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THE SERVICES

(By The Air Mail, London, August 21)

ROYAL NAVY

COMPLETION OF THE

SHEFFIELD

H.M.S. Sheffield will be handed over to the Navy on Her comple- tion She will be commissioned shortly for service in the 2nd Cruiser Squadron. Home Fleet," In place of the Orion, which is to re- lieve the Dragon on the 'America and West Indies Station Captain W. P. Mark Wardlaw. D.S.O., late Commodore in charge at Singa- pore, assumed command of the Sheffield in February last at the works of her builders. Vickers- Armstrongs. Limited, Newcastle- on-Tyne.

The Shemeld is the third ship of the new Southampton class ef 9,000 tons, armed with 12 6in. guns. and with accommodation for three amphibian aircraft. The Southam- ton and Newcastle were completed in March last and are now in the Home Flert. Two more, the Glas- gow and Birmingham, will be com- pleted very shortly, and three more. the Liverpool. Munchester, and Gloucester, during 1930. These eight ships, mounting 96 guns of Bin. calibre between them. and completed within two years, will be much more powerful than the 11 cruisers mounting 82 guns, which had been completed for the Royal and Dominion Navles during the previous five years.

APPOINTMENTS

The following appointments are made by the Admiralty:-

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Capt. E.-G. C. Malden, Victory for crse. (Oct. 18). to Galatea Oct. 28), and as Senior Engr. Officer, on staff of R/A (D),

Instr. Cdrs.-C. W. Winwood- Smith, to Victory for R.N.B. (Aug. 23) F. C. Sobey, to President for crse. (Sept. 8).

Surgn. Cdr.-P. N. Button, O.BE, MR.C.S.. L.R.C.P.. to Victory for Portsmouth Dockyard (Sept. 8),

J. Le S. Metcalfe, to Pembroke for M.T.E. Chatham (Sept. 11; and to Caledonia (Sept. 29).

ROYAL AIR FORCE

THE FLEET AIR ARM Reference to the coming change in the control of the Fleet Air Arm is made in Air Ministry Orders Issued recently, in which the following appears-

His Majesty's Government have decided that ship-borne aircraft will be placed under the adminis- trative control of the Admiralty. Pending the working out of a scheme to give effect to this de- cising administrative and opera- tional control will continue until further orders, defining the new otganization are issued.

ODIHAM STATION Squadron Leader K. R. McL. Reid, D.F.C is appointed for air sta duties at Odiham, consequent on his return. from four years in India, where he has recently com- manded No. 5 (Army Cooperation) Squadron at Chaklala. His last home service was at the expert mental establishments at Farn- borough and Martlesham from 1929 to 1933.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1937.

THE TYPHOON

FROM ALL POINTS OF THE COMPASS

The Naval authorities informed. us yesterday that the 8.3. An Lee struck the bows of HM.S, Buffolk 4 a.m. yesterday and twelve members of her crew jumped over to the cruiser where they were. cared for. The An Lee

then drifted away and a signal from H.M.S. Duchess stated that the An

Lee drifted across her bows with

a damaged stem.

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The matshed of the Comet Ball- ing Club on Middle Beach completely washed Away and twelve of the Comet class yachts were seen floating in the bay up- side down. The Snipe, which is owned by Mr. Aubrey Edgar, was washed ashore on Middle Island,

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At Happy Valley the football stands on the Football Club ground were reduced to match- wood while a number of trees in the cemeteries were completely uprooted Three of the cottages in the Wongnelcheong Village are reported to have collapsed.

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The s.s. Kwangchow, with" mall from Shanghai, Was reported ashore in South Lamma Island.

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The s.s. Conte Verde, with 80 to 90 passengers ΟΠ aground in Junk Bay. Details of the ship's predicament, were not to hand up to a late hour last even- ing but it is thought the damage.

R.A.F. APPOINTMENTS The following appointments in the Royal Air Force are notified:----

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH · Squadron. Leaders.-H. R. McL Reid D.F.C., to R.A.F. Station. Oldham (Aug, 8), for Air Staff duties: F. Z. Pearce, to Headquar- ters No. 5 (Bomber) Group, Mil- denhall (Aug.. 3). for Air Stafany, is slight. duties; J. R. Whitley. A.F.C., to No. 33 (Bomber) Squadron, Mildenhall (Aug. 9), for flying duties.

Light Lieutenants.-D. A. Pem bertön, to No. 601 (County of Lon- don (Fighter) Squadron, Hendon (July 22); C. R. J. Pink, to No. 8 Flying Training School, Montrose (July 31; A. J. Biggar, to No. 004 Surg. Lt.Cdr.-G. Rorison, M.B..(County of Middlesex) (Fighter) to Curacoa (Aug. 23).

Squadron, Hendon (July 31); R. H. Young. to Specta! Duty List while employed with South African Air Force (July 30).

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- Lts. (E)-H. J. P. Crousaz, to Victory (Sept. 91; F. J. M. Bridg- water, to Arethusa (Sept. 18); H.

BIG FIRE AT

WEST POINT Twenty Casualties

DURING HEIGHT OF TYPHOON

THE WEATHER OF AUGUST

"The month opened with a short spell of very warm sunny weather. From the 5th to the 17th the wea ther was mainly cloudy and show ery. with south-westerly winds; temperatures were slightly above normal, and thunder was frequent during this period. From the 17th

until the end of the month a per- The combined forces of the

sistent trough of low pressure ex- tended with police and the Are battled untold heroism yesterday morning when they rescued the occupants of eight houses in West Point district. which WIR occupied by" various Chinese business hongs, which were ablaze during the height of the typhoon,

The cause of the fire is unknown though it is believed that igni- tion might have been brought electric about by fusing of the meter. exploding of gas pipes. carelessness while worshipping with joss sticks or drying of tea leaves...

The houses that were destroyed were four-storey buildings in West Point. About 2 a.m. yesterday Are broke out In the premises. Officers of the No. 7 Police Station rushed to the scene. Winds were blowing at a great velocity and the road was flooded. "Yet despite these difficulties the police officers managed to bring many to safety leaving about 20 panic-stricken inmates who rushed out into the street and mostly met their death by drowning. About 4 a.m. the Fire Brigade arrived in full force. It was learned that at first it was rendered impossible for the appilances to proceed along. Con- naught Road owing to the depth of the water.

No less than 20 bodies were taken out from the buildings and lald on the road for identification, but they were washed into the sea by a wave,

CASUALTY LIST

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Enquiries from the local offices of the NYK. regarding the ss. Asama Maru, which went aground in Junk Bay, elicited the informa- tton that the "Damage was not too much."

Police Station. sustained severe Inspector Rogers of the Mongkok

burns when he stepped on a live

work in his district. wire while carrying out rescue

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FIFTY DEATHS

IN TAIPO

Taipo had its full share of the blow yesterday. The death roll in this district totalled about 50. Roads, railways and other com- murications in this district were completely cut off leaving Talpo

isolated.

Twenty-five houses in the Talpo Old Market collapsed and resulted in the deaths of about 50 persons. The Taipo Post Office was con- verted into temporary public mortuary to house the bodies for identification.

No. & Police launch is a wreck on the breakwater of Yaurnati typhoon shelter.

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No. 7 Police launch is lying on her starboard side on the break- water, severely damaged.

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No. 8 Police launch had its cabin and searchlight wrecked. Two European sergeants had to spend the night on the breakwater.

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The Kau Sing a ashore off Ching Hue Island and is" in no danger.

Boarding Oficer Morrison is in command of the tug. Elx mem- bers of the crew returned to Hong Kong by Police launch No. 4.

Three others have been taken on board Police launch No. 3, which 13 standing by.

Some streets

Kowloon Tong suffered severely. were under three feet of walls were blown down and many water, numerous garden

roofs were damaged.

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Many matsheds on the beaches along Castle Peak Road severely damaged Sections of the road were washed away.

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A Chinese vessel, s.s. Eng Lee grounded by the praya off Chatham Road is perched upon rocks with her propeller high and dry. The Captain of the steamer told is a repre, entive of the "Dally Press" that he hoped to reflost her when the tide had risen.

A man and a child were killed when a house was razed at the corner of Ma Tau Wet and Ko Fah Wan Roads, Kowloon

Part of the roofs of three houses in Weat Terrace. Kowloon Docks, were demolished.

Several food stalls in Gillies Avenue were damaged."

ROBBERY CHARGE

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LEADING LONDON HOUSES

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OFFICIAL REPORT

Lai Tak, 38, Lai Cheung, 30,and- Zi Mo-yau, fishermen, appeared be- peared before Mr. A, M. A. Barnett at the Kowloon Magistracy. yester The following official report, was day on a charge of armed robbery issued by Mr. C. W. Jefferies, Direc- committed on board a junk of Baitor of the Royal Observatory yea- Wan Fung Bay on August 20. De-terday: tective-Sergeant Brooks prosecuted and applied for a remand of three days which was granted: The al- leged robbers will be tried at the

District Office North, Talpo.,

across the China Sea: giving comparatively cool easterly winds in Hong Kong; the weather during this period was vartable; there were several sunny days, and some short spells of cloudy wea- ther with frequent rain. No The Police Garage was also damaged extensively as esult of typhoon seriously affected the swept away. A police van, fire the collapse. Colony during the month.

The mean temperature for the month was 82.2 degrees, which is 0.5

degrees above normal. A maximum of 93.0 degrees, was re- corded on the 2nd and a minimum. of 75.9 degrees on the 22nd. The mean relative humidity was 86 per cent, against a normal of 93 per

cent.

Sunshine was deficient, amount- ing to only 125 hours, which is 70 hours less than normal. The total rainfall was 14.35 inches, which is slightly above normal.

The maximum wind velocity in a gust was 57 m.p.h. at 8.37 a.m. on the 20th.

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ASSAULT WITH CHOPPER

Sentence of three months' hard Jabour Ching-cheung, aged 47, cook, wher. was imposed on Kong

he pleaded guilty to the charge of "assault and caused bodily harm on Fun Ping by means of a chopper on Tuesday.

Detective-Inspector R. Cunning. ham said that a quarrel arose be- tween Kong and Pun. The latter complamed that defendant's cook-

Those who were reported misa-ng was not good enough to his

Ing as the result of the fire were as follows:-

Wong Chu. Lam Ming, wife and daughter of Lam Leung of 131, Connaught Road W. first floor; L! Sze and a child, wife and son, respectively, of Fung Sk Tam Mul mother of LA Vip; L Tee-80, child, wife and son of Cheung Yau: Cheung Kau; L 8ze. Chiu Iu Cheung Ching. aged 9; Tam. Hang. aged 11; Wong Tam-tst, aged 13, and Wong Yuk-wan, aged 4: Tong Cheung, aged 78; La Sze; Ah Kam;, Lam Kal-kam, aged 83; Chan Kai Hol-kin, aged 5; Au Fun, aged 12; Kwan Chan, aged 88; Chow Shing, 42: LA Tin, aged 3 The Bum, 2ged 27; Ah Li, aged 27: Wong Yu-ki, aged 17.

liking.

The case was before Mr. K. M.

A. Barnett at the Kowloon Magis- tracy yesterday.

PITIFUL SCENE

OF

The No. 7 Police Station yester- day evening presented a pitiful scene when those who had escapert from either being drowned burned, were gathered together- when à Sanitary Department Van arrived with bodies, to be identified their deceased parents relatives or friends.

Up till late yesterday evening members of the Fire Brigade were still working on the débris. It was learned that a bamboo fence will be erected round the area.

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engine and An ambulance"

WAR SCENES IN NANTAO

were

Bombing raids, by Japanese planés in Nañitao did much dam- age. Upper picture shows a devasted street and below, two rough-made dug-outs created by residents. (Photos, "N.C. Dally News.")

"The Typhoon formed to the east of Luzon during August 28th to 30th but its position was indefinite until the afternoon of the latter date when it was situated, about 300 miles NE of Manila moving, N.W. By the morning of August 31st it had reached the eastern extremity of the Balintang Chan- nel and from thence it moved in a westerly direction until 6 a.m. yesterday, when it was situated about 100 milés B by 8 of Pratas shoal. From this period it moved W.N.W., passing to the northward of Prates shoal at about 5 p.m., to the northward of Waglan Island' and south of the Royal Observatory between 3 and 4. a.m. this morning. The "stand-by" signal No. 1 was hoisted at 0.35 1. yesterday, signal No. 5 (denoting a gule from the NW) at 3.20 p.m., No. 10 (de- noting that typhoon force was ex- pected), at 1.58 a.m. and bombs fired at 2.10 a.m. The wind La- creased rapidly in force after 2 a.m., blowing from the north and veering towards east alter 3.30 a.m. At this time the squalls were of phenomenal intensity; many oc- curring which were beyond the capacity of the register of the anemograph, le, greater than 125 m.p.h. The lowest reading of the barometer was 28.30 inches between 3.45 and 3.50 a.m. Rainfall amount. ed to 5,055 inches from 10.30 a.m. yesterday until 7.30 a.m. to-day. The typhoon has entered the coast and is probably filling up to the N.W. of Macad. When passing Pratas yesterday afternoon, the storm, gave no indication of the intensity which characterised t during its passage across the Co- Tony. It is doubtful if a storm of greater severity and destructive power has ever visited the Colony. The barometer minimum, 28.298 inches, was 0,282 inches lower than the record."(28.590 on August 18th. (1923),*|-

"MACAO BLOW

Macao, Sept. 2.

A severa typhoon caused con- siderable damage among boats which had taken shelter, and in the town.

Many Uves are feared to have been lost.-

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