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MONDAY,

AUGUST 22, 1927,

115-MILE PER HOUR GALE FERRIES AND TRAMS,

COLONY'S LIGHT ESCAPE IN TYPHOON.

NO SERIOUS SHIPPING MISHAPS OR LOSS OF LIFE.

ANXIOUS VOYAGES OVER- THE HARBOUR.

KOWLOON GARAGE-

WRECKED.

TAXI PREMISES A TOTAL WRECK..

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The "Star" Ferry service con- tinued to run until 10.30 a.m. des. By far the most serious damage. llon suffered heavily du pito the high wind and rough sea. in Kowloon was the total collapse storm. The comparative had been holstad. It was not un-of the premises of the Hongkong extension used as a C til the bombs were discharged and Kowloon Taxicab Co. In room on the entrance ald that the boats were sent to the Salisbury Road. The collapse oc- Club was completely

the curred about 3.30 on Saturday chairs and tables being shelter at Yaumati, where whole of the Company's fleet wea- afternoon, but the roof was affect about in great confusior thered out the storm for the re-ed oarlier in the day.

porary shelter at the b mainder of the day without the An eye-witness states that the lifted across the slightest mishap occurring. roof started to give about one parts of the roof were Passengers from 9 o'clock on- o'clock, when it was seen that away. Rain poured into t wards experienced rough cross part of the felt covering had beening, and the "boys fea their exit, only returning LOTS OF MINOR DAMAGE. The 10.10 ferry from the torn away, Little by little the even worse disaster, spee Hongkong side was unable to land wooden beams were worked loose the evening when it was its passengers at Hongkong, and by the wind, until a small part of safe to do so, had to return to Kowloon. There the roof was torn away.

Nothing could then save the it was impossible to tie up at the wharf, but eventually, after an rest of the roof from destruction, adventurous trip the coxawain and with one extra powerful gust managed to get the boat safely of wind, which came shortly after alongside the No. 4 wharf at How-three o'clock, the whole roof was toon godowns, where those aboard lifted bodily into the air. It fell at the bottom of Canton Road, were discharged.

The service was not resumed breaking up into a mass of broken again until 10.30 at night. Many wood-work With the roof gone Kowloon people had been stranded the rest of the building was at the on the Hongkong side throughout entire mercy of the wind which the day, and it was a source of at this time was blowing with relief to those waiting on the terrific force. wharf to see the ferry come along. side again. A well-known "bookie" was among the crowd waiting to cross, and

turned the waiting period to profitable account by offering odds on the time the first ferry arrived, Business was good.

The typhoon which was imminently threatening the Colony when we went to press on Saturday passed about 45 miles south of Hongkong on Saturday afternoon just after two o'clock, and from then for fully two hours severe typhoon conditions were experi-

enced.

The Colony came through the ordeal very lightly indeed, for. apart from some partial house collapses, the blowing down of matsheds. everywhere, the stripping of trees, etc., there is nothing very serious to report and only small loss of life.

The shipping of the port rode out the storm remarkably, well, the only big ship to go ashore being s.s. Taikoo Wan Yi, which is benched in Kowloon Bay. Small craft suffered some damage, but so far as present reports go, there has been little if any loss of

life.

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The full story. of the typhoon, together with the many rather thrilling experiences of residents, is told below...

WHOLE COLONY AT A STANDSTILL.

The main building rem

oughly dilapidated C tact, but appears to be in The structure over the was destroyed and chai lifted sky high and thro the garden at the rear.

Many books and pape damaged. The debris was ly removed yesterday morn there was the usual big the K.C.C. during the day

THE DAMAGE SHIPPING.

TAIKOO WAN-YI GO

ASHORE.

Fokis Get Away. The wall nearest the Ferry ́ was! the first to collapse, the mass of: masonry coming down with little several There were warning. garage fokis inside the office at the time, but when they saw part of the wall coming down they dashed The Vigil of the Wharf.

for safety. They were all able to The damage to vessels As soon as the weather began to make their escape, but it is under-considerably less than was moderate, Kowloon residents who stood that several of them were anticipated, the only larger

affected being the P. When the hurricane had abated 1 All the sheds weathered "the were stranded in Hongkong, made slightly injured.

One man is 'reported to have Rawalpindi, s.s. Seang Bee: The rive storm safely until Saturday even-their way to the Star Ferry wharf somewhat, a press represen-

by eight o'clock several sustained a fractured arm when a Taikoo Wan-vi. ing, when the front of one of the and

have come through alm tative paid visit to

gathered. This stone fell on him. the hangars was stripped, the mats be- hundred had

The other four walls of the touched, the only damage of optimista gradually

im being on those which v Royal Observatory and interviewing blown away, leaving the bare crowd

framework. The aeroplanes in swelled and by the time the first building collapsed almost ed Mr. T.F. Claxton, the Director, side were exposed to the full fury ferry came across at half past mediately and to-day the garage uncher off Stonecutters, a

mass of wreckage. The the s.s. Yuct On from who afforded some interesting of the gule, and the only thing nine, there were nearly a thousand is one

this building itself offered little re-appears to have been particulars with regard to the which could be done was to cut people waiting. However,

me-sistance to the wind owing to the dangerous position on h The Harbour res away the windows at the rear of boat merely brought

was on duty in the waters the building so that the wind could chanies to fix the pontoons and nature of its construction, the down. have a through passage.

returned to Kowloon without pas- walls just crumbling away,

About twenty motor cars. and Colony from the hoisting sengers. The Living Quarter Havoc.

first ferry for pas half a dozen motor cycles were in first signal, but had little

the After cruising about the the garage at the time, and came shortly after sengers As it was the planes received aand the moro" active among damage to these alone will amount on Saturday she reported the sides of the hangar despite the and buffeting, being banged against the

crowd clambered aboard to several thousands of dollars. p.m. that all shipping appe the first crossing Was At the moment it is impossible to be safe and no further ass but at least two or three appear.to have come out of it unscathed. The paintwork of one car is intact, a huge beam shielding the vehicle from the hail of bricks, and mortar which came down when the walls caved in.

storm.

The typhoon, he said. started on August 15 to the South of Guam, and passed near Aparri on the 19th, since when there have been no observations from either Basco ör Aparri, which would ace indicate that, these stations have broken down

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endeavours of the crews to keep made towards ten o'clock, say how far each car is damaged could be rendered until day

them in position..

Gradually the Kowloonites were transported to the other side, some not getting back until after midnight.

At 3 o'clock on Saturday morn

The front portions of several ing, the typhoon passed within ten miles of the South of the other, hangars were also torn away Pratas, the barometer at that time and the planes inside suffered in

Meanwhile, a large number reading 28,56 with the winda similar way. There was, how- E.N.E., forcé 10.

ever, no very serious damage to crossed by means of the Yaumati any particular plane, thanks to ferry, which was actually the first the efforts of the men on the spot to resume the service across the who toiled throughout the day to harbour, the first boat taking a prevent serious injury to the deli-load of passengers at about twenty Eate machines.

At Gap Rock the wind veered from N.N.E., force 9, at 10 o'clock, to E.N.E., force 10, at 11 o'clock, the barometer atanding at

28.93. From this it would appear,

The living quarters of the men Mr. Claxton said, that the typhoon was then passing a few miles to suffered far more than the aero

In the evening the South of Gap Rock. The wind plane hangare.

steady

45 Miles Away.

minutes to ten..

Pontoons Damaged. The boisterous weather made the crossing an exciting one, be cause, although the worst had passed, occasional violent gusts were experienced.

When the first ferries reached

Ashore in Kowloon E At 6.30 a.m. she report the s.s. Seang Bee had drag anchor in Kowloon Bay damage had been caused was safely berthed. At th time & signal came thro the effect that the Taikoo

Wrecked Beyond Repair. Several cars appear to be wreck- ed almost beyond repair, but until had gone ashore in Kowlo the debris is cleared away and the off Bailey's Shipyard but cars removed, it is impossible age had been infileted, the to detail the exact extent of the requesting that informat

conveyed to Talkoo Yard damage. The worst sufferer was wireless installation had a small Austin, which was hit carried away, fair and square by a huge mass of masonry. The

at Gap Rock, however, remained the roof was torn off and a little

Car at E.N.E. until 3 p.m., later the sides of some of the sheds from which it was deduced that gave way. Rain poured into the the epeed of the typhoon had officers' and men's quarters, and conditions became so bad that the decreased.

camp had to be evacuated, The six officers and about a hundred men squght refuge in the Kowloon By 4 o'clock the wind had reach-City Police Station, which is only ed East, force 10, and the baro a few hundred yards away, and meter registered 28.62 ins. The remained there throughout the typhoon was then a few miles to night and yesterday morning. the S.S.W. of Gap Rock, moving: W.N.W.

our

Camp Evacuated.

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It is believed that she da

her bottom on the rocky water leaking in to the af An examination was being of the damage yesterday wh of the Taikoo tugs was alp making efforts to tow her

During the evening, wh crumpled wind was still strong the up, the only parts intact being one Wan-yi dragged her anch of the front wheels and a side drifted about the Bay. S lamp, Several other cars were washed by the heavy seas t the Kowloon side, buses were run- also very badly damaged, but the shore and after drifti ning and ricahas could be ob strangely enough there were some some time she went agro tained, so that passengers crossed experienced little difficulty than seratches..

who which escaped with little more the Kwong Tak Cheong Shi ing, Engineering and Do in reaching their homes.

Of the half dozen or so motor Co., Ltd., just to the No None of the "Star" ferry boats cycles, none of them appear to Messrs. Bailey's shipyard. met with mishap, but a good deal be badly damaged, being shieldi of damage was done to one of the from the falling masonry by beams At the Observatory, the wind

pontoons on the Hongkong side. and rafters, which came down veered from North, force 7, at 8

Yesterday afternoon, the Morrie This will probably be out of con- first.

Driver's Narrow Escape. a.m., to NE., force B, at 10 a.m., lorries were busy transferring the mission for several days. Work- EN.E, force 11, at noon, and equipment of the camp to the men, however, were early on the

The most remarkable feature of East, force 11, at 5 p.m. The Peninsula Hotel, where the men job yesterday raising the pontoons the collapse, however, was the es- lowest reading of the barometer will be billeted until the damage which had been sunk and carry-cape of a Chinese driver who, dur-

The Rawalpindi. wag 29.01 at 2 p.m. At 5.30, when at Kai Tak has been repaired. ing out repairs.

ing the height of the typhoon, at- representative interviewe:1 Interviewed by a reporter

The Tram Service.

tempted to remove a Willys-Knight Shortly after 7 am., it w ported that s.8. Rawalpind the Mr. Claxton, it was rising, but at

aerodrome yester-

car from the garage. day, a flying officer said that oscillating considerably.

dragged her buoy and beri The trams on the lower levels From the present position of the had fouled the Kau sing m The nearest point to which the they were still able to fly and could ceased at 9.15, all the cars being ear it would appear that it was on

Assistance was rendered 1 typhoon came to Hongkong was 43 have had a plane in the air at withdrawn to the depot, where the pavement, almost out of the Kowloon Dock tug Henry K miles to the S.S.W.

8.30 yesterday morning if neces- they remained for the rest of the garage when the wall facing and the Rawalpindi was reb The maximum squall velocitysary. Two planes were absolutely day. This meant a long "trek" Salibsury Road caved in. The at her buoy, A.1, at 9.40 an registered at the Observatory was untouched and ready to take the home for those who had come in-car was moving forward at the 10 am., the Harbour Rescu at the rate of 115 miles per hour. air almost at any minute. The to town and who were not pre-time, and the driver, hearing an

Kau sing reported that all The typhoon entered the coast other,

eighteen were slightly pared to pay

the extortionate ominous rumble, ducked his head. were safely berthed.. about 100 miles to the East of damaged, but none 90 seriously charges of the drivers of public A moment later a large piece There were no river sa Pakhoi.

that there is no hope of them ever motor cars and ricksha coolles. In of masonry fell on to the car, just from Hongkong yesterday, bu The rainfall between 4 am and being able to take the air again. the former case as much as $4 was scraping the driver's shoulder. als put in from up river 4.80 n.m. was 4.86 ins. For the

Serious Personal Losses.

being demanded for a journey to Almost at the same time, another most of these being conside 24 hours ended 10 a.m. yesterday

Happy Valley and some of the large stone fell just behind him. overdue, owing to taking a it was 7.15 ins.

Slightly damaged rudders and ricksha coolies were asking for a He wae' buried in the resulting on the way down. wings account for a good deal of $1 a ride. Even in the evening, fall of smaller stones and mortar. The Kinshan from Canton the damage to the planes but when when the storm had abated and and was extricated by the Fire that port at 8 am. Saturday took shelter off Tiger Island the buildings have been repaired when there appeared to be little Brigade." and the mechanics able to tackle danger, the trams still remained the work, it will only be a com- in the depot. paratively short time before all the planes are again airworthy.

Officers and men suffered seri-

PLANES DAMAGED.

MUCH HAVOC AT KAI TAK.

Wild

The Peak Tramway.

had

The driver was found to have hours later and did not ge a remarkable, escape, and der way again until 8:30 a.m was unhurt except that he suffered terday morning, arriving he from shock. His opportune duck-8 am The Peak Tramway stopped ing when he heard the ominous The Taishan left Canton a rumours were current throughout yesterday that the however. Virtually all their be the Star Ferry, but resumed its his life

ous losses in personal equipment, running about the same time as cracking sound undoubtedly saved on Saturday, experiencing

difficulty in leaving the owing to winds of hurricane 1 whole of the Kai Tak aerodrome longings were totally destroyed ordinary schedule at 6.50 p.

The Salvage. Work.

She anchored at Tiger Islan had gone, twenty planes being by the flood of water in the mat Peak residents were thus in the

Yesterday afternoon, a party of Shelter at 7p.m. and again said to have become total wreck shed, and one officer estimates his fortunate position of being able Europeans were busily engaged in under way at 4.30 am., ar age. As usual, the rumours were losa at something between £200

salvaging their motor cycles, at Hongkong at 8.15 yeste to get home in time for dinner. greatly exaggerated, but the aero- and £300. The men's kit also

work being extremely difficult: morning. drome certainly received a very suffered in the same way, a good

The Buses.

owing to the huge beams which severe buffeting and those on the deal of it being totally destroyed.

cover the mass of debris. At the Braving the Elements. The buses, both in Kowloon and moment it is not known whether spot had experiences which they

The only men now at the aero- Hongkong, were running a some- any of the unfortunate owners of ments, sailed for Canton on S The Tung On braving the hope will not be repeated. drome are the guarde, but the staff what restricted service, but this the cars badly damaged will bene- day morning at 8 á.m. and

The aerodrome consists of will return as soon as repairs have several matshed hangars, each been made to their quarters.

was discontinued immediately the fit by Insurance or compensation, passing Tiger Island sighter black cross went up. The Kow- capable of holding at least two!

The company, it is stated, is 8.8. Sal On, Kinshan, Hsin Che aeroplanes. The rantsheds were

loon buses did not resume again not Hable, but whether the in Paul Beau and Taishan at an very solidly constructed owing to

until 10 o'clock. Several of the eurance policies held by the car in sheltered berths.” The Yuê In statue Square the ornamental the fact that the reclamation on trees suffered. severe damage Fords met with accidents, one be-owners cover such contingencies was passed and was seen t and recelves the full force of any another was stripped of its bran- which they are built is very opon some being up-rooted, whilst

The wreckage was a source of wind. In addition to the hangars ches and foliage. Yesterday the

interest for hundreds of visitors there are a number of smaller Botanical Department re-set the

yesterday, and throughout the day matsheds for the accommodation trees and trimmed the branches Portions of the roof of the Pen- there was a crowd of spectators of flying officers and men of the in auch a way that they present a insula Hotel were blown away viewing the most severe damage Air arm.

shorn but uniform appearance, during the hoight of the typhoon, caused by the storm in Kowloon.

fore 10 o'clock in the morning.

in overturned on the corner of or not, is unknown. Salisbury and Nathan roads be

in sore straits, Captain Mul the Tang On expressing the d on that in the prevailing stat the weather, the ship would be tremely lucky to reach Hongk When sighted, she was rol (Continued on Page 183

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