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THE JULY STORM.

A MILLION DOLLARS DAMAGE.

on the

P. W. D. REPORT.

The following report damage caused by the delure of July 18th last year will be laid be- fore the Legislative Council at this afternoon's meeting.

On the morning of 18th July, 1926, a typhoon entered the const of the mainland of China one hun dred miles to the East of Hongkong and was followed on the 19th by a torrential rainfall and thunder storm causing extensive damage to

many parts of the Colony, So heavy Indeed, was the rainfall that 20.016 inches was recorded within the short space of eight hours. This record has not been approached since 30th May, 1808, when a fall of 20.493 inches was rogistered in sixteen hours.

eight being damaged or destroyed of which the following were the most important:-Shaukiwan Null- ah, Glononly Nullah Albany Nullah and its tributarics. Nullah at Stone Nullah Lane, Wongnel- chong Nullah, Shektongtaui Nuilah,

Lighting Street Gas Lamps dld not escape the fury of the storm, and a number of thony sustained damage. :

-Miscellaneous.-Under this hoad- ing ure place the several rock and landslides which were due lo the effect of the storm. Boulders of some size fell in Shaukiwan Village, but the conspicuous case WAS that of the huge, boulder which in its descent brought disas ter to the Pumping Station at Pokfulam Road, allusion to which has already been made.

Piers. The damage ocensioned to piers was not considerable. Murray, Queen Victorin Street, and Eastern Western Market, Street Piers were the only ones affected.

Praya Walls-These escapod serious damage, the expenditure involved being for repointing and

The only col resetting stones. lapse recorded was a length of 180 feet of the East Return Wall of Quarry Bay Marine Lot No. 4.

This terrific delage failing upon precipitous country caused tons of earth, boulders, sand and silt to be washed down the hillsides.

Recreation Grounds.--But for blocking and bursting numerous Allahs and channels, with the the vast accumulation of debris consequent douding of the main washed on to the grounds entail- roads of the City, the water finding heavy expenditure for its re- ing its way into houses and gumoval, no material damage was downs, causing heavy damage. It done. several cases private houses were

shaken

necessitating severely

hut fortunately shoring, collapse occurred.

3,000 ton Boulder,

no

Retaining Walls-At the pro- pored new Queen's College site, Mount Caroline, the retaining walls fured badly. The damage occasioned, however, could not wholly be ascribed to the storm of 19th July, as the major part of the danige occurred in April 1926, on the occasion of a previous heavy rainfall,

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An instance showing the sever- ity, of the storm was the falling of a very large boulder weighing approximately 3,000 tons, which

Waterworks. In this connex- for years had safely stood the action of heavy rains. In its fallon, the outstanding feature it crashed into the Government the damage sustained was the dis- Waterworks Pumping Station at ster which befell the Pumping Pokfulam Road 250 feet below, Station at Pokfulam Band. Malus, damaging the main engine and Filter Beds, and Calchwaber also breaking through portions of the suffered badly. rising mains which supply the Peak District. Unfortunately four Chinese workmen who' were' at the time in the building lost their lives, and four others re- ceived injuries.

Kowloon.

Buildings. The extent of dam- are done to Police Stations, los- pital, Quarters, Schools, &c., was comparatively small, the only custs worthy of mention being-The Kowloon Hospital (much damage was done to the surrounding grounds), Disinfecting Stallion, Gunpowder Depot. Green 1sland, and Royal Observatory,

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As an illustration of the volume and force of the water, evidence is furnished by the Glenealy Nullah, a covered portion of which lies under Pedder Street-one of the principal thoroughfares of the

A total of sixteen buildings were City-which burst, forcing a palm- tree upwards through the granite affected.

Cemeterigs-The damage con- slabs covering the nullah, and the concrete surface of the road, where Jaisted of the washing out of much

of the new terracing, the scour it remained standing in an up- right position, This tree musting of the walls of an untrained have been washed down from the nullah, and the bursting of the okt hillsides and, carried a consider dam at the entrance causing large able distance underground before quantities of earth and stone to

the nullah burst owing to choking.be washed out from the bed of the

One of the bridges of the Cable Tramway to the "Peak was broken and the service interrupted. The motor roads to the Peak and around the Island were impassable owing to many landslides wash-outs.

ullah. Considering the extent of the cemetery area the damage may be regarded as light.

were

to

Communications, Roads. These did not suffer to the same extent and as those in the Island. Forty-nine roads, streets and lanes The Naval Yard, Military Bar-affected, but apart from the heavy racks, and Public Recreation accumulations of earth and mud Grounds also suffered severely due to landslips washed on from deposits of boulders and sili, them, involving heavy cost for re The resultant damage to Govern- noval, the damage sustained by ment properties is given below: ceuring may be regarded as com- paratively slight. The roads most affected were:-Gascoigne Roid, Nathan Road, Chatham Road.

Telephones. Lines and circuits were affected. Of these the follow-suffered to a very slight extent. ing were appreciably damaged: Drainage,No damage of any Servants Quarters at the Feak Hospital, Sheep and Swine Depot,

Hunghong Island.

BUILDINGS-Ninety-one buildings

importance was enused to the muf- iahs. 1ere again the heavy ex-

Kennedy Town, Cattle Depot, Ron-penditure entailed was due to the nedy Town, Quarters at Belchers removal of the great mass of sand Street, Shektongtsui Market. No, and soll deposited by the water. 12, Ventris Road, Houses in Wan- chal Road.

Recreation Grounds-At King's Park landslips occurred, while em- bankments and concrete channels sustained damage.

The extent of damage in other cases was comparatively slight,

CEMETERIES.At the Colonial

Retaining Walls.-These were Cemetery, there was a vast ac- not affected, but the turfed cm- cumulation of debris and silt, and bankments at the Kowloon Hos- many grave-stones had to be re-pital suffered somewhat badly, paired, as well as a brick boundary Waterworks.It is satisfactory wall,

At the Chinese Cemetry at to record here that only minor Mount Caroline landside oc- damages occurred.

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curred necessitating the removal „of a number of permanent gravos,

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Police Stationg, a School, the In the Kowloon Peninsula, cer- No. 3 Pump, with permanent re- Land Offee at Taipo, the Scouts' tain reinstatement work was also pairs to roads and mains outside Mintshed at Tai O Village, and left unfinished at, the close of the Station, a sum of $80,000 is and some terraces were badly Buildings. No damage of any the, Island Quarters at Taipo last year which will have to be estimated to be required, and for scoured Damage also resulted importance occurred. The pre- escaped lightly.

completed in 1927, and for which the reparation work to the Stanley to paths, ridges and channels, mises concerned were the Branch but having regard to the area of Prisons at Lalchikok, and the

Communications, Roads-Four revote of approximately $25,000 Mound East and Taitam Weet Hongkong

Catchwatere a further sum of Island this burial ground, the damage Police Stations at Kowloon City roads were affected, of which the is being applied for,

$10,000 is required.

Kowloon may be said to be small. Another and Shamshuipo. In the case of Coastal Road, which extends from

KOWLOON-Tho completion of New Kowloon Cemetery at Kai Lung Wan East the former, the damage affected the Laichikok to Castle Peak and

New Terri- the outstanding portion of the beyond, received the most damage,

torica suffered damage us well but not Boundary. Wall, channels, fence, but considering its length and be completed in 1927 appear below reparation may entail the sum of

$10,000.

to the same extent.

COMMUNICATIONS, ROADS.—These

etc.

tions and the effecting of the expenditure of a somewhat largosulted, the small expenditure

necessary repairs to kerbs, chan-

nols and footpaths, and the rein- statement of surfacing. The prin- Kowloon, the small damage was to cipal ronds involved were the the lines and circuits. following:-Conduit. Road, Con-

Drainage. Only

Uncompleted Work.

The principal items of work to

HONGKONG:

The clearance of sand from four nullahs may involve a sum of $3,800.

NEW KOWLOONI-A sum of $5,000

:,

abs

NEW LONDON COURSE TO OPEN..

1020

1927

Anticipat- ed Expend from Special Expenditure. Wute.

$567,695 $290,400 50,174 13,800 25,092

,000

84,664 4,400

Total.... 074416 $13,600 674,415

ELECTRIC HARE RACES.

Grand Total..

Electric coursing-greyhound racing after a hare that runs by electricity is to be established on a racecourse now being laid out at Finsbury Park,

Rucing is to begin next May under the management of the Greyhound Racing Association.

On the 20 acres that have been acquired, a grand stand, various enclosures and kennels are to be put up...

Greyhound racing proved very popular at Manchester last sum

mer.

Communications, Roads.-Only its liability to severe damage by suffered severoly and in many Instances were under a consider three roads were involved, and the flood, the actual harm done may

The rebuilding of the servants

098,015 able depth of sand and mud. One siderable. A path at Kaulungtong,

damage caused to them was incon- be considered as slight. hundred and nine roads, streets,

Telephones. The aerial lines quarters at the Peak Hospital however, owing to its situation ad only were affected.

with the necessary repairs to the

The principal items for Hong and paths had to be dealt with

is necessary to bring the repura kong are as follows: Drainage. Little damage

re- bank. by the removal of such accumula-jacent to a stream course, suffered

Repairs to Police very badly and necessitated tho

Fifteen roads" and paths still tion work to a conclusion.

to receive attention, of

NEW TERRITORIES-To complate Stations, Onlees, the re-require necessitated was due to

53,486 8,500 sum for its reinstatement..

which the new road from Conduit the repairs to the Lighthouse at Schools, etc. .... repairs, Telephones-As in the case of training of a nullah.

Road to Robinson Road is the Gap Rock an estimated expendi-Roadin,

27,900 reinstatement, etc. 272,061 ture of $1,900 is required. Waterworks.The repairs in most costly work entailing On

Sewers and nul A sum of $2,100 is the anti- volved were due to the removal of estimated cost of $13,000.

137,680 160,000 very naught Road, West, Des Voeux damage occurred.

alight numberous landslips on the Access, The restoration work to the Al- cipated amount required to com-Repaira Foktulum Road Pumping Road to Shing Mun Valley, the bany Nullah and its tributaries, plete the work on ronds. Road, Central and West, Hill Raud,

Waterworks. - The damage,

For telephones, the small sum Station, etc. deposit of silt and debris from The estimated cost inclusive of which affected the embankments,

of. $100 ja estimated to be re-

a hare which they never catch. Street, Queen's Rond, (East, Cen- the Waterworks generally, was to

Waterworks.

The removal of dangerous quired to complete the work. tral and West), Rond from Conduit

the Pumping

Mr. Garlick, a well-known rac- This runs in a groove, its pace be- n fair extent only, but numerous At the very outset, owing to the boulders near

Nearly a Million.

A tower. Road to Robinson Road, Robinson slides and rock falls occurred extent and nature of the damage Station at Pokfulam Road, and in

ing motorist, met his death at the ing controlled from Road, Shaukiwan Road, Shek

Appended to this Report is a Maroudra Speed Way, Sydney, in Some of the

are over Road, Stubbs Road, Tai Hang

al Beacon Hill Catchwater entail-done, the impossibility of complet Shaukiwan Village.

ing the work of reparation by the The reinstatement of the re-statement showing the expondi- Motor Road, Wongnoichong Road, ing expenditure for removal.

"The pace is very fast. Five Tolophones.--The damage aus

He was travelling at 'al New Territories.

31st December, 1926, was realized taining walls to Queen's College turo that was faeurred in 1926 the presence of about 15,000 spec. hurdles. and accordingly the Bum tained was not very material, some

of Site at Carolino Hill for which and the anticipated amount that lines and circuits, and a cable Building With the exception $300,000 had to be provided in the a sum of $6,000 is estimated to be will be required to complete the rate of over 90 miles per hour hundred yards over hurdles can reparation work in 1927, making when one of his tyres burst and be covered in less than thirty se being. nocted.

of the lighthouse at Gap Rock, and Batimate for 1927, vide page 79, necessary.

the car crashed into an electric- conds.". For the reconstruction of the a grand total of $988,015.

Some of the races will be held Drainage.--The nullahs, storm-the Ling Shan Land Offices which item 37, to complete the repairs

done in the damaged portion of the Pumpling, The totals for the various dis-light pole. Mr. Garlick was killed water drains, channels and sewers sustained some material damage, still remalued to be

in the evening. Station at Pokfulam Road and the tricts are as under: also suffered severely, seventy-ton other bulldings comprising six Island of Hongkong.

Island Road, Kennedy Road, New

Road 'above Conduit Road, Pedder Filter Beds, and the property of the Conduite and the area of the some minor, work is $160,000,

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tatora.

on the spot.

36,500

"There aic eight runners in 90,000 each race,” said a member of the Association, "and the dogs pursue

races

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