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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1936.

TYPHOON'S DEVASTATING

ACROSS COLONY

BOULDER DISLODGED

A large boulder was dislodged from Signal Hill and fell on to Chatham Road where it split in two pieces.

TOLL IN HUNG HOM

The typhoon took its toll in the Hung Hom district with a most unparalleled severity. Some, idea of the force of the wind when it

was at its height could be gauged. from the damage caused to the east promenade of the Kowloon Docks in the vicinity of the beach. Huge cracks in the concrete

walk gave indication of the fury of the waves In some parts the concrete had caved in while there' was also a gap spreading over ten fect of crumbled wall.

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Wanchal district, came in for more than its share of the ty- phoon's toll,

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One of the Chinese gunboats was anchored in the vicinity of Cust Rock buoy while a few hundred The Rotary playground and the

yards

trom Holt's Whart the Southorn playground were comi-3.0.J.L. tner Tisadane lay at an- derably damaged, signboards and chor. broken glass from windows littered the streets.

Three trees along Causeway Bay Road were uprooted and the force or the wind was of auch strength as to bend a steel lamp-post as if It were a plete of bamboo.

One exceptionally large falling grass the

varer the tram tramo between

Causeway Bay and Shaukiwan fo some time until it was cleared

away.

No serious damage was done to the boats in the typhoon shelter.

DASHED AGAINST WALL

waves

The 33. Shun On was blown dur- ing the height of the typhoon to- wards Lai Chi Kok and became She was bashed unmanageable. against the sea wall off the Kailan Mining Administration, and soon tree

early Towards the track book water. tram

hours of yesterday morning she rapidly broke up as the fury of the dashed her relentlessly nghinst the sea wall. All that could be seer of the craft. when the storm abated was a funnel tossed up on the sea wall The rest of AT STATUE SQUARE

the ship was completely submerged. The east wall of the decks sur-

The greatest damage since, the At Kowloon Bay, the Chinese tered damage there being several 1926 typhoon was sustained yester Customs cruiser. Hal Chow, under- noticeable cracks. Nearby on the day by the trees and the plants. gong repairs at a shipyard, broke shore had been washed up a quan- Several were uprooted wale others away from her moorings, and was tity of native craft debris among

had their branches torn off. Op-grounded within ten yards of the witch was the hull of a sampanposite the Hong Kong und Shang-promenade wall at Kau Put Shek. and several masts and boards. hal Bank building one of the palm

One pole was washed some

trees was snapped almost in two Lwelve feet on to the turf banking while another was bent over at a above the promenade.

great angle.

Extensive damage to, trces, es- pecially to the ps.m trees, front of Le Dock terraces was done by, the storm and the diffe rent pathways were strewn with follage and broken branches.

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In the early hours large crowds Chinese gathered along the pruya where they indulged in col- lecting planks of wood floating in the harbour of the west wall of Kowloon Docka..

Railings surrounding the Hong

Kong Cricket Club ground near the Supreme Court collapsed in part.

The old City Hall building had a number of its windows blown in.

Though no extensive damage was done to motor cars, not a few had their hoods torn off.

Crowds of sightseers gathered to view the vessel which was high and dry with a list to port. She grounded within a stone's thrown of the rear of the premises of the

'hew Dogs' Home, Kowloon City.

both cases. we understand that no fatality attended

the grounding of the vessels.

NAVAL DISASTER Much valuable apparatus was Naval lost last night when the torpedo testing base at Laichikok was washed away. There were 20 com-casualties, though at first it was

thought that one of the guards had disappeared.

Along the waterfront the many wharves suffered severely.

A timber godown at Smithheld West Point, collapsed and

parked alongside.

A garden in West Terrace suf-pletely wrecked a car which was tered a severe quffeting while the fencing enclosing the hard tennis court was ripped away.

The Canton. Macao Steamboat Company's wharf also had its root dislodged.

Signboards. wireless masts, and garbage added to the confusion of the streets.

An electric cable in West Ter: race was damaged which resulted in the current supply being cut off. Bulkeley Street. Wahu Street and other thoroughfares in the

TWO LIVES LOST vicinity were under about two feet of water and the shops auffered

Two lives were lost when junk considerable damage to their No. T2099K sank when anchored stock. Shop tokis waded in the Salwanho, water and went about their bust-The boat was loaded with salt and ness as best they could.

Buses on this route did not com- mence their service until shortly before 10.30 a.m.

The heavy seus prevented the Hong Kong Hung Hom Kowoon City ferry service from operating during the morning.

ON THE ISLAND

near

Shauriwan.

had a crew of about twenty men. When the boat sank the crew swam to a nearby junk. Two of the men were found to be missing. Another man was seriously serious- ly injured when struck by the floating debris. He was taken to the Government Clyll Hospital.

While anchored th the typhoon shelter in Causeway Bay the cargo of boat No. 178V was blown over-

Jured..

A number of plenics were can- Two partles on their way celled.

Clear Water Bay were tuned bark by the Police launch

The damage to Island property.board and lost. Nobody was in- though extensive was not attend ed by the great loss of life that was at first expected. The grea test calamity, the collapse of the matsheds at Stanley. burying. 150 workmen, accounted for three lives with three others being seriously infured.

The three dead men were: Kwok Ngck, 35, married; Ng Kwoon, 23; and Leung Cheung, 22. The in- Jured men were Chan Wah, 35, miarrled, 'Ah Tak, 15, and Ho Hck. 23. were taken to the Government Civil Hospital

These

matsheds. housing the workmen of the Tung Sang Con- struction Company, collapsed at 2.30 am, burying all the occu- pants. They were situated at the south end of the new Gaol.

Several fire engines and ambu: lances under the charge of Mr. H.. T. Brooks, Superintendent of the Fire Brigade, and a detachment of the Police, under Sergt. W. 5. Dall. officer-in-charge of Stanley Police Station, were soon on the scene rendering assistance.

The dead men slept in the same matshed. Several others received minor injuries which were treated on the spot.

News of another collapse in the Tin. Hau Temple took the rescuers into the village where they found that part of the temple had "col- lapsed, though no one is believed to be hurt.

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AT REPULSE BAY

Considerable damage was done at Repulse Bay, many sheds on the bathing beach, being wrecked. those which spared Amongst badly were the matsheds owned by ILE The Governor and Mr. R. M. Henderson." Director

Ladian

A collision was narrowly averted the sub- in the Harbour when

and the marine Rover

teaker Ebonol swung as though to collide. The submarine swung around as would have hit the tanker but for the naval tug, Alliance, which came in between at the critical moment.

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DISTRESS SIGNAL FROM SUNNING

Philippine Shipping Losses

Manila, Aug. 17. The R.C.A. pleked up arr 8.0.S. message at 3.49 a.m. from the Bri: tish vessel Sunning, driven ashore at Junk Bay near Hong Kong.

The typhoon swept over North Luzon over the week-end. The Government survey vessel Fathom- er was lost. but the crew was saved: Several other small vessels are misslag, and a number of deaths are reported-

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LOSS TO CHINA COAST

Hydrangea And Sunning Will Be Missed

of Public Both the .. Hydrangea and the 5.5. Sunning are well-known ships in Hong Kong and along the China CORSE.

Works. Whilst Mr. E. Raymond's big wooden shed had its roof blown on to the Beach Road.

Beach Road was impassable, ba- ing blocked, from one end to the other with uprooted masses of branches.

trees

The Hydrangea (1,131 tons) wis built by Messra. C. Connell and

OBITUARY

Death Of Lord. Strachie

ANCESTOR KNIGHTED BY BLACK PRINCE

London, July 25. Lord Strachie died at his Somer. set höme on July 25, aged T7. He had been ill for some time

1909 to 1911.

He was an authority on educa- tion and agriculture, and was Par- iamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture from He had also been representative of the Board of. Agriculture, in the House of Commons, and from 1905 to 1909 was Treasurer of his Ma- jesty's Household,

Lord Strachte had a very active | life long after he had passed nis 70th birthday, and a year or two

ago it was stated that he was so

busy that he forgot when his birth-

day came round.

Three years ago he spoke in the

on foreign meat to help the British House of Lords in favour of duties

farmer.

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Trader." he decinred, "but I say it "I have been a life-long Free

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simply logical to protect wages of the labourer and not to protect the product of his labour."

Lord Strachte at that time Str

THE KING'S HOLIDAY

VISIT TO RIVIERA CANCELLED

London, July 28. It was announced officially at Buckingham Palace yesterday that the King has cancelled his holiday at the Chateau de l'Horizon, Can- nies.

The King had arranged to leave London on Thursday or Friday for Cannes to spend August at the Chateau.

H.K.F.A. COUNCIL MEETING

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Division Team Limitation

The Hong Kong Football Associa- tion held its council meeting at the Sports Club yesterday at 5.30

ATHLETIC IN LIMELIGHT

BASEBALL RESULTS

New York, Aug. 16 The results of the League base- ball matches play.i to-day were as follows:

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Upon the return of Col, H. C. Harrison to the Colony, he took the

Philadelphia .................... chair, which had been previously New York occupied by Mr. T. A. Mitchell

Boston Brooklyn

After Mr. Bliss read the minutes of the last annual meeting. Col. Harrison remarked on the limita- tion of twelve teams in the Arst Boston division. As the proposal had an Brooklyn alternative, the management com- mittee should have charge.

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owing to darkness,

which he had rented from Miss Maxine Elliott. It is "understood that his Majesty's de- cision to cancel his holiday is due to the troubles in Spain. The King, realizing that the respon- albilities of the French authorities, already heavy, have been greatly Increased by the Spanish troubles, did not wish to add to their res ponsibilities at the present time. It

There was much controversy on Chicago.. is understood that numbers of peo- this subject, and H. K. Lee was the Gill homered. ple are crossing the Franco-Spán- | most strenuous objector to the Cincinnatti

for this reason that the King re ish frontler uncontrolled. It was

luctantly decided to abandon his holiday.

Mr. Bliss said that the proposal to change the limit from twelve

Chicago to fourteen on the last meeting Cincinnatti held on August 4, was not carried.

MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT

During his visit to France at the week-end for the unveiling of the Vimy Ridge Memorial the King, it

proposal of the limit of twelve teams. The final decision was a St. Louis twelve team basis, and the first pittsburgh game of the. coming season was fixed on the last Saturday ingt. Louis September.

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Edward Strachey, Bart, was caused is understood, discussed the posi-INTERPORT LAWN Diamaggio, Powell and Lou Gehrig

to the peerage in 1911. His son. the Hon. Edward Strachey, who succeeds to the title, 1954.

Sutton Court, Lord Strachie's home in Somerset, has been in the family, for generations.

A John Strachie was knighted at Crecy when the Black Prince was invested as Duke of Cornwall in 1337. The adventures of William strachle, who was shipwrecked in Elizabeth's reign, are said to have inspired the shipwreck scene in

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tion with the President of the French Republic, M. Lebrun, and told aim of his decision. Before he left France on Sunday the King sent the following telegram to the

President:

"Q.leaving the shores of France, i wish to express to you, Monsieur

le President, my-corotal thanks for all the trouble taken by the French authorities to ensure the comfort and convenience of my journey to Vimy and to repeat how greatly your presence, at to-day's memor- able ceremony was appreciated both by myself and by the people of Canada.

BOWLS PLANS |

HONG KONG TO PLAY NINE MATCHES IN SHANGHAI

Shanghai, Aug. 12. At a meeting of the Lawn Bowls Association held on Monday even- ing. the Interpart programme against Hong Kong in Septemper was issued.

EMPRESS COMING "Although to my great regret Empress of Asia on September 6.

TO ENGLAND

ARRIVAL NEXT MONTH

London, July 25. The Daily Telegraph learns that the Empress Menen will come to England next month to join the Emperor Hallé Selassie and their children, who have been in Eng- land since June 3.

The Hong Kong interport team will arrive in Shanghai by the 3.5.

'am compelled to change my plans | owing to their late arrival on that for the unmediate future, I would dare no match has been arranged. susure you, Monsieur le President, The team will leave again for Hons. how much I look forward to furKong on September 16. The fol- ther visits to your hospitable coun- lowing is the full programme at try."

ratches they will play:-

Monday, Sept. 7 Reca Recreation Ground (Recs green)...

Tuesday, Sept. 8 Lusitano Hong- Kew Park (C. L. green).

M. Lebrun telegraphed in re

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thank your Majesty most heartily for your kind message; and congratulate myself on the memory your Majesty is good enough to carry away of your visit to France. It is with profound joy that I as sociated myself with the French people in the moving homage paid at Viny to the memory of the heroir soldiers of Canada, whose | Wayside Park (Y.B.C. green).; sacrifice contributed so much to serving the cause of Uberty."

The King's revised holiday plans

Wednesday Sept. 9 186 Interport Hongkew Park (PL.B.C. green).

Thursday, Sept. 10 Country Club Country Club green).

The Empress has been staying in Jerusalem since she and the Emperor. Ded from Addis Ababa The Emperor, it is understood, now wishes to be able to leave her safely settled in England with the Crown Prince, the Duke of Harrar are not yet known. and. Princess Tsahal, in case he should have to return to Abyssinia

in the near future.

The Emperor and his children have been staying at an hotel at Worthing since he returned from his visit to the League of Nations) at the end of last month.

Although the Emperor has in- spected a number of houses with a view to purchase a private. re- sidence, no decision has yet been reached. A member of his entour- age informed a representative of

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EMPIRE EXHIBITION IN JOHANNESBURG

Collection Of Modern British Pictures

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London. July 25. Major A. A. Longden, of the De-

and Company, Ltd.. Glasgow, in 1916. The "Daily Telegraph" yesterday, Partment of Overseas Trade. leti

for Government service: Her The "Lido Lady" rode out the length is 255 feet and she has a

cruiser stern. She is steel screw. storm.

The Hydrangea was sold by the Admiralty to the Chin On Steam- |ship Company in 1920.

SHIPPING SUFFERS

Several Narrow Escapes.

The Japanese fishing trawler, Nam Mee, which apparently had broke her moorings, was washed Ashore near the cable house to the east of the Kowloon Docks.

The trawler lay on a port list and was dangerously near some rocks.

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that it is probable that a choice will be made when the Empress

arrives.

The Sunning (2,555 tons) was Scale (over 75 miles an hour) and constructed at the Talkoo Dock the barometer 28.69 inches. yard in 1910 and has à length of 310 feet.

England yesterday for South Africa. He has gone out to repre- sent the British Council. and has taken with him 479 paintings by modern British artists since 1900. They are for the Art Gallery in the Empire Exhibition in Jahan- nesburg, to be opened on Septem- ber 15,

fne Tate Gallery, the Nationa.

Portrait Gallery, the City Art Gal-

"Communication with Pratas has been interrupted since that time." In 1927 she was pirated and on Continuing its course it passed that occasion, her master, Capt. close to the South of Gap Rock Pringle and the officers, success- between 4 and 5 am this morning fully held the pirates at bay. When and will probably enter the Coast Southport beaten the pirates threatened to are the ship but were frustrated.

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west of Matso later this morning.

leries of Aberdeen, Manchester Bradford, Leeds, Birmingham, Stock-on-Trent," and "Wind reached gale force by 11 Oldham, and the Whitworth Art p.m. at Cap Rock and the Royal Gallery of Manchester have help- Observatory, force 12 being maine to make this representative of tained at the latter station for British modern art, Many leading three consecutive hours, between 4 private collectors have also lent

pictures, The following' statement was "The highest velocity atrained- Among the pictures are works given out by Mr. C. W. Jeffries, by the wind was 131 miles an hour by Aubrey Beardsley, Max Bear Director of the Royal Observatory in two gusts, which occurred at bohm, Augustus John, Walter yesterday morningun

3.30 and 4 am. During the period | Bickert, Wizon Steer Stanley

MR. C. W. JEFFRIES' STATEMENT

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The crew had managed to make her fast with a rope from the bow. Aboard the Nam Mee was a set- man, apparently the sole occupant,

·FATAL COLLAPSE

looking after the wrecked craft. Shortly after 5 am. yesterday aThe freighter Chief Capilano, collapse occurred at 35, Jardine's which had ipy with other merchant Bazaar, Causeway Bay, resulting vessels in Kowloon Bay in order in the death of two men. Ten to ride out the storm, dragged her. "The typhoon was first located there were a number of guts, ex- Spencer, and the late Bir William athers, including women and chil-chains and came alongside the on August 11, whilst its predeces-ceeding a 100 miles an hour, a Orpen, bncluding his portrait of dren were injured The building praya, wall with her bow near the sor was still in the Balingting moderate number exceeding 110 Mg. Lloyd George. There are was of two storeys the first floor China Light and Power Company's Channel, and the two typhoons res" and a few exceeding 120. - The low several pictures by the late Char- being used as a dwelling

new workshop at Tai Wan and her mained in existence together until eat readings of the barometer re les Condes, who specialized in The Fire Brigade was again on stern to the Hok Un works the evening of August 14 Laat duced to mean sea level was 29.07 painting on ally, One of these will hand and soon extricatia the un- Anchored in Kowloon Bay yes night's visitor was then situated at the Observatory and 28.53 21 not return to Englang, the "Fan- fortunate victims.

terday morning could be seen a about 400 miles east of Manila, Gap Rock at, 3 a.m and a.m. taale Espagnole," presented The deceased were Leung Sun, number of ships, including a moving North-west. By the oven Between 5 p.m. on Sunday and 8.30 Capetown by Sir Edmund Davis,

Douglas steamer, a JCJL vessel, of August 15 It was croading am. yesterday,, 3.81 inches of rai Very few artists are represented 66, coolie, and Ah Chung

About 100 yards further on, at a BI. steamer and a Japanese car-Luzon to the south of the Aparri, were recorded varan kain ang and

by single picture: No. 7. Blacksmith Lane, another go ship.

and it war esident: from the weaThe local warning signals were,

The pg/cy, 116 about Rm. The Japanese steamer Shinkyo ther map that the gymbdas hoisted as follows, No.1 at 2 bean to choose, a few good, artists. collapse occurred These premises were occured by Maru, which had lay in Howloon of considerable area and intensity.m. on Sunday, No. 5 at 1.49 pm, and, to take from each of them a

"Its course from this point was No. 7 at 11.20 p.m., No. 10, at 12.25 the Kapng Tai Wo Rattan shop. Bay, also, dragged her chains dur- No person was, injur but the esing the storm and at daybreak she 4 little mortar of wat. If pissedam yesterday, and No.-8 at 6.35

the 30 occupants who were lay on the Kowloon Docks the through the south of Pratas Shuga, a

floor was returned to Kowloon Bay an hour sleeping on the gro

De two later. "nothing short of rif

tp.m. on Sunday, the wind them The No. 8 algmal was lowered at being" ENE force 12, Beaufort 3 p.m. yesterday.

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Up. There are 18 by the, late. AmbrosOMCEVOYLBA which show, every;; development of ..., thà artist's work from the earliest to the latest stages.

Friday Sept. 11 S.L.B.C. Recrea tion Ground (S.L.B.C. green).

Saturday, Sept. 12 2nd Interport

Sunday, Sept. 13 Hoogkew G. C. Hongkew Park (H.G.C, green).

Monday, Sept. 14 3rd Interport Recreation Ground (Reca green).

Tuesday, Sept. 15 Junior G. C. (Junior Golf Club green).

All matches will start at 3 p.m.

The umpires will be T. G. d'Almeida and P. W. Ephgrave. The Interport dinner will be held on Monday, September 14, those wish- ing to attend are requested to send in their names to the Hon. Secre- tary of the Association by Friday. September 11.

HANKOW INTERPORT

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CLOSING SCENES AT OLYMPICS

Berlin, Aug: 18. Herr Adolf Biter, German Chan-

cellor, was among the 100,000 per-

sons assembled in the 'floodlit Olympic Stadium to see the closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games

to-night.

Az dozens of searchlights bullt a dome over the stadium, the Olym- plc flame, which has burned since the games began, was extinguished and the Olympic, tag was slowly hauled down. The allent crowd gave the Olympic salute.

After a minute's dead silence, the crowd sang the Nan Horit Wessel song and quietly dispersed...

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willing to make the trip are to be The team picked for Shanghai in the hands of the Hon. Secretary 2- will leave on Friday, September 28 ) of the Association by August 18.- for Hankow. The names of those (N.C.D.N.).

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