1923-09-21 — Page 10

FRIDAY SEPTEMBRY 21, 1923.

DESTRUCTION OF YOKOHAMA.

FURTHER ACCOUNTS BY

Below will be found the con- cluding portion of the wotes on the terrible events at Yokohama on September 1 written by Mr. 1. Douglas Adams (editor and proprietor of the Japan Gazette, Yokohama), for the Kobe Herald, The preceding article appeared in the Chier Mail on September 12. Mr. Aclans writes:

An eye-witness on Sunday counted 168 corpses, antong which were two foreigners, in the street between the old Cricket Groul and the site of the Grand Hotel, Of the Red Buildings, the new house of Butterfield and Swire appeared intact externally, but all other buildings excent two walls of the Standard Oil C, had been levelted. On the Bluff not a single building remained standing. All the Creek bridges had sagged or had been carried away, except the Comparatively new one leading to the reclaimed foreshore.

EYE-WITNESS

baulk which left her arm cruelly mauled and partly paralyzed.

THE CHINA MAIL.

COOLER IN KOWLOON." NOTICE TO SHIPPRRA AN

WHY FANS ARE NOT

NEEDED..

PASSENGERS.

ROJECTED DEPARTURE

"Evidently they are cooler. in Kowlton and do not require electric fans," was Mr. C. D. Melbourne's Mrs. A. Grby, who left the house cominent is the Police Court this of her daughter at 268 Bluff a few morning when Detective Sergeant; minutes before noon, has not been Dickson told him that a Mrs, 96, heard of share, the road over which Richards of No. 5a, Armand Build- her way lay being now filled withing, could not say if she had lost a large electrical desk fan when he heavy masouITY.

to her for brought rand indentification.

a

Dr Edwin Wheeler was at the auction rooms on Main Street when

A young man who gave his name the shock nomtreel The doctor being hune, Mr. Tom Abbey, thes Jullo Cruz (19) and described proprietor, was see assisting him himself as Spanish, of no occupa down the steps and along the tion, with an address at No. 178,

Wousing Street, was charged with | Oct. Imediately after, there street. was a crash of buildings, and the the larceny of the fan or, alteraa! fate of the wrentiaed unknown tively, with unlawful possession.

The prosecution Wits that gept. at the time the" Bongola" left.

was arrested The YW.CA. hiff Resid-defendant

Pottinger Street while trying to cuce" which was full of guest dispose of the fan. Defendant's collapsed i sto the valley and it is feared all the guests, who haputhorised him to sell the fan for version was that two friends bad pened to be in the house, were killed.

in

CHINA COAST, ETC.-

SWATOW,

23.-1.C.9.N. Foosting. 23 —LDEN LINK 25-0.8.1. Кліјо Маст. 24.-1.0.5.N.

Bongo 3.-C. N. Lingchow. 21,-- N.

Kwangtong. Haihong. Yatabing. Haifoong.

25.-D. L.. 28.-1.0.8.3. $4,-D, L 28.-1.0.H.N. 17.-0.8.K. 30-0. S. K.

-0.5.K.

AMOY. 90.-0.5 K. 25.-6. N. 25.-U. N. $5.-D. L. 47.-9. 8. K. 23, -D. L. 36,-0. R. K.

$30 and he was to get 10% com- Oct. 10. 9. K

mission.

Elis Worship found accused not guilty on the charge of larceny but Sept. 24.-1.C.S.N.

the other charge fined him 5100 with the alternative of two months,

LAWN BOWLS.

VISITORS BEATEN BY "BIG FOUR"

Surgeon M. 1. Young was the hero of the "Dongola, working A typiral experience was that of on th woogled singlehanded Mr. and Mrs. W. H. McGowan. without

fond

sleep. Every was attraded, though Mr. Me Gowna was in his office No. | patient

attendance 41 Settlemat preparing to leave trained

WHI- im when the sinekene. The Japan possible to obtain. One whose! ese staff bolted, but he thought the woods had been dressed got up, earthquake would subside and re- delirious and was found in collapse! mained to wid ap the month's on a lower deck, his course a trait) accounts all the building began to of blood. Dr. Young dressed hiny) collapse. in usemping he sustained grin and he is still alive. The'

Qa the Kowloon Bawiing Clubs heavy wounds on the back of the surviving children on board were green yesterday the local "big" neck and shoulders but returned to all more or less bruised and all four" proved too good for the Jock the air. He then rushed to together with adults, were tended Shanghai visitors, the score being the Bhd, which be sealed with | by the surgeon The expenditure) 25 10 15.

Teams and progressive scores:

SHANGHAI.

BIG FOUR.

No. 2 No. 3

Veitch

Shaw

Skip

3

Tomlinson

great difficulty. He fand No. 80, of indine was prodigious, Every his house, collapsed. Three ser- | alleviativeavähide was applied to j vants were instally killed and suffering and.De. You did not Hartey Not Cheetham two, pet dogs. One dog remained i spare any effort.

Boad walnut but

Mr. i dazed, and

Our elderly lady was io at Gerrard McGowan heard his wife's voice, | upper storey of Temple Court on Russell She was inside the house pinned the Bluff and the earthquake carried i down by the ceiling and masonry, off the whole storey mid roof down Using a badk of thaber as a fever the incline of the Lapanese Tem- Mr. McGowan removed some of ple below, the lady, thus strangely the masury and after a long tobogganed, being comparatively | effort released his wife, who was į naburt.

apparently uninjured except for Mr. Eugene Fox, secretary ní the hruises. Then cane 2 worse ex-Interaational Club, was at Pie Y,U. | perience.

'Club when the shock cane. Hễm once started for the Bond and with help reached it, though several blocks of mortar fell upon him Among other wounds he sustained serious injury to his left wrist.

The only way descent could he made for the Blui was by the British Naval Hospital Graruls, whence people were let down with ropes. Here the Japanese crowded the ropesand that in which Mrs. McGowan depended bruke and she was precipitated with her husband down for feet. Her fall was broken by a tree which however finally collapsed, haring the lady and her husband upon the débris below. Mrs. McGowan's free was untouched but her body was one continuons contusion She was conveyed to the "Dongola" where

her wounds were dressed,

Many stories are related of heroic fidelity of Jamnere anahs who took care of foreign children and restored them to frantic parents.

Mr. Charles Thora escaped as if by a miracle, as his office and the surrounding buildings cofkuised. He rescued his staff' and, his fansily being in Kanizawa, devoted him-; self to rosening others and uniting! parted relatives. An others, he located the two children of Mr. and Mrs. Geary.

After rescuing his wife from the house and before this disastrous Mr. George Blande with his descent from the Bluff, Mr. Mc-step-son, Mr. Kenderding, bad a Gowan spent two hours in extricat-narrow escape from his office dowa ing US Surgeon Commander town, being bally knocked about Weble from the ruins of the Ameri- the head ind Fody, but after a cun Hospital.

search he found the members of his family and became a passenger on the "Dungola."

Another experience was that of Mr. Godfrey James, who was in his office in Tokyo when the shock occurred while the wife was at the Grand Hotel Anneve. Realizing the force of the quake and being unable to get any tral or con- veyance, he walked to Yokohama (20 miles) along the railway track, which he found hadiy tora up, The Sakuragiclus Station was wrecked. Mr. James finally fouad his wife who had been pinned down at the Annexe by a heavy

Mr. Lanning, of Jardine, Mathe- son and Co. is another passenger (on the "Dongole" whodórs not try to explain his escape in the midst of falling buildings. He sustained severe cuts and catusions. Mr. Fegen of the G. E. Co. was another who fortunately escanech.

Dr. Yarnell, Mrs. Varnell, of the Yokohama YMCA.. Mr. and Mrs. Hawley and child, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Levack, Mr. and Mrs. Mocock

OVERLAND CHINA MAIL".

Contains all the News of the Week.

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Tungshink.

Bosha Maru. Soma Mar. Bourabaya Maru

Kaijo Mara Yingchow. Luchow Haitang. Foshu Marn. Haitoong.

Buma Maro....... Bourabaya,

POOCHOW.

B-D. T 25.-D. L.

Foorbing. Pailing. Jaifong.

SHANGHAI,

Sept. 2.-0.P.9.

23.-C. N. $-C. N. £3.--)', & 0. -1.0.8.8. $3.-C. N. 23.--N.Y.K. 2.--P, & O. 10-0 N.

93.--C. N. 90.-L.C.S.N. 27.-T.K.K. 28.-1.0.5.N. 30.-N.Y.K.

Oct. 1.--A.0.L

2.-L. T.

.-C.P.S. C-P. & 0. 6-KV.K 14-B F. 13-A, O. L. 14. B.B. I.-N.V.K. 21.-E. L. 25.-T.K.K. 25.-A. 1, 1, Nov. T.K.K.

-CPS. 2.-L. T 4.-N.Y K 6.-4.0 L. 18.-T.K.K. 17.-Q.P.N 18.-A.U.I. 29.-C. P. S. Dec. 1. B.

Empress of Canada. Foschow. Shantung. Nelforg

Yen ny.

Liancehow.

frapa Maru.

Gracchus.

Yingehow. Luobow. Yashing. Thiyo Maru, Tongshing.

Calcutta faru, V. McKinley, Venezi.. Xmproes of Rusalk

Malwa

Rozon Staru. Teircaias. Pres. Jackson. Legazpi.

Kaga Maru. City of Karachi, Touro Maru. Prot. Jefferson: Korer Maru. Ympress of Asis Finne-L.

lje Maru, Prev. Grant. Shipyo Maru Empress of Canada Pres. Madison, Emeress of Russia. C. Lopez Y. Lopez.

KEELUNG.

Kaijo Maru. Taiyo Mara.

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Sept 23.-., K.

24-T.X.X. 30-0.A.K.

3

15

35

Nov. 1.-T.R. K. 1.-T.K.K.

Suma Maru.

Korea Maru. Shinyo Mara.

TAKAO.

A little straight talk is some- times refreshing says the Japan Chronicle, The Metropolitan Police Board have warned visitors to the capital fullows:-

Boshu Maru. Sept. 7. S. K.

4.-0.5.K. Fourabaya Bara

Sept. -The longer your stay in Tokyo the more you will embar-} rass the citizens, so please get Sept. away as early as you can.

2-Your special attention is called to the undesirability of roaming about in the débris out

TSINGTAO. 21.-C. N. Shantung. 23, N. Forchow. :G.-L.C.S.N. Yateking.

Nov. 1.-B. R.

2.-B. F.

2-P. & 0.

J.-B. F. 3-P & U -R. F.

10.---K. A. 13 —P. P. 14.-P. & 9. 16.- & 0.

B. *. 20-8. F. $4.- &0. 30.~.). Doc. 11, n. F

11-E A. 13. (& Q 14-P. & C. 19.-3. B. 28.-P. & 0, Jan. 88, F.

IN-1 &0. 10.-E. 1. 23.-P &u. Feb.. 8.-F.&O. 92.-P. & (). Mar 7.-P. & 0).. 24-10.' Apr. 4.-P. & 0.

18.-P. & May 2.-P. & C. -16.-P. & U.

Eurypvise

K.lyan

lod nia. A++я.

v. Jur Tairessing Chile

drustus.

Sicilia. - .。་ Bachaon.

Nyat

hap.

Fa pudon, Malays.

-Urth Pevania.

O. Lopez Y Lopez.

Kaiser-1-md.

Patroclus

Khova

Ani 1.

Mace lonia. Kashgar.

More Karinala.

NAcera

lotts Chins. Kulturt.

Kashmir.

PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, BRA.

KANILA

Sopt. 2. A.O.L.

93.-L. 9, 25.-12. M. 26.-T.KK. 28.-N Y.K.. 30.-U8.8.0. 4.-6. O. . 5. H.A.L. 6F & A 5.-H.A.L 16.-A., T.. 17.-Y.Y.K. 19.-R B

Oct.

Nov. 1.-T.K.K.

1.-B. B. 5. H. A. L. 3.-E. & A. 18.- H.A.L Evs. 1.-E. & A.

13.—IĮ, A, 19.-N.D.L. 19.-R. B. Jan, 11.-I.A.L. Feb. 28.-1.A.L.

Pree. Mokinioy. Albert Vogler. Pres. Wilson. Taiyo Maru Tango Mam. Wat Cactus. Pres. Jackson. Oldenburg, Aralum Oldenburg,

Prea, Jefferson. Yoshino Maru Orl Legion. Koros Maru. Lozazni. Helland.

St. Albans. Krmland. Ens". Preusson. Ludwigshafen.

Lopez Y Lopez Inoinland. Vogtland.

SANDAKAN

Sept. 28.-1.C.S.N. Oct. 6.-F. & A. Nov. 3.-E. & A. Dec. 1.-E. & A.

Mausang. Fuster

St. Albons. Eastern.

JAVA FORTS, 1:16.

Sept. 23.-L.C.LL,

21-T,B.K.

et. 4.-1.0.J.L

Tjianlak.

M. iyo Maru Tjisondari.

6.-Nano Y. E. Cheriton Maro. 13.-K.P.31.

Tan Cloon

17.-Ningo Y.K. Macassar Maru.

INDIAN PORTS, STO.

CALCUTTA.

Sept. 23.-B. I.

2.-O.R.K. 27,-N.Y,K. Oct. 3.-B. 1.

4.-P. M. HLC.S. N. 19.-O.S.K.

VOTING CONTEST.

OUR $50 PRIZE.

HONGKONG'S GREATEST NEEDS.

WHAT ARE THEY?

CHINA MAIL'S

BIG FREE EVENT.

This week the China Mail's voting

contest takes a

form. new

What are

Hongkong's ten greatest needs ? J'ame thom in their order and win our $50

prize.

Niastean diferent urgent local needs are named below. Select the ten you consider the most popular and write them out in the order of your choice. Then cut the form out and send it to the "Chine Mall" offer masked "Vote."

The The lat which comes nearest the correct solution will win the prize. correct solution will be decided by the general vote, the ftom polling the most votes being placed first, the one coming next belog placed second and so on until the Hat of ten la completed.

Therefore the secret of the contest is Not to select the ten most popular items in alphabetical order from our list," but to select the ten most popular items from our list and judge what place each individually will occupy-which will come first, which second, and so on until all ten have been placed

The contest lasts from Monday to Saturday. The result will be annonced In the "China Mal?' on the succeeding Wednesday, when the winner's boma will be published along with the correct list.

Exary copy of the "China Mall" contains one forma giving the reader one try for the prize. Regalar readers thus have not less than six teles in one wook. Compatitom may send in as many forms as they like.

Forms should be sent in to reach the China Mail" by Monday. Any forms received by the "China Mall" later than Monday will be discounted.

When making your cholas use only the words given belon. Aby forms wrongly marked, metilated, or indistinctly written will be ruled out,

The decision of the Editor upon any points which may arise shall be final. Members of the "China Mall" staff are debarred from entering the contest.

MAKE YOUR

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Below we name nineteen different urgent local needs. Select the ten you think the most popular.

1...

Tonda.

2...

Himalaya Mara.

Ceylon Maru.

3...

Takada.

Lako Faulk.

4...

Hosang.

5...

Malay Mara,

6...

PENANG.

WEIHAIWEI, 22-C. N.

-7....

Kueichow,

Oct.

Supt 23-B. I.

27.-N.Y.K. 29.-N.T.K. 3.-R. I. 4.-P, M.

Tands.

Coylum bara.

8...

Tambo Yam.

Takada.

9....

Lake Foulk.

10...

17.-.&O. 19-097 Nov. 14.-P. & 0. Tec. 13,-, & 0.

Soudan.

Malay Maru.

11...

12...

13...

14...

Tamba Maru.

Wantus.

15...

Burma Mare.

16...

Weser.

Fourlan.

17...

Sicilia.

18...

Kalgan.

bondan

19...

O. Toyra Lopez. Kaiser I-Hird,

CHEFOO.

21.-C. N.

of curiosity, and bothering the Fept. 2-C, N, citizens in their work of removing their belongings.

That is the way to talk. The citizens of Tokyo are too polite, even in their distress, to say, "For goodness sake get out!" so the police are saying it for them.

and son are others on the "Don-{

Sept.

Ru ichow. Foochow.

TIENTSIN.

Koeicbow. 2-0. N. 36.-L.C.S.Y. Cheongshing.

NEWCHWANG

Sept. 23.-O. N.

Foochow.

HOINOW.

Linan. and child, Mr. and Mrs. Dentici Sept. 2.-C. N. 48.-C. N.

Yunnan. Oct. 4-LCS.N Chunsang | gola,” Mr. Dentici's wife is serious-, -5.-1.C.S, N. LeessDg.

ly braised about the chest. His

BOMBAY AND Sept. 24.-9.K. 29.-N.Y.R. Oct. .-P. & 0.

5,0,8 K. 15-N.D.L. 17.-P. & V. Nov. 1.-B. B.

1-P.&O. 50,--P. &O. Dec. 13P. & Q.

39-1. 8. 28.-B. L.

Sicilis. Soudan.

COLOMBO. Вогия Мал

Logaz.i.

Bathing Beaches Bigger Police Force Constitutional Reform Harbour Bridge

Harbour Development

Harbour Tunnel Housing Scheme

International Racecourse

Larger Ferries

Military Lands

Modern Theatre Municipal Band

Municipal Playgrounds

Museum & Picture Gallery

...New City Hall

Rents Board

Stadium

Typhoon Life-Saving Gear ...Water Supply

CUT THIS

OUT

A pathetic incident was that of a

HAIPHONG,

mother who, refusing to be parted | Sopt. 25-6_N. Yunnan.

from her dead baby at Yokohama,

5-LC.S.N. Leesang.

smuggled it in a gólf-ing on board

the "Dongola" where it was discor-

SAIGON.

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cred and given decent burial.

3D

Klabu Maru. 9.-0. S, K. 3.-J.C.J.L. Tjipanas.

BANGKOK,

17 Japan-su Relif Funds.

Mrs. A. Robinson of Yoko Oct. ..51–38] hanta, whose late husband former- the .33

ly lived at Kotie, died on ship midnight and

the body

was committed to the waves.

In the presence of a few sympathe- Sept. 23.-C. N.

and borne her sufferings bravely.; 95—C, V.

24.-1,C.S.N.

Linan. Hangeng.

Bi⚫tane.

Kwa gtung.

picked her up and deposited her Sept. 92-B F Kt. Templar, a

PRICE

25 cts.

PER COPY.

father is dangerously injured and his mother and sister are also very badly wounded. This party is on Sept. 25.-C. N. the way to Shanghai.

PAKHOI.

Yannan.

CONTENTS.

Domestic Occurrence