TYPHOON DETAILS,
BORN IN HONGKONG.
Whole Family in Medical
Practice.
The list issued in July of suc Cessful candidates for the degrees
(Continued from Page, 1.) thres injured when the debris was cleared away. Five dead bodies were also recovered from the Tai Kok Teul, which collapsed of M.B. and Ch. B. of the wreckage at 127, Kramor Street,
University of Edinburgh includes and buried the inmates. From various other quarters, in the Now the names of Frank Blacklock Thomeos, and Elsie Thomson, son Territories as well, come reports and daughter of Dr. J.C. Thomson, of collapses and casualties.
formerly of the Hongkong Government Medical Service:
AT MACAO.
Much Loss of Life.
Dr. Thomson's elder daughter. Miss Ruby Thomson, M.B., Ch.B.,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH;
DR. SUN AND THE POWERS.
The Monkey and the Chestnut.
The Taun Wan Yai Po, a.local vernacular paner, gives an in-
sen's recent speech to students in teresting portion of Dr. Sun Yat. Canton which did not appear in the account we recently repro- duced froin A Canton con- temporary. It is in rolation to Chins and the Powers
Dr. Sun is stated to have
speech, that no goed "purpose
declared, in the course of the would be served boycotting Japan- eso goods. What Japan bad done to China was just like a small boy slapping the face of an old
A Reuter's mensage says that D.P.H, also a graduate of Edia the typhoon caused much loss ofburgh University, is Assistant life and damage at Macao, owing Medical Officer of Health of the to the collapsing of many houses Borough of Fulham, London; so and the capsizing of junks, sam that the whole family, all of pans, etc. The dredger Rotterdam, whom were born in Hougkong. belonging to the Netherlands are now qualified medical praoman. What, therefore, was the
Harbour Works Company, drag "ged her anchor and grounded off Chinesa wharf, but there were no
casualties, however.
A member of the staff of Mesars. Thos Cooks's, who was at Macao over the week-end, told a Telegraph representative this morning that our heighour has suffered vory badly in the typhoon. It appeare that the gale struck roughly about the same time as it hit Hongkong. There being ng typhoon shelter, it naturally played havcc with the small native craft in the harbour. Seventy-eight junks were suak, the pressman was told, and the ensualities amongst the crews are
itioner
Dr. Frank Thomson served in the Royal Artillery throughout
the war, aud saw much active service on the French front; after the Armistice he retired with the rank of Captain. Dr. Elsie Thom son is also a Rogistered Nurse and a Member of the College of nursing; and she served as t nurse during the war years,
OBITUARY.
Mr. Ho Shin Láu..
value of reprisals?. During the European war, all the Powere suffered forribly excepting Japan and America. During the Peace, Conference, America backed up they all ought to be thankful, but it must be remembered that America, whilst assisting China, WAB also protecting herself. Therefore, if China did anything against Japan, it would give great pleasure to the other Powers, Dr. Sun then recalled the story of the monkey who wanted to pluck 2 roasted chestnut from the fire, but owing to the ríake, the monkey asked a cat to get the
China, for which
estimated at about a thousand. Ybo Chinese Y.M.C.A., and Roofs were blown off houses and Christian endeavour generally, bave nut, and when the latter had goti trees came down all over the lost a valued worker, by the death it, the monkey sastched it from place. About thirty houses col- of Me. Ho Shiu-lau, Acting General the cat's paw. At present, said lapsed, from which twenty seven Secratory of the Y.M.C.A. Mr. BoDr. Sun, China was the chestnut people were taken to hospital in was operated upon at Tung Wab the Powers were the monkey, and Japan was the cat. He jured On Saturday morning five Hospital, but suffered from nialaria. quoted this story to show that if dead bodies had been recovered. and the complications, brought China took any steps against In the course of the typhoon about his death at his home, on Japan, she would only be walk- two police launches were sunk, Saturday morning et 10 o'clock, ating into the trap, set by the one in the central fairway and the early age of 38 years... another nearer the shore. No Mr. bad been 12 years.
A.. and wa lives were lost however in these in the Y. M. C. incidents, our representative was a most capable worker. His Informed when he went on board colleagues moura" hivery the 8.8. Sui Tai which arrived in keenly. Ho was aleu Direc. Hongkong ai 12.20
to-day.ter of Ying Wah College, a member The Sui Tal had ridden out the of Tu Teai Church, the Hongkong experience well and was in her sad New Territories Evangelisation usual trim except for a couple Society, and other similar organisa.
Powera.
NOT FAIR AT ALL.
It was a game of poker and it was a game that needed watching, Having watched for some timer one of ita membors formed his conclusion and acted on it, "No
of amall boles having been knook- tions, in which he was very active. boys," he announced, rising to ed in her side. Throughout the Mr. He leaves a widow and one his foot, this is where I quit. worst of the blow, whilst newer son, for whoin the greatest sym-This buuch ain't running straight structures collapsed, the facude patby will be felt. The funeral-somebody's cheating, Brown of San Paolo church stood out took place yesterday from the ain't playing the hand I dealt against the wind, and its survival Rhenish Mission Church.
in what must be regarded as the worst weather that Colony has
experienced remains as a tribute"
to the strength of this ancient building.
TELEPHONE DAMAGE.
We are informed by Mr. II. S. Bennet, manager of the Telephone C., that damn
him."
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
CHINA'S ILLS.
"London, Aug. 18.
-
Bad as the present position in China undoubtedly is, says Sir John Jordan in the Times, it is no worse than it has been more than
age to the telephone plant is, once in the past. He
routes
considers the causes of the present dis- on the whole, not very organisation and collapse of all authority as largely economic. He conriderable. The outlying reviews events of the past thirty years showing how the former between North Poin system of apportionment of revenue between Peking and the provinces Bod Shaukiwan, West Point has been displaced to the latter's considerable disadvantage until and Pokfulam, Shamshuipe they have now ceased to send revenue to Peking and have declared a and Laienikok, Hangbom and system of fiscal autonomy, which has reduced Peking to a shadow. Kowloon City, have all suffered Sir John examines and cites arguments against different suggestions Father much damage. but in the for remedying the existing situation, but says he is inclined to central part of the city and on the favour the proposal for a conference. On the customs the surtax Peak the damage is chiefly re-
should be enlarged and a study made of the fiscal relations between "stricted to individual telephone Paking and the provinces. The conference should be held at Shang-
lines.
hai and should be widely representative. He declares that the One of the Company's large Tuchuns are not all bad and mentions good qualities displayed by submarine cables has bean Yen Hsi-han, Lu Yung-hsiang and even Chang Tso-lin. He concludes pulled 'out of the cable that without Chinese co-operation no effective or permanent remedy house At Honghom, with can be found for Chinese ille.
the result that be junction
Bervice between. Hongkong and
Kowloon is restricted. The remarkable feature
of this
IRISH FREE STATE ELECTIONS.
London, Aug. 19.
for the entire damage ig That the cable Nominations of candidates for the new Dail is an extremely hoavy
ope, Free State were made yesterday. Altogether there are thirty con- is anchored down by ship'e stituencies with one hundred and fifty-three seats. Ernest Alton, cable 10 a huge rock on the Professors James Craig, and William Thrift, three independents shore, also wound around an- sitting for the Dublin University in the late Dail, are the only up other rock in a circle And
opposed candidates so far. Captain Redmond has been nominated fastened by heavy clamps
in the cable-house. The whole for Waterford which his father represented in the House of Commons."
cable has been torn away, obvious-
ly by'a ship dragging her anchor. It
is impossible yet to say when the
damage will be repaired or a full}
THE NEW BATTLESHIPS.
London, Aug. 19.
The battleships Nelson and Rodney, now in the process of build- telephone service to Kowlooning at Chatham, ach mount nine sixteen inch guns carried in triple restored.
THE LIGHT BRIGADE. "The Light Brigade (Balaclave) Fund is drawing to its close."
turrets. This is an elaboration of an idea already introduced by the Japanese and American navies. Each gun is capable of hurling ju twenty-five-hundred pound shell. Another feature is the use of special antiflash arrangements, which embody lessons learned in the Battle of Jutland where some of the, British ships were 'sunk owing to shell flashes penetrating the magazines.
Paris, Aug. 18.
These inevitable yet melancholy The glidera. Vauville and Simon have remained in the air for Duke of Connaught on the Royal forty-seven minutes and thirty-five seconds.
words decurred in a speech by the
Patriotic Fund. At the beginning
of the year there were still two
REVOLUTIONARIES SENTENCED.
Sola, Aug. 19.
boneticiaries. Mr. W. H. Penning- ion, late trumpeter of the 11th "A Plevoa court has sentenced M. Oboff, Minister of Agriculture Hunsra, died on May Day at the of M. Stambulisky's Government, to fifteen years' imprisonment nge of 91. The sole surviving in contumaciam and to loss of rights for twenty-one years, for organ- Leneficiary is Mr. Edwin Hughes,ising armed resistance to the present Government. Another ex- who was Troop Sergeant-major of Government deputy was similarly sentenced to thirty-eight years' the 13.b Hussars, and is 92. He imprisonment, while others were sentenced to between two and four ia now the only N.C.O. who took
years' imprisonment. M. Oboff recently escaped to Czecho-Slovakia. part in the famous charge.
VICTROLÁ
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THE OIL TANK BLAZE.
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A south-west wind is aweeping the flames in the direction of neighbouring residences, and hundreds are fleeing from the vicinity of the tank, carrying their personal effects,
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