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Hongkong, Saturday, May 2, 1925.

EMPIRE BULWARK,

service from the Navy. And in turn the Navy can look to the best possible support from the great Empire community. In this latter direction the.Navy League can do much. For that reason it is deserving of practical support from every resident of every out- post of the Empire. And that, of course, includes Hongkong.

Talifu Disaster.

SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1925.

TERRIBLE FIVE MINUTES.

HOW A TOWN. WAS WIPED OUT.

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NIGHT OF WAILING.

The foreigners in Talifu all had fortunate escapes. Mr,, und Mrs. Berg's (Chinese Salt Gabelle) children were in bed in an upstairs room. The parents found the children after the earthquake buried under stones. Fortunately the children's heads were under the pillow and they were protect- ed by thick quilts, so that no harm was done, and they were four or five different parts of the only annoyed at having to get up town, but the one that did most

The Talifu people go to bed damage was in the main street, early and in many cases whole the houses here had no gopa families were killed in bed. Also between them and the fire spread great numbers of pauk ponies and On March 16, 1025, shortly very quickly. The chief shops of donkeys have been crushed to after 9 p.m a very severe sarth- the city were all burned to the death or burnt. " quake took place and destroyed | ground, «

Fire Follows Severe Earthquake Shock.

Vivid details have now reached Hongkong of the recent terrible earthquake that destroyed the town of Talifu,, in Western Yunnan.

Miss Mary Lumsden, an English lady traveller who happened to be in Talifu at the time of the earth- quake, wrote. from that city on March 22

People living in the streets after the disaster. Thone, striking photo- graphs were taken by Miss Mary Lumaden, the English lady traveller who was in the town at the time of the earthquake.

the town of Talifu, a city of 25,000 inhabitants in the province of Yunnan.

During the night there were several shocks, but all of much less intensity. At each shock Talifu has from time to time there could be heard a low wail experienced slight earthquake all over the town, coming" from ishocks, but there has never been the people who had fled from their any destruction to life or pro-houses, and were huddled together perty.

in groups in the streets.

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CHINESE CITY DESTROYED-confirmatory |reports have been received of the destruction by fire ond earthquake of the Chinese city of Talifu, a place of about 25,000 population. The native casualties are not known, but ne foreigners lost their lives.

THE INTERKATIONAL BYNDICATE.

Read the account of any earth- quake and at once the sense of such a disaster overwhelm». In the twinkling of an eye a seismic. disturbance destroys. That is all- it does. And it destroys life as well as property. The quake at Talifu is not to be compared with! the nature of the terrible happen- ings at Japan of a year or so ago. But it should not blind us to the fact of its consequences and that un appeal has gone forth for help for those who have been afflicted. A very distinct shock was felt There have been shocks repeat- There is an excellent opportunity on Sunday, March 15 at 2.30 p.m. edly every day since the earth- here for the charitably inclined to and another in the same evening. quake up to March 30; but these exercise that splendid virtue. If On Monday, March 16 there were shocks have gradually decreased charity begins at home, then several shocks. Suddenly about in number and intensity, and now If the attendance at the annual wealthy Chinese have an excellent 9.20 p.m. (the p.m. gun had are almost imperceptible.

Opportunity to help their nationals gone), without almost any warn- The houses in Talifu were for meeting of the Hongkong branch in a nearby province of the ing, there was a heavy shock and the most part built on strong of the Navy League on Tuesday Chinese Republic. They will not the wall of practically every wooden frames, the walls being of night was out of all proportion | let the onus rest with the building in Talifu fell down, and stone and mud. They were gen- both to the membership and to foreigner entirely, but will see to several fires broke out in differenterally two storeys high. the it that supplies of help are sent parts of the town. The earth-roofs were tiled and very firmly the objects of the organisation, it off without delay. Eesponsible quake only lasted about Ave built in order to withstand the is at least gratifying to know that foreigners speak of the ravages in times of actual need there is no of the disturbance and the photo- lack of enthusiasm. Still, as the graphs which it is our sad Hon. Mr. Holyoak, the Presi- tale they tell. We trust there will privilege to produce confirm the dent, pointed out, there is no be a generous response to the reason why the membership appeal which calls to be answered. should not be 400 instead of 129.

More than in many other outpost The Naval Yard. of the Empire is the work of the Navy visible here throughout the whole year. And the presence of the Australian warship Brisbane is a reminder that the Navy in not purely local but Imperial in its

follows the flag. In considering. Some people say that trade Hongkong's prosperity we are apt to leave out of consideration the twin Services which are establish- at the tiffin and tea period is an ed here. Passing the Naval yard

activities. A common staff system impressive thing. The imagina-

tion is kindled at geeing hundreds

in the Army binds the military forces of the various Dominiona of men stream through the gates.

by a common doctrine, and only recently arrangements were made

ifttle They have been engaged on some piece: of repair or overhaul on one of the mighty

for the interchange of Australian structures that mean so much to

oure and the world's safety.

Another building caught in the path of destruction.

and British officers in the ships of These men's livelihood depend minutes, but it was so severe that extraordinarily the Navy and of ships in the upon HM. Royal Naval Dock the destruction of the town was squadrons. Hence the presence Yard. It is possible to believe almost complete.

of II.M.A.S. Brisbane, This will that no matter what position |

The fires seemed to break cut in

The local official General Li was very prompt in his actions after the earthquake. He first gave orders that all dend should be carried outside the city, and he provided coffins for those who could not buy them for those of their families who had been killed.

He has also concerned himself with the price of rice, and is try- ing to get rice from the country districts, but is experiencing much difficulty in this matter.

After the earthquake most Eeople camped near their houses. The weather was very warm and, coverings of cotton were made up as shelter from the sun, and to give a little privacy. Rut on

One of many ruined buildings.

Saturday night,, March 21, there was heavy rain.

The price of living has been going up rapidly during the last year, and paper has been taking the place of silver. So that this disaster will lead to a lot of suffer- ing. Probably some 100,000 people will be left destitute in Talifu and the towns and district round.

The work of the town is gradu ally beginning again. It was im possible to buy any vegetables for the first few days. Now the country people are coming in with their vegetables, and shop keepera are putting up temporary stands

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Gaunt and bleak.

in the main street and selling their wares. I have been much struck with the self-control of everyone. There are a good num- ber of petty thieves about, but, the Local Official has put up a notice that they will be summarily dealt with.

Another correspondent in Yun- manfu (the capital of the pro- vince) says:—

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"The Yunnan provincial officials have, dona absolutely nothing except to forbid the killing or sale of meat as a recognition that the earthquake was a supernatural visitation."

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Talifu, or Taiho-hsien, is situat ed in the province of Yunnan, on "the western side of Arh-hal Lake, 168 miles. west-north-west of strongwinds Funnan-fu, and is the entrepôt of

is the contrary of what hap. 25,000

which rage here during the Spring trade between the province of months. The walls generally fell Szechwan and Burmah. It pog- do much to prevent the idea that Hongkong held in the commercial

inwards and people were buried sesses salt and other mines and under them. world, there would still be such a local forces are only to be used for Dockyard as the Colony possesses,

marble quarries. No recent The number of killed was at figures are available, but an old duties of a local character, In and the same number of men what is being done as they might This

first, very much under-estimated. estimate puts the population at short, it is propagands of an hammering, painting, rivetting,

Mr. N. Bradley writes from Imperial kind-that the Navies of going through all the varied be. But that is human nature. pened after the earthquake in the Empire are but one for all process of overhaul and recondi- The Dockyard people take their Japan. We heard first that about Yunnan-fu that there is great

tioning.

place in our local scheme of things 500. had been killed in Tali city, distress in the Talifu district as Behind this ant like and very often as in recent but the number grew daily and result of the earthquake and practical purposes, no less in array of Chinese is the foreig times of peace than in war. staff. Appointed here for a time, musical happenings give a very now the official figure is about noney is urgently needed. Sub- Union is no less needed in the they function allently and well agreeable lead. The Navy League, 1,300 inside the city. The number scriptions would be gratefully

The community is probably undia

which wanta, at least 400 mem from all the districté round, acknowledged by Dr. Bradicy or Imperial Navy than it is in the turbed at their presence and probbers, might very well use the several hundred villages, and five the Rev. R. F. Lankester who Imperial Army. By the strict abilly not quite appreciative of Hongkong would, in more senses be estimated yet, but they say applied in the stricken region. Naval Yard as an illustration or six helen" cities, can hardly would see that it was properly application of that spirit of unity (Continued at foot of next than one, be very poorly off with that outside Talifu there are at The need is specially acute with can the Empire obtain the best

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out it. Think it over.

least 5,000 killed.

I regard to food,