THE
HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1931.
HARVEST FEARS IN TYPHOON QUERIES charges were demanded for towing
RUSSIA.
FAKED RETURNS THAT MISLED.
ANXIOUS. SOVIET.
Uncortaluty as to harvest pros- pects, together with the fallure of industry to nehieve the standinril laid down for 1931 in the Five
ANSWERED.
MEASURES SAID TO BE ADEQUATE.
TOWING CHARGES.
Year Plan, it is learned in well informed circles in London, Is Council.
Ing great anxiety to the Soviet Government.
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With regard to crop prospects it
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clear that the scores
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Questions relating to typhoons were asked and answered at yes- terday's meting of the Legislative Figures given by the Hon. Commander Role showed that invide the harbour limits, during the last, fyphoon, 55 craft respect of areas son last spring were tally wrecked, 2 serously ''tis'; were faked. Local Soviet autoristside. 39 craft were totally Lies responsible for the sowing, wrecked, liye seriously Injured and included in their returns to the
191 lives reported lost. Central Governorat muny which were either not Joperly The Hon. Mr. R. H. Kolewall ploughed, or were sosu lon into in | asked the following questions: the season to yield a proper hat- vest this year,
The amount of grain to be our rendered to the State, however, was fixed by the authorities ull these luo optimistis reports, and the Soviet Government are, arvor- dingly, in a dilemma.
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There are three possible ways But. The original programe must be adhered to and the pea cants must surrender the whole of the quote originally demanded. irrespective of their own require ments; the programme of yrala export must be abandoned or modified; or the food ration's so the towns must be still farther gen duced.
The Central Roard of Cuflectar
dis suid. has strongly b to the taxatum ad un siltiya. fed land, and has pointed mut Kat if this taxations is indsted apron. the whole colleclicist edhead
in the villages alll be crushed. It in a stated that the Condea) Beard has attempted to fasist that stocks of grain sutleient for the
sea of the peasants shall be aside and that wils the supine should be surrendered State.
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Industrial Needs, Tu Commiss OF Srophies, however, reftiment fri apper to such a proposal ek under
such Conditions be would be wanble to meet the requiremen
strinl
A pojiolation.
the in
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1. With
reference to
the typhoon which struck the Colony with some suildenneux on Wednes. day the 2nd September, resulting in the destruction of many small craft and the loss of sume Thes
SHARE PRICES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
on the occasion of the last typhoon but no detailed information has been received. It should be re- membered, in this connexion, that many cargo boats and trading
The following is the list of loca) refused the offer of a tow in share quotations issued to-day: junks the early stages of the typhoon. with
and no sympathy
demands for towage
but it was only to be expected that the charges would rise as the risk to the towing craft increased. It is hoped that boate and junks' will, in future, take shelter promptly on the hoisting of typhoon signal.
Leper Problem.
more
The Hon. Mr. Shenton asked the
following questions, arising out of his questions asked on Septem
ber B.A
1.
Arising out of the answer to question No. 1:—(a) Can the Government give particulars of the number of British Chinese () treated in hospital and (il) treat- ed as out-patients during the your 1930; (b) Are any, and, if so, what precautions taken to ensure that run treated as out-patients do not convey the linense to other persons residing in the same house or to members of the community (I use the words then general,
"anvey the disense" because I do not know the manner in which it is communicable),
among the floating population, will the Government state; ta The number of small craft and number of lives reported to have been lost; by What measures were taken by the Government for rescuing small craft in distress: Try In what part or parts of the Harbene the "Kau Sing" was on restone work during the typhoon;
Whether any vessels other than the "Kao Slug" were employ» maintenance ed by the Government for resque; and, if an, in what way work; and, if so, what vessels were | Jinbility discharged] NO IZMEN
2. Arising out of the last sen- to question tence of the answer No. 4;. Is it felt that any "artus! liability" vests on this Colony for British Chinese lepers, the, their in leper asyluma). is that
measures
Government Replies:
Does this Government ነ - The following replied were read sideo the
taken by the Director of Medical and) adequate; and, it nul, what other Sanitary Services: muses the Government pro
I. . There were no Bellish-
pmxes tu take in Tuture typhona? | Chinose lopers under treatment in
...
At what mutationa
are typhoon signals boosted 7
ta!
What arrangements, it any are contemplated for giving war ings of approaching; typhoons to: vesela to which none of the exist ing trahoon signals is visible”
Delfs of Casunities,
The Hon. Commander Hole apertallied as follows: Government committer ander the 1. Fai, fusil harbour limita: Craft totally, wrecked, 55. Craft seriously damured, 29. decided that the orinal
Chairmanship
Kutinin
Wan
formed to deal with the dispute It was
must be withered to. programin and the local authorities were $1- structed to ezory of grain enllors tion without regard to the neorks
1.
Live st
2) Outside harinnur in it+: Craft totally wrecked, 36. Craft serly damaged 5. 1... w 30%
of the members ad. Her collective | ported jest 28,
Hit
11 is frarest, cometer, dual thi decision canmd he enriet beenuse of the ve istan e op thự peasants.
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cultural strike"
their
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appetration
lu addition du das voorinf the "en Sing," referred The reply to question
Commander of the Dorkyard wie. al 12.45 pan., requested to and Naval Tugs to the assistanes of
several distriels, put it appears | native.craft, This was done.
that many of the peasants will pre- fer to leaveerain to put in the fields than to surrender it to the Government.
Then in
in pessimista on the trust pects of exporting the fare quan tities of grain originally arti ipue led for this year.
Five Year Plan.
On the subject of industries in der the Five Year Plan. formation that the Son ot autho rities and it more and mee dit cult in
Dim finanu industry... vally is experienced 18 1
The result has leer di
Falling organisation. fluction, among the workers.
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dissat pelas The
A plan for the abondongend al construction of all new fa
The
The "Kan Sing" IVILN rared in towing and patrolling
at the Western end of the harbour. from 10,10 a.m. to 19.26 pm, nad at the Eastern end of the harbour Armin 12.25 to 3,00 pm.
t c ; Yes, a naval Du
~Pw! Chalecer.“
Adequate. Measures.
takel
the
2. The Government onsidera that the measures. adequate. The
dange
have been considerably lessened If advantage hut heen taken of the facilities offered. In mang caseg
the offer of a bow was not accept-
.
utstations:
Aberdeen, Saikung. Cheung Chau,
Cat Supplementary warns torica and works and afilising things day and night are displayed money this saved for the support- at the foll ing of raisting industrial moder takings, it appears, had been pr posed. This suggestion, however, was turned dowú bremuga ita aday linn scotld have avant an open ad. Wiering
(b) of the failure of the Five Year Plast.
|
Sha Tau Kok. Gap Rock. Tsun Wan, Ping Shan, Tai O, Stanley. Tai Po. Field Officer's Quarters, Lyemun, and Waglan,
Exorbitant Charges.
A proposal that typhoon signala should in displayed by Another vir costaner which is local river steamera and other auring The Soviet leaders, consi- Į reaft is under consideration. derable anxiety is produced by thự present economic position abrous. Germany will be anable to riv the same credit facilities to the Soviet as hitherto, while the com- ditions of the London mones mar
The Hon. Mr. Shenton asked the fullowing additional questions:
1.
In the event of typhoon signals being huisted indicating
are also considered to be un-f the approach of a typhour to this favourable for any great extension | Colony and the native boat popu- of credit.
Since the Sovint erz-difs are fi
latim desiring to get to shelter.
ean arrangements be made for the
the most part of a short-term vas | carious Government launches ture any radden reell at the
including police and harbour
to shel.
money, or refusal to renew tous oflice Inches) to assist in tow- as they fall due, would place in the boat population Soviet Russia in a dangerous poster!
tion, which might, indeed, lead to 2. is Government aware of the bankruptcy.
BOMB ESCAPE IN
EMBASSY.
EXPLODED_LATE.
Madrid, Aug. 28. ↑
A bomb was thrown through a
exorbitant towing charges de
manded by launches in the har- bout during the approach of the last typhoon..
The Hon. Commander
made the following replies:
Hole
(1) Government cruft, other than the Kau Sing, are not nor- mally available for towing,
condi-
window of the Portuguese Em- they are engaged on their own bassy to-day and landed in the work so long as weather study in which the Ambassador, tious enable them to remain safe- Senhor Barreto, and his wife werely out of shelter. On the hoisting sitting.
of typhoon signals-other than
1930.
2. (a). One in-patient only claimed Hongkong birth, but be hir in aulatantiate was unable claim in any way.
(1). Only patients considered (to be in a non-infectious condition would be treated as out-patients.
go into
They had barely time to get out † No. 1-Police "Inanches before the bomb exploded, "Wreck- shelter as soon as posģible so as ing the roura.
to be ready for duty immediately
The explosion was heard at a Kreat distance and caused much alarm in the neighbourhood,
There is no
clue as to the authors of the outrage which is, howovor, clearly related to the recent rising in Portugal.
but
the typhoon is over. They assist in cases of actual distress not otherwise.
2 The answer is in the affirma- tive. Should such cases our t
the is considered that
Rability would be discharged if arrange
the main- ments were male for
the
tenaner of the patient in a suit- nble, leport suyland outside Cotony.
Tows Refused. (2) Government is
of Aware the allegation that exorbitant
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