TYPHOON STRIKES COAST
NEAR HOIHOW
S.S. RANPURA ENCOUNTERS
PRECIPITOUS" SEAS
COLONY ESCAPES DAMAGE: WIND MAXIMUM 67 M.P.H.
Hong Kong was decidedly fortunate in not getting the full force of the typhoon which appears to have been a For a long time it headed straight for the Colony, but passed well to the South of us on Saturday night.
severe one.
From the Royal Observatory we learn that at 2
p.m. yesterday information was received from Hoihow Ob servatory to the effect that the barometer there was down 10 29.39 and the wind, South East direction, was blow- ing at Force 12. Rain was also falling. The typhoon evidently struck the coast in that vicinity.
"The lowest barometer reading was reported from the s.8. Ranpura which left here for Singapore at noon on Satur- day and appears to have met with the full force of the storm. At 3 a.m. when her position was 18.58 N., 112.15 »E., her barometer read 28.61, the wind, W.S.W., was logged at 10, and the seas laconically described as pre- cipitous.” A later message from the Ranpura, at 9 a.m. on Sunday, showed that the barometer had risen to 29.33 and the wind had dropped to Force 8, with squalls and heavy seas.
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Here in Hong Kong no serious damage was done; the maximum wind force was, 67 m.p.h. and 2.26 inches of rain were recorded up to 4
p.m.
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Unlike most of its kind the Like the town, the outlying parts typhoon did not wholly wash out of the Island was not much affect- Saturday's "sports, and the bowlsed by the typhoon and bathers at progrumme was successfully com- Repulse Bay and Stanley were not pleted, except for two matches. deprived of their Sunday swim, No. 1 signal was hoisted at 11.90 especially those who did not mind p.m. on "Friday and by 6 mon a little buffetting from the waves. Saturday the typhoon was judged The water was fresh and cool, and to be 250 miles E.S.E. of Hong Kong and heading for the Colony. The junk people fully expected trouble and the shelters were full and the harbour empty by about 11 a.m.
dip proved unusually enjorable.. The matabeds at Repulse Bay sur- vived the blow" without any casualties and there was practically no sign that a typhoon had narrow-- ly missed the Island.
At 11.20 p.m. No. 7 signals was to be. expected many was hoisted. The morning was hot and overpowering with occasional drive round the Island.
"' waterfalla " were passed on a sunshine. This continued till 5 p.m.
Dae or when gusty squalls, winds and oce two small landslides have occurred casional showers commenced. The but they were not big enough to wind increased steadily and after a
cause any permanent obstruction to stormy night, No. 7. signal was still the main motor roads. At a point seen to be at the masthead yester between Stanley and Tytam, there a heavy slide of mud and stones which, fortunately just miss- ed landing on the road."
day morning.
Residents of the Colony who could see over the Harbour were, however, reassured to see the 8.3. I'resident Grant quietly berthing at Kowloon wharves at about 8
sure indication that the
1. J wurst was over.
The worst, in fact, had been ex- perienced at about 2 a.m. and at 11.30 am. the warning signals were lowered. The rainfall was less than might have been supposed; the figures for the twenty-four hours ending at 10.30 am, yesterday being 2.18 inches: The occasional showers which fell between that time and the afternoon only totalled 0.00 inches,
Was
Tytam Filling Up.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 31, 1933.
THE REVENUE
Compares Well With
Last Year
LAND SALES DECREASE
Hong Kong's revenue is holding its own According to the Govern ment Gazette revenue during April this year amounted to 1,424,90 compared with $3,901,887 in April, 1833.
Revenue for the year, up to Apri! 30, tetailed $12,251,800 compared with #19,257,848 for the same period last year.
Expenditure this April was $3,068,980 compared with $2,832,059 last April. Expenditure for the year to the end of April was 40,605,773, compared with $10,479,- 997 last year.
The financial statement for April shows that the Colony had on April 30 A credit balance of $15,493,095.
"
Details of Revenue,
1932.
Details of the Revenue for the two periods January 1 to April 30, in 1939 and 1933 are given below.
1933. Duties.... $1,823,489.11 #2,804,789.65 Port and Harbour Daes Licences,
***
251,489.80
532,000.74
#
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386,984.34
TOKYOS AIR
MANOEUVRES
IN CONFUCIUS COUNTRY
TEACHING THE POPULACE Ancient & Unchanged AGAIN!
AIRMINDEDNESS -
Tokyo.-From 8 am, on August 9 till 7 a.m. on August 11, the
City
TRANSPORT
5,000,000 citizens of Greater Tokyo BUT MODERN FORMS OF will experience something of the people of London or Paris during the War years, when air raids were the order of the day...
(From Our Own Correspondent)
The morning of August 9 wit see the commencement of sin de- fence manœuvres, for which pre- parations have been under way
July 19. ever since January, on an unpre- Travelling in the interior of cedentedly large scale over a eir-China is being greatly simplified by cular area of 150 kilometres radius the existence of the China Travel with Tokyo as its centre.
Some afty machines in all, in. cluding light and heavy bombers and fighters, will compose the at of one squadron of Army planes backing force, which will consist supported by naval machines from an aircraft carrier lying out to ses. For the defence of the city, the Shimoshizu and Tokorozama military aviation schools will pro- ride a total of thirty fighting planes organised into three air companies, while the ground de fence will includa 32 A.A.. guns, 22 searchlights, and 22 aircraft de tectors. It is expected that a cer- tain number of civilian aircraft
279,375.45 will co-operate with the Army planes in the defence of the etc. 7,143,456.59 5,082,073.23 | Capital, though this is not, as yet. Court
certain,, Fees, etc. 887,746.42 011.623.13
Sounding the Alarm. Post
Office 636,015.00
642,793,00
Alarms will be sounded by means Kowloon-
of sirens, steam whistles, fire bells, Canton
fire works, and radio, so that the Raiway
458,204.02 civil populace will know when to extinguish lights, including the brilliant neon-electric sign boards so popular now in Tokyo, street 144,989,03 lights, and all other illuminations, and to cover the head-lights of vehicles. The services of Army re- servista, fire brigades, and young men's associations throughout the Gres of operations will be utilised in various ways under the diree tion of 200 Army officers specially seclected for the task, and everyone will be requested to co-operate. to the best of his or her ability in order to ensure the success of the
Rent of
Govt.
Property Interest Miscel-
Janeous
Receipts
444,203.07 108,027.85
93,949.42
101,854.50
Total (ex- elu sive of -Land Sales) 11,950,500,52 11,803,510.45
Land Sales (Premis on New Leases). 301,305.07
Total... 12,231,808.49 12,257,840,51
"454,336,06
C. F. Jeffries, F.R.A.S., states tor of the Royal Observatory, Mr..
The typhoon developed in the Pacific to the east of the Philip pines during July 26th and 27th, and at 6 a.m. on July 8th was situated about 200 miles east of North Luzon. It moved on WNW track, passing about 40 miles to the south of Fratas Shoal at 2 pm, on the 29th. From about 5 p.m. the track became westerly and the rate of progress accelerat. ed considerably, the typhoon pass ing about 80 miles south of Gap Rock at 10 pm. At 6 am, on Sun- day morning it was situated about 150 miles S.S.W, of: Hong Kong, moving westward towards Hainan.
Tycam Reservoir, thanks to th. continued rainfall, is rapidly filling up, heary streams pouring in from the several catchwaters. Although there is no immediate prospect of
In Hong Kong the wind freshened its overflowing, the water situation from N.E. on Saturday afternoon must have been considerably im- at 5 p.m., and continued with proved by the recent rainfall, and squalls of gale force until 2 a.m. the water is only a matter of twelve to fifteen feet below Tytam's over-afterwards. The lowest reading of on Sunday, moderating gradually flow mark, and the level is gradual the barometer was 29,498 in. at 8 ly rising.
pm. on Saturday. The wind reach- ed gale force at Ghp Rock at & p.m. on Saturday evening, and continued until a.m. on Sunday.
The Junk People, Although the floating population had had ample warning, stories of narrow escapes have been received locally from several directions. In Aberdeen, two small sampans cap. shelter, and the occupants were sized on Saturday, while making for only rescued after they had been floating in the water for some time, clinging to their unturned boats,
During the whole of Sunday, the high wind with alternate, showers and bright sunshine, characteristic of the tail of a typhoon, were experienced. The weather was noticeably cooler and the Colony very much "freshened". by the blow. The temperature of & de- grees at 2 p.m. on Saturday fell to 80 degrees at 10 a.m. yesterday, was not out during the worst Although the main fishing fleet but there was a rise to 84 degrees" part of the blow, there were by 4 p.m. On the 20th the highest nevertheless fishing boate at sea temperature was 02 degrees, and during the week-end and their fate the lowest 78 degrees.
will not be known" until reporta come dribbling in during the week.
Another Typhoon↑
Meanwhile another typhoon in re- ported from Manila, roughly 15 degrees North, 120 East, travelling W.N.W. The position, at the time of writing, is about 200 miles East of Manila
To the Ulty.
The maximum wind, force in Hong Kong was 67 miles per hour st 25 a.m. on Sunday morning, and the total rainfall for the 24 hours ending 10.30 am. on Sunday
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2.18 ins,"
Five People Believed Drowned.
Five people are missing and be lieved to be drown when a un licensed Chinese junk, just coming into Hong Kong met the typhoon
and was sunk.
The incident occurred at about 5 p.m. on Saturday evening when the The River Boats.co
wind was beginning to freshen. The vessel, had come down from The river boats left Canton at 4
Chinese territory with a cargo of p.m. on Saturday but at about pigs and bullocks and was some p.m. they decided to drop anchor little distance off Shek-0 when it and take refuge off Tiger Island got into difficulties. The people on and await further advices from the junk made a fight to right it Hong Kong before continuing their but they could do nothing and the voyage. There were altogether vessel eventually foundered. four of them under way, the 0.8. Two of the crew of seven man- The usual typhoon
atmos-Taishan, s... Bai On 5.3. Ewang-aged to cling onto the mast and phere was evident in the city dur- tang and . Hangehow..
were carried ashore. Of the others ing the week end. Motor cars. The Sai On was the first to arrive nothing has been seen or heard and especially public cars, travelled in port, getting alongside. her wharf it is feared that they have been about with their hoods secured by shortly after 11 am, yesterday but drowned, and that the cargo of live- .ropes. The weather undoubtedly the Taishan and the others decided stock has met with a like fate, kept many people at home who to wait a little longer before con might otherwise have frequented tinuing on their voyage and arrived the sinemas and cabarets and hers at about 2.15 p.m. although it would not be correct to say that the city presented a de- serted appearance, on Baturday night, it was evident that there were very much fewer people about than usual. Those who stayed out after 11 p.m. had a taste of the heavy showers that really com- menced from that hour; Over, in the peninsula the K.C.C. concert was abandoned, and at Kennedy Towo the swimming gala arranged by the Chung Shing Club was also cancelled.
On the whole comparatively little damage was done in the city,
It will be recalled that the same thing happened on September 17, last when a typhoon threatened the Colony. The afternoon boats from Canton all dropped nachor off Tiger Island but on that, occasion the voyage down was not continued until about 3 p.m. with the result that they did not get here until about 5 p.m. the following day, thus taking about 25 hours for the trip.
THE OFFICIAL REPORT.
The official report, kindly handed to our representative by the Direc
(Continued on next column).
Minor Landalide,
Early yesterday evening a sinull landslide occurred in Sookuspoo Valley near the Church of Christ in China. The fall of mud was not great and some of it has been washed by the rain into the nullah and carried away
Two Chinese were passing at the time of the slide and they had a somewhat narrow escape from being hurt by the low rocks that accom- panied the fall. One of them, a woman, was struck on the arm by a piece of rock and thrown to the ground, but got off with a small bruise
manœuvres.
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From Peiping carts to modern express trains from wheelbarrows to airplanes: from junks to ocean liners: from rickshas to motor-cars. Nowhere else on earth has such an evolut on in transportation taken place ́so rapidly!"
Confucius' Province.
The Province of Shantung bas been spoken of as the Holy Confucius was born. Shantung too, Land" of China. In this province
is the birth place of Mencius, Not so very far from the villages where these two Sages lie enshrined is the rugged mountain of Tar Stan,”-† most venerable of China's sacred mountains. This mountain is sup- posed to be the oldest place of wor ship in the world.
From the Station Taianfu the ascent to the top of Tai Shan côn he made in about six hours. The tourist sits fairly comfortably in a rude hammock called a mountain. chair and is carried by two coolies. A third coolie must be hired to take turns with the other two. The coolies generally walk abreast in- stead of one ahead and one behind. The descent is made in about two hours.
The top of Tai, Shaa is abour 6,000 feet above sea level. As the chair coolies ascend the thousands of stone steps, the traveller is im- pressed by the rugged grandeur and natural beauty of rocks and trees and flowers. The view from the top-looking over the plain of Shan- tung and over the lower mountain tops well repays the time in as cending this ancient mountain where untold numbers of pilgrims have climbed to worship.
The primary object is, in fact, to show the vast civil population of Tokyo what to do in the event of an air raid or similar emergency, and to make them more air-mind- ed. As a preliminary, therefore, the city has been divided up into a number of sections and arese,
An Historic Oity. with committees of ex-servicemen
Two hours on the Blue Express and others in charge of each. Byl take one from Tainntu douch means of lectures, pamphlets, de- monstrations, and so forth, these to "Chu-fou," the station nearest committees are doing their utmost to the ancient city which is the to stir up the necessary interest and birthplace of Confucius. The old enthusiasm among the citizenry of city is about six miles from the
sation in a South-easterly direction, | their respective areas, and are One is left to wonder why the ponsible for seeing that every man, National Government of China, or woman, and child will know exact ly what to do and how and why the National Society organized to to do it when the great day comes Perpetuate the memory of China's
and the exercises commence.
Less Tractable,
selected
"great teacher have not done some- thing to make it easier for tourists to visit the home and temple and tomb of Confucius. That tourists should be submitted in this age to ina Peiping cart, over roads with the fscomforts of riding six miles ruts both deep and rough, is dif- ficult to understand.
Similar exercises on "a smaller ing the past few months in Seoul, scale have been carried out dur- Mukden, Taihoku (Formosa), and in several of the larger cities of Japan; but although Osaka and Worthy memorials have been other important centres have, in erected to the memory of Confucius recent years, been
for a great temple with carved special exercises in air defence, the granite pillars, and a tomb in a military authorities frankly admit great natural setting of avenues of they have never before dared to cedar trees. Near the temple is the uggest that the Capital City of old well of Confucius, and part of the Japanese Empire should be an old tree which is supposed to have flourished during his life-time. put to such a test. The populace The monument which marks bis in the provincial cities of Japan, they explain, are always willing to home is also there. The tomb is in a vast walled area to the north fall in with suggestions emanating
The whole place from the central authorities. Not of the old city so the heterogeneous people com- being enclosed by a very high wall, posing the millions of Tokyo. They Inside, are avenues of old cedar are far less tractable and docile, trees leading to the tomb. and in normal times would never If a good motor road were built agree to put up with the inconveni- from the station to this ancient ences attendant, pai air défonce ex-city, supposed to date back 3,000 ercises. Thanks, however, to the years, many more tourists would no national sentiment aroused since doubt avail themselves of the op- the outbreak of the Manchurian portunity to visit the historic spot. trouble, even the normally stubborn and unimaginative citizens Tokyo have now been brought to what the Army considers "a
pro- per frame of mind."
of
Whers Nothing Changes.
Chafou is picturesque, full of creaking wheelbarrows, rattling: two-wheeled carts, straw-roofed adobe houses, singing labourers and sun-baked arabins clothed in RECRUITS JUMP OVER nothing but smiles. Scarcely any
thing has changed since the day, ↑ in 132 B.C., when the Sage was bom here.".
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Another incident- of Chinese coolie, being tricked into joining the Army" was made known in the Police reports on Saturday morn- ing. That at least is their story of which the other side. is probably that they are merely disserters,
The Asatic Petroleum Oil tanker Sumatra, while on one of her or dinary trips passed a Chinese mer chant shin flying the Chinese fax about 1 miles west of Green (Continued at foot of next column)"
Island. As the vessel crossed the Sumatra's bow two men who jump- ed overboard and began swimming hway were fired on with revolvers and rifles. They were luckily able to escape unhurt. The Chinese vessel then steered for the open sea. The men were, rescued by the Sumatra and were taken to Bay View Police Station. They said they had been tricked aboard the that it was bound for Fukien. vessel ht. Canton on the pretext Later they found they had been ro crufted for the Army and when the ship was nearing Green Island they saw their chance for escape and jumped" overboard,
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