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POUNDED 1901

NO. 23,175

WALF MONDAY,

MAY

23,

1927

OIL BLAZE AT CHINKIANG. STORM DAMAGE.

ARTILLERY

SETS TANKS

ON FIRE.

OVER TEN INCHES OF RAIN FALLS.

RAILWAY LINE BLOCKED.

Over ten inches of rain, the heaviest fall of the year, was

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AVIATION EPIC. SANCHOAN ISLAND PILGRIMS.

LINDBERGH'S TRIALS DESCRIBED.

SPECIAL, CONGRATULATIONS.

Paris, May 22. The successful trans-Atlantic

CONSECRATION OF BISHOP WALSH OF KONGMOON.

FENG CLAIMS AN IMPORTANT Hongkong's experience over the be a dismissed ployee of the flier Lindbergh subsisted merely YESTERDAY'S CEREMONY.

VICTORY.

DESTROYERS UNDER FIRE.

A big blaze in the Standard Oil Company's tanks at Chinkiang, which it took several hours to get under control, is the feature of much news from that district of the Yangtzo where there has been heavy firing and where a big battle is considered imminent. The outbreak was caused by Northern shellare, and at one period seriously meunced the city, causing considerable alarm among the Chinese population

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From other points on the river come reports of increased activity, by the contending forees, and both sides have scored minor suc- cesses, whilst the Southerners claim the capture of important scatora on the by now extensive battlefront.

The forces converging on Hankow have made further progress, but on the other hand a victory that is reported to have been scored by Marshal Feng Yu-halang at Chengchow leaves the one outlet for the Communists, towards Mongolia, still open,

In connexion with firing on foreign warships, two Japanese destroyers which left Shanghai for Hankow, were shelled en route by both the Northern and Southern forces on opposite sides of the Yangtsze, and one of the warships effectively replied.

ANTI-RED THREAT.

Hankow on the Brink.

Hankow, May 22. The position at Hankow is no clearer to-day.

Chinking, May 22. Struck by shells in the course of fierce bombardment started by the Northerners in the early hours of this morning, a fire broke out in one or both of the oil tanks

General Sha Tao-yin has made, at the Standard Oil Company's in- stallation, and a serious menace no move of importance since his to the city was only stopped by ultimatum demanding the surren the vigilance of the authorities.der of the Communist leaders.

The fire was kept under control,

He encountered rain more than

1,000 milles over the Atlantic, and constantly changed his altitude in a effort to dodge the clouds, sometimes flying only a few feet! from the waves, and at others soaring 10,000 feet.

week-ends. The full fury of the Telephone Company, met his death on a few sandwiches and water. storm was felt almost entirely in under extraordinary: circum- the space of twenty-four hours, stances yesterday evening, when starting with a torrential down-engaged on the nefarious opera pour, which produced 2 inches tion of stealing telephone wire in the four hours between six and from the communication "lino on ten o'clock yesterday morning, and Mount Cameron Road. followed after occasional rain So far as can be ascertained, during the day, by a further the deceased, with two other mon, severe storm in the early hours conceived the Idea that by gover- of this morning, producing a furing telephone connexions between ther 7.78 inches in the 24 hours various peints it would be possible to steal a considerable length of ending at 10 a.m. to-day.

Minor washouts have occurred wire which would be marketable, all over the Colony, the moat and, by their keeping to one line, severe collapses being reported reports of breakdowns would be from the Kowloon-Canton Rall-limited, with the possibility of way, Shaukiwan, and the road to that particular las not being used until the thieves bad made good Repulse Bay. other low lying areas are also

Happy Valley is flooded, and their escape.

inundated.

Railway Line Blocked.

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Once the connexion was severed at the nearest pole, with no possi- bility of disturbance from passers- At an early hour this morning by, the theft seemed on a fair way it was discovered that there had to accomplishment, but it was un- been a heavy fall at a small bridge observed that the disconnected on the Kowloon-Canton Railway wire crossed a service lead of the a little to the south of the Beacon Electric Company. This proved Hill Tunnel.

to be a high tension line, and with The line was completely block-the dropped telephone wire lying ed for the time being, but the across it, and trailing a complete úsual early morning service was shot circuit was made of high maintained by running traine

voltage.. from both ends, and transferring the passengers from one side of the wash-out to the waiting train on the other side.

Accomplices Make Report. Fursuing his operations, the prime mover in the operation travelled to his next point of A large gang of coolies was im- severance, but on his way, came mediately sent to the scene and in contact with the dangling wire by 10.30 am. the train from Kow--and that was the end, loon was able to get through. Tha! When his comrades reached the departure of the through train 1 spot, a red linh sho ed across his Canton which usually leaves at chin, where the charged wire had 9.16 a.m., was delayed until 10.45 made contact, and he was found to sumed its full service, 4.m, The railway has now r be dead,.

The other men engaged in the Trams Interrupted.

theft gave information to the The lower Tramway service to nearest police station, and while Shaukiwan was interrupted this investigation whs proceeding, morning by a landslide at Quarry made themselves scarce. A further threat from Yang Sen Bay, and it was not until late this The body was taken to the and by the time the Northern bom is expected shortly.-Naval Wire-morning that the fall was sufft- Mortuary for identification, but no bardment had ceased, had been legs.

ciently cleared to permit of nor-arrests, have been made of accom almost extinguished. The North-

mal traffic.

plices in the theft. erners maintained the bombard- ment until about 4.50 a.m.

Anti-Communist posters are making their appearance in the city.

Considerable Firing.

WUHU OCCUPATION,

Another British Protest.

Wuhu, May 22.

On the road to Repulse Bay sev-| eral minor collapses have occur- TARZAN MATANO red. The largest just permitted! the passage of the Repulse Bay bus this morning.

The Senior Naval Officer has fooded, and the Empire Day Fea The Kowloon Cricket Club la lodged a strong protest with the tival arranged for to-morrow has

All last night the rattle of Nationalist Commissioner for For-been cancelled.

machine-guns and rife fire on 4 eign Affairs us the result of the re-

Heard considerable scale

Was

Total Rainfall

The total rainfall for the week- Between

along both banks of the river occupation of the A.P.C. premises. above and below Chinkiang. The On Friday the Nationalists va- Northerners commenced a bomb- cated the premises, taking away the end was 10.06 inches. ardment of the city in the early wireless installation, but the house 10 am. on Friday and 10 a.m. on shell struck the was again entered to-day and a new Saturday 0.28 inches fell, in the morning, and 3.0.0.0.N.Y. installation. One of Wireless Telegraphy Station cons-next 24 hours 2.50 inches feil, and the oil tanks caught fire, but after tructed.-Naval Wireless.

it had been blazing for half an hour it was got under control, and within an hour and a half was extinguished. There were no -casualties.

Some of the Northern shells fell in the anchorage, and others in the city. Several buildings were seriously damaged.

Chinese Alarmed.

HANKOW'S OUTLET.

Feng's Success at Chengchow.

Shanghai, May 22, Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang has guined a considerable victory at Chengchow, after a most severe en- gagement with the Fengtienites, it is reported.

in the 24 hours ending at 10 a.m.) this morning the fall was 7.78.

The total rainfall for the year] is 41.43 inches, against an aver- age of 19.52 inches,

STOP PRESS.

HEAVY EARTHQUAKE.

Owing to a report reaching

us this morning of what was thought to be an, earthquake, locally felt, we have made enquiries to-day of the Royal Observatory, and are inform- ed by the Director, Mr. T. F. Claxton, that a particularly severe earthquake has occur- red at an approximate dis- Lance of 2,000 kilometres from

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Hongkong presumably. BRITISH AIRMEN COME

DOWN,

FORCED DESCENT IN THE SEA.

Simla, May 22. The British airmen Carr and

Chengchow is an important junc- tion lending in one direction to The local Chinese were this Peking and in the other to Shenei, morning showing, considerable and Feng Yu-hsiang's reported vic- alarm at the report of the fire at tory is regarded as highly import- the Standard Oil Company's In- ant in view of the precarious posi-Gilman, trying a non-stop flight stallation, and the police have re- tion of the Communists at Hankow. from London to Calcutta, had the quested the foreign authorities to remove the oil as soon as possible. A British convoy arrived from down-river at 3 p.m. to-day, and roported that none of the vessels had been fred on.

Naval Wireless.

NANKING REINFORCED.

Steamers Go Unmolested.

About. 6.30 p.m. to-day, the ac-

Nunking, May 22. tivity along the banks, which had Marshal Chiang Kai-shek is ceased since last night, was re- bringing large numbers of troops aumcd, considerable rifle and to Nanking by train, and a fair per. machine gun fire commencing centage are being immediately sent from the North bank, and about over to the Pukow side.

The situation is. more normal, 7.80 p.m. tho guns on Silver Is- land shelled the Northern poal stoamers being allowed to pass

without sniping from the shore. Naval Wireless.

tions.

Battle Imminent.

Stories are now in circulation of an attack on Gold Island by the Northerners last night, and it is said that there was n severo- engagement between the defend- ers and the jarding parties.

DESTROYERS UNDER FIRE.

Attacked by Northi and South,

bad luck to make a forced descent | when they had nearly reached India, coming down in the Persian Gulf, yesterday evening, 45 miles south-east of Bunder Abbas.

The airmen were picked up by, a ship-Reuter,

Nearly Broke Record.

Simla, later. The machine is a total wreck,~~~ Reuter.

London, May 22. So far as can at present be ng- certained, Carr and Gillman "on-! joyed for an hour the honour of holding the world's non-stop re- cord fight. The airmon landed in the Persian Gulf at 9.15 in the avening, British summer time, on Saturday. If, as appears likely, they beat the French Paris-Jasic record; they thus held the world's Nationalists are contemplating a for Hankow yesterday afternoon, counter move from Chinklang to were fired on at noon to-day off record until 10.22 in the evening, Klangyin by the Northerners from whon Lindbergh landed at Le might

the loft bank of the river, and by Bourget..

Shanghai, May 22,' H.M.S. Hawkins has arrived. The Japaneso destroyers Binski It is further rumoured that the and Yanagi, which loft Shanghal

The situation is at present ob the Southerners from the right The French record was 3,845 cure, though the recent military bank. The Young replied and miles, while Carr and Gillman ap activity would indicate a severe ailcaced the attackero. Neither parently have flown 8,400 miles, battle in the vicinity very shortly vessel was damaged Router.” PaNaval Wireless.

or only 200 less than Lindbergh himmelf Revit erkiket maska

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Japan.

Mr. Claxton says that the disturbance was much more severe than that recorded

here on the occasion of the

devastating earthquake in 1923.

The first preliminary tremor was registered at 6.86.56 a.m. (Hongkong Standard Time); the first transverse waves' bo- ing recorded at 6,10,10 am, and the first long waves at 0.41.50.

The amplitude of one of the early preliminary tremors was 36 milimetres-a very much. larger tremor than that of the big 1923 earthquake. There wore several maximum move- ́ ments, the largest being of about 80 milimetros. The

movements, died away, at 10 am. this morning, though an- other small earthquake was re- corded at 10.36, lasting till :.11.20 a.m.

Mr. Claxton la surprised that

locally and says that, unless the shock was not severely felt

the seismic disturbance was under the sea, there must have

tween Newfoundland and Ireland.

He saw not a single ship be

He easily identified Paris by the glare of the beacon, and de- clared that he had still enough petrol when he landed, for another 1,000 miles.---Reuter.

Byrd to Follow.

New York, May 22. Commander Byrd. Intends ta

follow the trail across the Atlan tie blazed by Lindbergh, whose fent Comdr. Byrd declares is "almost superhuman." American Service.

Enthusiasm.

-Reuter's

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Yesterday's historic pilgrimage of large numbers of Roman Catholics to St. John's Island, (sacred to the memory by reason of the sojourn there of St. Francis Xavier), for the purpose of attending the ceremony of the consecration of Bishop Walsh, of Kongmoon, is described below by one who took part in the journey.

Unfortunately, the steamer journey was somewhat marred by the very inclement weather, but the impressive consecration cere mony, participated in by four Roman Catholic Bishops, and the visit to the Chapel wherein the tomb of the Saint rested for so. many years, amply repaid all who went. Our contributor's account follows:-"

The unique role of a pilgrim when he was made a Bishop yes.. ship was performed by the steam terday, and, besides being one of boat Kiushan when it left here on the youngest to receive that office, Saturday night with, an unusually holds the distinction of being the large number of passengers en- first American Bibhop to be con- gaged on a pilgrimage to the secrated and appointed to. China. shrine of St. Francis Xavier on St. It was appropriate also that in John's Island, where, yesterday, view of the pioneer character of was performed the ceremony of the Maryknoll Mission, the first the consecration of Bishop Walsh Bishop of this organization showi of Kongmoon, Large numbers be consecrated at a place hallow had arrived from Canton and ed by the memory of the first mis- Macao to join in the pilgrimage, alonary to China, and when late-arrivals went on The main chanel at Sanchoa! board a few minutes before the is a gray, edifice built by Bishop Kinshan sailed on its 80-mile trip, Guillemin in 1869. It is amall but it was to find the vessel packed without doubt sufficient for the from bridge to steerage.. There normal religious needs of the Is-. The landing-ground to-day was was actual danger of treading on land, but yesterday it could con indescribably strewn with wreck recumbent forms on deck, and we tain but a fraction of those who age of all kinds. The wings and had to pick our way with care to wished to witness the consecr fuselage of the aeroplane were a vacant space on the boat deck tion. The ritual of the service considerably damaged by sou-and make ourselves as comfor ible was long and impressive for the

full ritual was venir-huntora.

observed. Four... as we could for the night.

Bishops of different nationalities, officiated these being Monseig

Paris, May 22. Ten persons injured, two of them critically, is the tale of last night's casualties owing to the crush of the crowds awaiting Lindbergh's arrival.

Photographers waited patiently all day long for Lindbergh to

The Pilgrim Spirit. awake, and were finally gratified by the airman's appearance on rolled and pitched in the heavy Costa Nunes of Macao, (Portu Throughout the night the boat aeur A. Fourquet of Canton, (French) Monseigneur Jose do the Embassy lawn, clad in py-sens, but the real spirit of a pil- guese). Monseigneur Prat, of jamas, in which he posed. He an- grim is above these inconsiderable Amoy (Spanish), and Monseig- nounced his intention to visit Cap-trifles. Half of the boat's 550 near Henry Valtorta of Hongkong tain Nungesser's mother immedi- ately.

passengers were in the steerage, (Italian)..

Congratulations.

and a rising temperature made The cosmopolitan nature of the those of us who slept under the assembly was also indicated by the open sky feel for them greatly. prosence of thirteen different ne- President Doumergue sent a But we ourselves were to be re- tionalities amongst the congrega message of congratulation to Pre-minded of the realities of the tion, while priests of the varioua sident Coolidge, who replied situation. Towards 2 a.m. the missions in Hongkong, the Chris thanking him, and referring sor- rain poured down, and, hastily, tian Brothers and the Sisters of rowfully to the loss of Nunges-we pulled the little square of mat-

the Maryknoll Mission also atten )-- ser, adding that the progress of ting I had hired from a seaman, ed the ceremony. aviation was largely due to under the shelter of the cover

The newly consecrated Bishop re- France's genius.

above the central skylight, devout celved his mitre and robos of Sir Alan Cobham has flown overly thankful that we were spared office from Monseigneur Fourquet to Paris from Croydon, so as per the full force of the rain. acnally to congratulate the Ameri-

Dawn broke grey over a watery as the Chief Officiating Rishop. can flier on behalf of British air-sea and inndscape, as we threaded were fired after the ceremony i

Numerous strings of cruckers.

men Reuter.

His Worst Ordeal.

our way amongst the islands. Mass was held at 6 a.m. this Sun- the garden situated in front of the

Chapel. day morning in the saloon, for the Paris, May 22. saloon passengers, and in the

Chapel Visited. The United States Embassy was second-class compartment for the

We then joined" in, the pilgrimé "Mecca" of enthusiastic other pilgrims. In both cusOS, crowds calling on Lindbergh to the service was impressive for its age to the small Chapel, which ahow himself, which he eventual- simple background and for the once housed the remains of St. ly did, clad in a suit and skirt spirit of sincere invocation from Francis Xavior, at the other end. belonging to the United States the kneeling worshippers. Father of the Bay. The way was along Ambassador, as he did not bring joined with lay people in receiv- the hillside where the feet of pre- any luggage of his own.

ing the communion, the first of vious visitors have made a rude: Lindbergh, blushing scarlet, the religious exercises in connex path, leading tortuously to the found the acclamations embarrasa ion with this day.

tomb-chapel and to the monument with the statue of the Saint ing, and heaved a sigh of relief: when he was able to withdraw.

which overlooks it further up the After this he faced a gecond ordeal when telling the story of his flight to newspapermen.

To a question as to what was the worst moment of the trip, the airman laughingly replied, "Sure, this!"

Lonely Spot.

St. John's Island (or Sanchoan hill. Before they left the spot, as it is also called), was reached many of the pilgrims scooped up just after six o'clock and the im- the hallowed earth and took it pression it gave to us pilgrims who away in receptacles brought for

the purpose. landed 875 years after St. Francis

· Others of the pilgrims went into Xavier was very much like that it must have given the pioneer mis- the. Chapel-a weather-beaten With. Nungesser's Mother. alonary. For the place is lonely, un- edifice, now greying with the pass- There was a dramatic moment developed and unchanged. The small age of the years where they knelt on it intor, in silent meditation and prayer. when Lindbergh later visited village as we came Madame Nungessor. He entered wallowing in the mud produced by beside the empty tomb of St. Fran- the house bareheaded, and was EO incessant rain, is extremely primi- cis Xavier.

On a granite block, which was moved that he was momentarily tive. The village block-house.

erected over the unable to speak. Finally, in a still stands sentinel at one end, the tombstone

converts shaking volce, and speaking-in and together with church edifices, origin grave, native English, he told her how he re-built at a later date, are land- have inscribed this epitaph

"Here lies a Jesuit Fathor from served his first visit for the marks for visitors coming into the

the West. He died and went to mother of Nungeoser, whom he buy

The Portugueso' gunboat Patria heaven in the 31st year of the knew in New York, and whose courage he so much admired. He had arrived the day before, brings reign of King Ka Tsing of the conveyed the grief of all America ing the Bishop-Elect und four Great Ming Dynasty. This stone that the search had hitherto other Bishops for the consecration. ie erected in his memory by the Chris- proved fruitless.

The ceremony was held in what general body of Chinese When the speech was translut was called the "main" chapel at tians."

The date shows that this stone. od, Madame Nungeaser bravely de-one end of the village, and was

But was put up in the year 1639. clared that she had not lost hope, timed to commenco at 8 a.m. but thereafter she broke down the process of disembarking the

New Bishop's Thantos. and sobbed, and held Lindbergh large number of pilgrims in small in her arms-Reuter.

native boats was long, although The .. Kinahan left Sanchoan having the assistance of sailors at 8 pm, with the returning pil- from the gunboat, and many were grims: Ata tifin on board, not able to witness the full ritual where he took leave of the other of the ceremony.

clorics before transferring on the Patrin to return to his now diocone, Bishop Wolah acknow-

British Tributes,

The Ceremony.

London May 22. The British newspapers pay glowing tributes to Captain Charles Lindbergh, who arrived in Paris last night after a non-stop Father James Edward Walsh of ledged with gratitude the Indeh- flight from New York: He is the the Maryknoll Mission in whose tedness of the Maryknoll Mission first airman to attempt crossing vicariate of Kongmoon Banchoan to the zeal and Fatherly care of