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FULL TYPHOON STORY

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The last typhoon signal was home. Many Kowloon residents taken down at 7.0 p.m.

were released "from offices in the

The typhoon passed over the city.. Colony in an east-north-east direc-

The Star Ferry service was con- tion. The forecast for today 15 thued throughout. A terry cross- north-west winds, strong, becoming the harbour about 1.10 p.m. ing northerly and moderating.

assumed a considerable list when a overcast at Arst but improving later.

large number of passengers sought- shelter on the leeward side from the wind and rain,

THIRD TYPHOON

ANGLO - ITALIAN

TRADE

LONDON, Nov. 23 (Reuter)~~~ During discussions in the House of Commons gesterday on the new Anglo-Italian Commercial arrangements, the hope WAS EX- pressed that the arrangements would lead to increasing trade with. Italy.

Yesterday's typhoon was the ROBBERY CASES

AT KOWLOON

LIDO LADY WRECKED- Wrecked once before in the big typhoon of September, 1937, the Lido Lady was one of the first vic- tims of the "freak" typhoon of] Colony's third November typhoon 1939. She broke adrift from her in 55 years. The last November. moorings at Repulse Bay and drift- typhoon, lasting two hours, was in ed on to the rocks at Middle Island, 1916, while the other in the Colony's where she is now a total wreck history, in November, 1900, lasted The wrecked diving boat was valued 11 hours. at $7,500.

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1939.

FOREIGN MAILS

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, 14th NOVEMBER, 1939, 9.30 A.M.

A revised edition of the Hong Kong Post Office Guide

is on sale at all Post Offices price $1.00.

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Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.

Christmas and New Year Cards bearing not more than five written words "and enclosed in open envelopes are accepted by the Post Office at the rate for printed matter, Le. 3 cents per 1

for all countries.

Hongkong, China and Macao at 2 cents per 2. cunced. Envelopes must not be closed.

JUNK MASTER

CHARGED

Canton Committal proceedings on

Shanghal charge of armed robbery were com Japan and Shanghai. menced before Mr. E. Himsworth at Japan. Kowloon Court yesterday against Po So., 42, master of junk No. 2294HD, Lo Yee, 58, a fisherman, A communique issued by Govern. Po Foon, 48, steersman, and Po Kan, fisherman accused of having stopped and robbed a trading junk off Cheung Sha Wan, Castle Feak, at 8 p.m. On October 18.

INVESTITURE POSTPONED The sea was robbed of more than one human victim yesterday, and

The typhoon weather conditions several instances of timely rescue which prevalled all day yesterday have been reported. Two seamen interfered with the Presentation of the ferry launch Man Yu were of Insignia, at Government House responsible for pulling three adult to Prof. HK. Digby (OBE. Civil lives and three children from a

and Capt. J. S. watery grave in Hongkong Bay.

Rodrigues, HK.V.D.C. (MBE MU The two men, Li Fuk, 30, and try Division). Leung Tal, 25, dived overboard im- mediately they noticed a cargo-ment House states: boat. No. 3070, capsize when, at 10.30 am.. a more than 70 m.p.h. gale caught the salls, Kwok Lau, the master of the junk, and his three children were попе the worse for the experience, but his wife has been sent to the Kowloon Hospital, suffering from the effects of Immersion. Their boat was, later picked up at Holt's Wharf by a wharfinger.

* GALE AT WORST Near Lyeemun, where the gale was at its worst, H.M.S. Robini picked up six Chinese who had been thrown into the sea when the fishing boat, of which they were master and crew. capsized about 11 am.

The Presentation of Insignia which was to have taken place at Government House on Thursday, Nov, 23, has had to be postponed owing to the weather and will, now take place at the same hour on 8a- turday, Nov. 1.

His Excellency the Governor hopes that all those invited will be able to attend on the later date.

AFTERMATH OF

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THE STORM

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It is alleged that the defendants stole money and various goods. Evidence of the robbery was given yesterday by the master of the junk. Yeung Kam-hi, 51, who stat- ed the robbers were armed with two rifles, by For Ngau, a member of the crew, and Put Chi-kening. a travelling trader.

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Detective Sub-Insp. R. Cunning- lam prosecuted. The hearing was adjourned to Tuesday.

Street, on November 8. It is al.

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KILUNG STREET CASE Two persons, man and

Before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen, Japan and Shanghai, A cargo junk, No. 2769V, an-

woman, were killed yesterday af-committal proceedings were began Japan and Shanghai. ternoon when the wall of a house against Wai Ting, 30, and Ho Hunt, chored by the sea wall at Matau- collapsed in Tung Tau village. 19, unemployed, charged with armo- Java and Manila,

Japan. kok. was struck against the wall by Another woman was seriously in-ed robbery at No. 113, Kilung Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service" the force of the typhoon about 12 noon, and sank.

"The incident occurred at about leged that one of the defendants, Manila. The four men and Ave women 430 pm. It is believed that the armed with a knife, stabbed in the aboard were all pulled out of the wall had been weakened by the arm sea by Chan Mul, mistress of fish-heavy deluge that fell in the early Motor bus, Company, who was re-

A driver of the Kowloon Haiphong and Hothow.

U. A, Honolulu, Japan and Manila (San Fran- ing junk 3193V, who had the pre-part of the day, and eventually turning to his lodgings in the flat

cisco "date, 6th November), sence of mind to immediately throw collapsed before the strong wind where the robbery was being com-

that prevailed during the after-mitted. noon.

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- SAMPANS CAPSIZED Two sampana, being towed by the same motor launch, capsized when struck by the gale about 11 am.. but the mistresses and crew were picked up by the launch. This incident, involving sampans No. 34067 and 1654V, occurred in the vicinity of Green Island,

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A ferry launch which was undergoing repairs at the Kowloon Docks broke away from its moorings during the height of the rale yesterday, and drifted out to the region of Cust Rock Before the resone tug Henry Keswick was sent out to tow her back. The ferry boat was safely re-docked before noon.

Shanghai

Shanghai

traits.

Shanghai and Amoy.

The case was adjourned to Mon- Japan. day afternoon.

ARMS CONFISCATED

An order was issued by Mr. Mac- fadyen yesterday for the corïfisca-i tion of 789 rounds of ammunition, one magazine, six clips, two Hauser pistols and spare platol parts found in a false bottom of a trunk ac quired by the Hin Lee Timber Yard Company.

A coolle discovered the arms and ammunition while breaking up the wooden trunk on Wednesday, and immediately reported the matter to the timber yard.

About 1 o'clock. Government. Conservancy boat No. 10, capsized while underway in the Central

Two junks were washed ashore Fairway. The crew were rescued on North Point where one vessel and taken' on board the steam hit the shore with such force that launch Tak Chol.

it broke up. The occupanta of the There have been several accident unks, tncluding several women cases reported that can be classed and children, got ashore safely.

** typhoon accidents," Chan

GAS FIRE Kwong, 39, a sator aboard one of

BAY SNATCHING A small gas fire in Tai Hang His Majesty's Ships in harbour was Road occupied the attention of the Sentence of six months' hard accidentally struck on the head by Hongkong Fire Brigade which labour and 10 strokes of the cane a winch, and was taken to the rushed two engines to the spot. was imposed by Mr. Himsworth. Queen Mary Bospital suffering | The Are' was extingu'shed without yesterday on Yeung Cho, 27, unem- from a severe scalp wound.

the aid of the fremen, however, ployed, convicted of having On as the leak in the pipe was quickly November 22 at Han Hau Road, Tsimshatsui, snatched a bag from the person of Miss Fillmore, of No

HIT BY SHUTTER

Fung Yu. 43, sanitary coolie, repaired by Gas Company em- received injuries to his right ployees, and this extinguished the

shoulder and right hand when struck by a wooden shutter blown down by the wind. He received

treatment at the Kowloon Hospital

Ng Ah-ngan, 25, was working on a 10-foot ladder at No. 27, Gran- ville Road, about 10.30 am, put- ting up sun-blinds, when he was blown off, and sustained a severe scalp wound. He was admitted later to Kowloon Hospital.

A signboard in Hennessy Road, blown down by the force of the wind, fell on a group of children, two of whom were seriously in- jured.

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The Volunteers in Camp at Fanling were washed out, and returned to Kowloon in a special train. They were or- dered to strike camp at 11 am. after several tents had been blown down.

six or more" "inches of

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For

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London, 4th January 1910.

Sandakan.

SATURDAY

LONDON, Nov. 23 (Reuter)--The War Minister, Mr. Hore Belisha, making his periodical statement in the House of Commons yesterday, opened with a reference to the value of the operations in Poland, which facilitated pre- Straits and Calcutta parations on the Western Front. Their cause was attract- | Amoy. ing, like a magnet, their countrymen from all parts of the Tourane. world. Thousands of British troops were going weekly to Saigon, France and by spring will been“ reinforced by no incon- Haiphong siderable armament.

"We could not have com-¡ pleted

in our formations France without

assistance....

Shanghal

TUESDAY

many along 800 miles from the North Sea to the Alps."

Air Mail for “Imperial" Airways Direct In the march from Camp to the from the Territorial Army;

FIELD WORKS

due London 3rd December Having referred to the more re- station, they had to wade in some whose units reached France cent extension of the Maginot Parcels only for Shanghai,

MONDAY water at a very much earlier stage Line, Mr. Belisha said that the Swatow & Formose ...... "Beveral strayed off the path into in greater numbers than Insector now allotted to the British Haiphong paddy fields,

1914,"

said Mr. Belisha. Army was fortunately provided in Fort Bayard and Holhow. TRAFFIC SUSPENDED. “Don't let the country pre-advance with field works and the tend, however, that Britain task which fell on our soldiers an Trafic was suspended for an can, within a proximate time, their arrival was add to and in-Shanghai hour after 11 am. when tramcars furnish an army of continen- prove there on this in the fortress Bhanghai and Japan. and motor-buses returned to their tal dimensions. respective depots. The vehicular

MAGINOT LINE ferries were also suspended.

"Nearly one million men are in The

trafic resumed about 1tensively training in Britain. o'clock, as did the Jordan" Road "The Maginot Line 18, in some ceivable dimensions had been Air Mail for "Imperial AirwajaDirect ferry. The Mongkok ferry resum- measure, a debt which free na-established.

due London, 6th December. ed service about 230 p.m. and the Shumahulpa terry about 3 p.m.

Taxis 'were in great demand, and at some garages were practically unobtainable.

Government schools were closed for the day, and children from both Hongkong and Kowloon crowded the ferries, on their way

of war.

Everywhere there was activity and everywhere mud.

Än organisation of almost fäcon-

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perial Airways Direct Service due Sydary, 4th December

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