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their shining is that of a sonko's) belly, after all.... The acu drowns out Inunanity and time; it | has no sympathy with either; for it belongs to eternity, and of that. it sings its monotonous song for ever and ever."'

No apology is offered for such lengthy quotation. The mind went buck, to the passage as the wind continued to rage and the sea surged and inced at incredible speed ; the eve looked at the sunken bont with? those who on board at one tamnent. within sight and touch of safety, ut another

were swept to another; bourne. It was easy to undțestandi the sense of inevitableness in the¦ words of the old Danish usilor inti Engene O'Neills "Anna Christie." when he acknowledged the remorse- lessness of "dat olų davil, sent.'

Parody.

Parody covers all forms of ituita- ; tion, froin the lowest, a mere verbal echo, to the highest, where it becomes a department of pure critį. cism. Tu its lowest form, where it aims at nothing better than verbal į adaptation, parody does not demand a very high gift of literary sense, although even here A very fitte verbal ingenuity may be shown. | Calvorley in his "Wanderers uude

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16, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Quayle, a son.

·MARRIAGES.

MACKENZIE SMITH-On June

and in attenting the almost in-

posible at a time when rugged; To-day's Poem.

nature with its teeth laid bare, isl (The Golden Hills of Hell.") implacable. We shall need to 0. fair the Golden Hilis of Hell, 20, 1923, at Greenock, Andrew exercise that Charity that suffereth Where lightly rest the purpde. Nelson, youngest son of Mr. A. all things in speaking of Saturday's}

lilies; Mackenzie, Janifield, High disaster and of those things that the There, as all the saints tell

Lightly no, the lilies.

Invercliff Road, Greenock, to

Jessie Falcnor, eldest daughter many wise amongst us will tell us

of Mr. and Mrs. John Smith, of ought to have been done. It is Dim beyond the scarlet river. Yingchow, Glenview Terrace, perhaps natural that all eyes and Greenock, and late Chief

Slenderly and slow they nod,

Engineer of the CN.C. of thoughts were upon the sea. There Glimpsed from where the splendours

Shanghai,

DEATH.

TAKATA.-On August 15, 1923, at Shanghai, Paul Mitsuo Takata, son of Mr. and Mrs.

I. Takata.

WOR modicam, zuoro than a modien, of safety, on land but in our hearts we knew that on the sea it was different. The race there would bo, more often than not, to the strong, and the strong ones were! the wind and the sa

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impossible to one knowing the pussugo, not to turn to that descrip tion of the sea which Oliver Wendell

he China Mail. Holmes has in his "The Autocrat

Horokora, Tuzaday, Aug. 31, 1923.

"OLE DAVIL, SEA1"

of the Breakfast Table."

It was

quiver

On the minarets of God.

Faise tales the saints, tell

Of the slender lilies; For I have kaelt on the Hills of Hell

Among the withered lilies.

1

-R. P. WARREN.

SHADOWS BEFORE.

Coming Events Advertised In The Mail.

ENTERTAINMENTS,

Bebe Daniels in Nancy from August 21-World Theatre;

Nowhere."

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

read many years ago, but its sim-) plicity of statement and its seeming absoluteness of truth, have made the impression which the passage of time has not effaced. Holines is

August 21, Coronet Theatre; comparing a residence by the sea-"Nanook of the North." 1923 now becomes historical with shore or by the mountains. He August 21. Star Theatre; 1906. The intervening years have does not say which is best. The "Under Crimson Skies." brought us "Big Winda" but with one where your place is is the best Ho disasters in their train such ne for you," is his, to one in doubt, those which have accompanied the unsatisfactory way of putting it. risitations of the years mentioned. "The Sea" ho adds, "remembers Many of us have secretly longed nothing: It is feline. - for a Tpyhoon with the same curiosity that a child in gazing at a clock lougs to see how the wheels go round. We have salved our unnatural natural longings with the' qualification of hope that none would suffer-forgetting that suffer." inge are not merely those of bereaved ests; or those who suffer by loss-of- ruaterial and earthly possessions; but of those who for an unappreciable moment of actual time perhaps, yet

"It licks your feet,-its huge Hanks pure vory pleasantly for you; but it will crack your bones and cat you, for all that, and wipe the crimsoned foam from its jaws as if nothing had happened; ..

August 21-Lammert Bros., at their Sales Rooms, Duddell Street, at Shamshuipo, 3 p.m. "The s.s. "Chekiang," now lying

August 24-Lammert Bros., at York Buildings (Top Floor) a fittings, II am. quantity of office furniture and

:

.

MEETINGS, August 21-Marie Engineers' the och mocke their (the chil- Guild regular monthly meeting at dren's) thirst and lots them die ;] Guild Office, Sállor's Hogi 5 p.m.

the sua hwy n ffascinating"

December 12—Meeting of Un- secured Creditors of the Hong- treacherous intelligendo; . the kong Branch of the Banque sen smooths its silver scoles until Industrielle de Chine, at the City you cannot seg their joints-but Hill, 3 p.m.

TYPHOON DISASTER.

FOUNDERING OF THE "LOONGSANG.”

PHOTO BY MEE FONG

The "Loogsang "im nediately after she had foundered

SUBMARINE SINKING.

PHOTO BY MEE FONG,

The hull of the Royal Navy submarine L9 can be seen beyond the Star Ferry Wharf. This photograph was taken just before the vessel plunged.

HEIGHT OF THE STORM.

PHOTO BY MEE FONG.

Inge waves breaking over the Praya near Blake Pier. From this picture it will readily be seen how much greater the damage would have been if the tide had been high.

HAVOC IN THE STREETS

PHOTO BY MEE FONG.

Wreckage caused by tl e typhoon among the scaffolding of the big building going up in Queen's Rond Central.

LITTERED WITH WRECKAGE

TUESDAY AUGUST. 81. 1928

TYPHOON.

RUMOUR AND REASON

The Dream Spectacles.

districts these not having been rev pored yet is assessed at $40,000 which is a large sum for the agricultural people. Nineteen matsheds and twelve houses collapsed there, it being stated that the typhoon struck the place with its full force. Fortunately no loss of life has been mentioned.

Another Gallant Rescue,

NINE VISITS THIS YEAR.

A good many people in the Colony have heard of the rumour in which the Chinese are said to Mr. G. J. Walters, officer lis place implicit faith in the assertion charge of the Chinese Customs that this year Hongkong will be launch "Yeung Ching," was re visited by nine typhicons. It is sponsible for another gallant in difficult to ascertain how this rescue in trying circumstances. rumour originated but quite a num- He was taking his launch to shelter ber of Europeans were speaking when he noticed a junk with dis al aut it last week, being under the tress-signals about six miles from impression that it was a fact that Ping Chow Island near Mirs Bay, the Chinese believed it.

At considerable risk he brought his vessel alongside the junk and took off the whole crew consisting

Efforts were made to trace the start of the rumour and it looks as

if a European has invented it of ten souls. Shortly after the

for the Chinese to believe. When junk had been abandoned, it sanki published in the Press, the Chinese readily swallowed what was given.

However, in the course of en- quiries, a rather fantastic story was

Bodies Recovered.

Yesterday the authorities picked

heard which may prove enlighten-up five more dead bodies in the ing. It is that the rumour started in Macao. At noon some diys'

harbour and neighbouring waters.

In addition to these, the body of ago, so the story goes, an old masa. Chinese male 25 years of age, walked quietly into a pawnshop and Woo Tong, living at No. opposite a large temple. He laid 23. Caine Roud, was found in the down his spectacles and demanded water uder the Keng Shan Whart Two dead bodies were recover-

a loan of $100. The pawn which is outside Sincere's. broker upbraided him for being

Other Casualties.

silly whereupon he was folded also in Shaukiwan Bay, to look through the glasses when he

would recognise their value. Out of curiosity, the pawnbroker did so and was stunned to see before him a clear vision of a large area completely devastated by typhoon and - undated with water. He at once took off the magical glasses -only to find that the old man had vanished. On looking for the glasses again, he found that they had also disppeared. That night, the pawnbroker is said to have had a dream, the main purport of which was that South China would be visited by nine typhoons this season. Unfortunately, the story does not say which shop in Macao contains the budding prophet nor self when Macao was struck by the what steps he took to protect him-

typhoon on Saturday.

At Pingshan in the New Terri tories, the rouf of the Land Office and a number of matsheds were damaged by the gale.

Fate Sealed?

NO MORE "LOONGSANG" SURVIVORS. ¦

It is now three days since the "Loongsang" plunged to her dovar¦

Whilst on a voyage from Tam Kong Tau to Aberdeen a fishing junk was caught in the storm and · · was driven out of its course tow wards Shek Pik where it finally capsized. It is stated that seven men, and seven women and children, are missing.

Trading junk No. T350H found❤ ered in the typhoon at Sam Fak Tsun when the cargo of 50,000- bricks was lost but the crew were all saved.

It is stated that part of the cargo of poultry and pigs on the Wuchow steamer" Wo Kwai" which arrived in Hongkong after the typhoon had to be thrown overboard during the storm.

"

"Safety First.".

and the hope of any further sur- Shortly after six yesterday evea vivors turning up is discouragingly ing, most of the junk and boat small. The body of a European is people in the harbour thought it reported to have been seen flouting | advisable to go to shelter when the down the harbour yesterday but it signals were put up. Hundreds could not be found when a bout was of large and small cargo junks and sent out

lighters were in various parts of A depressing incident has been the western anchorage but most of the finding of twb of the "Loong. them had made off by the time sang'a"lifeboats at Ching Lun darkness set in. A few, which had They just been loaded to the water's edge Tati, opposite Capsuimun. were lashed together with large tins from ships, had to be discharged between them and this goes to ex- with extra gangs of coolies as the plain how it was people ashore crews were clamouring to get away. swore to seeing a raft leave the A wonderful scene was presented ill-fated vessel whereas the "Toong. when a launch would take in tow Bang's captain know nothing of it. as many as thirty large junks which in the distance resembled a flock of ducks going down a river in the "Loongsang" Victim's Funeral, Canton delta.

The funeral of the late Mr. Malcolm Black, the "Loongsang's" third engineer took place at Happy Valley yesterday afternoon, and was largely attended. Covering the coffin as it was borne from the hearse to the graveside was the flag of the British Mercantile Marine. The burial service was conducted by the Rev. J. T. Holman.

The chief mourners were the Chief Officer of the "Loongsang"

This morning, except for a few intrepid spirits and a small number. of Jaunches, there were few small craft in either of the Fairways, the junk anchorage or alongside the western praya working cargo.

The Aftermath.

ROADS SUFFER BADLY,

Steady progress is being made

(Mr. J. S. Masson) and Mr. with the work of clearing up the J. Muirhead a Triend of the debris left in the typhoon's wake deceased. Following immediately and repairing the damage caused. behind these two gentlemen were Naturally the roads have suffered Capt. F. T. Wheeler (Marine a good deal and it will be some Superintendent of Messrs. Jardine, months before they are restored Matheson & Co., Ltd.), and Mr. to pre-typhoon" season

There have

been landslides

on the

D.

McMurray (Superintendent condition. Engineer of the same firm). All several

the Indo-China S.N. Co. ships in Hongkong side but P. W. D. port were represented at the officials hope to open up the road funeral whilst the staff of Messrs, the whole way round the Island to Jardine, Matheson & Co. were

wards the end of the week. present in large numbers. Amongst others present were Mr. D. G. M. Bernard (local head of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.), Mr. R. Sutherland (Shipping Manager), Mr. W. Galloway, Mr. N. L. Rallton, Mr. McFarlane, Mr. A. F. Osmund, Captains Kennedy, Campbell, Kelman and Chandler.

A great many wreaths were sent by the officers of the Company and from the staff of the firm as well as one from Mrs, Black, the deceased's widow.

Further Deaths And Damago.

Over on the other side the Taipo Road is impassable and the damage done by the tidal wave at Shatin blocks the way to Fanling. It is hoped to open the section between Lai-chi-kok and Castle Peak in a few days in order that motorists may be able to go that way but they will have to drive very "cart=" fully for some time.

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Nobody has had busier time of it during the past. day.or two than the staff of the Sanitary Board to whom has fallen the job of clearing away the litter in the streets and attending to house collapses Theirs has been the sad task too of recovering the Further reports.

have been bodica of typhoon victims of received concerning the havoc which so far 38 have been removed wrought unfortunately, attended to the mortuary. by more deaths-by the typhoon in It will take many years to repair the districts adjacent to the Colony, the ravage amongst the trees and The biggest of these disasters is shrubs which is unprecedented the foundering during the storm of since the 1906 disaster. a fishing-boat (No. 491) to the east The reclamation works in the of Lamma Channel when fifteen Harbour have come off fairly well. men and seven women, all Chinese No damage at all was done at were drowned.

Taikoktsui and the Praya East re From Cheung Chau comes the clamation has not suffered much. report that ten people were drawn. | A good dent of earth was washed u PHOTO BY MEE 'FONG, Hed when fishing boat No. 84YHC into the sea but was kept within the reclamation area by the rubble walt with fallen masonry. Portion of the verandah of the building on the

Taken after the typhoon this photograph shows the streets littered capsized off Sai Wan,

built for the purpose. left has come down.

The damage at Tal O, excluding that caused in the outlying

(Continued on page 5.)