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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1881

NO. 22,833

一拜禮 號二廿月八英港香 MONDAY

AUGUST 22, 1927.

TYPHOON DEATH ROLL GROWS. ELECTROCUTED,

TO-DAY'S LATEST

on board, but the wind and sea

DETAILS. proved too much for its size and

MACAO SUFFERS HEAVY DAMAGE.

26 LIVES LOST - IN MANILA DISASTER.

GUNBOAT BLOWN ASHORE.

Reports coming to hand to-day tell of further damage and loss of I

"life caused by the typhoon which swept over the Colony on Satur day. When it passed over Manila on Thursday night and Friday morning, it wrought, much havoc and caused the sinking of a tug involving the loss of 26 lives.

At Macao, where the typhoon was felt even more severely then here, there has also been widespread damage. The river steamer Hang Cheong was put ashore, the gunboat Macuo was also ashore for a while, lighters have been sank, while jürks and sampans were washed into the streets. The electric light supply has been cut off.

From official reports this morning, it would appear that the local death roll was heavier than at first thought, many belated reports of casualties coming to hand.

J

it sark. The sole occupant was rescued by a sampan...

Hongkong's Roads.

A FATALITY "THIS MORNING.

BASEMENT SHORT CIRCUIT.

A Chinese employed at Mesara. As far as could be ascertained Mustard and Company, of Ale- this morning, but little damage xandra Building, was electrocut has been done to the roads ined shortly after 9 o'clock this Hongkong, several minor lanilmorning, and despite the fact that slides having occurred, which, medical attention was immediate- however, bave not proved seriously procured and all that could be The biggest part of the debris done was performed for the un- has now been cleared away fortunate man, he died within an Falls occurred at Robinson Road, hour of receiving the shock. and Jubilee Road, (Victoria Road). The Deep Water Bay Road has also suffered to some extent.

AT CHEUNG CHAU.

·House Verandah Blown Down.

The residents of Cheung Chau spent an anxious time during the typhoon, and although, no serious incidents have been reported, suffered damage many houses through tiles being blown off the

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AMERICAN AIRMEN'S

EFFORT.

CAN ANYBODY SUCCEED?

Oakland, Calif., Aug. 20.

William Inwin has

Captain-

BRITISH WARSHIPS REPLY

TO FIRE.

started on his fight to Honolulu JAPANESE LAND NAVAL FORCE and thence to Hongkong.-Renter's, American Servies.

San Francisco; Aug. 20, Irwin has sent out an "S.0.8." that he had lost control of his neroplane, which is named the "Spirit of Dallas." It was enter-

vice."

The air race on which Captain

AT CHINKIANG.

The Chinese troops continue to fire on shipping on the Yangtze, and British warships are replying in every case, so that several of His Majesty's Ships have been in action. In one case, H.M.S. Sirdar opened fire on troops near Kwachow who had fired on her with machine-guna, and it is believed that six Chinese were hit.

The Hankow Government has decided to move, its headquarters to Nanking, and troops are being sent there from the Wu-han city, apparently in an effort to meet the Northern menace. The crossing of the Yangtsze near Nanking appears imminent. The bombard ment of Nanking from long range continues.

The deceased had been with ed for the Dole race to Hawail, HANKOW OFFICIALS MOVE. Messrs. Mustard and Company but is now Blying with since April last, and was employ-navigator to Hongkong for a ed there as an office boy. When prize of G$25,000. Irwin in- the man presented himself for tended to fly a zigzag course to duty, this morning he was order. Honolulu with a hope of sighting ed to open up the basement of the two missing Dole race nero- the store. He went down, but re-planes-Reuter's American Ser-

something turned almost immediately to re- port that there was wrong with the electric wires and that sparks flew from the switch on the lights. He also stated that the when he tried to turn roofs.,

The lowest reading of the basement was flooded and con barometer was 28.72 which was retained six to eight inches of corded at 3.30 p.m. The Assembly water. Hall and the Police Station both In order to repair the lights, received slight damage, and the an electrician was sent for, and verandah of Mr. McPherson's he arrived almost immediately. Together with the office boy they house was blown down.

Gardens were almost completely proceeded to the basement, where ruined and the trees have been the electrician tested a number badly torn about, quite a number of wires and discovered that some of them were damp. Meanwhile being uprooted,

The large matshed belonging to the office boy strode to the middle of the basement, where he came totally demolished, and some of in contact with an electrified wire

The later reports will be found below, while the earlier accounts the Residents' Association was appear fully on pages 10, 11 and 4.

·MANY ADDITIONAL REPORTS.

Belated reports received this morning tell of further incidents during the storm, in a number of enses resulting in a further loss of lives than that already reper!

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The Talpo Bridge.

It

William P. Irwin has entered is longer and more difficult than the Dole race to Honolulu-90 long, indeed, that some expert aviators

It calls for a race from Dallas, predict no man can accomplish it. Texas, to Hongkong. A prize of offered by G$25,000 has been William E. Easterwood, Jr., rich Dallas chewing gum manufac turer.

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Only three stops are permitted in this race at San Francisco, at Honolulu and at either Guam or Manila. Further, the flight mast be completed within 144 hours of the time it starts. It will be,

distance flight ever undertaken.

The Tsingtao flagship, Haichi, has again fired a few shots at the forts at Woosung, without doing any damage. Shanghai itself is quiet.

There has been a renewal of incidents on the Yangtze, and a Japanese naval force was landed 'at Chinklang to clear some Chinese soldiers from a Japanese hulk

the Chinese houses in the village and immediately gave a shout and without doubt, the most arduous NORTHERNERS TO CROSS YANGTSZE.

show signs of the terrific blow ex- perienced.

It is reported that several sam- pans were capsized, but full de- tails are not yet available.

Peak District.

fell.

was

Buildings.

were

Alexandra

Arduous Conditions.

From San Francisco to Honolulu

sca.'

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HANKOW TO NANKING.

and

JAPANESE LAND,

Main Switch Not Located. The electrician quickly ordered

During the past few days there Pakow towards Lion Hill, on the main switch to be turned off is 2,091 miles nearly two-thirds has been a recurrence of firing on Saturday and Sunday, the Nan- but unfortunately this was not of the entire distance fown by British warships on the Yangisze king batteries replying erratical- possible, as the main switch was Lindbergh from New York to

In some cases they have replied, ly. TELEPHONE DAMAGE.

There was also considerable not installed in Messrs. Mustard's Paris. Every foot of this is over to the fire, while in others they

fring machine-gun Hundreds of Wires Down.

premises. A clerk went across to the open ocean. There are no returned fire directed at other rifle Watson's dispensary, to request landing places en

́yesterday.. Enquiries made this morning

route. Fur- British steamers, The damage done by the storm them to turn off the switch, butthermore, navigation of the most

The latest incident is in con- with regard to the damage su3-

The Northerners are preparing apparently the main switch's tained by the temporary Taipa to telephone wires in the Central

smail whereabouts

received in to cross the Yangtsze 12 miles exact kind is required. Lind-nexion with H.M.S, Sirdar, a Naval mystery, a bridge during the typhoon, elicit district is coniparatively

the Electric

bergh and Chamberlin could have wireless message Company Two Chinese women were killed ed the information that the bridge compared to the damage suffered and

communicated

been miles wide of their route and Hongkong this morning stating south-east of Nanking, and the with in

the marching to defend in a hut at Kowloon Tong when a has been considerably damaged, in the Peak and Kowloon districts.

Nevertheless, according to in order that the current might be in aafety, but the flyer who heads chine-guns from the south bank of thre

still could have reached Europe that she was fired on with math, and 15th. Southern armies

threatened landing places... boulder slipped down the hillside portions of the surface bourds and demolished it.

his the river opposite Kwachow, near having been blown away, thus formation supplied by the Hong- turned off...

for Honolulu must stick to In the meantime, Mr. L. J. Cave,

Chinese, troops continue to fire A huge rock, estimated to weigh rendering it impassable to traffic. Long Telephone Company to a

The message adds that the Sir- on passing ships in the vicinity about a ton, slipped from under A question, which is now to be Telegraph reporter this morning of Mustard and Co., who went to course with the most scrupulous Chinkiang.

in the open dar replied with one of her four of Morrison Point-Reuter. Belchor's Fort and went through considered is whether the tem- Fome hundreds of wires in the the basement, found the unfor- care or he will misa Hawaii entire-

inch guns, and also her pom-pom · the wall of a house at the end of porary bridge shall be repaired, or Eastern and Western and mid-level tunate man lying face downwaritsy and come down

with a live wire twirled around Yat Foo Street. It created a hole whether the new bridge, which districts have been blown down.

Communication was cut off from him.

Consider, then, what awaits the and Lewis guns. It is estimated By careful handling, Mr. mensuring 12 feet by seven and has been in the course of construc

This that the Chinese casualties ra- Dallas-Hongkong flyers,

A Chinkiang Incident. came to rest in the ground floor, tion for many months, shall be Repulse Bay by the heavy sens Cave managed to extricate the San Francisco-Honolulu flight is sulting from this numbered six.

breaking a cable at Deep Water man from the water, which "was the inmates of which were not in- completed instead.

Chinklang, Aug. 21. jured, being in the front room at Mr. H. S. Rouse is visiting the Bay On Sunday engineers were electrified, and take him out of only one leg of their trip and by The report makes no mention of

bridge this afternoon to consider on the spot and after

The evacuation of troops down a whole the basement by the back door no means the hardest leg, either. whether any damage was done to the time.

First they must make the 1,500- H.M.S. Sirdar, but she suffered no

the river continues. From Tai-0, it has been report..the matter, and if it be found day's work communication was re-into the lane between the King mile flight over the Rockies from casualties.

Other British warships which * ed to the police that a number advisable, the temporary bridge stored at six o'clock in the even-Edward Hotel and

Sun Chuan-fang's troops have Dallas to San Francisco: Then, of matsheds and brick buildings will not be repaired, but the work ing.

with only a short time for tuning have been in action recently are not yet reached the river bank. Doctor's Efforts. were brought down, in one case a cf finishing the new bridge will

and refueling, they must the Wivern, Woodlark and Stir-

A Japanese Naval party had to And. ing. The former was hit several whole family, comprising a fisher be hurried forward instead.

Dr. J. W. Anderson, of Alex-take off for Honolulu. man, his wife and their child, be- is expected that a definite decision The Peak district suffered very

Woodlark a Japanese hulk of Chinese troops. ing wiped out when the roof of will be taken to-morrow, or in the heavily and it is anticipated that andra Buildings, was immediate making this hop safely, they find times by fire near Nanking last be landed here yesterday to clear

silenced fire directed against a-Naval Wireless. their dwelling, at No. 8. Wing On course of a few days.

The damage to the roads of the repairs will take some days. ly sent for, and arrived within two the worst part of the flight still week, while H.M.S.

From Honolulu to Manila is British steamer a day or two ngɔ..

Quiet at Shanghai. Street, caved in, and they were Kowloon and the New Territories In many cases where lines are minutes. He did what he could for ahead of them. buried under the debris.

piration. At one time during the

Shanghai, Aug. 21. A fishing junk making for she has been comparatively slight, damaged, a re-construction scheme the man, and tried artificial resclose to 5,000 miles--more than Another incident was reported on There have been one or two minor for putting the lines completely hour and quarter at which the 1,000 miles farther, than Cham-Saturday, when H.M.S. Stirling

There is nothing to report. ter at Stanley on Friday night was slides, which however did not underground was already in pro-doctor worked, it was thought that berlin and Levine flew on the re- replied to fire and demolished

Naval Wireless. caught in the typhoon and sank, block the roads. A number of gress. It is now definitely deci its crew of four being thrown into trees were blown down, some ed to proceed with the new scheme his efforts would be rewarded. cord-breaking flight to Germany. Chinese fortresses.

As it was, the unfortunate man This can be broken by flying to the water. Two saved themselves causing obstruction, but these wherever it is possible to do so. by swimming ashore, but their have now been cleared away, and

A landslide at Mount Kellet hovered between life and death Guam, which is 2,301 miles from companions were drowned.

with the exception of Taipo carried away a small cable and while the doctor worked away, Honolulu-but stopping at Guam. assisted by Mr. Gave, and at prevents the flyers from stopping with Hongkong In connexion with the sink- bridge, the thoroughfares are all communication

at Manila, and they still have 10.25 after the doctor had made a Chinese gunbont in order.

Stops ing of the

are being

stethescopic examination; the another 2,000-mile leg before Ching Ho, while sheltering inside

taken to effect repairs as soon as Chinese was propounced dead, them before they reach Hong the Yaumati break-water, the

possible.

The body was removed to thekong. Kowloon, especially the outlying

It is for these reasons watchman placed by the Supreme

Public Mortuary, Court to guard the vessel since its When the typhoor had abated

districts, suffered a good deal:

It is learned that as late as many day the Dallas-Hongkong, detention sometime age has re- somewhat, many tins and casks of

The Company desire to state that ported the thrilling experience kerosene were seen to be floating the position generally is well in Saturday last, the wire which fight will never be made. Yet a which he went through during the about in the water, many being hand and subscribers are assure apparently had been the cause of number of flyers have entered up the river, and more troops have was done. Reuter, " typhoon, when the vessel broke her washed ashore along the Castle that wherever they are, their linestine letras used by members of Capt. William P. Irwin of Dallas. Naval Wireless

the electrocution was quite sound, this contest chief among them proceeded mooring chain and was carried Peak Road.

Considerable speculation was possible moment.

will be put in order at the earliest the staff, who went down to the war time ace and distinguished before the wind inshore. It

basement, to conduct current to aviator, who is apparently miss appears that as the gunboat was aroused as to where they came.

ing after a successful start. Some Storm Items.

torch-light pe being dashed against the sea-wall from, and fears were entertained

Tragic Last Message. It broke up and sank. A launch, that a disaster had occurred to

The chimneys at the Empress belonging to the Java. Line then some veasel in that vicinity.

San Francisco, Aug. 21. The mystery was cleared up Hotel, on the West Praya, have steamed up and, with considerably

The enthusiasm at the start of risk to itself, rescued the watch this morning, however, when, disappeared.

the various long distance flights on enquiring at the offices of the A portion of the roof of the Star

has been replaced by the deepest "A signboard was carried down Standard Oil Company of New Theatre was carried away on

gloom, owing to the disappearance at Bonham Strand and, falling on York, we were informed that the Saturday afternoon.

of the "Golden Eagle, Doran," and "Spirit of Dallas."

Nothing has been heard or seen of Captain Irwin, the pilot of the

This procedure will result in the Threat Near Nanking. last-named, since his S.0:S. which

Customs at Hankow being glutted said, "We are in a tail spin. We are

Nanking, Aug. 22.

- with "depreciated paper money, out of it, but were sure scared. The Northerners carried out a which cannot be remitted to Pek-

bombardment dosultory

from ing-Reuter. Forest Hill, Aug. 21. It was a close call, and we thought At Aberdeen a marriage boat weather was so rough that most The. Rawalpindi, with the Home-match since he was selected a win could not see. We are Playing in the first singles. It was all off. The light on the instrument board was out and sank in the harbour, its mistress of the oil was swept overboard al- reporting that no lives were lost. though the boats themselves wea- at pm, to-day after clearing her member of Beanette Hunter beat spinning again: 5.0.5.eless necial

ward mail, was scheduled to leave of the United States Davis

The following ships were ex- On enquiry this morning wo were The body of an old houseboat in there the storm, and no one was cable from the Kausing's buoy George Lott, 7-5, 8-6;6-0 Ralter's hangs for 250 feet; the message cation with Hongkong, Atreus, have taken place with regthed to As the drooping wireless nerial pected to be in wireless communi- informed that no developments fell overboard from a drowned Aberdeen Harbour, was picked up. It is not yet known what loss Damage to wharves, on the sen

fouled during the bad weather

would automatically cease Imme Ouderkerk, Taltybius, the C.M.C. dispute. With the ex- yesterday!!

been sustained; nor how "miny

diately the plane touched water Cremer, West Elcajor, President ception of the 8.6 Talkoo Wan-yl, The remains of a Chinese were casks and tins have been recover front is estimated at approximate-

McKinley, Hector, Svale, Ranella, which went ashore in Kowloon also found cast ashore at Cheung ed altogether.".

ly 3200,000

Four destroyers and a ser im Yuanlee Genoa Maru, Mishima Bay, it is understood that the other mediately rushed to the rescue Maru, Kotsa Maru, Ginyo Maru, B., and S. vessels, which are laid Sha Wan yesterday, and were re-

men and seamen,

Oll Tins Overboard.

W

was cut off.

two Chinese, caused injuries to tins and casks were their property. The northern and eastern faces . their heads. They were removed It appears that the oil was of the Kowloon Railway Station to the Government Civil Hospital. being loaded into junks from the clock tower were badly damaged

A junk, abandoned by its crew, 9.s. Patrick Henry on Friday by the typhoon. was found drifting in a water night. Because of the approach. One junk was sunk outside logged condition off Green Island ing typhoon, the junks sought Causeway Bay typhoon shelter, and was taken in tow by a police shelter at Tsin Wan, taking what with gasoline on board, but no launch,

load they had with them. The lives ware last

moved to the: Mortuary.Fin

In company with these junka a The water supply to all wharves All the matsheds at Taiwan bath. small inspection boat belonging to in the western district was put out

ing beach have been blown down by the Company, the Pensacola, was of action on Saturday.....

the typhoon.

also taking shelter, with one man

(Continued on Page 8.)

Several members of the Electric Company were sent to Mustard and Company's premises this morning, and the trouble with the wiring at the building removed.

HUNTER IN FORM.

DAVIS CUP SELECTION JUSTIFIED.

`American Service...

TO DAY.

Dollar on demand Lighting-up

1/17/16

6.50 p.m..

vice.

4

that

"Miss

A steamer reported seeing a

Troops Movements.

Hankow, Aug, 21. The Central Executive Commit ten has issued a notification say

SHOTS AT WOOSUNG.

But No Damage.

Shanghai, Aug. 21.

A few shots were exchanged ing that the Government is to be this morning between the Tsing- tao squadron's flagship Haichi and moved to Nanking.

Troops have arrived here from the Woosung forts, but no damage

down the river.

Kiukiang, Aug. 21, Troops are passing through here on their way "down the river- Naval Wireless...

Firing On Ships.

Nanking, Aug. 21. Firing on ships below Morrison Point continues. A convoy has been started to protect vessels. Naval Wireless.

NORTH TO CROSS RIVER.

HANKOW TAXES.

Depreciated Notes-imposed.

Haskow, Aug. 21........ The local authorities have or- dered that the surtaxes be paid in silver, while the original 5 per cent. Customs duty, is still payable in "Kerenskis,” as the, Central Bank notes are designated, owing to their rapid depreciation.

The silver dollar is at present the equivalent of $2.50 of the Cen traf Bank notes.

flare, and searched, but found Tonkin, Glenapp, Tiisaroea, Tif- up, weathered the storm without nothing-Reuter's American Ser. sondari.

Incident.