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ed to dig up the street and render it an "im-] LA PUI, a marine hawker, residing at No. passable sea. of mud "after a passing shower, 25, Wing Fung Street, East Point, was charged belore M. F. A. Hazeland, at the Police When a real thunder-storm occurs the streets
Court this morning, with being in unlawful are flooded in every direction, and the ordin; possession of a quantity of copper sheeting. ary pedestrian has to make long detours to There was as extra charge against Lam,-that. reach his destination. It can hardly be held of that this is a satisfactory exhibition, of Hongkong's drainage capacity. In one case, the other day, a shop in Queen's
offering a bribe of one dollar to lukeng gia, yesterday, with a view to obtaining his release. Evidence was taken, and proving the defendant. guilty, his Worship fined him. S on the first charge, and SFS on the second. The money
to be placed in the poor,box...
SEPTEMBER 29 1.906.
ANOTHER TYPHOON.
SCENE AT THE HARBOUR.
OBSERVATORY GIVES AMPLE WARNING.
AN ADVENTUROUS JUNK'S CREW,
Among the Chinese floating population in Hongkong, a curious rumour was prevalent
duce these men to leave their boat. They ty to attempt to run the Star Forry boats in such finally crawled up the pier girders and gazed Rickskat, remembering, or, rather, their junk." Then one of them made pulier remembering, their experiences of the on their
8th inst, were very chary of appearing with a dive down a pole and into the boat again. their vehicles for hire on the streets, and thus From somewhere, another, so-called rope was
inost of the residents in the suburban districts produced and the vessel" tied up with had to put their best leg forward, and "hee! special care. Nothing more could be done and too" it into town, while chairs more con for the safety of the craft and at length the spicuous by their absence, they also, no doubt, having learst by their recent bitter experiences, "captain" left his "ship." There was no
that discretion was the batier patì of valour, and so stopped at home-or, at any rate, lost their chairs at home.
Road was flooded to the depth of three feet offered to the lutong by defendant was ondered yesterday to the effect that the next typhoon | sign of it this morning..
But at about 1-p.m., this weather then ap- pearing to lifi, a few rickshas and chairs mada their appearance, further recruits joining them as the aftemuon wore on, until at the time of going to press the ricksha and chair traffic ap-
Queen's road central and wasT. seared, to bave resumed normal conditions,
The only damage apparently suffered along Queen's Road, in the Central and Western
and the damage done to stock is estimated, at fully $3,000. It would seem that the city's iuain artery is not only allowed to remain in the condition of an unfrequented lane, but is primarily constructed on wrong principles. It is higher at one side than at the other instead of being-rounded off with the object of depositing the rain water in the capacious gutters. But the Director of Public Works s quite complacent on the subject. Per-hce methadi in Japan, ld returned to Canton, red signai was at the masthead of H.M.S. wind increased in violence and the typhoon districts, was through the blowing down of sonally," he said, "I consider the roads of this Colony, are generally speaking, in very
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BEGINNINGS OF THE STORM. would be the warst yet experienced in the
The water was very choppy by this time. history of the Colony, and prove even more Curiously enough, although the storm clouds destructive than that of the 18th inst., were
were driving from the east the wind was SOME time ago, we learn, the Chief Police Officer of Canton approached the Chinese such a thing possible. It is probable that Minister at Tokin, requesting the latter, to resone Chinese seers and prophets were at blowing from the west. People continued to emuniend two capable Japanese police in- work to inflame the imagination of the ignoringer on the piers but the typhoon was structors for the Canton Police Force. Subseant natives, and the influence of the ke Prince Charlie "lang of comin," quently to that request, it was found that several magicians" was quite endent in the tonks and gradually the crowd dispersed. About Chinese students, who had been studying,poof the Chinese along the water front. The hall past cleven o'clock rain began to fall, the and two of them having been requested to join far, and when it was replaced in the had started. Shortly after midnight the rain shop-signs, which, however, can easily be re- the Canton Police Department, as instructors, the Chief l'ulice Officer wired to the Chinese course of the afternoon by the black ball was falling in torrents while the wind swept placed hereafter, and the ripping up of the sun. good condition." And the D. P. W. referred
Minister at Tokio, withdrawing his request fer showing that a typhoon was approaching the through the streets in furious gusis. it was blinds and hanging screens, suspended. before to the streets of London, where' one was
the services of Japanese instructors, stating Colony, followed at 5.5 p. by the firing of hardly a typhoon; it was more like a gale the verandahs in the upper storeys of the streaming to the wind, like mininture signals spattered with mud from head to foot in
that they would not be required at present, but the typhoon gun, there was a score of great as compared with our recent experience.louses, which were shred to ribbons, and left
But on the higher levels its full strength was
of distress. wet weather. Surely there is a difference asking that the maller be kept before the Minexcitement at the harbour. The few sam between the traffic of London and that ofister, in case such services might be required pans and still fewer junks which safely realised, although, it must be remembered Hongkong, and it will not be contended later.
emerged from the storm of last week had that a storm at midnight sounds much more that after a heavy shower in the metropolis the mud is allowed to remain. It is swept
sail up and were off to the typhoon anchor fearsome than in the day.time. Doors and age without a moment's delay. They were windows were banging, and a few shutters away immediately and pedestrians are not
not to be caught in the grip of the storm and street signs which had withstood the compelled for days afterwards to wade
again. In a minutes the whole fleet last visitation fell victions. The gale con through mud and line.
A reference was
of native craft was sweeping off to the tinued through the night, accompanied by a made by Aur. Hewell to the tentative experi has added thousands of tons to the carrying shelter, determined that they were not to tropical rain, and only sobered about 5 a.m. ments which have been made in wood paving.cpacity of our mercantile marine.
take any risks on this occasion. TheThere was still a strong wind blowing at It would be decidedly interesting to learn the old boats have became profitable, and launches Bitted about the harbeur, hurriedly dawn, but it was not of any importance. result of those experiments. A patch of the extra space spread over roadway at the foot of a edder Street where pany's ficct, is known to be equal to the making final calls and discharging passen. Heavy rain fell just as business people were addition of a new vessel. In fact, one well-gers, before they started for the vicinity of trudging to their offices. The chair coolies it joins Des Vieux Road was laid with wood, known Liverpool company trading to Chioa, Stonecutter's Island. The big liners got up had deserted the heights and there was no but whelber it is considered a success DL has now, an increased cargo capacity of steam in readiness against the "blow" that help for it but to make the best of the jour was anticipated, and for a time the harbour pey to the city. Of course the rain fell in not nobody can tell, and nobody seems. $400 tons for ne voyage of their fleet; likely to lighten our darkness. The Some authorities are of opinion that the
was black with the thick smoke which torrents and most of those who reached question of wood paving hinges to a large
etched from the formels of the larger craft. Queen's Road on foot were drenched to the
extent on the cost of the blocks. Witen we remember that huge forests of jartah are rot. ung in Australia, it should be clear that the
AN-English concern, in speaking of the de- moralized condition of shipping, says: The present state of affairs is, nes doubt, the result of the speculative ordering last year, and has also een accentuated by the new fond-lips, which
I ven the
unc com)-
deeper loading now possible, may really lead
In a revival in the industry. Greater cargo space, they contend, means, cheaper freights, which, in turn, should lead to trade develop ment, and, consequently, to a brisker demand for tonnage. But the outlook is far from satisfactory,"
SPECTATORS ON THE WHARTES,
skin.
THE SS."YING-KING." A report emanating from native sources was in circulation this forenoon, that the Fing king, which was on her way to Canion last
No confirmation of the rumour, could be evening, had foundered with all lives on board,
obtained At the office of the Company to which the steamer belongs an chiphatic denial was given to the report. Our representative wa informed that the 5.4. Vingking left Hongkong. at six o'clock last evening on her usual run to Canton, and carried, besides cargo, some two hundred Chinese passengers. The owners fell confident that, on the approach of bad weather, careful as Capt. Page, the skipper, is wall- known to be, he must have put in for phelterin one of the numerous sale bays along the route. Capt. Page is too reliable to risk. bis valuable ship and the lives in his care by venturing upon a continunace of the voyage until the storm had altogether subsided.
CAPT, V. E. CLARKE,
Capt. W. E. Clarke, acting secretary of the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co., Ld, has had quite a time of it since the 18th Jon. He has been actively directing. operations connected with the salvage of the two beat steamers of his company. He left Hongkong by the. Lungtkan again yesterday for the Kinshon. On account of stress of weather, the Lungshan went to shelter, and so no news “ could be oblained to-day of either vessel.
At that hour the offices and business
FERRY AND CARS STOPPED.”
THE S.SHONAM." houses were just closing and having heard. The ferry had stopped running to-day on
The ss. Honam, which is doing duty for the of using wooden sets to pave the streets
the warning gun the workers trooped to the account of the mountainous seas that were should not be beyond the scope of "the |
harbour to witness the scene. The wharves dashing over the quay wells, and consequent stranded Heungshan on the Macao-Hongkong run, did not sail from Macao at 7.30 o'clock were thronged with sightseers of all nationally Kowloonites having their business offices
this morning. She is known to have cast off her WHISKY.Colony's purse. At any rate, sonic improve-
ment on the present system is eminently The Sydney Morning Herald says the U.S.W, ities, who stood and-speculated regarding thein Hongkong had willy-tilly to remain at
moorings in the inner harbour at Macao yester effects of the coming typhoon. Most people home and vice versa. The tramcars had been
day, and proceeded behind Malochow for shel desirable. With regard the Tramway Government has decided to re-appoint Mr.
were of opinion that another typhoon could stopped and many had to tramp from Happyter. She is safe and soug there. Kirack, it is perfectly correct, that in Some Suttor to the position of Commercial
do little damage to the craft in the harbour Valley to town through mud and slime and ports there are. cavities which retain the Agent in the East, at a considerable increase on his former salary. The Premier regards
or the city itself, seeing that the late stormi torrents of rain. The telephone system was rain-water. but the Tramway Company are
the work already accomplished by Mr. Suttor not entirely, to blame for that, because all very satisfactory, and entertains little doubl
had answered for all the damage and de-out of order, the wires having either snapped SWATSON & CO., [wheeled traffic uses the track. The rick that he will be the means of considerably instruction that could be done, unless the or fouled, with the result that no questions
shas may not excoriate the hard macadamised creasing the trade of Australia with the East houses were to be razed to the ground. But or explanations could be put or made. LIMITED
road, but by continually bumping along the Originally Mr. Sulior was appointed for three the sight of the vessels heading for both
o far, however, it does not appear that traniway's route they dig up the stone, track years, with a salary of £750 per year, and an ends of the harbour seeking safety was not any serious damage has been done-the first with the result that ruts are perpetually allowance for expenses of 30 per year. His reassuring to the nervous.onlooker. One typhoon saw to that Eight sampans were ship of considerable tonnage steamed slowly tying on the road at Causeway Bay, none the being formed and enlarged. Indeed, the sally in future is to be £1,000 a year, with an fact that the vehicular traffic invariably allowance of £500, and he has been reappointowards the Lycemoon Pass, either bent on worse, apparently, for their rough usage.
ed for to lixed period, it is explained that pileMac murwayierobik, Izuvier the road-
the Agents for the State in the East have a ing ample sea room when the typhoon various reports about losses sustained are to way at the sides severely-alone, except whe.|
ther expensive social position to maintain. burst, or, confident in her ability to wear out hand, but it is difficult to say what credence passing cars, should make the macadutised Mr. Sus a gravel a great 'deat, ad the storm, having derided to proceed on her should be given to them. It is necessary to roadway along the route of the tramway a it is intended to appoint a secretary, to assist jour. The hobert Cook proceeded to a wait the authentication of the rumours. model of perfection. It is to be feared, with the clerical dutier, and the wruing of rebuoy with hundred yards of the quondam One thing is certain, it cannot be averred people were given sufficient notice to make for however, that the contrary is the case, for the ports, and attend to the office in Mr. Sutter's streels traversed by the cars are quite as absence. The salary of the secretary has not impassable for foot passengers as any other yet been decided thoroughfares-after-a shows We do not desire to be censutious, but the engineers of the Public Works Department might be encouraged to give a glance to this side of their duties in the hope of achieving a more satisfactory state of affairs.
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GOVERNOR H. C. IDE,
RETROSPECT OF A BUSY LIFE.
By the resignation of Henry Clay Ide, the United States Government in the 'hilippines, says the Cable New, is tosing one of the best of public servants, a man who has given six years
Star Ferry barf and tied up for the night. that on this bccasion the Observatory was The ferry s were crowded with passendilatory in warning the shipping of the ap“ gers who wel of inclined to be left on the proach of a typhoon. It gave fully six wrong shore:From Kowloon troops of hours' advance notice and allowed the ship Chinese arrived tile the Boats from Victoria ping people to make ample preparations to were cramined th.bacopeans and Chinese- alike,
THE STEM.
The sea How fapidly rising, and ominous cloud hung over the Eastern part
meet the emergency.
ALONG CONNAUGHT ROAD
The postage on the weekly issue, ta sny, part of the MR. T. K. Dealy and Mr. Young Hee have of his hfs to the service of his country and to nessed. It is of said that sunsets which result of the actiod of the terrificforce of the wind,
been appointed members of the Board of Ex the uplifting of a people who have 100 of
struggled to resist the efforts put forth on their behalf.
ilenty C. Ide is a lawyer of fame. He was born September 18, 1844 at Barot. Vermont He was maried in October 1873 to Mary M
He received his educatioe Melcher.
WIRTH LAMMERT-At Goodwood, Babington Path, on the 38th inst., Mrs. H., A. LAMMER'; of a
son.
The-Hongkong
1959
Celegraph
MR. L. Bulion bas been appointed an assistant land surveyor in the Public Works Department with effect from the goth inst.
THE annual meeting of the Police Recreation Club will be held in the payition at Happy Valley on Wednesday afternoon next.
Mu. F. A. Hazeland was the only magistrate who presided, at the Police Court this morning, HONGKONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1966, and the daily cars, although they were few, acie disposed of by candle light, the electric light failing.
"HONGKONG'S IBOROUGḤEARĖS.
at
Dartmonth college from which he wraduated in 1866. In 1870 he was admited to the bar and from 1878 to 1820 was states attorney for his native state. He sat in the state legis lature from 1882 in 1886 and in 1891 was ap- pointed United States Commissioner to Samna. By joint appointment by the three, govern. ments of the United States, Great Britain and Germany he was appointed chiel justice of Samo serving in that capacity from 1891 to he formation of the United States Philippine Commission an, able lawyer and financier was needed, and p.eference was given to Judge Ide, not only on account of his well tried legal ability and his undoubted aptitude. in matters of finance, but also on account of his knowledge of the characteristic of the native peoples or the Pacific, The record of his services in the Philippines is a sufficient justification of his appointment.
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Up to the time'ul writing-ngon-no reports have been received at police headquarters of any lives being lost in today's typhoon. The police attribute this to the fact that the sampan
shelter in time.
ON THE PRÁVA EAST.-,
All along the Praya East to-day, from the corner of Arsenal Street and as far down as,
Observation Place is practically blocked to traffic, owing to the number of junk rafts that
lie across the road,
THE TRAMWAY SERVICE, No trams stirred out from the depot to-day, owing, firstly, to the boisterous condition of the weather, and, secondly, to the condition of the road, for io some parts along the Prays East the tram-lines are covered, inches deep, with layer of stoves."
ROOTS BLOWN OFF That block of houses in Burrows Street, Wanchai Road, was the only one that suf
Work was being carried out on board her.
Passing along Connaught Road, and the Praya West, there was but little evidence of of the Colony in the opposite direction a the passage of the latest typhoon: True, the wonderfully beatful sunset was to be wit-road was-filtered with heaps of wreckage, strewn in all directions, but this was merely the charm the eye and stir the imagination are distributing the heaps that had been col- not to be seen à Ilongkong, but last night iccted together, in preparation for removal the exception occurred. The two French after the disaster of the 18th inst. Luckily, as fered any damage during to-day's typhoon. The corrugated iron roofs to all these houses warships in the harbour were frantically it happened, the floating population received
were blown clean off, as if the full force of the signalling to each other. The Zamar had timely warning of what once again threatened the red fla at the mast
lead. Anthem, and it is believed that every junk, storm had been trained upon them.
ONE JUNK DEMOLISHED. launch, sampan, and the smaller craft that Empress boy seemed to be utterly oblies about the harbour, took time by the fore The only junk that was sinashed up at East livious of aching danges, and was lock, and got away safely into sheller, before Point to-day, was one which was on the beach, the only ship om whose funnels no the storm burst, And it is as well they near the Corinthian Yacht Club, undercoing smoke was issuing. A few other steamers did so, for no vessels of that nature could. repairs.
which were preparing for he fight. As night fell, have lived in the boisterous sens the Tamar and well lights as if illuminated were running like huge undulating bills, at the time, when a huge wave struck the for a reception; pe French men-of-war while all across and shout the harbour, boat and broke her ing two against the the waves dashed across the road, spread. Praya wall. Fortunately no one was ing THE case in which George Street, a warder in
followed suit Th merchantmes remained
ing their spray far and wide, scattering jured. The mistress of the junk-an old the natives who had the temerity to venture womas-could not be consoled. Through ber the Robert No reference to the condition of the printhe Victoria Goal, is being charged with
content with theirdinary lights, those on
tears she informed Inspector Gourlay that Coal appearing exceptionafty-
into the road.. The strength of the wind and cipal thoroughlares in Hongkong could have assaulting a gaol prisoner on the 12th instant
small. was called on at the Police Court this morning
the driving rain was almost too much even for although the junk had suffered a good deal been made at a more opportune moment
the few Eumpean stragglers who, braving the during the last typhoon, there were still hopes At this tim niature lighter in which elements, wept on a sight-seeing excursion along of repairing her. Now, after she bad gone to than the present, for people are in a position and further adjourned for a week.
were two Chhamen, who looked half scared that disjrict. But beyond the boisterous sea the expense of $300 in purchasing materials to to judge for themselves whether the roads of
to death, ws slowly-poled round the end and the fountains of spray there was practically patch up the junk, it was completely demolished. Hongkong are, during the rainy season, all that they should be. At the last meeting of
of Douglas Pier The Chinamen were nothing to see. The weather was so thick that Inspector Gourlay, in his usual kind-hearted the Legislative Council the Hon. Mr.-E. A.
practically naked and were working like it was almost impossible to make our the big fashion, offered the boat people food, and the steamers in the harbour, but the Harbour old woman was the only one who refused, and Heweth remarked that: "Nobody can deny
Trojans bring their boat safely to the sea
authorities were enabled to observe that they preferred to stand on the brach during the wall. Spectators, an the pier shouted all all appeared to be snug at their moorings, heavy rain, and bewail her loss. that the condition of the macadamised roads
His labours here have not been contined to manner of advice to the struggling boatmen while all and steam up, in readiness for further are a disgrace to any town that calls itself
the office of the Imperial Mantime Custom at Barrow channels, As, secretary of finance and civilised. In wet weather they are impas Canton will be closed for public business on justice he has had to superintend the adminis-They hated at the ep of their voices how emergencies. Blake Pier and the Star Ferry sable seas of mud. In dry weather it is almost that day, and therefore masters of vessels plytration of justice in all the several courts of boats should be managed and mandeuvred; what, Douglas's whart, the Yaumali Ferry
A SHANGHAI APPRECIATION. impossible to walk on them on account of ing to Canton are warned that they will not be the archipelago, the coasts of first instance, the they slowed the men the best place at which wharf, and the piers further west, were alr
Wahave bed occasion more than once, lately, the broken surface, reminding one of the able to obtain port-clearances on that date. court of land registration, the court of customs to mor the bobbing raft; and when they awash, with the turbulent seas keeping them at middle age saints who used to expiate their reference to the recent death of Lieutenant appeals and the supreme court. He bon bad to found that all their benevolent advice was times almost entirely submerged. Of course to allude to the high qualities of citizenship by We see these civic virtues constantly exhibited sius and do penance by walking to Canter England, U.S.N., at Cheloo last month, through watch over the offices of the attorney and the unheeded, they turned round and called the no one was able to venture afloat, even if which the Chinese are invariably distinguished. no "harbour, news" was in Shanghai, in the peaceable, industrious and bury with shoes full of dried peas." Queen's an accidental shot fired from a Freach vessel, solicitor general; to tend to the insular cold boatmen nans. Eventually the lighter, or there had been any sort of craft available to Road Central, probably the busiest street in the China Review learns that the French storage and ice plant; in struggle with the whatever it was, drew against the pier and venture in, so
was tied up by a rop thick as a piece of obtainable, but the entire absence of any law-abiding character of the native popula- Ainating debris would go to show that there tion, and we have just had a striking Illustration the Colony during the hours of business, Government has expressed its regret, ordered Currency question, which for some years was
The banks and banking-affaire, the insular twine. The anchor, this would have done had been as damage done by last night's and of them in Hongkong. In the terrible ex- perience through which the Colony has just is very far from being in a satisfactory strict inquiry into, the whole affair, and will the Bugbear of the Insular Government,
treasury and budget have also come under his duty for a model yacht, was "heaved" over the morning's blow.
passed, no section of the population seems tę "condition after a shower of rain. If this pay an indemnity to the family of the deceased. state of affairs prevailed in a city where there we learn from the Kahok Shimp”, of Sendai, care, and the preparation of almost all the xp board by one ma without any visible was much horse traffic, the ruts and cavities that Mr. Ouchi Gentaemon, owner of the propriation bills ever passed has to his supervi- effort of strength. Noored Lead and stern,
have risen to the emergency more nobly then could possibly be explained away, but here Ouchi-ya dry-goods store, is about to erect at bission The city of Manile and all its troubles the craft rocked it the rate of fifty
the Chiness, and their high sense of patlic and only a few venturesome spirite walked spirit, and the spontaniety and liberality In Hongkong there are not hall a dozen own expense, a statue of a war-horse, in memory and trials have fallen to his lot as well as the miles
customs service and the tariff, to say gothing did balancing fear which would have do of the question, owing to the force of the scriptions to the relief fund, in the bo down to the City this morning, chairs, being with which they came forward with sub- horse-carriages in daily use. The vehicular
war. The 'sinine, which will be of bronze, is of the internal revenue law which removed amazed an audience at the Hippedrome and wind. The lower level trath-car service was remembered with gratitude by the authorities. traffic is purely carried ou by means of the now being cast at the Wako Iron Works, and from the shoulders of the poorer and working indispensable ricksha-coolie, wise bare will be ready for erection about the middle of classes the burden that is now shared by all secured the performes a competence for life, also entirely suspended, while Kowloon was It is true that the enterers themselves are Chi-- It took the united yels of the crowd to in- entirely isolated, as it was an utter impossibili- nese, and thes in anbscribing to mooist them the atike. feet and light machines are scaredly calculat. | October. - *_71
We are nonfied by Mr. S Silverstone, the agent of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, that the Manyoli was refloated at Midway Island, at 3 o'clock in the morning of the 22nd inst., instead of the 26th inst., as at first reported, As the and October next (the 15th day of the 8th moon) is the Chinese Eighth Woon festival
of the horses that were killed during the late
hour while the
bortmen
HO TRAME OR FERRIES RUN,
People living at the Peak are at present stranded for the tram-chrs are unable to run,
CHINESE GOOD CITIZENSHIP.