare interested to some extent; Messrs. Kowloon City and the other at Mongkok. *: Sagar.-Market quiet,
have also been consumed. Earlier it was-in-Beigs & Co. are agents for a company. In both cassafortunately, the damage. Saltpetre. Very heavy demands and danger, but prompt use of a jet exting which has insured two of the houses; and was small. A small fire also occurred on
the Peak yesterday afternoon. (Continued at foot of next column.). fairly strong.
uished the flames,
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