CHURCH NOTICES.
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL,
Hoko Kora. STEMBER 6, 1931, 14th Sunday stier
Trinity *---
Holy Communión at 8 mm.: Holy Communion (Peak Church), mt
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Children's Bivion at 10 am: Choral Eucharist and Sermon at 11 am.
Prohor-Eer. H. V. Koop. Evensong at 6 pm..
Proscher-Rev. G. T. Waldegrare, Chaplain, Mariona to Beamen.
FIEST CHURCH OF CHRIST, BOIENTIBE
(Branch of The Mother Churak, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Man, U.S.A.)
MACDONNELL ROAD, Kalow Bowani ROAD THAM STATION.”
HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.
WEEKLY SHARE REPORT.
OFFICIAL CLOSING
QUOTATIONS
Hong Kong, Sept. Throughout the past week business has seen fairly brisk. Attention has been concentrated on Chins Lights, Trams, Electrics, Hotels and Pro videnta, also Humphreys, all of the foregoing experiencing sharp ris, and at the close the demand appears to be unsatisfied, although in some cases rates have not cloud at their best, During the last session the market Was steady with a "fair smount of business passing,, when the break in the first-named, stock, down to 820) was almost in- antional,
Banks-Hong Kong and Shang hai Banks have receded in London
SURDAY SERVICE, September 8, 1931, at to £100 (Middle), but were dealin
11.10
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The Sunday School is held on Sunday *Mornings at 10 o'clock,
Wednesday Evening Meeting at
5.30 p.m.
Reading Room at above address, open- "Tuesday and Friday, 10 am to 12 Noon Monday and Thursday 5.30 to 7 pm
The Pablio in cordially invited to attend the services and visit the Reading Room,
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Insurances. There has been soma activity in this market sipte gar last report. Unions were bid up to $300, at which figure sales were utsa effected, but the demand, continues at 85573 Underwriters, which unus in for attention early in the week at 80.05, improved to 83.15, with business dois at $3.20: Other iinos call for little comment.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1931,
FLOOD WATERS DEVASTATE NORTH
KIANGSU
OVER TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND PERISH ALONG GRAND CANAL BANKS,
MILLIONS MADE DESTITUTE.
YANGCHOW RESIDENT TELLS HOW DYKES WERE
CARRIED AWAY.
NANKING, August 20 Owing to the lack of efficient communication, facilities, details of the recent disastrous floods in the densely populated districts along the Grand Cans north of Yangohow have only just reached the capital, says the North China Daily News
A message from General Cheng Chi Kidig, high commlationer for the suppression of banditry, in worth Kiangsu, quotes reports, stating that from: 200,000 to 300,000 persors, were drowned, follow ing the collapse of ls sections of the Grand Canal, dykes on the night of August 25,
Eight aien along the Grand Cizat are under water Saveral million people are destitute and may of them are dinging to rool-tops and the tops of city walls waiting for help.
REFUGEES POUR INTO
Kaoru, a oity of half a million inhabitants, and Shaochai (Shaopo) suffered worst. Abo ut. 140 feet of the Canal Dyke at: Shaochai were washed away. HUNDREDS OF MILES UNDER WATER.
TERRIBLE CONDITIONS IN AREA ABOVE YANGCHOW.
Conditions bove Fangchow must be overy whit as bad as they were in Hankow. For about 200 miles to the Enst, the whole cout tryside is under water, reaching almost to the sea. Thousands" of pensante and fariners have had everything they possessed swept away.
Shipping Douglases at 894 havo remained inactive Steamboats van be obtained at 828. Waterboats are still in demand at 8281. m. dr.
Swarms of them are now Mining-Benguets at 811.25 are still wanted, with no transactions huddled on the top of the crumbling to report, Shells. (Bearer) nave banks of the Grand Canal, depend further receded to a nominal quoting for their food upon whatever tion of 38/4 Haubs remain at can be brought to them in santa 841) nominal, and Venezuelan Gold- from Yangchow." helds can be obtained at 821
This description of the havo
Grand Docks, Wharves, Godowns, Etc-wrought by the swollen Kowloon Wharves have strengthen-Canal was given yesterday to the ed and were placed at 8104. Wham North-China Daily News by in poa Dorks have continued, neglected foreigner who has been residing for throughout the week at 828 nominal. years in the great city near the Providents (old), which have been function of the old water highway a popular counter, have sustained to Peking and the Yangtze River.
"One of the cities worst affected their firmness of a week ago, busi-" ness being done as high as 36.0 is Shaopo, opposite which the left cash, and corresponding rates for bank of the canal cuts a large lako ward. The new shares have been off from the canal itself. The bank equally popular, and at the closeulong this section is old, having are wanted at 83.15, after sales hav been erected in the last dynasty and, ing, been put through to 83.20.
Lands, Hotels and Buildings Hong Kong and Shanghat Hotels (old), after a short period of quiet nees, wore the medium of numerona transactions at 817.35 and 817.45 At the close the market is a little easier with buyers at 817.20. The new shares were largely dealt in at 816.00, with sellors now asking
$16.00, and no buyers in evidence. Hong Kong Lands, from being. ensier last week, bave come into favour, shares being wanted at 881) after sales having been done to-day (Friday) at 891 Humphreye Estates (old) on going to press came into demand at the improved rate of 8221, with sales having been. put through at this rate. The new shares are also in demand at all. Hong Kong Realties, which inve recovered their interim dividend of 30 cents, are now in firm, demand at 17.00, but there are sellers for
YANGCHOW.
FURTHER COLLABSE OF DYKES THREATENED
General Chiang Kai-shek - hna declared himself to be astonished. at the extent of the disaster. He annoupoed he has arranged with the Central Bank of China in Shanghai for a loan of Mexi 8500,000 for the Icest native bank in an attempt to prevent a total Anapeal olapse.
Continued showers during the Inat low, day" have added to the suffering of the homeless and hun, gry Estimates by foreign sayaris here how that it will be necessary to construct: 8,000 miles of new dyker before the food inenste bon be declared to be povez, Thess must extend along the 1,500 miles of the river which are open to stean navigation. Ma
ARMY HARBOUR RACE.
LAST YEAR'S WINNER
OG'S HOME
REPORT FOR LAST MONTH.
The activities at the Doga, Heme have fallen off considerably, only
AGAIN FIRST.EV
There were 74 competitors for the Army, harbour swim, which was decided on Thursday, and all, but 10gs being admitted during the two of the swimmers kept in the lowest total for any month, this month of August. This is the proccasion from the Kowloon rail way pier to the seawall near the year, and although the Musling Victoria Recreation Club. Order has been re-inforced, of the
Gunner Burrester, who won
10 admitted, only one was brought by the Police in Kowloon, and event lart, year, repeated his suonone from the Kennedy Town oes, being strongly challenged by Kennels; 3 were brought to be des Sapper Evans, who finished, ten troyed, 1 for custody, 3 wers not yards behind the winner
required dogs and 4 were for treatment. Of the 9 dogs remaine
The following were the resulta: Gunner Forrester (EA) Bapper Evans (H.E.), 8 are awaiting suitable homes Bdamn, Jamieson (A & BH) and all are in good sondition.
(the_lasn-to" matshed which pro- Pto Campbell (8 W.B.) a
Times: 31 mins. O sets, ai minsann and rain, will destroyed dur vides the dogs with shelter from
Danger: From Beda.
maksta 115 set; and: 33 mina. Mog Tile Communist ponnce la by no A team, ron tras run in conjunc meant abating Reports from uption with the event) and, resulted the river declare the Communist armies have deliberately out dyke for the purpose of swamping the headquarters of pursuing Govern ment troops. A rosult, it i stated, 20,000 Communist villageri
the waters got.
were drewICHEVER ga p
beyond, control
All vessels leaving Hankow are overcrowded with, refugees who are being granted, transportation by the native guilds. Ona ship alone contained 7,000 destitute persons packed even in the cargo holds,
Foreign frans have surrendared their godowns in a number of in stances. Une foreign-owned go down is sheltering 10,000 refugees, including the entire personnel or district police station. The police volunteered to keep crder in this refuges Community if they were granted accommodations.
Messagee of sympathy are being of the "Hankow Herald" top conspicuously in the
CRINKIANG, Aug. 30. Food survivors from the two submerged cities, Kanya and Shac. peh, in north Kiangsu are pouring into Yangchow, More boats, and relief supplies are being rushed the in-fated cities to-day,
and the Central China Post."
DISTRESS?
Reports received at the provin cial capital to-day state that the Huaian district in in imminent DOES YOUR FOOD CAUSE danger of inundation consequent on the collapse of the dyker in Kaoyu
If so, it simply proves that dan General Chu Ching-lan, the welligerous acid, is attacking your de known relief, worker, arrived from licata atomach lining and is pre Shanghai this morning and is leav. venting proper digestion. This nourish you, and you run serious ing for Kaoyu and Shoopch immedi: being so, your steals must fail to ately to inspect the flood conditions.riak of ill-health and cruel pain
The Provincial Government has If you neglect. this early warning. of oncoming dyspepsia you must not he surprised to find yourself getting old and feeble rear, 50- fore your time. Rid yourself of the menace--take-isurated Mag mesin, the one sure remedy, used and recommended by doeters, Ho pitals and, oublie alike! Bisurat ed Magnesia neutralises the harm-" ful acid the instant" it enters the stomach; it stops all trace of, fer- mentation, gas and pain imme
being sadly in need of repairs. The issued an appeal to the nation for heavy rains caused that lake to riso, contributions towards the relief of putting a strain on the old dyke the flood sufferers in Kiangsu) I that it was unable to bele has issued a circular order to the dyke, gave way and the whole weight of the water was hurled entire body of provincial officials against the right bank of the cannurging extreme vigilance to prevoat above the city, which also burst and the spreading of the disaster. let the waters through into the city. Hundreds must have been drown.
ed before they could get away."OFFICIAL STATISTICS
Higher Than Country..
The right bank of the canal, it
COMMUNIST THREAT.
was explained, was higher then the OF FLOOD DISASTER. surrounding countries, towering above the houses and famous tem- of its giving way must have meant ples it used to shelter. The result that all of the houses in that area were under water, some of them even over the roofs. Owing to the extent of the district protected by the right bank its collapse spelt the loss of countless lives, since the waters could sweep over miles of country with little hind- Tance,
REDS DELIBERATELY DESTROY DYKES,
Hankow, August 30-The first official statistics describing the great flood disaster were issued here to-day. The Bureau of Pub-
Owing to differences among town folk it was impossible to use pre cautions which had been devised to meet any flooding in the Grand lie safety declaren, that 163,000 Canal, he stated. Above Yangchow housca in the Wuhan area are sub-
merged, there had been cut a canal, banked off from the Grand Canal itself, which might have been opened to In this district alone, the report carry off some of the surplus water. says, the flood has affected 762,000 This emergency channel, which led people. Of these almost Be per towards the town of Taichow, was cent. have been rendered dostitute however, guarded by inhabitants of the latter city, who feared that its and homeless. being opened to the overflow of the
The report makes no mention of
Grand Canal would mean seriove floods in their district. The Tai-Camaltios. show inhabitants guarded the bank
Local officials to-day conferred
They told the Generalissimo that
ing shares at 8817.80.,
Public Utilities-Ching Lights continued their spectacular rise, business having been done as high ns. $32.10 cash, with forward trans actions proportionately in large quantities. At the close, however, there has been a distinct setback, and there are now buyers at only 629.40, after sales at 829.45 and 899.00, and sellers in the market at the latter. H.K. Electrics, which firmed up and were taken off the Mr. Alica Fitton (85), a widow, market last week at 8613, were done nt 863) at the close, and there are of Velvet Walk, Chapel Alley, Bol further buyers at 883. Hong Kong ton, was found dead in her house Trams have been in strong demand after a door had been forced open during the latter part of the period, Mrs. Fitton, who lived alone on and shares changed hands at 823, with buyers offering #22.85 this the ground floor of tenement morning (Friday), Peak Trams it was imperative to break down aboard the gunboat, Yungahui with had not been seen. by neigh (old) are still in request at 8146), to make use of the emergency
the bours since the previous afternoon, with few shares appearing. Star channel and were prepared to General Chiang Kai-shek,
When police officers broke open Ferries, which were enquired for fight, if necessary, to prevent any Chairman of the Nanking Govern
close were attempt to cut through and relieve ment, who is here on a tour of ins- frequently, at the the door yesterday they found the negotiated at 80s, and there are now the pressure of water at: Shaopo.
pection body of Mrs. Fitton in a crouch buyers, at 8043. Telephones (fully
Huge Area Affected, There paid) early on were, in demandat ing position over a chair.
The bursting of the
dyke aboto was a deep wound en Her fore-, but have now receded to the Shnopo owing to the fact that the nominal quotation mentioned. The After a searching investigation part-paid shares were done at 205 pressure there could not be re and 835.30 and at closing are relieved inundated hundreds of the police have ruled out the ques wanted at 8311 Canton Teen, which square miles, including, the Talchow tion of foul play, They believe
nd were quiet during the early part of ares. Up to the bursting of the that the woman had a seizure, and the week, came in for a little atten dyke the Boods in that disujet.hed in falling struck her bead on tinn at closing, and have buyers been of a minor nature, but with sharp object She then apparent ly struggled to the door, but oi- offering 86.10, Cements (combined) the water from the Shaopo lake and Inpsed on the chair and died behave been done on a moderate stale the Grand Canal itself released, the fore she was able to open the door. at 8206, and close in demand at this whole district must have been de rate Ropes have continuedin vastated, with houses just showing Her husband died a week ago favour and are wanted at 322.30, their roofs above the deluge,
after a few parcels changing hands Many of the men and women in
the district come to Shanghai fre| The Hupeh provincial treasury Algumat:877.35 and 822.60.00 10
Stores, Eto-Dairy Farms are atquently and there are numbers who
is entirnly empty General Chiang tively South China Enterprises are nominal at $13), and Construc- the moment in strong demand, at have found employment in houses, Kai-shek pa informed Thore tions (cum" rights), after being in 833.03, after sales at that figure. milis, and factories here. Their is little help in the form of local request at 814, are now nominal at Watsons have steadily advanced homes will have been wiped out contributias. They are like, try 813. The rights are wanted at 81. from 817 to 818, at which and how their relatives bare fareding to extinguish) a conflagration G.8 Bonds are in request at 72 her latter rate they are now no they will only now when, sro with a cup of water. 2 conty and Government Loan is at mioa). » Lane, Crawfords have bas been called among the thou a nominal quotation of 854 pre proved more interesting than sands who are clinging to highest The river continues to fall mlum, during the previous period, and the pieces of ground and the tops of steadily, it has dropped ex
one foot since August 20 Colton Mills There has been a old shares have been enquired for the dykes remaiping P slight falling off in the demand for at 88.10 and the new shares at any refugees from the stricken the water level off Hankow Cotton shares, and the rates show 87.00 with little business to repart. arena have Bocked Into Yangohow, ed an official high record level of changer, fed last week a Mackintoshes, showed an adinner to where antive benevolent societies 53 fect, inches. which had been in demand at the 810, which is now the nominal have been doing what they own for In discussing the qutest, changed hands in fair-sized quotation, Amusements (old) are them. There is, however, indeser General Chiang Kai-shek said quantities at Tls: 1846, but at die nominal at 8901: As are Entertainable misery and suffereing among the Government will
gently dredging operations on. Hanko close buyers only offer Th. in with monts, old and new, at $15, respce them, and askİSCİ
needed;
spoedily as possibló, Bollers asking Tii. 15.30.
(Continued on previous Column.)
upch districts are still inua- dated and that 10,000,000 people are homeless and awaiting relief. Countless numbers of farmers and their families perished when the foods devastated Yanghsin, Torch, Yeungmeng, Acchang and Fankos
in the Hankow district, it la estimated that Mex. 830,000,000 will be needed in ons month to save the flood sufferers.
Treasury Empty
diately. Try it! Get a package (either powder or tableta) from Your chemist to-day; but be quite sure you get what you ask for. Bettor see the trade mark Bismag on the wrapper then you'll know you've got something that positive- ly MUST do you good.
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'VARSITY NEWS.
FOOTBALL
The Varsity XI will meet the Murray Barracks Football Club in a friendly soccer match to-day at 9:30 p.m. at the Murray Barracks Parade ground. The following re present: the University:NN, E. L. Harrison, Y. K. Ng (Capt. Tam. S. 1. Wong, H. T Bee C Candah, P. P. Kho, K. M. He, C This will be the undergrada Krat K Tan and H. T. Wa
ment of the summer holidays. soccer match since the commence Tennis,
drawn to the olsoge, which han byen made in the weekly advertim- ment in connration with the Homes Only unwanted dogs will as pre- sent be received. It will be readi- ly understood that pata cannot re- ceive the same care, food, and ig- dividual attention in the Homey as can be given to them in the homen of the respective owners.
The annual finsusiel drive or the Bouloty for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will take place next month and it is hoped that all animal lovers will not forget that on their generosity the continu- anco and advancement of the So
iety's work in the Colony de pends.
the undergrades:-P. P. Xbo
L. Tsai and P. Lan
Lo, L. Silva, L. Oppenheim, A.
* Launch Plenic. The varsity netman, will meet the The Hong Kong University Union H.K. University Graduates Associa¦ will hold a launch picnic to-day tion in a friendly match on Septem for the third time since the begin- ber: 9 at 6 n.m., at the University ning of the year, the destinatim Pavilion, Pokfulam. Road. The being Clear Water Bay. The launch following are elected to represent will leave Blake Fier at 5.30 p.. (Continued on next Column,) A large attendance is "expected;
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