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LONDON REPARATIONS CONFERENCE.

Will France Follow Britain's lead? (Reuter'a Service )

London, August 6. The opening of the Allied Reparations Conference in London to-BOYTOW is awaited with keen interest, as it is now generally recognised that the trade revival largely depends on the solution of the problems of reparations and international indebtedness.

Interest centres in the attitude of France. M. Poincare has beeb credited with a plan of settlement by which France will agree to reduction in Germany's obligations to £2,500,000,000 in return for the cancellation of France's debt to Britain and Britain's re- nouncing of any share of the indemnity.

It is now reported, however, that as a result of the Balfour Note the plan in regard to inter-Allied debts has been eliminated from M. Pancare's programme, and it is anticipated that M. Poincare will sat a more moderate proposal to the Conference.

Austria's Anxiety.

Later.

It is now stated that thirty-five to forty were killed and sixty Injured at Sulphur Springs. Relief trains have been rushed to the scene. The cause of the disaster has not yet been determined."

DISTURBANCES IN ITALY.

C## #ŁA^★ĦĦ MONDAY, AUGUST 7,

has

THE SWATOW DISASTER.

PORT REDUCED TO A SHAMBLES.

Thousands Dead: Damage Everywhere.

SURVIVORS IN SORRY PLIGHT.

1922

日五十月六

in many cases, ars to be numbar.

ed among those who have perish- ed. It is impossible, say those who have returned bare, to

GUNELE COPY: 10 CVB.

130 PER ANNUM

ANOTHER PIRACY.

Certain-feed

SHANGHAI SHIPPING

STRIKE.

Chiun Merchants Co. Affected.

compute at present the loss of Outrage on Chinese Vessel. life among the native floating

The Sui Yick, a Chiness-owned· population, but it is sufficient to remark that by the tidal wave vessel, was pirated on the after and wind many of the smaller (noon of July 31st, whilst on bar boats were carried away ng ina was from Hongtong to Shaqu the town, whiit big joks warezzi dira polistad teng

coming from the China Marchants battered into splinterwood "and boarded the ship la Hongkong.

Steam Navigation Company to a Buok at almost every spot. The The vessel carried 180 passen-third -letter from the Shanghai typhoon shelter usually soughtgers, all of whom were searched branch of the Chinese Seamen's by boat people came in for the for arms by the police before Union, demanding an increase in tall force of the second blow and

arm> leaving. Na

the scale of wages to seamID nothing could withstand the force covered.

similar to the agreement reached of it

between the seamen and at shipowners

Hongkong.

On Shore.

survivor -

Relief from Hongkong.

wero die

and

The lost

Cholera

Cabinet:-

Minister of Communications.-- Kao Eng-bud.

Pending Tang Shao-yi's as- sumption, Wang Chung-huni will act as Premier-uter.

JAPAN AND

At Tang Pai, which is betw-aa A calamity which almost beg to frashan from the opposite direc- that pravioral ex-

On share a terrible sight await-San Mua and Shanmei, at about

a strike on several of the gers description and realisation tion to

three o'clock. firing broke out

China Merchants steamers is aboard the ship

few momenta later reported. It is understood that It is suggested that France might follow the bold and generous has overtaged the neighbouring perienced When the wind had

east, the native side of the town through the terrors of the night. of Britain, by offering to accept £850,000,000 in settlement of port of Swatow. As we indicated previously come from the northed those who had safely passed Godowas were

an armed man appeared on the agreement was some time ago is totalling £3.400,000,000.

in earlier reports on Friday and had been somewhat protected. Scarcely a building stands intact

and demolished, trees poles bridge and ordered the captain to teachad batween the other ship- Saturday, Swatow was visited on but now that the gale came from on the Buzd. Loudon, August 6.

Wednesday night by a typhoon of the south-west, the native town The result of the London Reparations Conference is anxiously

gale and stood but little chance of water mains and telegraph wires the skipper to steer course for ployees. The Chius Morchants

bat adopted a very strong attitud to loot the ship. awaited by Austris. Reuter's Vienna correspondent says the Con- unprecedented violence, which was exposed to the full force of the either uprooted or snapped off, surrender. The pirates ordered ping companies and their em- against increasing the WIZOR, ference appears to be Austria's last hope and it is feared that any left the town a mere mass of standing up against the hurricane were rendered useless and the Sam Kok. They then proceeded Company was not a party thereto desolation and suffering. There Valuables to the extent of $3,500 | having granted so increase of $5 to be most disastrous, owing to the increase of the bank note cir- thousands of Chinese and inflicted 230 & the tempest had reached are piles of debris everywhere were taken from the compradore's last Tea Reater. fusher delay in grapting the promised assistance to Austris is likely wreckage, caused the daxths of which soon began to Now. By whole town was a scene of death,

Grim-looking stark walls mark cabin and all the passangers' ention to 768 milliards of crowns. The cost of living in Vienne untold damage on land and water. its highest velocity, violence baing much grester than that ex- ba nearly doubled during the last month and many necessities are Never before in the known history perienced earlier in the night. the spots, where formerly stood fuzzage was collected and put in |

offices and houses. Whole dis heap. The cargo of rice, ast out of reach of the back of the people.

not CHINA'S NEW CABINET. Meanwhile Reuter's Sofia correspondent reports that Bulgaria of the China Coast has a typhoon is estimated that the wind reached

rendered almost impassable, heaps touched. Two unfortunates who following Germany's example by demanding a three years wrought such appalling havoc a velocity of over 100 miles anricts in the town have been fish and machinery was Extraduction of Bulgaria's debt. The inter-Allied Hongkong bas its experience of bour, and to maske matters worse of rubbish being where streets were unwise enough to protest, * the and one of it was accompanied by'n veritable

Post for Dr. Wellington Comansion has referred the matter to the Eatente.

inative bousas have suffered most. Įpassengers, were shot, but not raftude towards the Conference is likely to be influenced 1906 to serve as some light guide deluge of rain, which swamped were before. The poorly-built watchman

Koo. bole districts having been razed with fatal results. by her ban internal situation, concerning which Reuter's Rome to the realisation of what has everything.

A Tidal Wate.

to the ground. Everywhere-ATO Arriving at Sam Kot, three corespondent reports that the Premier (Signor Factal has stated happened in Swatow, but the loss

The water along the Bund sud- to be seen dead bodies, not only of junks came alongside

Sbangbai. August 6.-A Paking that the Government has decided to take very vigorous measures to of life on Wednesday night has, restore order, because the troubles are paralysing the life of the according to those who have denly began to rise during the human beings but of cattle, too, was transferred and the pirates. Mandate issued early this morn- State and creating an impossible situation.

reached Hongkong from the scene very height of the storm, and and it is reported by those who Delegates Arrive.

of desolation, exceeded anything within the space of a few minutes have brought the news to Hong-umbering about a score, also ing promulgates the following London, August 6.

Premier-Tang shao-gi. Swalow was practically mandated kong that the plight of the neigh left the Sai Yik here.

The matter was reported to the

Minister for Foreign Affizima.~~- The French, Italian and Belgian delegations, headed by M.that has been known before. by a high tidal wave which had bouring port, especially from the

Dr. Wellington Koo. Pancare, Signor Schanzer sad M. Theunis respectively, and no whilst the town of Swatow itself been swept in from the ocean by health point of view is dire in the authorities at Shaomei,

Minister of The 2nd was extreme. The work of the dis

Interior.-Tien bees

converted into the typhoon. hing forty persons, arrived this evening. A preferred to await

Wap-list. the Conference before making statement.

shambles and a chutnal-house. "-foodied for a mustur ái 87er fix feet posal of the dead cannak precessi In attempting to tell the story in places and enormous dainage fast enough-rez 1000 bodies wan caused averywhere. The were coll-ered on the first day of Wednesday's awful experience entire town-which is practically after. the visitation. Food DISASTROUS TRAIN COLLISION IN US.

Minister of War-Chang Shan- one is confronted with tbe flat was also Dooded, small boats stocks have been so completely led," he told a Tegraph repartet tseng. difficulty that all is not yet know. and sampans being wished or destroyed that

are this morning.

Minister of Navy.—Li Ting-sin. Rails Twisted into "Bundles of Knots."

St. Louis, August 6. and it will take days, even for

Our informant has been in the

Minister of Justice.-Chang The shore.

storm continued little or no water available f; for Sixty were

killed and a hundred injured throuzh an all-steel ex those who are at work among the blown for upwards of a mile to threatened with hunger; there is

Yao-cheng. East neatly forty years and hesays The engine of wreckage; to gain anything like with unabated violence until drinking, whilst at nigh: the to this was by far the worst typhoon

Minister of Education.-Wang ress crashing into a local train, at Sulphur Springs

Many an accurate estimate of the loss nearly 3.30. when the equalle is aa rafizhted sepulchre of

The Chung-husi. the expres literally ploughed through the wooden carriages.

Minister of Agriculture and viltims were scalded to death by the escaping steam from the of human life. Piecing together gradually became fewer and of dreadful character. The Chinese he has ever experienced.

Commerce.-La Hsin. engine; others were drowned in the cars as they rolled over into the the stories told by those who have is intensity. The giza bezan authorities have acted with cam-Hongkong typhoon in 1935 was water alongside the track. The wreckage was strewn over & quarter already come back to Hongkong to rise and the weather moderated mendable promptitude and ar- not mere child's play compared to it,"

he said. the following will but serve as an mile, and the rails were twisted into huge bundles of knots. Revised Casualty List.

"Dead bodies are Dosting about! introduction of the fuller accounts until by dawn the worst was all only organising search parties. over and the son carpe up to show but have secured the patrolling of which time will bring to band.

a ruin'town and the pileoux plight the streets by armed soldiers in an everywhere and an estimate of ten thousand dead must be regarded The First Warnings, of its inhabitants. Ships had been attempt to prevent losting.

as conservative." If something! On Wednesday the life of the blown ashore, godowns.offices and

is not done soon to get rid of the port was in fall swing as usual. bouses bad been wrecked, light-i

The authorities bere at Hong-dead, our informant 14 of the opin- Ships were in harbour unloading, ers and pontoons were either i and all that Swatow could have sunk or rendered a mere mass of kong. 92 Food as they were aware ion that Swatow's troubles are known of its impending fate was wreckage. the town's public of the extent of the calamity, only just beginning Fascisti Raid Socialist Quarters.

the fact that a typhoon was services, such as water and light,decided to send relief. and the sad plaque may braak out and WASINGTON TREATIES, out of working onter. Legislative Council bas already complete the disaster... known to be about 150 miles were

** All the cattle. sheep. The counter now appears to be calming down, but it is confirmed away, said to be heading north-thousands of dead bodies were 15-voted a sum of money for that

were poultry drowned," Ի՞ toll that during the excitement Fascisti sacked the headquarters of the wards. The weather was rough in around-walow had passed object. H.M.S. Magnolia left port pigs and labour fiaion at Parma, wrecked the offices of the Socialist news and the barometer was gradually through a nightmare of intense Festerday, whilst previous to that

the Indo-Chins Company had representative. "and other mer- 120: оде of its own' boats chandise is strewn all over the -pipër drant at Milan, and oc.upied the Palace of San Giorgio, falling. At about four o'clock in reality with dreadful result.

How Shipping Fared. *

to the Wene. Gipson, where the plenary agions of the Genoa Conference were the afternoon a warning was

The 8.. Hy-place and rotting away. If the Among the boats in port at the

drangea. which left bera hald, and which is the beadquarters of the harbour authorities, after a received which stated that the

inhabitants don't get relief of conflict with the palice, in which two Fascisti were killed and some typhoon was in the position 22 time was the 8.9. Kreichow and

usnal on Friday evening, reached

some description, there will be a injured. The Government bas empowered the military authorities North and 117 East, the direction it is from the accounts given by Swatow only to find that it was famine to add to their trouble."

Genoa and Milan to maintain order and castral the police.

indicated that Swatow was right her Captain, officers and passen impossible to think of landing

"With the godowns blown in the track of the storm. The gers when they landed here on

Lammert Bras, are auctioning big boats in port put out into the Saturday morning that Hong-cargo. She dischared her mails fairway and prepared to ride out kong learned of the trazio havoc and passengers and straightaway down and all the fighters sud of the storm. The Kweichow returned here with more pas cargo-boats sunk, It is impos-

angers to report the sorry plight sible to discharge any cargo, and wines and spirits on Thursday. whatever might be coming along. No Question of Recognition.

Page 4. safely rode out the storm. of the wrecked port. With the the Hydrang: which arrived in wbilst smsli Paris, August 6.

craft native

Major J. W. Clark, Hongkong both anchors down and steam The Japanese Embassy has categorically denied the report that crammed into the typhoon shelter up, but other vessels were less assistance already seat and with Swatow after the blow was over, fapan intends to negotiate with the Moscow Sovie: Government. It and people ashore made sougat. The s. Shantung of what will follow it is safe to was compelled to return Hong-Intel, will gladly furnish inform- Assume that the inhabitants of kong with her cargo still aboaration to anyone interested in

British Columbia.-Page 4 the Coins Navigation Company seys Japan has never contemplated the possibility of recognising their houses by typhoon bars,

will have all the

The tidal wave swept over some Moasra. Descon, Looker, Dez- gradusli tokether with the sa. Tungshing the Moscow Geverament; she had merely consented to negotiatel etc.

succour that buman aid by until

eight

country forty miles of

sad coa and Haratia have $200,000 ith the Chita Government with regard to the security of the life worsened

of the lado China Sent, wATD a strong wind was blown right across the harbour can proride, but it will be weeks everything in its way must have for advancement on first class abd property of Japanese nationals in the districts in East Siberia | o'clock

before the life of the port will been demolished. The villagos mortgages of house property.- blowing, the sky being overcast joyacuated by the Japanese.

and threatening. The velocity of and are now lying bigh and dry | make an appreciable return to track must have had a terrible) Page 4.

normality. the wind gradually increased on the side of the hill. Is is until by ten o'clock it was blow, considered almost impossible to ing at typhoon force. Squalis of raflost them. The s.s. Choysang. terrific violence struck the town another Indo-China boat, songhi from time to time, the tremendous shelter at the back of Port Isinad, A message from Paraguay says the Government troops have rain and the noise of the wind nine miles north of Swatow, buż possible to make anything like an than that figure. Some of the when it makes propis swap their now got the rebels on the ran. It is reported that the rebels include making a terrifying scent. But when the wind veered she was accurate estimate ofthe casualties little villages inland struck by

German airman, formerly a Captain in the German Air Force, up till midnight there had not blown on to the island and now From what was seen by returned the storm were probably wiped money for your goods.

lias an almost total wrack. The passengers the death roll to right out, and it will be soras time! who flew over the Government steamer Requeims dropping bombs, been a very great deal of damage, a Wing.owed by a Chinese Swatow itself was thought to rua lb-fore the extent of the damage!

"Everywom10” is being screen- but was driven off by fire from the vessel.

although the force of the storm

Company, is lying on the mad into several thousands, whilst it is and the casualty list is known. was extremely savere.

Osrinformant feare for Hong-fed at the Kowloon Theatre-to- The barometer continued to fall. flats right inside the river, whilst safe to assume that in the track

Boy" is 'bing antil it wont so low that it fall the Prometheus, & Norwegian- of the story as it went inland theikoog if a similar calamity should night-Page 12. aneroid intruments and became but later refloated. The Some estimates place the defuges are concerned, he is of the shown again at the Coronet - to- Ninteen Competitora.

authorities night.-Page 12. opinion that, the Yingchow, of the Chins Naviga-roll at about 20,000, others are

Lane Crawford, Lid, advertiss badly more conservative and confess should take precautions. unrecordable. Geneva, August 6.

tion feet, suffered

English silver ware.-Paze 5. "What it wants," he said,” is Over fifty thousand spectators this afternoon watched the etvrt Wind Over 100 Miles an Hour. damaged bridge and her steam that any computation must be but

Almost without warning, at stemring

rudder a hazard. Enough, however, is of the Gordon-Bennett balloon race. Nineteen competitors started, three each from Belgium, the United States, Switzerland, Italy, and 12.30 am. the wind suddenly quadrant wers smashed and so known to establish the fact that the typhoon shelters at Cause France and two each from Britain and Spain. A wind was blowing dropped to something approach-sps lies helpless until repairs the death roll is exceptionally way Bay and Yanmati dredging the Repulse Bay Hotel re in the direction of Austris and Bulg. ia.

log & daad calm, and those have been effected. The ... heavy and that Swalow and oct. If a typhoon struck Hooz advertised on page 4. with experiences of typhoons Kweichow seems to have been district has been visited by the kong at low water there would knew that the centre of the de- the only big vessel which escaped most calamitous typhoon ever pot be sufficient room for all the pression was then passing over lightly, although see came in for known in the modern bistory of junka, sadpans and other small native disir to get in. When the tide is out large portion the town, It was an eerie seuss-a-terrible buffeting and offered the China Coast. tion to realise that here was a minor damage. So much for the 1906 Typhoon Child's Play," of the shelters laedry

The Chief Officer of the The refares should be dredged demand to day wa The airman, Majer Blake, Dying to Allahabad from Delhi, was email port right in the centre of big boats. // orced to land owing to rain and also renewed, engine trouble, which huge whit.wind, with the second Havoc Amongst Native Craft.ves rapale des out until there is at least three

repeatedly delaying him. Major:Blake is endeavouring to obtain side of that dread circle of fores

her machine for the fight to Caloutta

Rome, August 6.

JAPAN AND THE SOVIET.

THE PARAGUAY UNREST.

Rebels on the Run.

Buenos Aires, August 6.

START OF THE GORDON-BENNETT BALLOON RACE.

MAJOR BLAKE'S FLIGHT.

Engine Troubles Causing Delay.

Agra, August 6,

given being north-west, which

The weather

vet to be experienced. Fon Fast over an hour the calmes

geer and

Nasive craft, sich.

Swałow

The Casualties.

Tokyo, August The Regent has sanctioned the Washington our

Trestias.Heuter.

time." Although he gives the dazd

"

of Swatow at only ten thousand

foar informant says the dead

As stated above it has been imkitogether must number for more:

the present feet of water at low tide, so as to et dansteaus give mor

ire more room for the harbou

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