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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

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TYPHOON

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TUESDAY,

AUGUST 21.

capizad near Shek Pik. Her crew of fourteen were drowned. The news of this disaster came from the master, who was the only survivor. U.S. Naval Help "Offered

HOW TAIKOO DOCKS FARED baby was born, the night of the Government House

OFFER OF U.S. NAVAL HELP.

Great Damage at

Matilda Hospital.

the

CHAT WITH TAMAR HERO."

FISHING FLEET DISASTERS

..

One of the most thrilling events during the beizht of the typhoon on Saturday, which a representa: tive of the Telegraph witnessed from the seafront, was the rescue of Lt. Dickson, R.N, from Sub- marine 19 by Able-Seaman Trangus of the Tamar Our representative was glad to be able to have a chat with A. B. Treagus this morning and offer his con- gratulatione.

The boro of that exploit proved to be a quiet looking young man, slightly-built, and with the fresh complexion, blue eyee and fair hair of the typical Anglo-Sax (0. He was also true to type in another respeel he was medos'y itself, and would say nothing of his

actual deed of valcu or of himself."

Not a B. & S. Steamer. We are informed that the as Chekiang, which went mahore at stonecutters during the typhoon, not the Chins Navigation Company's steamer of that name. She is believed to be a Chinese steamer

Taikoo's Losses."

typhoon.

"

1923.

十初七

HONGKONG SHIPPING

CONTROL.

Mr. Moller Replies to Government's Defence.

Shanghai, Aug. 21.

KINGLE COPY: 10 C18 136 PER ANNUM

"RECONDITIONED CARS'

Many people have the habit of getting

a new car every year, no matter how good the old car may be. It is a good habit. Good for us because it helps the

sale of new cars and puts some extra good used cars at our disposal, Ànd that is what makes it good for you.

THE DRACON MOTOR CAR CO, LTD.

ASLEEP ON DUTY.

Chinese Constable

"Sentenced.

this morning.

· Telephone—

-Central 9950.

MOTOR TRIALS.

Saturday's Events.

Competitors who have not yet aptured their official numbers

the Telegraph offices.

were carried away. The Mal thoid, roof, although perfectly flat, was stripped up as if it were composed of pieces of (paper, whilst a solid ch mney feight feet high was blown over.

The maternity ward at the time The Aide do Camp forwards us

For sleeping whilst on guard If the weather is good, the wae quite fuil of patients, and a the following information from

outside the detention cells at goal motor ost and ovole triale Mr. Eric Moller has published Police Hoadquarters. Chinese fixed for Saturday will be held, sa Received from U.S.S. Asheveles very longthy letter in reply to constable C686 Chung Kwing arranged. The events will be In the main building, the roofTo Governor, Hongkong, frn the Hookkong Government'e de- was charged by Mr. Burling-acceleration tests and hill climb of the central administrative Commander U.S. South Chifence of the shipping control ham, A.S.P., before Mr. C. D. ing for all classes. These will block was to badly stripped that Patrol. By direction of Cetacheme, giving the full corres-Melbourne, at the Police Court take place on and at the foot of a new roof will have to be built.mander-in-Chief, the services and pendence.

Tein Wan Hill. A large teakwood cover on resources of the US. naval vošrels He concludes by asking, "Did The offence, it was explained, Competitors and others are tank, weighing about seven hun-foo the South China Patrol are the Hongkong Government, com- occurred in the early hours of werned that no cara or oycles will dred-weight; was lifted up bodily, placed at your disposal,if useful nudeer and use the ships for Saturday morning, the discovery be permitted on the road siter in spite of the fact that it was in connection with typhoon purposes other than those con- being made by Sergeant Kirby, 2 pm. Details of arrangements fastened down by two bands of damage.

arcted with the war and the who subsequently reported it. for gotting care and cycles across hoop iron, and it woot through Received from U.8.8. Helena. protection of the Colony? Did The defendant had been ten the harbour will be announced the roof of the men's ward. Bore To Governor, Hongkong, and Hongkong take the enormous months in service, and in that later in the Telegraph. also a solid concrete chimney Commodore, H M.S. Tamar, from profits during the trading short period he had been brought was blown down and but for the Commander, U. S S. Helens with the vessels Did Hong before the Captain Superintendent roof it would have gone into the Urgent." In accordance with kong have legal authority in any no less than ten times for minor sisters' room in the bottom ward. Idesires of Admiral Anderson, the shape or form to carry out auch offences. As the penalties mete are requested "to" apply early st The roof was so badly atripped U.S.S. Holdna is placed at imno act? Can it be denied that out by the C.S.P.appeared to have that the water came down inmediate disposal of Governor, Hongkong expressly created the no effect, the present decision- sheets, and two wards were put Hongkong, for such services and Indemnity Bill with a view tos made of bringing him before completely out of action. The resources as may be needed in crushing the legal proceedings the Magistrate. large roof on the women's ward, view of damage caused by recent and putting the claimants out of Sentence of seven days' hard also on the doctor's house, was

| Court?" also stripped of tiles. The bunga- To the foregoing messages, Hie The North China Daily News

replied low belonging to the Hospital Excellency has

35 comments —It is clear from the was completely gutted.

follows:-"From Governor, Hong correspondence that "instructions The two stone pillars at the kong, to Commander U. S. South from Home" were not B big! entrance of the Hospital, each China Patrol and Commander. enough shield to save Hongkong "Nanook of the North." weighing about three quarters of U.S.S. Helena Offer of the from all blaine, and that Hong- a ton, were shifted bodily they assistance of U. S. naval vessels kong is morally committed to Mr. Without the walrus and the practically snapped in two about is deeply appreciated. At present Moller a very long way. "We seal, their best sources of heat-i a couple of feet from the ground. we do not anticipate requirinx have no hesitation in saying that giving foot and clothing, exis

The operating theatre was bad-assistance to supplement our own Mr. Moller has been very shabbily tence would cease to be possible ly damaged, and is now out of resources, but, should we do treated, and British official pre with the people depicted in the commission. In all, throughout the 80, we should gratefully avail stige for fair dealing has been Coronet's wonderful Arotie pie- Hospital, some thirty plate-glass ourselves of your offer. Please besmirched." Unless the Moller ure, Nanook of the North."" windows wera smashed in. The convey my cordial thanks to Company are recompensed to The Eskimos' skill in capturing grounds of the Hospital are Commander-in-Chief"

same extent the story of their those ocean apimäls, weighing at covered in debris.

treatment is likely to have vi full growls from 1,000 to 2,000 with their slender, Bulletin. results in the Far East-Daily pounds,

walrus-ivory pointed harpoona, is remarkable. The picture shows every detail of these exciting

Dr. Sanders stated that the force)'

typhoon."

unknown,

inm

labour was inflicted.

THE CORONET.

TO-DAY.

Closing Exchange 2a. 3, 1/16d. Barometer 2 p.m. 29.54. Temperature 2 pm.

Humidity 2 pm.

79.

75.

Higa Tide 6.44 p.m." Low

Water 10.56 p.m..

Lighting Up-lime. 6.51 pm.

News in Today's

New Advertisements.

'

The Ming Yuen. S'udio have nome excellent typhoon photos for 8le-Page 2

"Nanook of the North" the remarkable E kimo pieture, is being screened at the Coronet Theatre-Page 12.

The heaviest blow struck to the

European's Fine Deed. Taikoo Decks is the sinking of nine out of tei of the Company's of the wind might be imazlued the Chinese Maritime Custome Mr. G. J. Walters, in charge of steam launches. The only one when he said that in a pass48 launch Youngching, was eripled which did not suffer was a launch connecting the two hospitala it which at the time of the typhoon required three men to open ato ffect a fine rescue in the midst

2. Typhoon ia about 132 deg. adventures with the women and was up to the slipway, well out of door. No casualties occurred. of the storm. At 9 a.m., when,

children helping them, their Owing to typhoon damage, the the water. The loss represented The patiente rose to the occasion the wind was almost at its

tes whetted for thair Steam Laundry deliveries will be by the sinking of these nine splendidly, as alac did the staff maximum height, the Youngch

Stavourite food, raw égal meanin launches must, it is calculated. and the servants Althoughuth of Pingehow Island, in Mira Phe Kwan-Fung, revenue Eskimo family is seen dog-sledg Powell, td should read the im-

was running into shelter. six miles

Customs Launch Wrecked. The Aretio mid-winter the whole ' Shareholders in Messrs. Wm. run into close on 3200,000. Apart covered with Boot, and wet However, he bad generous from that, great inconvenience through, they helped in shifting Bay, when Mr. Wasters sighted a launch belonging to the Chinese ing over vast fielde of ica i portant notice appearing on Page praise to offer for the Japanese has been caused to the Docks by over the patients from the junk with distress signals flying Maritime Customs, came to grief under

which may be seule, 4. on the stranded vessel, who did the loss of these boats, which are women's ward, which was badly from her masts, With a fine dis-during the typhoon. She was The mighty hunter, Nanook, i The super-film “Atlantido " ig all they could to help. I had essential for the carrying on of damaged. They all had terrible regard, for his own safety. Mr. making for shelter in Tain Wan has keen and

well-trained the current attraction at the everything in my favour," be the Company's works. For experience, but they all helped Walters brought the launch Bay when the wind changed, declared, leaving one to imagine tunately, however, it has been one another in a most praise alongside the sinking bost and making it impossible for her to eyes. Suddenly he balts the dog World Thestro.-Pages 4 and 12

team and falls on bis fur covered that it was at easy fest to swim possible to secure one or two out worthy manner.

ucceeded in taking aboard the get there. She dropped anabor, knces. He brushes & bit of snow through the terrific tide that was side launches with which to carry Dr. Sanders stated that he had whole crew of ten, none too soon which dragged and she was from the ice. He has found a rading past at the time. The on in the meantime, It is, of two patients in Hospital from the it appears, for some minutes later carried hard on to the rocks blow hole, where the seals come. Japanese let him down over the course, possible to salve all the summer cempoa Taimoshan the junk sack and disappeared off Pillar Point Castle Peak up to breathe. He makes ready ship'e side into the water, and he launches, as their engines and Hill, where much damage was from view beneath the waves,

Bay. Besides the Chinese crew his harpoon and waits! Suddenly best swam out to Lt. Dickson. The boilers are intact, but it will take was done. Dr. Thomson's shack European Drowned at Macaow. J. Brigham and Chief Officer poon down into the hole. The

there ware on board Capt he stands and plunges his har business. officer bed remained on board the fully two months for this work there collapsed like a pack of submarine when it broke from to be dono. It is hoped, how cards, whilst another was blown that Mr. Corbon, G

A report comes from Macao J. Muir. Just before the launch party on the sledges sed Nanook its moorings, and was washed off ever, to get one of the big bodily into the air and came down lish employee of the Chinese and swam safely to shore.

Eagatruck, all aboard jumped over struggling at his end of the line and

Mee Fong, the photographer of when it commenced to sink, but gor lunches rouning within on top of Dr. Thomson's shed. | Maritime Ccstoms station at

hurry to his aid. The ice-hole is Wyndham Sc. has a fine collection managed to cling to a buoy, the next three or four days.

The Kwan Fung was built in widened and presently Nanook of typhoon photographs.—Page 4. More Bodies Recovered. Lappe, lost his life by drowning Hongkong as far back as 1837 by and his women and the famished otherwise he might have been The Company'e two big. tuge

Several important auction sales swept away to almost certain were undamaged, excepting that As the sea gradually gives up in the typhoon, Mr. Corbon was Messrs. Crooker and Jamieson, dove are enjoying perhaps their are notified on page 4. death. As it was, we learn from one was inconvenienced for a time its toll of dead it is becoming on the. Custome bulk Teirson and she has rendered splendid first square meal for a wook. This Consignees are notified of the another Bource, Lt.

Dickson by a wire rope getting tangled possible with more or less accur Barrier when she broke away service to the Customs ever but om of the exciting arrival of the s.s. "Shingo Maru.” had hurt one foot and it wae in the propellors, and they in soy to check the number of from her moorings and was blown since her seaworthiness being a incidents in the remarkable-Page 4, doub ful if he could have clung full commission.

human casualties caused by the towards land.

He was drowned tribute to her builders. It is film, Nanook of the North." It 97,000 feet of valuable innd on on much longer.

reaching the imperilled officer, whom he made. fast to the line, and they were both bauled up to safety by the Japanese.

There is one side of the herd's

character that came to light as

We are informed from Govern-

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up, the police launches scouring

"Loong Sang" Engineer's

Funeral.

of others were taken Mortuary.

LISTEN.

Well planned publicity is the prescription for weak

graphy and ita Intimate revela- The second promenade concert tions of the strangest social will take place on the lat. proz, and domestic conditions in the-Page 4.

world make it a production of For the Star Theatre's current

programme refer to Page 12.

Copyrighi 3

Pabllo Ledger

The ronds were blown off some ravages of the typhoon. In ad when the vessel capsized. The unlikely that the Customs will is a human interest dram, and the Kowloon water front ie for A. B. Treepus, with a lifeline of the Company's big sheds, dition to those recorded yesterday funeral took place in Macao last float bor most probably abrite clear and beautiful photo-sale by private treaty.-Page 4 tied to his waist, succeeded in bat fortunately very little damage six more dead bodies were picked Vening, the Protestant will be sold as she lies.

was done to the building.

(Com-tery. All the steamers at the docks the limits of the harbour yester News from Outlying Districts were towed into shelter before day, one being that of Woo Tong, Reports from outlying stations The funeral of the late Mr. the typhoon struck, with the aged 25 member of a well- other than those given in our issue Malcolm Black, third engineer of exceptionally wide uppoai..... exception of the newly launched known Chinese family living at of yesterday contain more details the ill-fated Loong Sang, took river steamer, which went ashore No. 23, Came Road., His remains of wreckage and loss of life. It place yesterday at Happy Valley our representative was saying at Quarry Point.. It is hoped soon were found flouting near the le.stated that the roof of the Land Cemetery, the Rev. H. E. Holm THE HUMNA ZOO farewell. A shipmate came up to get this boat off, however: Kengahan wharf and with those on at Pingshan, in the Now officiating. Members of the staff and expressed the opinion that

Sympathy.

to the Territories, was carried away and of Messrs. Jardins, Matheson and modest Trengus was the most

that a number of matsbeds Company, the captains and officers young man he had ever met.

From Shaukiwan Bay yester also inet with disaster of the Jardine steamers in port We were wondering what was

day, the Water Police picked up Tai-O alone, nineteen hute were and European employees of the going to happen on the

wa bodies, and this brought the brought down, also two houses. China Sugar Ranery assembled Tamar," he said, “when sudden.

[list to eight for the day.

No loss of life has been officially at the Monument to await the ly we missed Treagus, An

Fishing Fleets' Heavy Loss of reported, but the damage in the arrival of the hearse. The coffin, hour later, when be returned, and we asked him where he had been

Life.

district has been estimated at as it was borne to the graveside. $40,000.

as enyered with the Rad Ensign. be replied: 'Oh, just looking during the recent typhoon.—— Up to the time of writing, no

Information from other outlying There were a large number of around. We knew nothing of Wood, Governor General “

definito nors bes como through districts is still being awaited as Wreaths sent by the officers of the what he had done until he wLO His Excelleney replied as fol- of the fate of the Aberdeen fishing to extent of the damage in the Company, from the staff of the dug out afterwards for con-lows:-"His Excellency the Govlast, but one fact stands out New Territories.

arm, and one from Mrs. Black, gratulations."

ernor General, Manila--Hong-clearly, namely, that not all the kong greatly ap reoi-tos your boats escaped the storm. Inform- bricks, a large-sized trading junk,

Heavily loaded with 50,000 deceased' widow,'.

The chief mourners were, tbo message of sympathy-Stubbs."ation is to hand that fahing boat registered locally as T450 H, eank Chief Officer of the Loong Sang A message of sympathy has also No. 491, whilst sourrying before near San Pak Teun on Saturday (Mr. J. 8. Masson) and Mr. J. been received by H.E. the Gover-the typhoon in Lamma Channel, morning. No lives were lost, Muirhead, friend of the deceased nor from H.E. Admiral Sir Arthur capsized, with the probable loss however,

Following immediately behind, Loveson.

of her crew of twenty-two.

wore Capt. F. T. Wheeler (Mariné

Those who have had anything

to do with the British Navy, and the men who man ita, ships, will understand this characteristic shrinking from the limelight.

We learn that Lt. Dickson, who is still in the R. N.. Hospital, is auffering from irfluenza, but is likely to be out and about before long.

"Mingeing" Safe,

ment House that the following message was received from Manila at 3.25 p.m. yesterdayim

"His Excellenes the Governor of Hongkong. Sincere sympathy in the losses of property and life

Hospital.

women.

F

Much Damage at Matilda Efforts are being made to dis The Latest Typhoon.. Suparintendent of Messrs. Jardine, cover the survivors, but there The Hongkong Observatory Matheson & Co., Ltd.,) and Mr. does not appear to be much hope. reports that the typhoon of which D. McMurray (Superintendenti Matilda Hospital felt the full Of the twenty-two, seven were warning was given yesterday was Engineer of the same firm.) All force of the typhoon; in fact, a

at 6 nằm. to-day 200 miles 8.8 L. of the Indo-Chine 8.N. Co. ships, in barograph in the institution show- Another unit of the loet, whose Hongkong, moving westwards port ware represented at the During Saturday, there were ed a reading of 28.15, corrected to local registry number in 8458C, Unless its dir- ction obanges, it funeral, whilst the staff reports that the Todo-China ses lovet. The dances is estim sank with all hands, numbering should go well south of Hongkong. Mosste. Jardine, Matheson and steamer Mingsang, which left, ated at between $10,000 and ton, off Saiwan, Cheungchau Another typhoon is shown to Co. were present in large nüm for Manila on the previous day, $15,000, ALS

was badly hit by the typhoon.

Island. The master clung to atho souib-east of the Lacchino's, bers, * 'Argugat others prosent, Beon by a Telegrapli represent piece of wood and eventually but ite direction of motion is at were Me.D G. M. Baraard The same Company's vessel, ative, Dr. J. H. Sanders stated drifted to Cheungchau, where he present unknown, Winguang, which arrived in port that the Hospital was full of made a report of the disaster to

(Managing Director of Messrs) 4 telegram réceived from the Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.,' this morning from Manila, re- patients at the time. At 9.80 a.m., the police.

Manila Observatory at 1. p.m. to- Mr. R. Sutherland. (Shipping the wind increased to such force. Hurrying back to Aberdeen for day saye

i.. Manager), Mr. W. Galloway, Mr. that it blew in the first window, shelter, another fishing junk, 1. Typhoon in about 117 deg. N. L. Railton, Mr. McFarlane, Mr. which was of plate-glass, and one sailing from Tam Kong Chau, near Long. E. 19 deg. Lat. N, moving A... Osmund, Captains Kennedy. after another six other windows Waglan, took in water and finally W.

| Campbell, Kolman and Chaudler.

porta, however, that she passed

the Mingsang just outside Manila on funday, the 19th Instant, and that all was well.

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