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THE TOLL OF THE SEA.
COASTING STEAMER SINKS DURING TYPHOON AT ST. JOHN'S ISLAND.
TWENTY-FOUR OF THE CREW MISSING.
LATEST REPORTS OF DAMAGE AND CASUALTIES.
It could hardly be expected that a typhoon of such intensity and spread over sa wide na area would pass without taking tall of deep sea shipping.
So far the only sea going vessel show loss has been reported in the s.3. Chung Hing, a small Chinese coaster that suuk, rather mysteriously, at St. John's Island after the worst of the gale was over. The a. Sun Kong, which had been anthered near her was getting under way when she heard eries of distress and was able to rescue 30 out of the 51 persons aboard. Presumably the ill-fated vessel must have sprung a leak, gradually filled and she sank an *expectally.
Repulse Bay shows a sorry scene of wreckage, but in the Kowloon and Victoria districts everything has been put to rights The building that threatened to collapse into Des Voeux Central has been shared up and the tram service is mening as ususi. THE SINKING OF THE
"CHUNG HING."
News of another typhoon tragedy was brought to Hong Kong yester any when the s.8. Sun Kong re- turned from Kwong Chow War. It told of the sinking of a Chinese! steamer, the Chung, Hing, command- ed by Captain Leung Sai Kong, at St. John's Island early on. Sun- day morning. No fewer than 24 persons are missing. Fortunately for the ill-fated vessel, the .. Sun Kong was nearby and rescued 30 of the creat
| Mr. Lai Kwong said that be | learned from the survivors that the compradore, the third engineer, the shraff and nine members of the rew vivers could account for the sinking were drowned. None of the sur. of the ship. was presumed that the drowned men were fast acc get on deck before the ship sub-
in their berths and were unable to
merged,
The ship was in three and a half
fathoms of water and the bridge of the ship was showing, At low
the top
of the deck Chung Hing was above the aur- face.
water,
The barometer reading on the Sun Kong when the "blow" was at its worst, was zero. The lowest reading on the instrument on board the Sun Kong is 28 inches and by The l-fated Chung Ming was a
"zero," Mr Lai Kwong must have Vessel of S40 tons and plied between meant that the pressure had drop Hong Kong, and Kwong Chow Wan.ped lower than that. She was owned by the Hong" On S.S. Ca, of No: 3, Des Vœux Road West.
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The master of the steather was
among those saved and his story is that on the 19th at 12.50 p.m. the. Chung Hing left Kwong Chow Wan' for Hong Kong with a cargo com- prising cattle, 50-pigs, and 10 crates of chickens, and 1,477 pack agra of straw mats.
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About midnight the barometer fell and he decided to take shelter at St. John's Island, as he saw that a typhoon was threatening. On the 20th he let go first the starboard, and then the port anchor. The pigs were throw overboard to lighten the ship but the steering grar broke, and the ship got out of control, and was wrecked.
The master stated that out of a
LOCAL SHIPPING"
CASUALTIES.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24th, 1927.
TROUBLE IN HAIPHONG.
ANTI-CHINESE RIOTS RUMOURED.
NO OFFICIAL INFORMATION.
Reports have been current in the Colony, through telegrams received by Chinese merchants, that a riot has broken" out in Haiphong, the French Indo-China ports, and bas resulted in the wounding and kill ing of a number of Chinese.
THE THREAT FROM KIANGSI.
"RED" FORCES ADVANCING.
ALLIANCE BETWEEN KIANGSI AND KWANGTUNG!
to
'AN OPIUM BABY."
`A TELL TALE LULLABY.
PROUD MOTHER TO PAY UP.
The smuggling ingenuity of the Chinese is hard to beat A coin, fully laden with opium, was According
report from Swatow, the "Reds" led by Ho
once carried through the streets Laug and Yeh Ting, who were in Canton accompanied by a large recently defeated by General Chang number of mourners and friends. One report stated that ons Chinese Fat Kuei at Nanchang are advanc. The usual "tom-tom" and banners was killed and over twenty wounding on the Kwangtung border from which formed a funeral procession ed. Another report said that na-
Southern Kiangai. They are said went with it. But someone in the tives, who have a long standing feud with Chinese who have immigrat to have occupied Lungchun, in the ed into Indo-China have killed | North-east of Kwangtung. The bag and the result was that the several hundred Chinese, burning Canton Government views the drug was confiscated and a whole aad looting their shope.
family dumped into gaol.
"know." let the cat out of the
situation with same alarm as the The question of the advisability
in Eastern Kwangtung, The trick employed by a woman of sending further cargo to Indo-forens China for the time being, as the under General Ho Chei Wu do not to smuggle 110 taels of opium into She authorities have not yet got, the number more than 5,500 and are not Hong Kong was as follows. very serious situation fully in hand strong enough to hold the "Reds" was charged before. Mr. R. E is being debated by the Chinese, Chamber of Commerce, and it is invasion. The Canton Coverament Lindsell at the Central Magistracy
up for discussion at to-day's meet-Shek Sang's troops now in North probable that the matter will come has ordered a part of General Faa yesterday.
According to the story told to
ing. On enquiry at the French Kwangtung, to be despatched to the Court by Revenue Officers, she Consulate General yesterday, wo
the East River. General Wang was just coming out from the Sai On Shiu Hung' forces in the southern Wharf and had a baby strapped, on section of Kwangtung have also her back. This in itself was nothing
were informed that no official com- manication had beca received from Haiphong. There had been many caliers, principally, Chinese mer-
been ordered to mobilise and move unusual to rouse the suspicion of chants wishing to know whether it was advisable to ship cargo to Hai-o Northorn Kwangtung, where, if anyone. It is quite a common sight phong.
necessary, they are to reinforce to see Chinese women carrying those preparing to defend the babies on their backs. This' woman," Kwangtang-Kiangsi border. however, went one step too far which proved her undoing. The baby, or what was supposed to be a baby,"
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The Consulate has cabled to Hai- phong asking for details, but up to last evening there had been no reply' received, it is believed that there may have been minor trouble, but that the reports have been of a very exaggerated nature.
The Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes, the Po Eing Tai and other Chinese steamship companies VESSEL BLOWN ASOBRE AT who trade with the Indo-China port
CHEUNG SHA WAN.
The master of the Man Sun, a Chinese vessel, which has been laid up at Cheung Sha Wan, near Stonecutters Island, for nearly a year, reports that the vessel was blown a mile from anchorage on the 20th during the height of the "blow."
do not appear to have received any information.
CHARGE AGAINST POLICE RESERVIST.
TO FRIENDS!
As a result she was LENT INSIGNIA OF OFFICE thrown on to the rocks and totally wrecked. All efforts to have the vessel "proved unavailing, but the five men on board were able to get to safety.
The owner places the value of his vessel at 810,000
FISHING BOAT CAPSIZED.
The capsizing of a fishing boat crew of 54, twelve were lost. Of on Saturday caused the death of fourteen super-cargoes, twelve were reported to be missing.
the cargo at about 800,000.
was soundly asleep.
It was not
crying and yet the fond mother kept singing "Hush-a-bye, my baby" and repeatedly patted the child on the back.
Some anxiety is being caused by the fact that General Fan Shek Sang's troops, now stationed on the Kwangtung Kiangai border are, ac cording to a report from Shiukwan, still inactive. Recently be declared that he was leading his army to
She overdid her part, and was wards Kiangsi against the "Reds"
ordered to unstrup the baby so that the Revenue Officers could have a under Ho Lung and Yeh Ting, but look at the naughty child. She did, alter Marshal Chiang Kai Shek's because she had no alternative, and resignation he suddenly changed his two parcels of opium fell out into the ready hands of the watchers. It is reported that he is One of the parcels contained 80 plan. busily engaged in enlisting new trels of prepared non-Government recruits from Kwangei and later he opium and the other 30 taels of hope to rur himself as a rival to raw opiuma. General Li Tsai Hsin. ....
A Chinese police reservist, named
Mr. Lindsell fined her 89,000 with. Lai Kim Ying, was charged at the Central Magistracy yesterday morn-
the alternative of nine mouths in ing with breach of the regulations
General Li Tsai Hsin was ex gaol with regard to the prepared by handing over his Police Reserve pected back in Canton yesterday or opium, and 2,000 or two months* pocket book and two metal crowna to two men to enable them to gain to-day. At General Li's request, so gaol for possession of raw opium. admission to the Taiping Theatre it is said, General Chang Fat Kuei. The Ung was. confiscated. without purchasing tickets.
Henry Kwok Yu alias Yun Kim has left Nanchang, the capital of ¦ Kung was charged with the unlaw-
fa possession of two metal. Orewas Kiangsi for Canton accompanied MURDER OF MRS. MACKAY.
five fabermen according to a re- port made to the Aberdeen Polica The ship is valued at 840,000, and he a survivor. It appears from his Mr. Lai Kwong, master of the story that the boat was on a voyage of the description issued to a Police by Mr. Chen Ku Yu, General Li's as Sun Kong, which stood by and off Stanley. There were seven men
from Lechausan to Poto: Island, Beservist. effected the rescue made an official statement to the Harbour Authon board at the time when a strong gust of wind caught the craft and rities as follows:-
capsized her.
I beg to report that the 8.8. Suz Kong sailed from Kwong Chow Wan to Hong Kong on the 18th instant at 12.40 p.m. During the Toyage, at midnight, the barometer dropped, and at 6:20 a.m. next morning I turned to Sam Tong and anchored for shelter. At the same time the a.a. Chung Hing also an- chored there, but up to 10 p.m. the typhoon was blowing, and at £30 p.m. it became strong. I saw the barometer right down, so I put 90 heads of pigs and 34 baskets of eggs overboard from the deck, and at 7.30 p.m. the typhoon slowly
at last.
Of the crew of seven. five were washed away. The other two held on to some wreckage and after drifting for eight hours were picked
2. by another fishing bont.
"TAIKOO WANYI"
REFLOATED.
The as. Taiku Bangi which went ground during the typhoon at Kowloon Hay was refloated yester day. She was towed into Taikoo Docks, early in the morning.
The extent of the damage was not passed away, and we got to safety ascertained yesterday, but it was On the 21st, at 1.30 am., I heard believed that some of her plates have been battered for" she was cries for help from the ss. Chung making water in her after hold, Hing, and saw that she had sunk, which had to be pumped out before
turning near her I made rescue she could be refloated. of 27 seamen and two super-cargos, and carried them to my ship:
On the 2nd at 6 .m., sailing from Sam Tong to Hong Kong, I arrived here at 3.45 pm to-day.
I am sending those rescued scamen
to their Company's office.
MATSHEDS AT REPULSE
BAY WRECKED.
RESERVOIRS OVERFLOWING.
CROWN CASE TO OPEN NEXT WEEK.
This last defendant was repro representative, Some significance ECHO OF CHAI WAN CRIME. sented by Mr. C. A. S. Russ,
All three defendants entered is being attached to the visit and pleas of "not guilty, except the it is thought that" an alliance is second defendant who said that the pocket-book came into his posses being formed between Kwangtung sion without his knowledge. He stated that he had been to swim and Kiangai, placing Chang in con- that afternoon, and the first, de trol of the latter province.. fendant wore his coat by mis- take and left the pocket-book in his jacket.
The charge arising out of the brutal murder, by two armed men, The naval authorities, at Canton of Mrs Mackar, wife of Mr. C.
E
Hearing of the case was fixed for have ordered the cruiser Fu An Mackay, time-keeper at "the Friday afternoon, at 2.15, and de- fendants were allowed bail in the to be prepared to sail for Shang-Taikoo Dockyard at Chai Wan hai at any time and to join the (Shaukiwan), is to develop another. sum of 8100 each.
stage within a few days squadron now operating against the Northern Armies.
SAFE AGAIN.
WEAKENED BUILDING SHORED UP.
Reference
The King of Horiam." Some intercat is attached to the attitude of General Li Fu Lia,
was made yesterday Commander of the 5th Kuomintang to the danger of a collapse of a large Chinese stores-the New Chen Aray, and popularly known as the Kwong Company-in Des Vaux.
the pillar ing of the Island of Honam Road Central,
The Crown are ready to open the casc against the two men held by the polite. The Detective Depart- ment have completed their investi gations and assembled a mass of evidence "for the Crown solicitors. The first hearing has been fixed for Tuesday next, before Mr. B. E. Lindsell, at 11.30 a.m. and 2.5 p.m.
No fewer than thirty witnesses will be called during the hearing,
of a first floor verandah Doubly (opposite Carton), in the present Cracking. This caused a suspension political crisis. So far he has not but of this number several will of a through tram service direct
A Daily Press representative' interviewed Mr. Lai Kwong yes Although Castle Peak weathered from Whitty Street to Causeway committed himself, but he has been only tender evidence of a formal Bay or Happy Valley, trams from terday. He said that he was unable the blow "wonderfully well as to account for the sinking of the regards its matsheds, a visit to Whitty Street having to stop at holding lengthy conferences with nature. Chung Wing The two vessels took Repulse Bay gives a very good idea, the Western Market, and from the his subordinates during the past The two men charged with the shelter at the same time and were of the force of the wind. The besch eastern district at the Post Office or
erime appeared on remand before
abeam of each other. about three presents a scene of wreckage. Mat- at the Central Market. This con- few days. His policy has always air. Lindsell at the Central Magis hundred yards apart. The place, sheds were twisted into fantastic tinued all through Monday evening, which is called Sam Tong in Chi shapes, and others, more exposed, while sharing operations were car been to keep his "kingdom" zen tracy yesterday morning, and Chief Hardly ried out to the pillar and the tral and to that end he is always Detective Inspector Reynolds ap. nese, provides safe shelter from the were wholly demolished. wind and tide. The depth of water one has escaped damage or some verandah itself.
Yesterday it was noticed that the ready to acknowledge, the existing plied for a formal remand for an- was less than three fathoms and sort, some are down, others have owing to the muddy bottom, there reafe off, partly off, or walls down. building had been made safe, until government of Canton no matter other week was no danger of a ship going The new public bathing matabed has the weakened pillar can be properly
dealt with, and the trams were again what it may be. gene west." -aground.
running past the store. Passing the After the typhoon had blown out- its worst, "both vessels made pre
spot in question the trams slowed down to lesser vibration. parations to get underway and con- tinue their journey. The Sun Kong was steaming out slowly when cries
With over seven inches of rain of distress were beards from the Chung Hing. The Sun Kong im during the week-end, the reservoirs mediately made towards the are overflowing. fated ship and found hornb
THE RESERVOIRS LIKE NIAGARA FALLS."
With a view
Asked by his Worship if it would assisting the be possible to finish the case in Central Bank of China which is time for the September Criminal The long suspension of the lower now going through a stormy pas Sessions, Inspector Reynolds replied Hlevel tram-service-on-Saturday was
due to the fact that the day was sage, the Canton Government have that he thought so, as the evidence blocked by fallen branches, water prohibited the export of silver. of the "small" witnesses would not and debris at various points, and No one in allowed to leave the take a long time.
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A resident who paid a visit to also a number of wires had fallen province with more than $30 of In addition to fixing next Tuesday merged to the bulwarks. The Tytam Tuk reservoir on Sunday across the live overbead tramway Chung Hing's crew were all on told a Daily Press reporter yes wires In view of this the Company silver coin on his person. Anyone (mofning and afternoon) for hearing board and it proved an easy patter terday that the water was rushing decided that it was not safe to attempting to infringe the law will the case, Mr. Lindsell also set aside. to afer them to the Sun Kong. out of it. It looked like Niagara resume the service until Sunday have the money in question oon the following Thursday (at 11:30 morning, when the obstructions nad As a matter of fact, those who were Falls," the visitor said."
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