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HYDRANGEA PILED UP ON STONECUTTERS ISLAND BY TYPHOON

RIVER STEAMER

SMASHED TO

PIECES AGAINST PIER

MANY VILLAGES WIPED OUT BY LAST NIGHT'S DELUGE -

INDESCRIBABLE HAVOC AT SHAMSHUIPO

Hong Kong was struck in the early hours of this morning by a ty- phoon very nearly as bad as that which caused such havoc in 1923, dawn revealing the s.s. Hydrangea, formerly a mine-sweeper in the British Navy and latterly on the Swatow service, piled up on Stone- cutters Island, while, according to Water Police reports, the s.s. Chief Cappilano, which was at Bailey's Shipyard, was washed ashore in that neighbourhood. Later it was reported and confirmed that the B. & S. steamer Sunning was aground off Rennie's Mills, Junk Bay, but that her 40 passengers had been safely landed. Fortunately, all three mishaps are reported to have been without loss of life. "

The normal life of the Colony was completely disorganised by the suspension of the ferry, tram and bus services and it was not till after 7 am. that the first bus was seen in the streets, though the trams had not, up till then, resumed service they commenced operating at 8.30 a.m., while the Peak Tram was running again at $.50 a.m.

The streets presented a sight of desolation, being littered with de bris, comprised in the main of broken glass signs and windows, while The tide was unusually

a of were completely uprooted.

The future of labour in the steel industry of America hangs in the balance peading the outcome of the Steel unionisation drive led by John L. Lewis, inset, president of the United Mine Workers of America. operators contend that vertical unionisation will close many plants now operating at capacity. Lewis is going ahead with the drive in the face of opposition by American Federation of Labour leaders, who favour craft anjonk

Along The Castle Peak Road

TRAGEDY AT STANLEY

3 KILLED IN

COLLAPSE

PROMPT ACTION BY SGT. DALL

147 OUT OF 150 RESCUED

While the gale was at its height, three matsheds at Stanley, where the coolies, employed by the Tung [Shan contractors, working on the site of the new Hong Kong Prison are quartered, collapsed. The 150 men living in the sheds were trap- ped in the falling debris and three of them were killed, while three others were sent to the Govern ment Civil Hospital suffering from injuries to the legs and head.

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Thanks to the prompt action the Police and the Fire Brigade, the remaining 144 men were saved, though at one time it was feared that the ma- jority of them would not be able to escape alive.

The three dead men are: Kwan Ngok, aged 35. Ng Kwoon, aged 23. Leung Cheung, aged 22.

2 number water almost reaching, street level, and it was for this rea- STUNNED AND THEN DROWNED VILLAGE AFTER VILLAGE Cane Che ad is, and. An

son that there was only a skeleton ferry service this morning, al- though there was no heavy sea running after 7 am.

OBSERVATORY REPORT

TWO GUSTS OF 131 M.P.H.

3.61 INCHES OF RAIN

A report to the following effect was issued by the Royal Observa- tory at 10.15 to-day:-

A two-storey house in Jardine's Bazaar collapsed and two people were killed. Twelve others were taken out from the pile of debris, and as far as can be ascertained there are no others missing.

Happy Valley was almost totally under water and a villager from the Wongneicheong Village had a miraculous escape from death when, walking near the nullah running down Shing Woo Road at about 6.30 am, he was carried down by the stream, and it was not till he had almost reached the "tunnel" running

One of the biggest tragedies. "that occurred during the early hours of this morning was the death of an employee of the Kowloon Motor Bus Compeny, who was found dead in the street at 5 am. Apparently he had been stunned and had then drowned.

ASHORE

DEVASTATED

BRIDGE BADLY UNDERMINED

(By A Special Correspondent)

revealed terrific damage by the typhoon. Village after village

Tak, aged 15. sustained injuries to the lower limbs, and Ho Hok was injured on the head and shoulder. Enquiries at the Government Civil Hospital elF cited the news, that the men's condition was satisfactory.

SGT. DALL'S PROMPT ACTION

Due to the fact that the tele- phone service from Stanley

1723

A tour of the New Terri-Iwas devastated and hundreds

the of tories this morning, in the vici- of acres of paddy and rice paralysed by the storm, Sergt. W.

S. Dall, officer-in-charge Stanley Police Station, had to send Further wall collapses were through the Race Course that he was rescued by a number of CHINESE GUNBOATnity of the Castle Peak Road, fields were inundated.

(Continued on Page 5) The fokis who managed to check his progress with the aid of a

reported from Kowloon Diocesan Girls' School in Gas- few bamboo poles. He was then brought to safety.

coigne Road saw part of their "SUNNING” SAID TO wall for a distance of 40 yards

BE BREAKING UP blown out to the pavement.

Passengers And Crew Rescued

Enquiries from Shaukiwan Police Station elicited the in- formation that the village was flooded and that, until the flood was cleared to a certain extent, it would be impossible to state i any lives were lost and any damage done.

The typhoon was first focated on August 11, while its predecessor

KING'S PARK DAMAGE in the barracks were killed when was in the Balintang Channel.

All the trees and fencing in the buildings collapsed.. The two typhoons were together

both Chatham Road and the

WOMAN KILLED on the evening of August 14. Lasti night's visitor was then 400 miles King's Park area have been blown east of Manila, its general direc-down. tion of

west

Swept On To Beach

HYDRANGEA PAID FOR LAST FRIDAY

WAS BOUGHT TO BE SCRAPPED

source we

At Laichikok all matsheds

were smashed to smithereens by the tremendous seas which were running at the time, ac-1 cording to several eye-wit-

nesses.

1926 PIRACY RECALLED

WIE

Between Rocks

CUSTOMS CRUISER AGROUND IN MINS BAY

One woman, named Tam Muk As the morning wore on, re The Kowloon Football Yue, residing in an unnumbered ports of more vessels having

From movement being north-Club stand in Chatham Road is in hut in Bok Shue Lung village, grounded were received. A Chinese

a reliable

The drive to the 16 mile- trains. The telephone poles injwas killed when her house col-gunboat, the Hai Chow, which was

Forty passengers were rescued baving beer blown under repair at the South China learn that the ss. Hydrangea, stone on the Castle Peak road On the evening of the 15th it the Kowloon Dock area have been lapsed,

the wind.. She Dock and Engineering Company, which was sold by the Admir was almost a nightmare and the this morning in a thrilling battle 173,9 crossing Luzon, south of blown about considerably, though down by

seas had Government Tug ss. Kau Sing Aparri, and it was evident from Kai Tak aerodrome and its houses sustained a compound fracture in was washed ashore at 5 am. near alty to the Chiu On Steamship road, gaping open in several against wind and waves by the Laid up since the beginning of washed away the retaining and the No. 1 Police Launch, from the weather map that the typhoon and buildings appear to be more both legs. Two other people in Ping Street, Kowloon City, but the Company, in 1920, had been spots where the tensity. Its track from this point the Kowloon Golf Club. however. The roof of one of the clubhouses from what might have been very was of considerable area and in-or less intact. The village near the house were seriously injured vessel had a remarkable escape this year, the Company having sea-walls, reminded one of an the Butterfield and Swire steamer

gone into voluntary liquidation. earthquake. in the King's Park area was blown serious damage, being lifted high She was, however, sold by the ..(Continued on Page.5) was a little to the north of north-lis in ruins.

off.

and dry on to the beach, in be liquidators recently to a firma SHAMSHUIPO HAVOC - west.

Many are taking advantage of It passed south of Pratas Shoal The Shamshuipo area presents

The stables the general havoc to pick up what

The Chinese Customs cruiser old steamers, the purchase price at 4 p.m. yesterday, the wind then a sorry spectacle.

which housed the army they can from the debris.

Cheong Keng, ran aground in of $39,000 being paid over only CAR BLOWN ACROSS ROAD

the being east-north-east, at Force 12 there

Mirs Bay at 4 a.m. but she has last Friday, and it was The street from the Y.M.C.A. 10 (Beaufort), the barometer reading males have been completely wip jed out, and the animals age been being 28.69.

Peking Road is flooded, as is the sent a wireless message to the buyers' intention to proceed Communication with Pratas has walked about the football ground greater portion of Nathan Road effect that the damage sustained with the breaking up of the since been interrupted and the in the rain because there is At 130 am, a car was blown right is almost negligible and she hopes vessel as soon as possible..

Prior to last Friday, a skele- The, streets typhoon, continuing its course, where to put them.

ton crew had been maintained known whether anyone was in- "Shun On" Battered passed close to the south of Cap are flooded, and hundreds of across the road, though it is not to refloat in the course of the day.

on board, but since the pur- Rock between 4 and 5'am, and it street signs, broken and battered jured.

Against Pier chase the new owners of the will probably enter the coast later by the wind, are floating about

The typhoon swept On, a Konginoon vessel had had charge of her. in the forendon.

The wind reached gala förce at

the streets.

Sanning, 2,555 tons, which driven ashore at Junk Bay Inst night at the height of the typhoon.

tween two lots of rocks! that specialises in scrapping FATHOMER LOST The heavy seas outside Lyemun

The Prince Edward Road area Three or four mules suffered.

The Shun in the very heavily typhoon. The street is littered river-boat, has been smashed to It is a curious coincidence that 11 p.m. yesterday, both at Gap fell between 5 pm yesterday and with wreckage and near the new pieces off the pier nears Laichikok nature should take a hand in Rock and the Royal Observatory, 8.30 am to-day. -

Force 12 being maintained at the latter place for three consecutive hours between 3 and 6 am.

The highest velocity record- ed was 131 miles an hour, in two gusts at about 3.30 and

TYPHOON WARNINGS

The Colony was first warned that a typhoon was lurking in done... the vicinity by the hoisting of the No.1 signal at 4.22 am

ing the vessel high and dry on the beach, though not quite on the spot where the scrapping was intended to be done!

Credit Foncier flats the outside Prison." The vessel lies half in helping the new owners of the wall of a house has been blown and half out of the water, and vessel to gain their end by lift- down, considerable damage being will probably be a total loss.

Two men have been arrested for CAR HIT BY BEAM Jattempting to break open the A public motor car. was badly ship's safe. yesterday and the following damaged when hit by a falling The slipways there are littered summary of the changes made beam while it was parked outside with the wreckage of boats and in the warnings will give an a vacant house at the junction of

junks, and a very high. tide is idea of the time taken by the Belchers Street and Smithfield. During this period a large numblow to reach the Colony-

running, with the water well over In the eastern district, the ber of gusts exceeding 100-miles)

4.22 a.m. yesterday

the foreshore. an hour were recorded, a moder-

1.50 p.m. yesterday corrugated iron fence of the Tung ate number exceeded 110, and aļ

11.21 pm. Jesterday Tai Engineering Company was 12.25 Lan: "to-day few exceeded 120 m.p.h..

blown: down, and the baseball

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The lowest barometer readings reduced to the mean sea level were No.

6,40 a.m. to-day.

Maroons fired at 12:40 am today stand at Causeway Bay is now a

8 Siggal

SIGNAL: LOWERED

mass of ruins,

Shenandoah Has

Narrow Escape

But Crew Reported Safe

Manila, to-day. The RC.A. picked up an S.OS. message at 3.49-am. from the British Vessel Sunning, driven ashore at Junk Bay near Hong Kong,

over

North Luzon over the week- end. The Government survey. vessel Fathomer was lost, but the crew was saved. Several other small vessels are missing and a number of deaths are reported--Reuter.

Pass drove the ship on to the rocks and at 6 am. to-day, with her bows under water, she was re- ported to be breaking up fast, while the ss. Kan Sing and the No. 1 Police Launch made gallant efforts to take off her passengers. At first little hope was held for the safety of the British officers land the 40 Chinese deck passen- gere, but with the coming of dawa, the rescue ships were able to venture nearer and the latest Police report is that all passen- gers and officers have been remov- Jed safely to the Water Police Sta-

tion and to a Chinese hotel

Enquiries at the B. and S. Of- fices revealed that, the extent of the damage is not yet known.

On November 15, 1926, the Sun-

Destruction At The Valleyning was the victim of one of the

sensational piracies ever

News of the damage wrought The lower part of the building serpetrated on the China coast. by the storm continues to come was used as a storehouse and the

MAINLAND ROADS CLOSED in from all parts of the island first floor as a dwelling-place, the and mainland. The two men lessees being the Man Cheong shop.

The yacht Shenandoah, anchor-killed in the collapse of No. 35. Previous to the collapse of this All roads on the island are were Leung building a two-storeyed house at stated to be open to motor traf ed off Stonecutters Ieland, dragged Jardine's Bazaar 29.07 at the Royal Observatory

DEMOLITION WORK-AIDED her anchor during the night and Sun, a coolie aged 56, and a No. 7 Blacksmith Lane, about 100 6cz On the mainland the Castle and 28.53 at Gap Bock between 3

The work of demolition of the was only saved from running] Hakka known as Ah Chung, yards away, collapsed. Part of Peak road up to Tsun Wan Vil- whose age and surname are un- the first floor was blown away.lage and the Taipo Road are and 4 a.m.

The No. 8 typhoon signal Station Hotel, Nathan Road, which ashore with great difficulty.

(Continued on Page 5) closed to traffic. Altogether 3.61 inches of rain was lowered at 3 p.m. to-day- (Continued on Page 53

known (Continued on Page 5).