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THE TYPHOON.

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IN THE HARBOUR.

HOW SHIPPING FARED.

With plenty of warning of the approach of a typhoon, all shipping in port had time to make fast to typhoon moorings, and for river steamers to proceed behind Stone

cuttera

There is, fortunately, little to record from the waterfront. The

ance

harbour bare a deserted appear- on Saturday morning. The few big ships in port Were at typhoon buoys and the wharves were deserted. Motor boats had disappeared, and there was not a junk or sampan to be seen-these had crowded the typhoon shelters at Causeway Bay and Yaumati the previous night.

The central figure in the harbour was the P. O. 4.3. Rawalpindi. She had gone from A Buor to opposite the Harbour Office, and during the severe blow at about 11.30 am. her officers had a rather

alarming experience.

She dragged her moorings, "and began to slip through the water towards the Steamboat Company's wharf, stern on. She was almost on top of the wharf, according to eye witnesses, when what appear. ed to be an inevitable collision was averted. Two anchors were drop- ped, and eventually the ship's engines were got going and she was made fast again to her previous moorings. It appears that the one anchor down slipped, and the has ser mooring her to her buoy broke under the sudden strain.

Yesterday the Rawalpindi, none the worse for her exciting adver ture was back at A 1 buoy.

Danger Averted.

It was reported that Naval rat ings had been requisitioned to mana the laid-up C.N.C. ships in Kow. loon Bay. This appears not to have been the case, and Messrs. Butterfield &' Swire's staff looked after the safety of the steamera unaided.

"The fehang broke away from her cable, but by careful handling by the staff on board the danger of going ashore was averted; and she TAR secured with two further cables.

The C.B.C. ship Taikoo Wan Yi broke from her moorings"in Eow- loon Ray and drifted, ashore off the Chinese shipyard at Kowlcon Bay The Taikoo tugs were out yesterday to her assistance and made an effort to pull her off again She is in no danger.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 22nd, 1927.

The Lung Shan arrived here on lowered, owing to the roughness of

Friday night, and the Taishan the water and consequently the sailed for Canton at 1 am on

PREPARED FOR THE WORST.

the annoyance of the hundreds wait- HOW THE SIGNALS WENT UP. ing to get back to the other side.

Saturday. The Tauhan left Can-ferry returned to Kowloon, much to ton but had to take shalter half way betwean there and Hong Kong instead of returning here on Satur day afternoon, she came in restes day morning with a full load of passengers. The Lushan sailed this morning for Canton at I s.m. and the Kinahan will be going up at 8 am, to-day, thus bringing the schedule back to normal. This vessel went up on Friday morning and began her return trip in the afternoon, but took shelter and arrived with a "full load of passen- Bers about the same time as the

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In the Typhoon Shelters. Jurks and sampans were singu- larly free from mishap. They crowded the typhoon shelters, and at Causeway Bay on Saturday afternoon, what with a high tide! and rain water pouring into the shelter from the nullah by the French Hospital, the native craft were aurging against each other level" with the roadway. In one or two instances there was a certain

amount of wreckage, loose boards being ripped away and tossed by the gals on to the road, but apart from minor accidents of this sort, there was no harm done.

Junks Ashore...

Up to last night two junk losaei had been reported."

One junk "went" ashore at Stone- cutters, but there was no one on

Taishan.

Damage to Waterfront,

Although shipping escaped, wharves on the Hong Kong and They got the Kowloon side did not. full force of the gale, and yester day bore traces of its force. A stroll along the waterfront told its tale.

The Hai On Po Tak, Wing Lok Street, Steamboat Company, Shamshuipo, Douglas O.S.K., Wharf Star Ferry wharf, etc., bad all been damaged.

Fortunately the injury is of a minor extent and does not to any extent interfere with the berthing or with

PARsengers using the wurfs. Planking has been ripped off, electric vizes, have been sever- off, electric wires have been sever- The Hong Kong, Macao and Can- ton Steamship Company's wharf suffered very badly, the electric wires being severed.

During the storm the high seas fooded the wharves, several feet deep.

Harbour Activities. "By yesterday morning, the seas) had subsided, although there was still a swell running, and the har bour was again alive. Motor boats were plying, tugs were making their way here and there, some tow- ing junks, others carrying passen gers and company's agents to and from ships, and native craft were scurrying before the breeze. The majority, however, spent a quiet Sunday in the shelter ..of the typhoon harens.

"Rescue Tug..

The Government's rescue tug, Kau Sing, was on duty all through but her "services were not called upon.

Along the Reclamation. The reclamation along Praya East does not appear to have fared any worse, than the rest of the Hong Kong side of the harbour. There was very little damage done. considering the duration of the

blow.

In the meanwhile the Taumati Ferry Company had sent a ferry across, the many Kowloon residents made their way down the Praya to this one and made the trip. One passenger on the Arst Yaumati ferry to cross, told our representative that the sea was running very high and it was a difficult and trying passage. He was glad when it was over, especially when a sudden qual bit the ferry and the Chi- nese passengers took fright, and like a dock of sheep plunged to

side of the forry, so that there was grave danger of capsizing.

The Star Ferry resumed running as 10.30, twelve hours after it had first ceased, and needless to say it was crowded for several trips.

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Ferry Damaged.

THE WEATHER REPORTS.

Planty of time was given for residents, shipping and junk peo- ple, to prepare for the worst. It was fairly peaceful, up to five or six o'clock on Saturday morning when everyone was in a state of preparation. Hospitals, househol ders, and shopkeepers put their shutters and outer doors before re- tiring for the night and on Sator. day morning the Colony was sa Bug and well bastored down, as Lay of the ships in the harbour.

Junks and sampaas had taken shelter early on Friday evening. following the hoisting of No. 1 signal, while all shipping had either gone to sea, Kowloon Bay or to typhoon moorings.

Friday night brought a lull be fore the storm and a false peaceful- One of the Star ferries which was | nese prevailed." Later in the even- king at anchor off Stonecutters was ing there were vivid flashes of light- dragged towards the rocks, and itning, distant thunder and heavy has been reported to be damaged.

THE OBSERVATORY

REPORT.

THE WIND'S VELOCITY.

AMAXIMUM OF 115 MILES

AN HOUR.

showers.

Shortly before midnight No. 2 signal (gale expected from the North-N.W. to N.E.)-went up.

Later Bignals. Following the hoisting of No. 2 signal it was thought that the "blow" would be upon the Colony in the early hours of Saturday morning, but later telegrams stated that in the absence of observations from Pratas the position of the typhoon was doubtful, but the pro- bability was that it would produce agale in Hong Kong in the after- noon.

MẸ, T. F. Claxton F.R. A.S., Director of the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, issued a Press official report yesterday which stated that the typhoon started on the 15th.to

A couple of hours later (at 3.15 the South of Guami and passed near

a.m.) a message stated that the Aparri on the 19th. Since this typhoon passed a little to the south date, however, there had been no of the Prutas at 2 a.m. and appear- observations received from eithered to be approaching dangerously Basco or Aparri, and this would near Hong Kong. indicated that these stations have broken down.

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A matter of three-quarters of an hour, before the Black Cross went up the Royal Observatory issued a weather report which stated that the typhoon passed less than ten miles to the South of Pratas at about 3 a.m., when the barometer fell to 28.86 and winds of Force II thewere experiented.

On Saturday morning, at three o'clock, the typhoon passed about ten miles to the South of Pratas, the barometer reading at Hong Kong being 29.68, with the wind EN.E. force 10 (60 miles per hour).

Arriving at Gap Rock, typhoon veered to N.N.E, being The centre of the typhoon was at force 9 at ten o'clock, and again then about 70 miles S.E. of Hong changing to E.N.E., it was force Kong and it was indicated that it 10 again at eleven o'clock. The would probably pass near Gap Rock barometer had by then fallen to in the afternoon.. 28.03.

The typhoon then appeared to be passing a few miles to the South The uncompleted sea wall was of Gap Rock. The wind at Gap under water for hours, and that Rock, however, emained steady at done. A few gaps have been made.noon, indicating that the typhicon's was where the most damage was E.N.E. until thres in the after-

speed had decreased.

and the extremities suffered.

Some of the sheds and temporary. gedowns, were partially disman-wind had reached E. force 10 and At four o'clock, however, the tled, but a few hours' work by the barometer had fallen to 23.69. coolies, soon put things right, and At this time the typhoon was with- the dainage was not at all serious, in a few miles to the South-west

of Gap Rock, moving W.N.W.

THE FERRY SERVICE.

YAUMATI THE FIRST ONE.

. The Black Cross. Then came the hoisting of the final signal, the Black Cross, short- ly before 11 a.m., this indicating that the typhoon might be expected from any direction.

Three maroons were fired at in- tervals of ten seconds from the

AMERICAN BASEBALL.

LAST WEEK'S GAMES.

RESULTS IN TIVO LEAGUES.

(REUTER'S 'AMERICAN BREVICE"]

The

NIW YORK, August 20th. results of the baseball matches during the past week

were:---

National League.

Saturday (August 13th);,

New York 5, Brooklyn. 1. Boston 0, Philadelphia 7. Boston 4, Philadelphia 3 Chicago 3, Cincinnati 1. St. Louis Pittsburgh 6. Sunday (August 14th);

New York 3, Philadelphia 1. "Brooklyn 0, Boston 4.

Chicago 7, Cincinnati 2. St. Louis 1, Pittsbrugh 5. Monday (August 15th):

Philadelphia 11, Boston 12 Tuesday (August 1eth):

Brooklyn 0, Chicago. New York 8, Pittsburgh 4. Philadelphia 5, Cincinnati 3. Boston 3, St. Louis 5. Wednesday (August 17th):

New York, Pitteburgh 4. Brooklyn 6, Chicago 5. Boston 3, St. Louis 7. Philadelphia 1, Cincinnati S Thursday (August 18th):

New York-Pittsburgh. Brooklyn-Chicago. Boston-St. Louis Philadelphia-Cincinnati.

(Postponed by rain). Friday (August 19th):

Boston, Chicago 3 Boston 6, Chicago 1. New York 3, Pittsburgh . New York 5, Pittsburgh 9. Philadelphia 3, Cincinnati 5. Philadelphia 0. Cincinnati 1. Philadelphia e, Boston 1. Philadelphia 1, Boston 8.

American League. Saturday (August 13th):

Washington 3, New York 6. Philadelphia 8, Boston 2. Cleveland, Chicago 0. Detroit 8, St. Louis 7. Sunday (August 14th);

Washington 2. New York 6. Cleveland 3, Chicago 7. Detroit 6, St. Louis 3. Tuesday (August 18th):

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Chicago 1, New York 8. Cleveland 3, Philadelphia 6. Cleveland 0, Philadelphia 8. Detroit 10, Boston 7.

St. Louis-Washington (postpon- Wednesday (August 17th): ed by rain);

Chicago, New York 3. Cleveland 1, Philadelphia 4. Detroit, Easton 2. St. Louis 1, Washington 4.

Thursday (August 18th):

St. Louis 3, Washington 2.

Chicago 4, New York 5. Cleveland 3, Philadelphia I. "St. Louis 6. Washington 3.

Detroit-Boston (postponed by

rain).

Friday (August 19th):

Chicago 3, New York 2. Cleveland 3, Philadelphia 5. Detroit 5, Boston 2. Detroit 14, Boston 7.

St. Louis C, Washington 1.

at the Harbour Office, Water Police Station, and repeated THE EASTERN OLYMPIAD

In the Grip.

the yale for the next twelve hours. The Colony was in the grip of

The wind dropped a little in force: At the Observatory the wind after I p.m. but then increased un- veered from N. force 7 at eight til 5 p.m. when it lessened consider-

force 8 at ten o'clock in the morn-

PARTY.

BASEBALLERS DELAYED AT

Among

MACAO.

those leaving to-day o'clock in the morning to N.E.,ably. All through the night the (August 2ad) by the La Teny

decreased in force, the guats be Far Eastern Olympiad, which is weather was squally, but the wind Maru for Shanghai, to attend the coming less frequent as time passed being held there between August Rain poured until nearly 27th and September: 3rd, are Mr. yesterday.

H. K. Lee, Hon, Treasurer, Mr. Yesterday morning the storms 8. W. Ko, Hon. Secretary of the signals were down, shipping was Chinese Amateur Athletic Federa- back at the Fustial buoys, and tion, and Mr. Hin Wong. Hon.

the afternoon.

The ferry service ceased on Saturing to E.N.E., force 10 at noon, day at ten o'clock. The crossings had been fairly smooth, despite the ad, force 11 at five o'clock 'n growing heave of the water, but with the freshening of the wind and the grave warnings from the Observatory, it was decided to

Lowest Reading. The lowest reading of the baro- meter recorded was 29.01 at two o'clock in the afternoon," while at

F.M.S. RAILWAYS. "

HEAVY DEMANDS MADE ON ROLLING STOCK.

A SIGN OF PROSPERITY.

In moving special provision of $300,000 to meet, the cost of addi tional relling stock for the railway at the meeting of the Federal Council at Kuala Lumpur, the Acting Financial Adviser said that the continued prosperity of the country had resulted in a general increase in traffic and there was every indication that the increase in tonnage would be more than maintained in 1929,

For the period from 1991 to 1026 the average annual increase had been at the rate of 138,000 tons, but there had been no corresponding in. crease in the numbers of rolling stock. Rather it might be said that it had decreased owing to the inan- cial'stringency of the slump period 19 to 1923. Provision was not made for the full replacement of vehicles condemned and withdrawn from traffic service

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ENGLISH PRISON RULES.

STOPPING PLOTS BY CONVICTS.

MEMBERS OF GANGS TO BE. SEPARATED.

The Home Office, following re- velations inade at a recent Old Bailey forgery case of conspiracies. hatched in prison, have devided to make drastic alterations in the re- gulations affecting convics guols.

The governor of the prison under the new regulations, acting on his own initiative or on information received from the police, will separate

members of criminal house-breakers, "and will distribute gangs of forgers, jewel thieves, Or

them in such a way as to make col- by auch gangs while in prison. lusion and conspiracy impossible

The Old Bality case was that in which two men were convicted and sentenced to penal servitude for forging Post Office money ordera. They met while serving sentences át_Dartmoor Prison.

conspired to carry out a series of During their incarceration they carefully organised forgeries, of money orders.

Fortunately the police were able to upact the plans which had been prepared in Dartmoor, and the loss of a large sum of money by the Post Office was prevented.

Robbery Plaza,

There have been many cases re- cently where the police have co-

More Waggons and Lighters. It had been deemed urgently necessary by the railway board that immediate steps be taken to place orders with the Crown, Agents for the supply of 279 waggons, and as taiped evidence that a number of the carrying out of the indents usually

took a year or Afteen months, it was necessary for the major portion of the indent to go forward at once.

been of

large-scale robberies "-hava planned between members criminal gangs while. in

prison. The new regulations will mean that the governor of the prison and his staff will keep a much closer watch on the prisoners in their care... Especial watch will be kept on convicts who are known to have been associated in crime.

In addition to the waggons it was found necessary to ask for five more lighters to cope with heavy increase

"There is little doubt that most of shipping at Port Swettenham. of the big forgeries and burglaries The condemnation of lighters dow during the past ten years have been in use had also to be considered and tive to press representative, re- planned in prison," said a detec- the five lighters were in part recently. The new regulations

quired to cover anticipated con- should do much to prevent prison demnations. They would be order. plots of this description." ed locally and early delivery ensar. ed.

The motion was carried.

SERVANT PROBLEMS IN F.M.S.

GOVERNMENT NOT TO CON- SIDER REGISTRATION.

THE M. Y. SAN COMPANY.

There will be an extraordinary general meeting of the M. Y, San Company, Ltd, this afternoon for the purpose of confirming the fol lowing resolution passed at a recent meeting:-That the arrangement between the Company and its credi- tors and the proposed sale of the Company's assets to a new Com- pany in consideration of the allot. The Hon. Mr. J. S. Arter, on the meat of one $5 ordinary share in subject of registration of servants the new Company for each 825 which was raised at the meeting of terms of which arrangement and share in the old Company, the the Federal Council at Kuala sale are embodied in the Agreement Lumpur, said that when a bill upon submitted to this Meeting and this subject was introduced in 1999 initialled by the Chairman for he believed it was objected to Srst identification, be sanctioned, pur- ly on the grounds that it would

suant to Sections 184 and 185 of the include the Malays, and secondly, Companies Consolidation Ordinance because it was not considered to be No. 58 of 1911 and that the Liquida- necessary, but lately a new factor tors be authorized to seal the said had arisen owing to the trouble in Agreement. China and there were authentic stories of householder sometimes

married and with young children SHIPPING 100 YEARS AGO. who had found themselves harbour- ing among their domestic staff mem- bers of the criminal classes.

Guarding Against Undesirables.

RECURRENT CYCLE OF

TROUBLES...

It had, therefore, been suggested that bill which only applied to Chinese or professional domestic For over 100 years their reports servants (the Malays and Indians gave an unbroken record of the regularly employed in this mancer

troubles and anxieties, and now were so few that in any case it and then the successes, of ship- would be hardly worth while com-

owners' Society, St. Mary Axe. Ia plicating the machinery for them), 1521, be said, the society's chairman might prove more acceptable and linens to soice a fears that the before the House of that any objection which the Chinese

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themselves raised would probably Port of London dock duty," al- that the measure was merely in- Even today, Mr. Geddes added. be withdrawn when they realised though professedly a temporary tax, would remain a perpetual one.'

ters out of an otherwise respectable hard on them. tended to keep undesirable charac- those

temporary taxes pressed community.

He frankly did not know what the great depression of shipping After a comparative survey of public opinion really was upon the

interests during the Great War subject but could personally sec and the Napoleonic wars, Mr. nothing invidious in the measure. Geddes, dealing with the current His only doubts were:-1, If such registration would actually effect its year's report, said that the altera- purpose? 2, Whether it was gene-

domestic servants?

suspend the service abortly after 5.30 it was rising, but oscillating wharves, and simpans were again General Secretary of the South rally desired by an employer of

this hour, the last ferry to cross from Hong Kong to Kowloon left at 10.30 .32,

Thousands of Kowloonites were stranded on the Hong Kong side,

board at the time, and presumably those leaving office and business, at it had broken adrift.

In the other case anash, boat went ashore off Kowloon Docks, and the two men on board saved themselves by jumping ashore.

The River Steamers.

a great deal.

The greatest squall velocity was, 115 miles an hour.

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The Eainfall.

The rainfall from 4 a.m. to 4.30 1 o'clock found there was nothing pm on Saturday to ten o'clock for them to do but to have tiin yesterday morning is added, it over here--consequently hotels and makes a total of 7.15 inches dur- restaurants were full-go to the ing the actual typhoon period. pictures or brave the storm and The total rainfall to date is now watch the harbour sights.

about 8 inches and it looks as if we shall yet retch the 100 mark

JUNK OVERTURNS.

The river steamers appear to havė It was twelve hours before Kaw suffered no damage. It being the loon people could get across the week-end they were either at this harbour.By this timothe Star Sport, or at Canton, or Kengmoon, Ferry Company on the Kowloon eta Those at the other porta re nude had been telephoned to by mained there until it was safe to hundreds as to when the ferry ser come to Hong Kong. Those here, vice was likely to be resumed. The Ewent to Stonecutters and yesterday first ferry was sent across at about

they returned to their wharves 0.30. The sea was then-very-rough Three persons have been removed along the waterfront in readiness and the ferry pitched heavily. It to the Kwong Wah Hospital, and to resume sailings to their respec- was found when it came alongside pus other is reported to have been Felva port

gangway - conli- not by drowned.

A "small" funk capsized in the harbour yesterday morning off Tai- Kok-Tsui, during a sudden squall.

in the harbour.

“SIAMESE” TWINS.

BIRTH AT GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL

thority's by-laws regarding the Au-

tion in the Port of

the dis- charge of petroleum spirit would China Athletic Association.

permit ocean-going vessels to carry Personally he thought he was in | F Among the Chinese athletes com. favour of it and suggested that their cargoes to Purfect and dis peting are several Hong Kong men something in the nature of a vote charge them there, whereas pre- and representatives of overazas and if favourable to the project it this arrangement, ho anid, were ob might be obtained upon the subject viously the limit of navigation was Thames Haven. The advantages of Chinese in Honolulú and Australia, should be proceeded with There are altogether more than 60

The High Commissioner indiented vious. that the Government were not pre- Chinese competitors, including footpared to consider the matter at pre- ballers, baseballers, swimmers, and sent-Straits Times. tennis players. The track and held representatives left here several weeks ago..

RUTHERFORD FOR WEST

***" HAM.

SUNRISE -AND SUNSET IN

HONG KONG

FOR AUGUST, 1027.

STANDARD TIME OF THE 120th

· MERIDIAN, EAST OF GREENWICH.

Date.

Sunrise Suniët.

At the Government Civil Hospital Maternity Ward on Friday a Chi- nese woman gave birth to twins, and it was found, that they wers Officials of the Bouth Chine joined together, in the manner Athletic Association are somewhat popularly known A the Siamese anxious about the members of the John Rutherford, the son of the twingi

basball team who left for a visit famous "Jock" Rutherford, 31 Newcastle and The Arsenal fame, One twin was boru some time to Macao last Friday and have not has been signed on by West Ham August 22nd 8.03 m. 0.50 p.m. later than the first, and both child- returned to Hong Kong, ob account United. Young John played out-

23rd.....6.03. 33 of the typhoon, which has held upside-right-for-Ilford for two ma fen have since died.

The babies were perfect in every all Hong Kong Macao traffic for, but the Areenal persuaded him to sign professional forms near the way, and in every way complete. the last two days. Unless the base-end of last season.

West Ham have also secured. They were joined at about the ball players are able to reach Hong James Hayes, an inside left, Iron Kong before noon-to-day they may Sunderland. They have now 32- middle of their bodies--

The mother is doing well..

professionals on their books. hays to leave by a later boat.

·24th.26.03.

23ti.....6.03

27th......6.04. 0.45

6.49

0.49.

6.48 15

20th, 0.03

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6.47

28th.....8.04 9th.6.04

6.43

30th

ALK.