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THRILLING

EXPERIENCES.

Hongkong Architects in Flooded Districts.

Fired on at Close Range."

MURDER CHARGE.

1

THREE MEn arrested.

The Recent Kowloon Affair,' »

This morning, at the Police Court, before Mr. C. D. Melbourne, Sergt. Brown charged three Uhin

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1914.

THE WEST RIVER FLOODS

A DISASTROUS SITUATION.

OF AFFAIRS.

Activity of Hongkong Chinese Charities.

The havoc created during the with the murder of Bhan Singh past ten days along the West yard, Yaumati. The murder is almost without precedent; cer- at Megara. Jack's boat building | River by the floods is said, to re alleged to have taken place during

recent armed robbery.

A remand for a week was ordered.

Cornell, displaying a photograph showing the buildings well under

walor.

Thrilling and novel experiences befell two Hongkong architects Mr. H. W. Bird and Mr. W. A. Cornell; of Messra. Palmor and Turner during a recent visit to Wuchow on, surveying business. In the course of their progress up the West River they became acquainted, first hand, with the terrible effects brought about by the floods, and before the trip

"There were three feet of water at one end and 25 feet at the was over they were involved in other end, on the water front. A Вишегоце unusual incidents;

lot of people were sitting on the including the experience of being fired on by Chinese white on the top of the furnaces taking refuge from the flouda. We entered the way down the river. There were many amusing features to thoix place in a most unorthodox way journey, too. The happenings are weas over pot through the best told in the words of Mr. entrance, in a gampan, and tied Cornell, who kindly gave the up to the first floor staircase! In Telegraph the story this morning. suit, jump over the side of the the end I had to put on a bathing

simpan and inosaure the place like that. In one place I even had to swim!"?"

Hy Hid

A Tremendous Tide.

Mr. Hird, the head of our firm, and myself left for Wuchow on the 18th. inst, going the usual

and

Boon lound there was ᎥᏓ

stream

tainly, so we are informed, no

sach serious situation of affairs has arisen in the district during the past hundred years. Millions mako good the damage; orchards, of dollars will be required to feh-ponds and cultivated lands have been swept away; thousands of persons are not only homeless but without even ordinary food, while the number of lives lost is, of course, not yet known,

The

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

WE HAVE RECEIVED

NEW

SHIPMENTS

OF

FRESH SIBERIAN SALMON,

SMOKED

native papers take KIPPERS, FILLETS & HADDOCKS.

necessarily a gloomy view of the position; some say that trouble may arise through such largel numbers of people being thrown the Kwangtung Government nan out of employment; that unless

davise come means of dealing with the difficult situation, there may soon be a marked increase of urime in the Province.

in

!. Fired On. way-vis Cuntou, by the Mr. Cornell said: We left The Hongkong Chinese have

Speaking of the raturu jóarney, Hongkong Attitude. Fatahan. Next morning we board Welow on Monday morning at already shows themselves very ed the steamer Nanning, in c.30 by the Nanning and go muen to

We

the fore mand of Captain Connor. departed as 5.30 zn the orbit stopped there a little while, and Including actual gontributions [down to Samahui at 7 p.m. We endeavouring to mend matters. tremendous tide running against just us we came out into the main und suma promised, the amount us. Eventually we got to Wu.

Home Chinese on the raised by the Tàng Wa Committes chow ou the Sunday morning fired in all about tgenty shots, at respectable sum of fifteen thou

banks started firing at us. They has already reached the very 9 o'clock, having taken our quite close rango. The reason, sand dollara; and a house-to- than the usual time taken by the far se we could make out, house collection is now being steamer, Our delay wou solely

was that there was at this spot a made among the Chinese. bank which Wie protecting The Hon. Mr. Lau Chu-pak| caused by the floods, which result ed in our having to faces 10-knot several square miles of mulberry informs us that, at a meeting of tide practically all the way.

bushes, and the people wore the Tung Wa yesterday, it was frightened that the wash of our suggested that the Hongkong ship would break down the bank Europeans should also be and cause the fields to be flooded. approached

with # view and as a protest they fired shots to

their contributing. at us.

It was further hinted that

to do the run-or 21 hours · more

"I don't think the steamer the Government and the British could have gone any slower,

19 European business houses were

Lau points out that the aume now being raised will only supply immediate relief; before long a very large amount will be accessary for restoring houses,

Villages Under Water. "We saw many evidences of the disastrous floods on the way up. All the villages were under wutor, and when we were in Wuchow the height of the water was 72 feet 5 inches. They often continued Mr. Cornell, because already prepared to assist. Mr. dave 60 feet of water there twice we were going out of Samshui a year, but 72 leet: is the highest and mosting a 10-knot current point reached for over a hundred And we were not making a very years according to the old mou

great wash. living in the temples.

"There must be tremendous distress," said Mr. Cornell," all the paddy fields and mulberry buabes appear under water and must be completely destroyed We touched several villages and in every case all we could see were the tops of the roots of the houses. The inhabitants) There were on board the boat were sitting on the routs, with four Indy American missionaries, Bil their belongings, and were two gentlemou American mi- evidently in much distress. Lusionaries, Mr. Bird, the Captain many places going up we saw and Chief Engineer Wilton, besitles Mesara. Kwong Mow-tai several small islands, and gather myself; and we were having din- Mr. Tse Yam-chi ed on these were numbers of ner at the time. As soon as the Mr. Au Chak-man people and water boltaloes. firing was heard, the Captain and Mr. Leung Heung-tin am told that the water rose the Chief Eugiger went on to the r. Chau Sin-ki another foot after we came down; brige, BB also did one the Amer- Misa Chin Kam-yee

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LAWN BOWLS:

Kowloon Defeated at Talkoo.

Kowloon were well beaten by Taikoo, whom they visited in the Lawn Bowls League on Saturday.

now bead the league table. Scoreg-

KOWLOON..... Lapsley Mitray

"Ons bullet knocked off piece of wood from the paddle farms eto,, and for making good As the result of the matoh Tsikco wheel; one went clean through the breaches'in the dykes. the Chief Engineer's cubin, going through three inoles of Oregon pine; and another hit the steel shiold on the bridge, exactly in line with the Captain's head.

Fired Back. “

fired back on them, the Chinese

Handsome Donations. The Tung Wa Hospital begs to TAIKOO. acknowledge with thanks the Barron following donations to the Flood Prowse Relief Fund:-

Mr. Hon Hin-shang Hon. Mr. Lau Chu-pak... Mr. Chan Ching-bok ... Mr. Chan Kaining Mr. Chiu U-tin

if that is the case, all these ican mission aries, Mr. Bird and Mr. Ho Chak-abang people must have been drowned. myself. Wa. took up rifles and Man On Ins. Co., Ltd.... There were few sampans moving fired back on the Chinese, bat Hongkong and Kowloon. about among the submerged do not think we hit any, as it was Lund & Loan Co., Ltd. honses, but they could not go getting dusk at the time. After we Chun On Fire Insurance against the strong tide which was

Co, Ltd. running. Some of the marcou ad people waved their hunds at ue to take them off, but that was not possible.

Embankments Ralsed.

lastonces big "In 'averal embankments have been raisoū

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Mók feo-ohun

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stoppel firing, and fortunately Tai Fong Bank. we continued on our journey Ming Suu. Ba k... without anyone being hurt. Mr. Chaust-ting must say, said M2. Cornell, -' that Kung Li-ton the ladies behaved very finely trough it all. They simply kept Un Ying-shan pn with their dinner and did not] Chịu Chau Nam up to protect the land beyond, became panic-stricken at all. Meners Chong-woo and whenever a sleumer comes although they knew we were Mr. U. Wai-pun along the people get out being fired at.",

Ellis Kadoorie gong and beats being

Nithing further of note hap-Mr Chan Siu-kai... apparently to call their friends to pened on the ran down, and at IO Insurance Co., Ltd. come and help in strangiosus length Canton was reached on Compradore French Bank. the banks, as they are very the Tuesday morning. Mr. Cor- Mr. Ho Tai-shoug... ci frightened of us wash from the hell added that the force of the Mr. Li Po-kwai. the floods would be realised when he Mr. Li Sui-kum bankment and destroying the pointed out that they burnt 25

teamers

Clung.

breaking over

•

Suggested Naval Headquarters

at Hankow.

Currie $3,000 Wotherspoon

1,000

(9.)-30

1,000 Perria 500 Dickie.

500 Hamiltu 500 Dorrington (8.) 23

500

500 Drummood 400 Weir 300 Dinnea 300 Ferguson 300

200

T

300

(15.)→ 26

Total 79

McIver

Baxton

(8.)-17 Shires Gug Crawford.

Harvey

(H.)-11 Hall Whibley Cooper

". Rossell

(8.)-10

Total 38 Police v. C.S.R.C. The match between the Police 200 and the Civil Service Recreation 200 Club, played in the latter's ground

200

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Consignees of Cargo from Lon- don ex. 8.8. Busque & "Danube "

Consigneos

from of Cargo Bordeaux ox s... "Ville-de Cotte" In connection with above Steamer are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored at their risks into the hazardous and or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd. et Kowloon whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.

Optional Cargo will be forward- ed on unless intimation is received from the Consignovs before NOON, TO-DAY requesting it to be landed here.

ject to rent and landing charges.

All claims must be sent in to me on or before the 10th July 1914 or they will not be recognized.

All damaged packages will be examined on the 4th July at 10

Bills of Lading will be count on Saturday, resulted in a goodersigned by the Undersigned, 200 win for the Police. O. Bond of the Goods remaining unclaimed after 200 Service did not play to form and the 6th July, at Noon will be sub- *200 this mide all the difference in the --200

game. It has not be forgotten 200 that the Police are short of 200 Cameron (now retired) and Grant, 200 who in at Home on leave, botli, 200 very fine playere. Scores, 200 POLICE

C. S. 200 Reynolds,.

Mare Bishop Thornhill 1. Duncan 12 (skip) Hudson. Smith

200 Gordon,

200 Gulay

200 Withere

200 (skip)

Glendinning

Chica.

D. McHardy

Fisher

16

a.m.

No Fire Insurance has been affected.

P. THOMAS,

Agent.

Hongkong, 29th June, 1914.

MARINE INSURANCE ASSO CIATION OF HONGKONG.

OTICE is hereby given that alk MARINE INSUR- ANCE OFFICES will be

29 Boad (skip) 7 NOT

Blake

Dawson Foster Fincher.

(skip) 12 (skip)

213

Total

35

Total 53

LATEST SHIPPING. NEWS.

CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Business on WEDNES- DAY, 1st July:"1914.".

By Order,

E A, M. WILLIAMS,

Acting Secretary, Hongkong, 29th June, 1914-

When we got to Wuchow" tons of coal on the run up and High Llama Priest's Leaning to

only five coming down the River.

China,

Gerrard said Mr. Cornell, "we tound

Advices from Kulum report that?

Pitt (ekip) things in a very bad way. Wo

the high Llama priest at Kulun is

Ogg went tu the Commissioner's

becoming estranged from Russia

G. Watt house, but tound at half sub-

General Tuna Chi-kui, Tatah owing to the internal discord and

Fenton merged. We sulled over the of Hupeh, submitted a petition to financial difficulties, and has Commissioner's tennis lawn in the President the other day to intimated his willingues" – 1.0. sampan, and be apuko to us from the effect that as the defence of resume allegiance to the first floor verandall. You Hupeh bas the greatest con-H. E. President Yun, thereupon, can judge how badly the house sequence with the suppression of sounded the sincerity of the high wae flooded when I say that the tufeis and the prevention of any Llama priest through a prince of Commissioner jamped out of his

ontbreaks it seems advisable that the Mancho Court, and acquaint- bathroom window into our sama Naval Headquarters be tested the prelate with the splendid

FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIA pao!" at

tablished in Hankow to control treatment of the dignitaries under

TION OF HONGKONG. MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS...... After remarking on the flood the Yangtze River so as

the warships and gun-boats in the defunct Manchu Government.

to His Excellency further com left Vaucouver on June 25, a.m.

The U. PR. EMPRESS OF INDIA NOTICE is hereby given that ...all FIRE INSURANCE ing of the Asiatic Petroleum'

The H. ALS SUEDMARK left OFFICES will be CLOSED 'for woudings and the American strengthen the defence of the municated his proparedness to

provinces along the said river accord the prelate snch honours Shanghal on the 29th: Inst., a.m. and may the Transaction of Public Busi- Mission Station," Mr. Cornell

July, p.m.

nese on WEDNES, AY, 1st July, buted that the work on which Mr. On receipt of this petition, as ore due to hie itation, and to be expooled bore on or about the and

the take suitable measuree for the President' referred

The F. M... PERSIA arrived

at 1914. Bird and him went to Wuchow

question to the Office of the perpetuating peace in Outer Manila on June 29, and in expected to

By Odory EAM. WILLIAMS, Was the surveying of the Antimony Commander-in-chief of the Navy Mongolia, if the latter should all from that Port for Hongkong on June:80, at 4 p.m., making her due to Works there. This is how we and Army as well as the Ministry renounce its independence in reach Hongkong on July 2, ab shout

Acc. found these works, waid Mr of Navy for joint consideration., good talib.

Hongkong, 29th June 1914

Well Under Water.

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