TYPHOON SWEEPS
JAPAN.
BISLEY KING'S PRIZE:
i
HEAVIEST IN FORTY YEARS. WON BY MISS MARJORIE
'(THROUGH RENTER'S 'AGENCY.]
Toyxo, July 19. Fuller reports of the Kyushu typhoon indicate that the deaths and injuries among land dwellers are relatively small in view of the storm's ferocity, owing to ample warning having been given.
About 30 persons are known to be dead ashore, but it is feared
that the total has been greatly
swelled by sea tragedies,
Even afloat due warning saved scores, for, although hundreds of boats, mostly fishing craft, enak, the majority of these were tied up
in the harlour and their Crews were safe ashore, »
Fairly comprehensive reports are available
Fukuoka from Nagasaki Prefectures.
and
At Fukuoke 11 persons were killed ashore and 21 are missing. Eighty-eight were injured and "1,000 houses were destroyed and
10,000 damaged.
600
At Nagasaki, where the windj attained a velocity of 112 miles an hour, it is reported that houses were destroyed and 1,800 damaged, and over 500 boats,, micet- ly fishing sampans,..sunk.
Keishenando Province, Korea, it is believed, was seriously stricken, but no details are forthcoming, communications being wiped "out..
Havoc Wrought in Korea.
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"LATER. The most furious typhoon for 40 years, having ravaged the Loochoo,
FOSTER.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, July 20
Miss Marjorie Foster, with a score of 250 points, won the King's Prize at Bisley.
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
RUGBY, July 19. The third and Anal stage of the shooting for the King's Prize is
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 21, 1930.
'PLANE RACE ROUND TOC H IN CHINA. ATROCIOUS MURDER
EUROPE:
COURSE NEARLY FIVE THOUSAND MILES.
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
ENTERPRISING HONORARY
COMMISSIONER,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, July 19. Mr. B. M. Gall, who was recent Rroky, July 18.
ly appointed Honorary Commis Much interest is being taken here sioner for Britain for Toc. E. in the round Europe contest for (Talbot House) respecting China, light aeroplanes, which began from
has circularised employers in Bri. Berlin to-day,
tain, asking for the names of any About 50 machines are compet-employees whom they may be send- and there are several women ing to China with a view to their pilots, including two English air getting into contact with local men
AT SHANGHAI.
MR. C. S. GODDARD OF
CUSTOMS...
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
SHANGHAI, July 15.
Mr. C. S. Goddard, Inspector of Examiners of the Chinese Mari time Customs, was murdered early this morning at his residence in North Szechuan Road.
The cook and assistant-cook were
being held at the Bisley Rifle Meet. Women, Lady Bailey and Miss bers of Toc H. for advico and taken into custody, and the latter
its to-day.
Of 100 marksmen to qualify,
Lieutenant Andrews, of the Seven teenth London Regiment of Terri torials, led the field at the end of the second stage with a score of 247 out of a possible 150, thereby winning the silver medal. Miss Foster, of the Legion, the only woman competi Ftor. ever to enter the final 100, was only three points behind him. All parts of the Empire are re presented in the final stage.
Spooner.
The circuit measures 4,750 miles,
and takes the competitors over the Channel, the Pyrenees and the Alps to the coasts of the Mediter rapean and Baltic and across the frontiers of the Rhine countries.
This year, through the co-opera- Women'stion of the British, Spanish, and Polish Aero Clubs, the route has been extended to these countries. The purpose of the contest is to
guidance.
can
Mr. Gull suggests that "to no country in the world Toc E, which tries to help to main tain Britain's good name, be of greater service thần China,”
BRITISH SHIPS ATTACKED.
confessed that he killed Mr. God
dard with a chopper, the motive of the crime being robbery.
Mrs. Goddard is at present spcading a holiday in Hong Kong.
CONVICTS-POLICE CLASH.
evolve an ideal touring machine at COMMUNISTS' BAD MARKS TWO CONVICTS FATALLY
& reasonable price. There are 27 compulsory atopping places approxi- mately 170 miles apart, and com
MISS AMY JOHNSON.petitors are allowed 5 to 12 days
FETED AT BOMBAY.
[1HROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BOMBAY, July 20.
My ambition is to make our Empire as glorious in the air as she is on the sea," declared Misa Amy Johnson, who arrived here this morning on board the P. & O.
Speeds
to complete the course. are being calculated on the times taken between the hops, but only 198 out of 500 marks are allowed for speed, the others being award- ed after various technical tests, in- cluding comfort, accessibility of parte, landing, capacity, etc. There are this year seven British entrants. Last year there were only two, both being among to-day's com petitors, zamely, Captain Broad and Miss Spooner. Both last time
and Kyushu, struck with unabated | Naldera, replying to the congratula- force southern Korea at noon, actory speeches at the breakfast given completed the course well ahead of cording to a report from Fusan, in her honour at the Bombay Fly-their rivela, and Capt. Broad was
No details of the damage or ing' Club by the Bombay Yorkshire-placed second in the general classi deaths in Korea are at present men's Society, which was attended fieation and first in the category available.
by many prominent Europeans and for heavier machines. Miss Spooner Indians. ·
wus ther the only woman flying Subsequently Miss Johnson drove and was placed tenth. Lady Bailey, through the city sightseeing, and though not competing, flew round continued her voyage in the after the course last time.
Even from Kyushu only a very fragmentary picture of the havoc wrought has been possible,
The estimates of the death and injured are still mere guesswork, but the authorities believe that the total casualties in the Loochoos, Kyushu and Korea amount probab- ly to several hundreds.
noon.
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MANSHIP.
SHOT AT ADELAIDE,
» (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]'
LONDON, July 18. A fierce street battle between convicts and the police occurred
[THKOUCH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
∙HANKOW, July 19. Lately ships have been fired on by field-guns manned by the "Reds" in the vicinity-of-Wusaeb.- here to-day-
Messrs. Butterfeld & Swire's Chungking and Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s Kung Wo are the latest victims, but both vessels escaped being hit.
RADIO EXHIBITION IN MELBOURNE.
SEVERE FIGHTING "AT CHOWTSUN:
CONFUSING ACCOUNTS FROM ALL FRONTS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S KOENCY. Į
SHANGHAI, July 19. The war news for the last few days is confusing."
If the official communiques issued by the contending factions are cor- rest, the opposing armies have marched through each other on all frosts, with both sides inflicting heavy casualties.
The latest official despatches, from suchowfu state that nearly a whole brigade of Shansi troops. were surrounded and disarmed by Government forces to the north- west of Tawenkow yesterday,
Severe fighting is still raging near Chowtsun, it is added, "and the Shansi troops in Tsinan are making preparations to evacuate.
On the Lunghai front the Kuo- minchun are attempting another attack on the Government's left wing near Lushan in west Honan. They were driven off on Thursday after a three-hour battle.
"Owing to various militia corps in Shensi and Kaisu threatening the rear of the Kuominchun, Feng Yu Hsiang," the message adds, "has ordered the transfer of two cavalry divisions from the front to Kansu."
CAPTURE OF TAIAN.
(Wah Te: Yat Pao).
NANKING, July 20.
According to the railwaymen of
SIMON STATUTORY REPORT.
INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS WITH VICEROY.
[SHITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
RUGBY, July 19. Lord Irwin, Viceroy of India," yesterday had an informal discus- sion at Simla with many members of both Houses of the Legislature.
Those present represented all parties.
The proceedings were private, but it is understood that the gen- eral situation was discussed in frank and friendly manner.
The Viceroy, in his recent speech to the Legislature, expressed his desire to hear non-official opinion on the recommendations of the Simon Statutory Commissiory and further occasions are to be found for consultation with non-official opinion from several provinces.
COMMUNAL RIOTING
CASUALTIES IN BENGAL.
EIGHT KILLED IN RECENT DISTURBANCES.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.3
MYMENSINGH, July 18.
It is officially announced that in the recent disturbances in the Kishorganj district eight rioters were killed and 70 arrosted.
Houses, both of Hindus and Mo- hamedans, were looted and burned.
The disturbances occurred on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway, the July 13, when communal rioting Government forces have captured broke out, there being extensive Talan after routing the Shansi looting and incendiarism despite troops under Fu Tso Yi.
The clash was between four long. term convicts, who had escaped from Yatala Labour Prison, and the police, and it ended in two of the convicts being killed and the wounding of two police con atables and a lorry-driver."
The convicts, in an accomplice's motor-car, sped through the city, firing revolvers, and were pursued in another car by the police," who Railway communication between Pukow and Taian has been resum- were armed with rifles.
Eventually, both cars were dis-tailed, to repair the damaged tracks ed, and railwaymen have been de-
́abled and the fight continued afoot.north of Taiao." [BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.] Police reinforcements soon arriv
ed on the scene, and one of the Rugby, July 18. convicts was captured. Another Sir William Waterlow, Lord-Maesenped, but he was captured later yor of London, by pressing a but disguised as a woman. ton in the Mansion House at 6.27
OPENED FROM LONDON'S MANSION HOUSE.
The majority of the casualties ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN | WILL BRITAIN BUY this morning, opened the Meling into private houses and a
ashore are merely injured through
the collapse of houses, but a heavy death-roll is feared when the toll of the storm is fully known.
Terrible Damage at Nagasaki. Every part of Kyushu has been scourged, but Nagasaki received the worst of the storm.
Three small steamers and 50 smaller craft, including meter boats, sailers and campans, sank inside the harbour.
The majority of the crews were ashore, but many perished. Some bodies have already been recovered.
Heavy Loss of Life at Nagasaki. The Governor of Nagasaki Pre- fecture, in a brief radioed report to the Home Ministry, indicated that there was a heavy loss of life among seafarers:
"Several boate sank in Nagasaki Harbour and a number of bodies were recovered after the storm had passed."
The Governor said that many public buildings had been unroofed and others seriously damaged, in- cluding the Prefectural Govern. ment Headquarters.
Fishermen Drowned.
LATER.
Fifty-six fishermen are reported missing in two accidents unconnect ed with the Kyushu typhoon. In both cases their small motor craft
FLIERS.
NO TRACE OF HOOK.
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Rugay, July 19. The party searching for Hock, the young English airman, who was lost in the Burmese jungle during a flight to Australia, reperts that no trace of him can be found at the spot on the Bali River where he was left by his companion, Mat thews, who went for help.
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GREENLAND?
BASE FOR AIR ROUTES TO CANADA.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SEVICE.]
H
WASHINGTON, July 19. It is reported in the U.S. Press that the British Government is considering the possibility of buy ing Greenland from Denmark, or extending its treaty rights there, with a view to establishing a bate for the northern air "routes Canada.
to
bourne Radio Exhibition.
Direct communication had been obtained between
the Mansion House and the operator on the stage of Melbourne City Hall, and at a given signal the Lord-Mayer tapped a key, whereupon, in the Exhibl- tion, 11,000 miles away, a sign in lights was displayed announcing that the show was open.
Within a quarter of an hour a
cablegram was handed to the Lord. Mayor from Melbourne, announcing the complete success of the demon-
stration.
Later in the day, additional lights were switched on in Mel bourne by the Mayors of Montreal (Canada), Wellington (New Zea land) and from Fiji.
The other two convicts, after fix-
school, commandeered a lorry, but they encountered a posse of police, who shot them dead. It was during this incident that the lorry-driver
was wounded.
YOCHOW CUSTOMS.
(THROUGH REOTER'S AGENCY.)]
HANKOW, July 19. The Chinese Commissioner for Customs at Yochow arrived at Haskow to-day and reported that
the Yochow Customs are now nominal.
Dues will in future be collected at Hankow until further notice.
WANG CHING WEI AT NAGASAKI.
A portion of the Shansi troops bave fallen back on the north bank of the Yellow River.
BATTLE RAGING ON.
LUNGHAI FRONT.
(Wah Tu Yat Pao.)..
SHANGHAI, July 20. According to a report of Japanceé origin, the Northerners are pressing upon Liuho, on the Lunghai Rail- way.line.
Marshal Chiang Kai Shek has proceeded to Kweiteh from Esu- chow and will direct military operations at Liuho.
The Nanking troops are in a better position.
BANDIT CHIEFTAIN
KILLED.
(Wal.Tiz:Yat Pao.)
firing by the police.
One police officer was injured." The Frontier Rifles were drafted
to the district to prevent further disorders.
OBITUARY.
FIELD-MARSHAL COUNT OKU.
(THROUGH NIETER'S AGENCY.]
Tokyo, July 10,
A link with the Russo-Japanese War was recalled by the death to- day, at his Tokyo, home, of Field Marshal Count Yasukkta Oku, from kidney trouble.
The Count, who was the last of surviving Army Commander the historic campaign, was 84 years of age.
(Deceased entered the Army in 1871, and won distinction in the Civil War of 1877. He commanded the 5th Army Division (Hiroshima) TSINGTAO, July, 20.
in the war between Chisa and Over 1,000 of the Tai Tao Japan and was created a Baron. » semi-bandits attacked Kiaohsion, In 1903 he was appointed to be full which city was recently captured by General, and in that year attended the bandit gang under the notorious the Durbar at Delhi. Count Oku bandit chieftaio, Hsu Han Shen. led the Second Division in the
Brisk fighting ensued, in the Russo-Japanese War and was ap course of which Hau was killed pointed Chief of the General Army while directing his followers in the Staff in 1908, being promoted to. Marshal in 1911. He lived at
Natives say he is being looked It is pointed out that the United after in a village, and this rumour States has relinquished its claims to is being tested, although heavy northern Greenland, which it ad floods continue to impede the more-vanced in view of the late Rear. ments of the search party.
Admiral Penry's explorations at the end of the Nineteenth Century, and when the United States pur- chased the Virgin Islands from Denmark in 1977, but Washington Denmark sider celf to have N.D.L. STEAMER ON from Hong Kong en route to Tien- Both sides sustained heavy casudi. Ushigome, Tokyo.).
MEI LAN FANG RETURNS FROM AMERICA.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, July 19. The famous Chinese actor, Mei- Lan Fang, arrived on the s.5.- Chichibu Maru from San Francisco
rightful interest in such a matter on the ground that any extension er influence of European powers in the new world was contrary to the Monroe Doctrine.
to-day after a triumphal tour of GREAT ART SALE IN the United States.
went on to the rocks in the fog and sank One was the Eiji Maru, off Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, with He was warmly welcomed by a
the other the large crowd on the jetty represent 39 hands, and Kotohira Maru, off Shimoda, with ingall walks of life. A big re- 17.hande.
ception given the Ma TOKYO, July 20.tic Hotel tomorrow, afternoon in Seventy are known to be dead, his honour. -over-100 missing, 737 injured, 4,200 Mei Lan-Fang, for whom a series hundred houses destroyed, over of functions are being, arranged, 13,000 houses damaged, and 100 has announced that he will leave boats sunk or missing, partially as for Peking in few days counting for the typhoon's ravages
in Kyushu, from the compiled but still incomplete police reports to- night
Trustworthy estimates are not In the Nagasaki prefecture, 37 available, owing to a destruction of are dead and 450 are injured. communications, but it is known In the Fukuoka profecture there that Keishondo, Keishohokudo and provinces were are 27 dead 0 missing, and 140 Chuseihokudo injured, and the countryside has severely lashed.
FUSAN, July 20. been sorely scourged.
The tale of death and destruc. Early estimates of the damage to property in the two prefectures of tion probably indicates how the Kagoshima is Yen 19,000,000, and majority of the ports fared: Five
Korea Severely Lashed,"
LONDON.
FIRE.
BRITISH STEAMER RESCUES -PASSENGERS AND CREW.
[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.]
RUGBY, July 18. The
British ship Rangitata, saiing under the flag of the New Zealand Shipping Company, to-day" effected the rescue of the passengers and crew of the North German Lloyd vessel Targis, of 5,000 tonɛ, in mid-Atlantic.
FAMOUS PICTURES FETCH
HIGH PRICES. +
[BRITZON WIRELESS SERVICE.]
News of the rescue reached Lon- don in wireless messages from the RUGBY, July 18. At a great art sale which realis Rangitata, which is a vessel of ed nearly $100,000 at Christie's 18,000.toate de Auction Room, London, some fam- The Targis, bound for Bremen our works, including several from from North America, carried a crew the collections of the late Lords of 42 and d few passengers, and Curzon and Balfour and the Earl when the Rangitata arrived on the of Faversham, brought high prices, scene' she was badly on fire in three
Sixteen thousand guiness were holds. paid for a superb Hobbema land- All the passengers and crew were
cape which was the property of taken on board the Rangitata. the Earl of Feversham.
One of the most celebrated of the old masters among thirty-two Carzuur heir vehicl realized 40,000 guineas, was a Rem and post Marili which fetched 19,000 guinens.
la cera den da are inmred. 8. housse The estimates indicate that the are destroyed. 168 houses-are bad total, I will probably exceed Xen damaged, and is honts are sunk. 100,000,000 more...
When the typhoon Ever south ern Korea, Korea was still mourn
Other high prices for portraits ing the hundreds dead as a result of the recent rains and floods, of by Reynolds were 4,000 guiness, by The fragmentary reports from which the official death-roll was Gainsborough 4,000 guiness, and Korea show that the typhoon swirl published, to-day: 255 are known by Hoppner 2,200 guineas. ed across the southern and eastern to be dead, 252 are missing and shores of that already stricken believed dead, 155 are injured peninsula with a fury little abated: 5,400 houses are destroyed, and (Continued of foot of next column.) 20,000 people are homeless:
LATER.
of twelve pictures from the Bal four estate the highest price paid was 2,000, guizers for Jan van Goyen's view of Dordreck River.
HMS SUFFOLK ARRIVES HOME
(THROCOR REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, July 19 The cruiser Suffolk has arrived at Portsmouth, where she will re- fit and recommission for her return to the Far East on October B, ar riving at Hong Kong on November
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
NAGABAE, July 20. Wang Ching Wei arrived bere
tsin:
SENATOR BORAH RESTING,
[BEUTER'S "AMERICAN. SEVICE]
WASHINGTON, July 10. Senator Borah bag been ordered along "rest, as his health is suffer- ing from his prolonged exertions in Congress.
MOSCOW'S DESIRE FOR PEACE.
ANTI-WAR DEMONSTRATION ON AUGUST 1,
fight.
ties.
Four of the Tai Tao" bandits, were captured and hutchered by their captors for the sacrifice of Hou.
The garrison troops are not strong enough to deal with the bandits and there is great disorder in the city.”
Most of the population have fled:
NANKING AUTOMATIC
TELEPHONES.
(Wah Tu Fat Pao).
NANKING, July 20
A test of the automatic telephone system here was made last night with satisfactory results
[UNITED TRESS.]................
The new system will be inaugurat- Moscow, June 24.-Another world-ed on August 1. wide demonstration against war has been organized by the Communist International for next August 1, ac cording to announcements here.
The anti-warja, meetings
and parades on August I last year, were the occasions for clashes betweeen Communist sympathizers and the police in Berlin, Paris and
other capitals, with considerable blood shed and saparal deaths
The demonstratione, it is stated here, must in the first place con- centrate attention upon the danger of united capitalist attack against the Soviet Union. The crowning of King Carol in Roumania is looked upon in Communist circles as one more link in a chain of war pre- parations' against the Soviets.
Experts have been sent to instruct subscribers how to use the new ap- paratus
TIENTSIN CUSTOMS
RECEIPTS.
SIR ROBERT STOUT.
{TEROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), July 19. The death occurred to-day of the Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Stout; ECM.G., P.O., a former Prime Minister of New Zealand land a member of the Legislative Council eince 1928. gad
[Sir Robert Stout, who was born in the Shetland Islands in 1814 and was called to the New Zealand Bar in 1871, was Chancel- for of New Zealand University. |from 1903-23.]
THE BANISHMENT OF DOVGALEVSKI.
SEQUEL - TO, EMBASSY *SCANDAL IN PARIS
Paris, July 13-According Russian, emigré quarters Soviet, formerly Comrade Dovgalevski, Ambassador. to. Tokyo, has, beer banished to Siberia and will, there fore, not return to his Patis post. It has long been know w Dovgalevski was not always in ag cord with Moscow & parcy and th Mr. Lenox Simpson, the new Com-he was severely attacked by certain missioner of the local Customs, has made a report to Yen Hai Shan that the total receipts of the local Customs House during the past 30 days amounted to Fls 1,200,000 being about one-third of what is usually collected in that period.
circles in the Soviet capital in con- nection with the Bessedovski affair
In France as well as in foreign diplomatic circles, here: the Ambas: sador was well liked as refined and intelligent gentleman and as
an, able diplomat.