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TUESDAY AUGUST 21 · 1928.

TYPHOON.

(Continued from page 4)

The "Ginyo Maru"

DAMAGED IN TYPHOON.

PĖKING POLITICS.

TIE CHINA MAIL.

ELECTION CAMPAIGN STARTS IN CAPITAL.

Peking, Aug. 20. General Wang Chen-ping and| Wu Ching-lien are co-operating in the advocacy of an carly Pre-

idential election.

Tsao Kun's parliamentary sup porters are taking the initial steps, each member of Parliament having received a preliminary payment of

900

lost their enthusiasm. Later, naval launches were called upon to do the work, but, as evidenced on Saturday, even the naval launch that tried to get alongside the Loong Sang" was unable to do so, being carried out to sea. With regard to life-boats, Commander Beck with expressd a doubt whether on Saturday a life-boat would have The Toyen Kishen Kaisha height of the storm. Though it heen of any service during the "Ginyo Maru," which was driven might have kept afloat, it is highly alongside the Naval Yard, close to probable that the crew would have the V.R.C. in Saturday's typhoon been washed overboard. It must is more seriously damaged than at be remembered that the case of the first thought. The company's "Loong Sang" is exceptional in

The Peking members of Parlia marine superintendent informed a

men are telegraphically advising | China Mail representative

this very way; there is no previous

dase na record where a ship has their colleagues at Shanghai, Tient morning, that the vessel is to go to been driven from anchorage, holed sa and Hankow to return to Pek- Kowloon Dock as soon as a berth and sank so close to shure. Most to assist in the 'election is available, Fourteen of the of the vessels that have suak dur- Courtesy Daily Bulletin. vessel's shell plates, eight feet

¦ing typhoons previously, appear to above the water line, are badly have gone to the bottom in the - bent.

When the vessel bit the vars bays some distance frm corner of the quay, the impact als shore. I am naturally strongly in hent 30 frames. It is feared that favour of the introduction of a 1y the vessel has been dinged below scheme that will aid us to save life the water line, while the underdaring typhoons, but am by no propellers and tail-shaft also need means satisfied that any workable altention. Until the vessel is explan has yet been suggested." amined in dry dock it will be Impossible to ascertain the full extent of the damage, but it is expected that at least three weeks! will be required to put the vessel to rights.

The "Shinyo Muru," in the same ownership, bas gone into dry dock for her usual overhauling and not

on account of any specific dinage on the voyage from Shanghai, as stated in some quarters this morn

ing.

Stormy Outlook.

STRONG BALES FRGAL EAST POSSIBLE.;

}

M 12.58 "pum. yesterday, the Hoyal Observatory issoned a warning thất a typhoon of unknowai inten- sity, with direction and position! infertain was in Far. 19kle, X., !- Long, 119 B. A 3.22 pan. yester. ! day the So, 1 signal was listed. Ai gubă pan, fondly, the following! netice was posted up: Typhoon ol,

oknown inusysity Molda T20 miles! of Tat, 20deg. N., Lang. 115 E.; bunking in a westerly direction A: 6 năm, this muening, the typhores! was. phut 200 miles 8.8.E. „ Dongkong, moving West, Another typhoon is shown to the 8,3, of the i Lameloes, He-direction of motion ! 3s not kinwu al proscut. The foresa cast for the next 21 hours is easterly, winds, possibly invasing to a gul... accompanied by rain.

A felgren frem the Manila Observatory, reveived at the Ameri- can Consulate-tiemeral at 1 o'clock today, gives warning of a typhosa in about 17deg. Long. E., 10deg. Lat. N., moving W.

Good News.

**MINISANG SAFE.

It has been rumoured thing the sos, "Mingsang" one of dardines steatu ers was in fraude. The Ming! sung" however was passed on Sun day by the "Wingsing" of the same time when it was ascertained that all was well.

Steamer Ashore.

CONFUSION OVER NAME.

The "Chekiang” reported to have gone ashore on the north side of Stonecutter's Island during the typhoon was not the Chian Navigas tion Company's vessel but another one belonging to a Chiness con- The China Navigation Company's "Cheking Messrs. Butterfield & Swire state, was not 1 Hongkong during the typhoon,

cera,

LIFE SAVING.

TYPHOON AMENITIES

AMERICAN SYMPATHY.

H.E. The Governor's Aide-de-

camp has kindly sent us copies of messages received from and sent to the Commanders of U. S. S.

Asheville" and "Helena." They will be read with interest and p- preciation.

Ta Governor, Hongkong. From Commander U. S. South Chin Patrol.

By direction of Commander-in- Chief the services and resources of the U. S. Naval vessels on the South China Patrol are placed at Pour disposal if useful in con- nection with typhoon damage. Received from U. S. S."Helena.”. Commodore, H.M.S. "Tanar."

To Governor, Hongkong, and

From Commander, U. S. S. Helena,

Urgent. In accordance with desires of Admiral Anderson the U.S. S. "Helena" is placed at im- mediate disposal of Governor, Hongkong, for such service and resources us may be needed in view of damage caused by recent typhoon.

To the foregoing messages, His Excellency replied as follows

From Governor, Hongkong. To Conmmander US. South China Patrol.

OWN

Offer of the assistance of U.S. Naval vessels is deeply ap preciated. At present

we do! hat anticipate requiring assist- ance to supplement our resources but, should we slo so, we should gratefully avail our- selves of your offer. Please convey my cordial thanks to Commander-in-Chief.

Writing Home.

FULL TYPHOON STORY.

The Overland ChinaMali, weekly issue of the China Mail, will con- tain the full story of the typhoon. Orders should be hooked now as a heavy demand is certain.

ONE A MONTH.

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LUKONG'S LAPSE.

Mr. D. Burlingham prosecuted Chinese constable No. 686, named Chung Kwing, before Mr. G. D. Melbourne this morning, with be- ing asleep on duty on the 19th.

The defaulting constable was caught asleep sitting on a stool in the Central compound when he WORKABLE PLAN NEEDED. should have been on Police cells duty at 4.45 am. It was HARBOUR MASTER INTERVIEWED. | stated in court that he had only been ten months in the service and had been pimished on tea occasions for petty offences ly the C.S.P.

A China Mail representative this morning sought the views of the Harbour Master(Co-mander G.W. Beckwith, R. N.) as to the feasibil- ity of the formation of a Life Sav- ing Corps and the instillation of modern life-saving apparati.

Sentence of seven days' hard labour was passed.

The death occurred at St. Luke's} Commander Beckwith was in favour of any instituion that would stant of Mrs. Mary Annie Howe, Hospital, Tokyo carly on the 5th tend towards reducing the risk of wife of Dr. M. A. Howe, of Yoko- lives benig lost during a typhoon hand. Mrs, Howe lus brun in He acknowedged that in the event valid for some time. O Carist of ships foundering close to shore. as la the case of the "Loory: Sang," as oight she collapsed, and had

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since been a patient-first. at the

a rocket and mortar apparatus Yokohama Gear Hospital and throwing a life-line, might be of

These mortars will throw a later at St. Luke's, Tokyo, Towards line, under favourable conditions, the end Mrs. Howe suffered very approximately 300 yards. It must belittle, and was concious up to the remembered, however," he stateil, last. Mrs. Howe was born at "that Satursly's storia was quite England, on March 22, 1868, and Ingleton Hall, I :gleton, Yorkshire, abnormal. With a wind travelling 130 miles an hour, it is doubtful was thus in her 55th year. She whether a mortar would have been came to Japan in December, 1891, any use. When a typhoon strikes a six months' holiday, and Hongkong harbour it is a storm in while here met Dr. Howe, hecame

(engaged and was married. a tea-cup with a vengeance."

THE OLD DAYS.

She

has only once been out of Japan; namely in 1920. Mrs. Howe is Commander Beckwith recalled survived by her husband and son how some years ago there was a (Mr. L. M. Howe), to whom in their Volunteer Life-Saving Corps in hereavement the sympathy of many Hongkong. The instructions were friends will be extended. that when the black signal (indicating a typhoon within 300 miles was hoisted all hands repaired to their various station's. The consequence was occasion the men were kept there for three days at a time and, even-15 tually, the typhoon passed Hong- kong by. Naturally the volunteers

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The late Mr. Douglas Jones, who died, aged 76, in England, left estate of the Kross value £181,137 (net personalty £176,045), Me Jones, was formerly the Union Insurance Society of Cinton at Hongkong and Shang- hai.

of

Lura funtballers' will j congratulations to Mr. J. A. Quayle, who will he remembered as the popular skipper of the Shanghai football team which came down last spring, to whom a son has been born.

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TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS.

ALL preliminary notices of fostli

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