NEW INSURANCE REGULATIONS.
FOREIGN COMPANIES
AFFECTED.
NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH TREATY RIGHTS.
CANTON AGREEMENT.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1929.
TYPHOON'S HAVOC.
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BIG BLAZE NEAR SHAMEEN.
DAMAGE ROUGHLY ESTIMATED AT $170,000.
CANTON'S MODERN
TELEPHONES.
OPENING CEREMONY TO BE HELD ON SUNDAY,
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Fishing Fleet Absent, The reinforced rubble, parti- There has been no news of the tion dividing the Association's | Aberdeen Ashing flect, the majori premises from those of the Credit | ty of which was at son when the Foncier collapsed when the gale typhoon struck. The village broke the fastenings of a window Police Station, situated on elevat- GOOD BRIGADE WORK. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. and swept through the building.od ground, was seriously buffetted Another similar partition erack-by the wind, and the offcor in
-Canton, Aug. 21.
Canton, Aug. 22. ed but did not collapse. Coolies charge, Acting Sub-Inspector A.; Another large conflagration oc- The Commission of the Canton were busy this morning clearing, Baker, was slightly injured, incurred in Canton Inst night when Municipal Administration will hold away the debris.
an endeavour to make the windows some 20 buildings were completely a reception at the Police Club in fast, the officer bad his wrist destroyed and five others suffered Sai Kwa Garden on Sunday at 10 Outlying Districts, severely cut by splintered glass serius damage.
a.m, on the occasion of the formal The fire broke out in a kerosene opening of the automatic Owing to the interruption of when a pane was smashed by the
tele- force of the wind. He found it shop in the Ching Ping Tungphone service. Canton, Aug. 22.
telephonic communication due to
The Administration consists of After negotiations lasting nearly the blowing down of the lines and necessary to go into the Govern Kai near the Cho Lan Malon. This
ment Civil Hospital.
is within five hundred yards of a commitice of three members:-- a year, an unofficial arrangement the Küspension of motor has at last been arrived at between trattle caused by uprooted trees parts of the building, and at one leading into the Shakee Mulub. chief engineer and K. Huang, chief Damage occurred ta rarions Shameen, the Cho Lan Malgo Mesara, G. F. Wong, T. Y. Deane, tho Provincial Government of along the main roads, the outlying Kwangtung and the foreign in-unlice stations remained for a time, it looked an if the Station The conflagration began just accountant.
would have to be evacuated, as
about 10 p.m. and spread with surance companies operating in lime isolated, and it was not pos-water poured into the building amazing rapidity,
The duties of the Administra- tion are to take charge of the Can- Kwangbung and Shameen.
sible for reports of damage
Nevertheless, the fire Brigade ton. Automatic Telephone Ex- caused in these districts to be and flooded the charge-room.
were quickly on the scene and con-jchange, the Fatehan Telephone received until this morning.
centrated all their efforts on sav- Exchange, the Canton-Fatshan ing the surrounding buildings, By Long Distance Exchange, and the 11.30 p.m. they had the fire under winding up of the old Telephone control, but remained on the scene Exchange. The foreign engineer morning on the smouldering build- all night and were still at work this in charge is Mr. A. E. Brander.
The office of the Administration ings.
in at the old Telephone Exchange The buildings totally destroyed buildings; the Engineering De- include two important wholsale partment at Sai Kwa Garden; and food atuit bongs, one wine hong the Business Department at the. and a large tea house.
Missions Building on the Bund. The total damage caused by the The cost of installing
It will be remembered that last October the Department of Finance | of the Provincial Government of
It now appears that, as with the Kwangtung suddenly sprung on all the Insurance Companies operating more central parts of the Colony. in the province a set of 4 regula-the structural damage sustained tions in which they demanded instant registration of all the com panies agreeing to bind themselves to those regulations,
Some of the conditions'.set forth in these regulations were quite ini- putleable and would not have been accepted by any foreign insurance
companies:
between the Fire Insurance Assorin- on of Hongkong and the Marine Insurance Association of. Hongkong und Canton and the representatives of the toral Government. At Grs. it was extremely difficult to bring The Government representatives to sec the, pint of view of the com- panice and to make them realise that the terms they wanted tu impose would only have the effect of driving all responsible companies out of the Province.
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and what few collasses have been srarely amounted to anything, reported were attended by singular alence of casualties:
The visitation, however wreak edita
full toll on such is structures as matsheds in exposed positions, and on trees, which, some cases, in falling antride the
tium to vehicular traffic,
Two Chinese Buried,
A shop, the Sun Cheong Lee, in Aberdeen, the Main Street of Cheung Po and Cheung Ho, who burying two fukis, collapsed,
were eventually extriented" and removed to the Government Civil Hospital
Other reports received from Aberdeen Station mention the collapse of the main concrete gate
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of the Chinese Permanent Ceme-are is estimated roughly at $170,-automatle telephone is $350 and a After a time, negotiations begun roadway, now present an obstruc-fry and the carrying away of noo, of which about $120,000 is deposit of $100, local currency, i
part of the seawall.
covered by insurance. Of this total $450. The former telephone Government House als came in amount 60 to 707 is covered by deposit receipt may
be used Police Station Damaged,
for a stare of the general havoc Chinese companies and the balance against the deposit mentioned, eansed by the typhoon. The The official police report of matshed evering, erected over they foreign companies.-Our Ohen provided it is used within damage suffered by the Peak roof of the new ball-room,
Correspondent,
month after the automatic tele- districi, gives particulars of bodily lifted from its supports ind
phones have been in operation. minor damage done to buildings, wafted away.
Serious dinage WIN done The monthly fees for residences The Mamit Gough Station had the} In the Western district, arròrd- the new premises of the for private catablishments are $6 doors of its Garage blown in, anding to the latest reports, a number Sun, Company where the two and $9 for offices or for business
fof houses are in a state of collapse, large display windows fronting firms. ass windows shattered."
The cost of the exchange build- The sub-Station at Magazine Gap the most noteworthy being Sa, 16, Des Voeux Road Central were blown was severely shaken, and a gost Third Street, which is reported to in, fragments of glass being sub-ing is $50,000 local currency, and f wind carried off the roof of in a very precarious condition, merged in a foot of water outside the machinery and wire $650,000 the verindah. The south end of the Shoring is being erected by P.W.D. the shop. Two employees of the gold-Canton News Agency,,
company, were injured by flying summer quarters, and a portion of the walls of the cable house
glass when the windows broke, Law the G.C.II. for treatment. at last come around and drafted aerumbled down and the material
Harbour Incidents.
Hing-fat being cut on the face During the height of the storm amended set of rules which should
and hand and Law Chiu-sang part of the chimney on the building be acceptable to the foreign and mashed situated at the junction reported as having been damaged hand.
In addition to other launches receiving a nasty gash on the right occupied by Mr. F.P.. Wodehouse Chinese companies. Briety, these of Barker Road and Stubbe Road, For sunk in the harbour, it is
at the Central Police Station was There was a number of other carried away and dropped 300 are as follows:
1) All companies operating in which belonged to the Yuen Tal established that the Bank Line casualties up and down the city. carnews. Part of the roof Kwangtung and Shümber shali Grm of contractors, and also twoftender capsized after breaking Tong Ak-lum, a coolic employ-also vanished.
The New Requirements. Hostover, the Government have
register with the Department al Finance of the Provincial Govern ment and pay an annual registra tion for of Mex, $1000),
(2) All companies in fling their application for registration shall give
Better of
dispersed down the slope.
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A
workinen.
WAR
Similar buts erected by the enn away from her moorings in the od at the Soldiers and tractor, Lam Dore, at No. 256, Yaumati shofter, Bumping into Sailors
No serious casunities were report- The Peak, shared the fate common other craft in the narrow
Home at basin, was
Wanchaied from Kowloon where perhaps the to Suck afructures, They com- she finally sank in spite of the and a similar accident befell Chang Hing Theatre. The roof of this re- struck by falling glass most serious damage was at the Po pletely collapsed, but no-one was efforts of her crew to keep hering, an employee of the Eastern cently completed building
When the launch sank, the crew Trading Bank. Lau Che-kwan, who stripped. leaped
same place, A steam launch with a junk and Is employed at the themselves by swimming to other dying splinters and a man named the gate on its trip from Canton and received cuts on his face through lighter in tow met the full force of boats.
injured;
At various points on the Peak, Ruaraules signest by a foreign telephone wires were blown down or Chinese bank, dim or in while a dozen roadside lamps were dividuat approved by the Depart-- forced out of the perpendicular, ment of Finance for Canton $50,000.
(3) A copy of the balance sheet of 'cael company shall be
filed every year.
1)All business must be done through registered brokers. Hows ever, any company may register
eme al Choir own employees asta invoker and so do direct business.
65A stamp tax of 15 of the gross premium to be put on every policy issued. This stamp may he changed by the company to the
inmned.
tabl
Roads Ostructel
Fallen trees any obstructing the road between the Ng, 6 Police Stadion and Mountain Lodge Lower down, on the middle levels, a telephone box, at the junction o Conduit Road and Robinson Road was shifted a fair distance while trees were blown down in adult Road, opposite Marble Hall, and in Robinson Road. Motor-traile along, this road is obstructed at three points,
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At Wanchai Gap, a tea house was deprived of its roof, while the local police station was so con- siderably damaged.
afloat.
overboard
and
Body Sighted.
suved
Chiu Hon-sang received treatment sank. The tow rope parted and the fon, an injury to his neck, a résult junk and lighter were awept out to of a falling signboard.
sea with a number of people on! Bank of China was on his way to lifebelts and succeeded in reaching The launch crew donned Koo Sha-cheung, a clerk in the hoard. his office when he was also struck shore. to a polier by a signboard. The ambulance went out to continued to cruise through
typhoon reached its height and got to more sheltered streets until the
picked ap many minor casualties,
A July was sighted off 1 Naval Yard yeste day afternoon. at a o'clock, and notification to that effect was given launch, which then look for it. By the time the ut indicated, no signs were discovered of the body, and the search was eventually abandoned.
Im-
A man
named Wan
Other Items.
the The full force of the storm was Trading Co., in the A.P.C. building, fell in the shop of the Bast Asiatle
with the result that a partition dividing the shop from the Elite Company's store was blown, in, re- sulting in the hurried exit of em- ployees from the shop,
Yiu-fan,
removed to
In the Protestant Cemetery at
WAH
Imprisoned on Wharf. Men on the Canton Wharf had a Tyndareus' Adventure,
lucky escape. They took shelter in Enquiries at Boltta Wharf yes one of the wharf offices, the entrance terday regarding the plight of the to which was blocked when part of Be Funnel steamer Tyndareus the corrugated roofing caved in Happy Valley, a huge tree during the typhoon, disclosed the imprisoned, they called it for uprooted and fell across the roof Treaty Right Waived,
fact that altbeligh the vessel did help and two European Police of the quarters just inside the Though these terms are ácrepe
1341 actually go aground, sheers, assisted by Indian and gate." The roof and verandah of Tatenne perilously near doing so." to the fabrign companies
Chinese constables, effected their One of the fine old bunyan trees" stal have been approved by the| Pse Mai Police Station are in a Moored at No. A 5 Boy, the release by breaking down the standing at the entrance to Fire Insurance Association of state at collapse, other incon-Tyndareas caught the full force door.
Government House was uprooted. Honghour and by the Maring Inveniences being a broken telephone of the gale and it was
not long
Many of the beautiful flowering surace Association, of Hongkongline and a rupdored water-supply before the cables securing her to living, on the third door of 210 trees in Statue Square were blown and Canton, and sine the rigila The Water Police Station re-leaving the steamer at the merey in. His son was also injured. Aned to the Yeung Wo Nursing
system.
the buoy were snapped like cotton, seriously injured when the roof fell
Commught Road Central was down. lions cant out on Friday last
ports the lus of a chimney and of the wind and heavy sens.
An additional storey being adit- several foreign empanies AT reported to have, registered, the few files from the roof, and the
uprooting of a number of trees ineffciency of her master and elamation, being
Only the presence of mind andian watchman was buried at a Home in Happy Valley suffere timber yurd on the Praya -fart must not be lost sipht of:
much damage. the structure the garden. It states that The that it involven a waiver of tree obstructions in Nathan and mediately the alte snapped, the
ollicers saved the vessel.
partially collapsing. existat treaty rights between Salisbury Roads were cleared order to lower storm anchors was China and the foreign Powers.
fore night-fall. The various members of
given. Consular Body in Canton have
With the anchors out, the Tyn- apt approved any suck regalations.
darens was got The wind succeeded in bringing near St necutters and held out ander control and from the very first they! have refused to take part in any down the ricksha shelter at the until the wind subsided. of the negotiations between the farther, along. in Mongkoktu, the ship.
entrance of the Yaumati ferry, and Fire Insurance Association caused the complete destruction of Hongkong and the Provincial,
a dwelling house at No. 15, Kremer' Treasury, though it is understool Street. The inmates that, officially, they will not takeparently been warned of a possible The oficin] report of The any steps to prevent the foreign collapse, and had moved out of the typhoon from the Royal Observa- companies from complying with building before the crash.
tory states that it appears to have the terms of registration of the Six matsheds came down in the formed during Tuesday afternoon Provincial Government.
Kowloon City district, where minor in Latitude 19 North, about 150 damage was caused to other build-miles west of North Luzon. A Paralle! Case.
ings. At Nganshinwan, three followed west-north-westerly The consular actium, in This other matsheds owned by sanitary track until two o'clock on Wednes- matter Is similar to that in the contractors collapsed like a puck day after which it took a more northerly course nntil 10 p.m. matter of the Govermont taxes of cards, on wines, spirits, tobarros, ets the destruction of two neatsheds Later the typhoon moved north Matankok district also reports when it passed east of the Pratas. which are not in accordance with owner by the Foo Loong firm of west and passed immediately) existing Treaty rights.
the
It is understood that the regula tion of the Provincial Government shall apply only throughout the Province of Kwintuar and shall only be in temporary operation until such time as the Central Govern ment in Nunking shall draw definite laws and regulations govern Ing insurance business throughout all the provinces of Chinn. Our On Correspondent.
Minar Wrecks,
construeiofe,
affected.
had
-
No damage was caused on board
Track of Typhoon.
J
ft
in the sheds, had narrow escapes.terday afternoon.
A survey of the Shamsuipo dia- The lowest barometer reading triet shows that the principal was 28.948 at 1.30 p.at. and the damage suffered, was by the Meirentest squal). velocity was" from Wah Knitting Factory, one of its the east at the rate of nearly 120 walls collapsing, but causing miles an hour. The wind reached casualties. A tea-shed in Princo gale forcetat Gap Rock at 10 am, Edward Road had a roof carried at Waglan an hour later and at way, leaving the four sides un-Hongkong at 11.50 .m. 11 reach- ed typhoon force at Gap Rock 'at Premises belonging to the ra, noon, and at Waglan and Hong- staurant catering to visitors to the kong about one o'clock. Typhoon Sung Emperor's Rock at Kowloon force was maintained for two Judge Moore, At Geenwich City, were badly battered, and a hours at each station, County Courl recently, when partial collapse occurred to the In is general features the storm! hearing a judgment summons cookhouse,
was similar to that of the 1023) against a civil korvaut, remarked; The Police Station at Tal-0, typhoon when the maximum wind "I seem to be having a great many where is based a large fishing velocity was 130 miles an hour. civil servants before, me lately. fleet, cut off through the break- The Royal Observatory was partly It seems that there must be a great ing of the Government telephone flooded during the storm which many of them living boyond their line, and it will not be possible was followed by the officiats with means,"
just yet, to get a report.
the greatest accuracy,
Sume coolies Jiving south of Hongkong at 130 yester
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