No. 36 Shaukiwan West.
Factory on Shaukiwan Inland
Lot 22.
Nos. 21-29 Shaukiwan West.
No. 84 Shaukiwan West.
No. 28 Praya, Shaukiwan.
No. 17 Sai Wan Ho.
House at Chung Lung.
Two houses on Marine Lot 10,
Shaukiwan.
No. 27 Ho Min Tin-Dyeing
Shed.
Brickworks, Aberdeen-Coolie
Quarters.
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The front wall on the 1st floor collapsed. No one was injured. This is an old building built of rough stonework set dry.
A portion of this factory collapsed. No one was injured. This is an old building built of rough stonework set dry.
The rear walls on the two upper floors collapsed, demolishing 4 very old two-storied stone-built houses at the rear. The cause of collapse has not yet been investigated. 17 persons occupying the latter houses were killed and 4 injured.
The roof and front and end walls collapsed. This was an old stone-built house; the greater portion of stonework being laid partially dry. It was not sufficiently strong to withstand a Typhoon. No one was injured.
The roof only collapsed here. No special reason can be
assigned for collapse.
This house was built of stones laid dry, the joints just pointed on the face. Such work has not strength to stand the fury of a Typhoon. A woman and boy were killed here.
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but there was no pointing
even to this house. One woman was killed. The flank walls on top floor and the roofs collapsed. The open staircases and the windows which were stated to have been open at the time gave the wind an opportunity to get at the temporary flank walls of these houses. These flank walls which will be party walls at a later date were also slightly weakened by the chase left for taking the concrete floor which is to be formed later.
This shed was supported on 22" brick piers and was insufficiently braced to withstand the Typhoon-3 persons were killed.
These quarters are entirely demolished, the Southern house collapsing first. The brickwork is exceptionally good and the collapse can therefore only be attributed to the extreme force of the wind. From the fact that nearly all the walls collapsed outwards, it appears certain that the wind gained access to the interior of the building, probably through some insufficiently secured window or door.
PRIVATE PIERS.
There does not seem to have been much damage caused to permanent private piers beyond destruction of temporary shelters on them; of course bamboo structures have suffered.
W. CHATHAM, Director of Public Works.
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