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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1949.

Winds Of 100 MPH Lash HK As Typhoon Passes

Chinese Weather Station Fails To Report Storm BUSINESS AT

AT STANDSTILL

Goles up to 100 miles an hour lashed Hong Kong

between 2.30 a.m. and 6.30 a.m. yesterday while the typhoon which originated over the Balintang Channel in the Straits of Luzon on Monday passed the Colony about 50 miles to the Sonth.

was officially announced that very little in- formation on the track of the typhoon was available. No reports were received from the Chinese Central Government's Pratos weather station, about 210-miles South East of Hong Kong.

It was added that as a result of the lack of ade- quate information, it was extremely difficult to gauge the position and movement of the depression.

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parbell brought to infortatu onadvill, the majorly of shop- my, all de

prfaring to keep their Had the flogul laserva-

closed In consequence, | Presiden Tyles Tue

**hen given the day ng ilus the walls, 10-knot winds

look full andvantage of de the dejados in

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te partims of playing mah Weon.

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male-sa-hau giet we reported

Kong Elective Company's installa- terday's ether

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upply of fresh

teenpurity, ticularly the lin Jer 12 at the Bouffered at a re-uit of yes.

Ofelally, a 1 North, Pain?

4 knots wens cati velaity of mistamed fin abod four bouts between #30 31 d 6.30 yesterday, following which ares-

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The N. & S. oal was hosteri

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"Mevanum velondy of wind in qusts, teengan by the Rug CH- servatory, was 79 kat at 3 am yesterday. There we frequent of more than 60 knots be-

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tween 2 am, nad 4 sem.

AL 10 rontal wart

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anches an Town, 2. tween 14 jam, nt Wednesday at in an yesterday total rainfall

This, and the wane weste

nl - ufficiul statement, waN reptional. The man hot- ly fall was barely Three-quarters of an inch between Bahn. and D

Squally

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persisted curylitera thenught the day in the wake of the Typhoon which at 9 am was about 70 miles West South West of the Colony moving West West North We at 10 knots.

Schools Closed All Echools were the day. Thousands workers were not able to reach offices until late in the after посл when the ferry services resumed,

has not a curtailed!

on account if the weather, mar- ket priers for these Pear showed a marked increase

Smaller ins

different parts of the Colony suffered heavily from

Settlement: All and

the "blow." Tal

To

Power Failure

area

In Shatin

wede thr

of the Shaile Relatents

In the New Territories were without light and power from 2 am, until 5 pm, yes. the result of 29 3 terday

ex.

typhoon,

The heavy winds din

trees and tenalve damage to flowers throughout the area and the torrents gushing down from the hills coupled with Shatin the high tide made

jake of valley muddy water.

veritable

Telephone lines were spoging into the flood watern from leaning poles.

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closed for

pitiable of office squatters presented. 'n

right as they were seen searching among the debris for personal be

Time whose huts had longings.

Gusts of more than 85 miles an holl

uprouts trees, ripped off righboards, dung flower pots of

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down bless verandalis. colmmies of squatter butments.

Road in Happy Valley Blueppel was strewn with tree branches.

Torrential

brought showers, down streams of water and mud from the hillsides in the Happy Valley area and Blooded certain

district. of the sections whole hside of the Rare Course resembled a lake.

The

A tree on the North side of the Mohammedin Cemetery was up. rosted. In its fall it crumbled The North wall to pieces,

not been seriously damaged, were busily engaged in repairing the

damage.

was

The fence at the tram-line end of the Royal Navy Football ground Careway Bay completely blown down. In the course of its collapse, it broke the crossbar of the goal-posts at that end of the field.

Ferry Services

The corrugated iron rost of a fairly large sized structure op

at Tal posite the bus terminus

clear of the Hang was lifted structure and blown on to the Re- adjoining Queen's College creation Groundt.

Scaffolding erected at building sites also' came in for a fair share of damage.

Diamond Hill Residents Get Shock

Recidents in saveral bunga- ngar tows at Diamond Hill, Kal Tak, had a rude shock at the height of the typhoon when the roofs of the struc tures caved in.

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Was in-

Though nobody jured, much damage was done and Household fiting. clothing. The residents húr. riedly removed to a hotel in the vicinity.

Several houses in the Kai TAY ACCA

under which are construction were badly dam. aged during the typhoon,

editions at Cheung Chau was from #21 Yaumani available

The company Ferry Company. reported it at its lunches arxi furthfies a body sides were in-

fact.

The water taxis left their shel- the Younati Typhoon An- jchorage after 10 am. And the see-

vices ran a skeleton flect.

The Army camp In Chatham Road, Kowloon, owing to its exposed poeltion, felt the full fury of the typhonn. Althought the hut weathered the storm succesfully, the tents, this ple-

"China Mall" Photo.) Lure showa, falled to do co.

Typhoon Drives Army Blow Halts

From Tents In NT

More than 5,000 soldiers billetted in the Now Territorics shifted quarters during the height of the typhoon which struck the Colony Gorly yesterday morning.

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Sailing craft were still huddled Whole tent camps were blown away, cook houses,

torrents

in the shelter.

Incessant

drenebing the Colony throughout. Wedner- diy igist and Boodled many flats on the upper liuors.

Streets with

a poor drainage cystein were flooded. Pedestrians bad to wade through ankle-deep was water. Tu places the water over u foot deep.

Miniature waterfalls incon- venienced truffle where hill water gushed down into roads. Nullahs were miniature torrents.

re-

When the Stur Ferry opened its the restricted run be- tween the island and the main

camp lavatories, quartermaster supplies were lost, and Nissen huts were flooded, at times with two feet of water.

A brick wall caved in on L

sleeping soldiers of the Pioneer and anti-tank units of the Argyll and Sutherland

13:30 Sufferry! Highlanders,

their severe lacerations faces and bodies.

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The men, Privates Jim Buch, Mathew Kennedy, James Lynch, Nell and Lance Corporal Stewart living were sent to Army a

the mich rc-

and two of

of

mile

storm, during the

and more than yesterday morning, 300 man in tha unit walked two miles to the 161 Indepen. dent Field Squadron's camp for breakfart.

Kai Tak Operations

Kai Tak Airfield took to an enforced rest string the best part of yesterday, the almost deserted strips, Beld and ter- minal buildings presenting a ghostlike quiet in contrast to of its daily the nuisy scene activities.

After shucing duwn late Wednesday evening, the held was not turetionnu ngain und 3 pan.

some 14 plime yesterday when

in wore expected of CATC from Cinton. Only two however, landed nere between 430 på. and 5 pr.. without louds. Th other

apparently cancelled. And at 7 pan. the con- trol tower ugrtare the unport closed

af

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The th warning reerived the airport on Wedseda

airline companies porting tel

land around noon the prea round pisutches on their faces and moved into offices, shower rooms buy with shopping their aireratti

the Pler quickly became with anxious

and Impatient people who had either heard the

Alleri

Jailen

saeglog and

Tamer Corporni Tony Hodkinson the 1st Independent Field Squadron said that the entire personnel of the camp got up al vehicles, struck their tents, and 3, and secured all the motor

quired

and the Sergeants' Mess (or the night. Army maintenance crews were

was billeted Hodkinson, whe "news" over the air by mouth, working at full speed to repair

telephone Nesen hut, added that he Factory Loses Roof

the switchboard feel of water in the hut, ions between Buses arriving at the Star Ferry poles; all telephone communica-uke up this morning with two Ho saitt: "The water Was And the 28th Gurkhas, 25th Ficht

nel 2nd/h about six inches from the top of my bedeling, and books, hats, Gurkhas were disrupted.

were floating Engineers

26 hoss and letters Cali Signalman

Drakt,

around. said that

"It's the first time in my life ever got up in the morning and hud to wade to breakfast."

Two steel-plated shelter hats for jeeps collapsed and were blown away at the camp.

putired forth a continual stream forward of people who surged

the moment they alighted. Even with the assistatice of the police,

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the Ferry inspectors had a totigh Gurkha day, their camp

tune controlling the crowds mill-1.30 am. ing round the gates,

struck down all the tents,

He added:

"A few minutes

It took a "Chin Mal" reporter moved en masse Into the Ser- a little more than an hour begeant's Mess.. tween the time he alighted from

bus and the time he managed laier the electricity went off, and all of us were crowded in a pitel tark room trying to prepare our tohoord the ferry.

its and bedding.”

On the mainland, many streets were flooded while others, such as Forfar Road and Stirling Road. in Kowloon City, were caked with mur.

type

A bleaching factory in the same aren had a small portion of its roof blown aff. Corrugated roof sheets and similar material were found sent- terer at a

a wide area around at a apartment yet-un Brished house which building materials

in were stocked.

Trees uprooted or leaning crookedly were commen sights. while Chinese strects signs and wooden posters lay scattered about.

Buses And Troms The Kowloon Motor Buя TO- sument all regular routes in the city at 8. 45 a.m. but the runs to the New Territories were held over until 3 p.m.

Wednesday through fast

All afternoon and evening, mainten- were at work anec persocne? wenging the planes down. Many

were down at the last moment in Canton.

Slight Damage In spite of pricautions taken however, damage done by the blow

early yesterday morning was apparent although slight,

CATC and CNAC suffered some drange to their aircraft when the winds swept through the soir- field battering hangars and planes, A Dakota belonging to the turned Airways was Hung Kang

the A rations NCA, Victor Rowles, on its site by

winds and an- Catamo, Burked on of the same unit sakl that several other plane, 85-pound bags of sugar were JAMCO's lot was displheed from with its left wing water flooded its surringe destroyed when into the food storehouse.

tipping the ground. A molor Corporal Charles Pelree, cook cycle. belonging to a CNAC pilot, near The praya, was 1st Independent Field parked of the 26 Gurkhas said that he of the was awake all night trying to Squadron, said that he got up blown in the sea. keep the cump's generator opera- two hours before usual yesterday ting

to prepare breakfast,

Cookhouse Blown Away

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An officer of the unit said that He added: "The first thing wo ne hoped to have the telephone, had to do was sweep about eight thischer or water out of the mess working

hall.

"But we did pretty well; all the men had bacon, eggs and por- ridge."

of the 2nd The cookhouse 10th Gurkhas was blown half a

ither submerged DI blown ashore.

Kowloon Tong

In Kowloon Tong, damage was dane to In the greater part fences and garden wall Along

could Waterloo Road,

All streets were strewn with debris and pieces of signboards shattered by wind and rain. The The force of the scale resulted brick railings of a top floor of an

in a large number of radio aerials old bulking

and in a few cases, small trees, on Queen's Road, being blown down and it was an East, colapsed during Wednes uncommon sight to see a bamboo

Fortunately, there day night.

pole

On the island the China Motor Bus started their Queen's Road- lappy Valley run at 7.30 p.m. on

Was no one on the road at the lenit Hongling in the air at the a curtailed service. The Univer-

Lime.

Gloucester Clock Damaged

in the Central Distriel, window panes were shattered by, the force of the wind and shutters swept off.

Two panes on the North late of the Gloucester Building clock were smashed. As a result the numerals

were 1, and l blown away.

Reminders

Today Members Council meeting Euro-

penn YMCA, papály HK Light Orchestra SingeTE. TO-

hearsal, St. John's Cathedral hall, 7 pm Y's Men's Club* Ladies Night, Cosmo Club, 87A Connaught Road Central, 30 p.m. Chawn Land Sales, Distriol Office, Tuips, 11.30 am: Kowloon Magierary Building, 11 man

Coming Events

NANDAAN OMORROWIN

of a wire. Only slight damage was re- ported at the Ritz Dathing Pavl- ΠΟΥ and the Chunk Sh

Shing Bathing Favilion.

Heavy seas, a strong wind and blinding rain yesterday morning did not deter a number of street arching from bathing and swim- off the waterfront opposite ming the Western Market.

Shortly after a.m., after the

terry system resumes opera.

tion.

First were the Shamshulpo and Mongkok ferries each starting three launches...

At 12.40 p.m. the Golden Star of the Star Ferry started on her cross harbour trip from Kowloon to be joined shortly by two other Inunchts.

Pontoon Jams.

*

One of the pontoons at the Kowloon Pier jammed yesterday morning and could not be raised for service. (The pontoons are normally hunk when the ferries stop operations at night)

Other pontoons were buffeted and

Required minor repaler. Strong winds and heavy, swolls ah cariter sumption

of

Army. Bogder Trial at Sookunpoo, latinelisear, the

VRC-Army

Berth

of the heavy The Hong Kong Pier parallel to

at Swimming Meet at the Pay instead of the unin landing platform on both sides. pfocedure under

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SUNDAY Third Annual General Meeting.

of Tiamle Cefon at Moham- medan •*. Cemetery, -Fatima Club. Arifiversary.dk

Vehicular Ferry began operations ab ̈pm/

erkschervices to Cheung Chau

Were- resumed at 215pm).

No Information regarding the

xity, Queen. Mory and Talkoo routes were resumed at 9.30 um the Stanley route at 1,30 p.m. and the Aberdeen run at 3 p.m.

The Peak tram service was not resumed until 10.15 am.

There was no disruption in the Railway service and all trains schedule including the ran on Canion expless..

Tram service on the island re- sumed at R.45 u.m.

Chinese Huts Used

Several score of the Argy!! - Regiment left their tents and slept in Chinese huta for the reel of the night.

The Commanding Officer of the be reen unit said that it was a decision many a fallen wall blocking the of either sleeping in the water, the Chinese huts, and he ravements. Fallen leaves, branches or

thought the hats were the least made up the result of the pre-ebjectionable.

About 125 men of the 28th vious night's blow.

Deep in Kawloon Tong area, Field Regiment, avho had set up from camp on Wednesday afternoon water, collected rain

near Fanling, slept in a garage about 100 feet long and 10 fee: wide.

streams gushing down Iran the hill sides formed the ices. At the junction of Kent and Suffolk instance, Roads for

the "rain pond" was of a size that children were keen

seen floating on it in little, home made bouts.

The Army camp being built in Kowloon Tong had its stinre of trouble. The many Quonket and No reports have come in of any Nissen hulg built, withstood the fishing vessels having been sunk winds quite strongrass of being

tures No report has also been receiv

process

ed regarding damage to vegetable built, which numbered quita farms in the New Territories. few, were twisted and distorted; Very little vegetables came out and iron sheets, not completely were flapping in the from the New Territories yester-fixed on, day but this is attributed to the wind. typhoon, and normal supplies expected today.

we are.

Downtown Kowloon had Utue

to' show of damage? Sign boards were the only heavy sufferers In the Causeway Bay area, windows were either shattered or and at points, traffic lights of blown away. Roads: were covered hxed to islands, were blown from with mud, torn up roof tiles and their cement bases, Cinana show- tree branches.

boards were wiped clean of their Tha Typhoon shelter was advertising. But cinema goers, crowded with craft, Marts of the who had kept from the two ma-

'on a·birthday cakd,'

rush for the last two shows of Chinese Junks looked like candles tinces turned up in the usual

A number of sampans were the day, da

My familys standby, in case

STOMACH

always has

ANTACID POWDER

The camp's lavatory was blown

OOOH!

away during the night,

Lance Corporal Gordon Bordall 410 Independent Plant of the Trees, said yesterday that their tents started to blow away about 130 in the morning.

He added: "We were helpless and as first one, and then another tent would collapse, some of the | men would just be lying back

and laughing. It seemed funny at- the titne."

Of the few remaining upright tents in the New Territories yes- terday, none were occupied, and most were sugging badly.

Recently constructed dirt roads connecting the camps were un- passable in a motor car.

Occasional signs, tree branches and small rocks littered the New working Territories ronds, and gangs of working on the roads at dawn yesterday had the routs cleared by the evening.

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