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HONGKONG,
TYPHOON DEATHS.
TWO CHINESE CHILDREN KILLED.
Steamer Driven Ashore.
LAST NIGHT'S STORM, TAKES HONG KONG BY SURPRISE.
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1926. PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.
BRITISH POLICY.
TO DEFEND LÉGITIMATE BRITISH INTERESTS.
OUTLINED BY "THE TIMES.
Rugby, Sept 26.
a edinir article discussing" generally British policy in China.
YANGTSE INCIDENT.
CHINESE MINISTER'S GENEVA STATEMENT.
HOME COMMENT.
Rugby, Sept. 25. Astonishment. which found ex- pression, at Geneva yesterday is
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The the "Timos" says it is important to echoed here regarding the remark Miners' Executive met to-day.. Loss of life early this morning was one of the features recall that there is no central Chin-able course adopted by the Chinese however... and After consider- of the week-end typhoon-the second to strike the Colony this sea-se Government in existence. The representative Chu-se. Chu, whi ing the Prime Minister's let- number of military chiefs, great without previons notice. communter, decided to call further a dele and small, wage endless war with one another and rule what are ineated to the assembly of the league rate conference which will meet or reality independent states by the ex-parte statement concerning Wednesday in London to consider the recent incident at Washsten on the position. Additional interest rifle. Many 0% these provin
Upper Yanktan. Chu's irregular will
.40 Monday's Chab chiefs and governments and
ts 1, debate in 'Parliament, statement containing version of national dishké of the pri- China is expressed in anti-foreign unlikely to wall forth any official mantary Labour Party and Mining vileges of foreign residents in the incident which was character in view of the fact that, the Miner
lised as fantastic by newspapers la Executive will meet the Parlia- boycotts which for various reasons, but chiefly because, British trade is what is regarded as abuse of
reply from the British Government Members of Parliament on that They will also discuss the most obviously vulnerable have
situation with the Council of Trader Union Congress-British Wireless Service.
Although the layman, from appetatzes, thought that there could not have been much damage, there may be a more serious tale to be told when there has, been time to look around, a
Fwith the aid of glasses.
lighters were probably reported
First Alari at Night.
At the time of going to press the Enina Mail has already learned that one le steamer has bee driven Ashere by, the fury of the jelements and that another was in Teangen.
15 Fango boat, were also having a hard fght against wind and wave,
| possibly through not having taken
15
safe near the Harbour Lotice.
The
100 MILES PER HOUR.
Two Changes in Course: - Then Hong Kong.
The following is the official res arly advantage of the "stanil by" port issued by the Observatory's
urm Fast night,
This morning-
Herent typhoons. have hitherto been first "signated during the day with the resuls the small craft and even neean going tonnage has had better time to get away.
Signal No. went up last night, his about the time when Macao excursión steamboats. pienic unches and other vessels had just about tied up for the night.
force if
are endanger-l
the Assembly pening to-day's" Menaiohu HE . ciled! the attention" of fact
....
ually become simply anti-British league privikges by the new ment boycotts. Attempts have beme of the council is a feature of made by numerous Chinese Tnction the fagident which is receiving leaders including the Canton Gov-most comme there. In this con- vernment to obtain the help of Brection Chir was gathoritatively ain against their rivals. We should although in irectly reproved by the indeed he ill-advised to take sides President of On enquiry at the Royal Obser-in a sordid struggle. The only
when vatory inter this morning, we were policy which the British Govern informed that until shortly before ent can safely and honourablythe delegations to the eight o'clock last night the fallow is to defend lives." property that it is is contrary to the anasem- typhoon was heading for Amoy and legisimive interests of British bly's rules of procedure for a defe but it then took a sudden turn to subjects in China by the westward and passed close and when they the Pratas. Af 8.30 this morning led by political brigandage and it passed within a few miles south when the use (11 force IN of Gap Rock and persuming tracticable and easily loca continues its course it will strike Otherwise British policy must Some left their wharves in the the coast a little south and westles remove Fegitimate Chi small hours, while a few of the of Macao.
grievances by negotiation with a harder ones did not steam away The severity of the typhoon can authority with whom negotiatio Pohr between 6 and 7 am to-day. be judged from the fact that the possible. That appears to b One ferry crossed over from highest velocity registered in any course which the government is Hong Kong to Kowloon-very earlycne squall at the Observatory was suing. It may be regarded in
bat did not return and Kowloon 100 miles per hour, which oc-quarters as unnecessarily
The but by no legitimate, use of " The sight of AMS "Ambrose" approximate mean velocity be can it be described as provocativ being towed about the harbour-tween eight and nine o'clock was of aggressive."--British Wireles migus her funnels after overhaul 60 miles per hour.
Service. --ingpire awe into the minds of
Near-Enough!
lites were stranded till after Liffin.
the elements to watch the fun."
cured at B.15 this morning.
When the Guns Were Fired.
I
"
difficultie: through 85% of both the literary and
on account of the typhoon the mechanical staff being absent "China Mail apologises to readers for shortcomings in" lo-day's issue.
the few intrepid spirits' who braved | At2.20 this morning a notifica-
Under tion was issued from the Observa- Even the 100 miles an hour"tory to the effect that a severe velocity mentioned below is not a typhoon had passed about ten record. We had over 186 miles anmiles south of the Prates and the Four in 1923, but the blow this probability then was that it would rurning wis wicked enough.
It will be seen from the official pass 50 miles south of Gap Rock latement that the centre of the Owing to a change in its course it cyclone passed near Gap "Rock, about 30 miles away at least. Had
it been nearer we should not have got off as lightly.
Yaumuti Deaths.
Two deaths occurred at Yaumati this morning. The wind had [severed some electric wires which
fell across the rond. A Chinese girl of about eight years old be- eame entangled in the wires, her
brother went to her assistance and:
also became entangled. The father then went to their assist ance but failed to help and got entangled himself. However.. hia [fakis managed to extricate him but unfortunately the children both lost, their lives.
The Chinese s.s. ""Confucious" has run aground in Kowloon Bay,
During the first typhoon of the season (in July) this same steamer
was also in difculties but was eventually pulled off.
came much nearet.
No. 1 Signal was hoisted at 9.10] at 4.43 a.m. and No. 7 at 6.57 .m. p.m. No. 4 at 2.40 am... No. 6
A few minutes after the last sign al was hoisted and the warning guns were fired.
C
In the face of unexpected ab- sence, therefore, the "China Mail hopes to make amends to-morrow and trusts readers will beat with us to-day.
The wind gradually died down Hong Kong and Mongkok. This during the course of the mcrning ferry brought over the bread for and the Observatory expects that Kowloon consumption, also
y the evening only strong breezes morning papers. will prevail.
The rainfall for the 24 hours ended as 10.30 this morning was 1.67 inches..
Early Indications.
Offcial intelligence was that at 6 am. the typhoon" was "about 50 miles east-south-east of Gap Rock, approaching that station rapidly.
The meteorological observations at that hour, were:-Barometer 29.29 wind direction: NE; force: 6; temperature: 77 degrees.
di
Typhoon Buoys Used.
the
YANGTSENCIDENT.
ntung Arrives chang
VAL O SUALTIES.
AFROAD.
lent
MR. COOK ON ORGANISED RETREAT
Rugby Sept..26. The secretary of the Miners') Federation. Mr. A. J. Cook struck
new note in his speech at Radstock last night. when he said he believed iv organised retreat. This apèceh is of sperial importance in view of the fact that the miners' delegate: cen- ference has been summoned for Wednesday following upon the debate in the House of Comraons, and the meetings: between" the Miners' Executive and the Labour Party Trade Union Counch and the Miners' Members of Parli ment. In th course of his speech) Mr. Cook said, "If we have got to re- treut and to recommend comprom- lise we must do it in a disciplined: way. I do not like compulsory arbitration, but I would accept that arbitration, beenuse I know wages cannot justly be reduced! It is the eight hours day which we do not like. We have to get round somehow because it is there in an Act of Parliament. We are pre- pared to resume work on a 2 duced national minimia. We will accept the report of the Royal Commission and we will not quib- ble over it. We are prepared to Fallow people who drafted that ro
port to interpret it. I wish we had Ente to speak, on any question, that not got to compromise, but com- is not on the agenda or to make any promise has to be faced." ecmmunication to the assembly The Prime Minister's Statement. without having informed the presi
The Prime Minister's statement i
ve
Hankow, Sept. 25. Adat,communique states: uption is unchanged
troepe are reported to netrated, to the south of Arch are.
A large number of far . oops in coming down by Peking Railogy. The a.s. "Wan fing" arrived at lehang, to-day with the bodies of Commander Darley and two seimen. The, 8.9. "Wahhsien" has reached Kwe Chou Por
dent of the nature of the Communi- Mr. Stanley Baldwin, will, it is un- cation and secured his permission derstood make a full statement to present it. The whole Wanhsien in the House of Commons which Pincident is at present a subject "of
meets to-morrow on the negotia-
reasons
the the
A number of the typhoon buoys negotiations in China and in the tions of the last week and were used this morning. H.M.S. circumstances Lord Cecit in reply- "Carlisle" rode out the storm
which Actuated ating to Chu's inexpected attack Cabinet, in putting forward the the buoy but French gunboat in was unprepared to do more than offer of a tribunal, provided the the harbour went near the Naval regret that the very course adopt-miners returned to work. It Yard. The Hong Kong and Whamed, prevented him from replying anticipated that the debate may pac Dock Company's tugs Henry in detail. #He stated, however, that extend over three days. Steady re- Keswick and Edith were scouring facts as reported -to the
pany.
"
A.M.S.
Ambrose Towed.
"Ambrose," which
ia.
turn to work of miners in various
are
around the harbour to see if they British Government did not in any parts of the country continues end could render any assistance, also way agree with the xtaté- over one hundred thousand
tug from the Standard Oll Comment of the
Chinese delegate now in their places.
There has, and said he could not pretend to however, been no return to work on think that such a statement was part of miners in some of Ferry Pontoons Smashed.
the alikely to assist efforts for a friendly In addition to the high seas without her engines, was auccess-and peaceful of settlement of the cashire and Yorkshire and north- largest coal areas notably Lan- running, embarkation on the fer-fally brought alongside after rid-question as Chu had stated were airy high up" out of the water.ries when they commenced run-ing out the storm with the help of being made by the local authorities Hanghom and appeared to be in a ning was rendered the more three navil tugs.
At 2.15 p.m. to-day the "China Mail" was informed that she was
just outside the Kowloon Dock at
bad way.
Even then conditions were such that immediate assistance was well high imposable.
In the mist it was difficult to see if any
other of the many shipa which had gone there to weather the storm has got into danger.
The "Confucfug" was formerly one of the "Lake" beats, operated by the US. Shipping Board on the feeder service and was sold to a Nam Pak Hong rice firm a year or two ago.
Ships in Dificulty,
difficult by reason of the fact that
Vessels. Seck Shelter.
the floating pontoons on the Hong The few steamers in the harbout Kong side were smashed as a this morning left their moorings result of the severe buffetting of and proceeded to Junk Bay short of the waves, also the main float-ly before the firing of the typhoon The warning gun at six forty-five this y pontoon at Kowloon.. tank of the latter was damaged morning. and leaked considerably.
Fire Chil
An
in China.
Not on the Agenda.
President's Rebuke.
Later.
eastern countries.
Sir Philip Cunliffe Lister's Speech. Sir Philip Cunliffe Lister, Presi- dent of the Board of Trade speait-
Services reached.
which were
After Lord Cecil had spoken, ingat Warrington yesterday em the President of the Assembly phasised the urgency of an early declared that it was impossible to settlement of the coal dispute being prolong the debate or a question essential to maintain the life of which was not on the agenda and the country could he said carry on the Assembly would therefore pro-indefinitely, but at what a loss to electric pump was soon got to At 11.27 a.m. the Central Fire ceed with the business of the sit-all. He stated that the direct lose. work and kept pace with the flow Brigade received a call to attend of water eventually getting it No. 2 Bridgee Street, occupied by
ting.Reuter.
jup to present time on output alone down to a float of water (by two a Chinese school, where a fire had
was not less, probably, than two o'clock). A temporary structure broken out on the Second floor
Geneva, Sept. 25. hundred million pounds. In addi;; was erected for landing and die- owing to defect in the electric M. Nintchitch, drew attention to loss, which it would take time to In the Assembly the Presidenttion to that there was an indirect embarking on the Hong Kong side. wires. A report was received at the
Daring Japanese.
An engine in charge of station the fact that the rules of proce-recover, and in all that loss, the Harbour Office this morning that When typhoon conditions were officer G. E. Moss, travelling vindure provided that the President coal trade itself had been the the s.s. "Sui Tai" was drifting in at their height at about six o'clock Caine Road, reached the spot with must be notified beforehand of greatest sufferer of all, the country the direction of Stonecutter's this morning, with waves break- great difficulty and quickly re-any questions not contained on was in need of a settlement. It Island. The Government tug ing over the sea wall at "Praya moved the danger,
the agenda which it was proposed must however Be economic and was sent to assist and the vessel East, three Japanese jumped into The damage was confined to to submit to the Assembly. fair. He had no doubt that econ was later stated to be under the harbour » at a spot near the the loss of some clothing of the
This was an allusion to the fomics and improvements in the control.
Blue Bulldings and swam out to occupants, and the charring of the action of the Chinese delegation coal industry could be
ittade The "s.s. "Pekin' dragged an- one of their cargo junks about wooden beams of the "building...
yesterday, but none of the Chin- by amalgamations but no one with chor and drifted in the same fifty yards away. The swim was
ese delegates was present when any real knowledge and apprecia- At. Happy Valley. vicinity, but a later report stated, watched by crowds on the Fraya, Flood conditions in a lesser the President made these obser- tion of that industry would be quick that her anchor was holding. who raised a cheer when the men gree, were again in evidence at the vations-Reuter.
to generalise on the magnitude: of Nine cargo boats drifted to fought their way through a boil-race course and the scene of the
the savings that could be effected: wards' the sea wall near the Haring cauldron of water and even-old trouble near the Young Wo
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The crew of the junk had gone Rowing stream of water emptied
be found if there was. peace secured by ropes until the force ashore overnight, and when the itself into the race trackin
stability and confidence.-Erftish of the wind died down.
owners called for assistance to] The baseball matshed was razed
Wireless Service. Shortly after 10a.m. two save the vessel from being carried to the ground by the strong wind: lighters and a motor boat were gb away, the Japanese lads promptly At 180 fa the morning about one served by watchers on the water volunteered to swim out to the half of the roof of the Wong Nel. front to be rapidly drifting from junkayak)
Chong Gap Police Station, was east to west. Owing to the spray Bread Farry Succeeds in Crossing, blown away.
It was difficult to observe the con- We learn that one ferry, man- ditions on board the boats even, aged to run this morning between
(Continued on Page 7.)
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MR. TESSENBOHN.
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