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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1929.

ACCIDENT TO GRAF ZEPPELIN.

EAST AFRICAN

· RAILWAY."

TANGANYIKA EXTENSION

PROGRESSES.

HER DEPARTURE ON PACIFIC FLIGHT DELAYED.

OPENS UP HIGHLANDS, TWO STRUTS BROKEN.

London, Aug. 21.

Tokyo, Aug. 21.1 Information has been, received It is learned from the nerodrome by the Colonial Office from the at Kasumigaura that an accident Governor of Tanganyika Territory occurred a few minutes after four that the extension of the Northern o'clock this morning when the Tanga Moshi Railway to Graf Zeppelin' was being drawn Arusha, which has been under out of the hangar, and the depar-† construction since the end of ture of the great airship hus, 1927, reached the railhead at therefore, been delayed,

Arusha on August 14th,

or

The extension is a short section of about fifty miles in the north of Tanganyika Territory, and is designed to open up the highlands of Mount Meru, where there is already considerable white

settlement.

It was one of the development works which the Tanganyika Government proposed in 1926 for contruction out of the proceeds of the East Africa · guaranteed loan of £10,000,000 which Parliament sanctioned in that year. The East Afrlen Guaranteed Loani Committee recommended the, allo-

cation of £230,000 from the loan for this purpose.

All the passengers and crew boarded the Zeppelin at 3.47 rendy for the Patific flight, but when the airship was almost wholly with, drawn from the hangar, the on- dalk containing the rearmost mo- | tor sharply struck the ground, breaking two struts.

The Zeppelin was returned to the hangar and it is uncertain, whether she will be able to start to-day.-Reuter.

Weather Favourable.

· Earlier essages stated :—

Tokyo, Aug, 21. Final preparations for the Graf Zeppelin's departure to-morrow morning are well under Bluejackets are strictly guarding

way.

stowaways from boarding, the giant dirigible.

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COTTON, DISPUTE

ARBITRATION.

CLEAR & DEFINITE ISSUE BEFORE COURT.

PRIVATE SITTINGS.

London, Aug. 21, When the Arbitration. Court: which has been set up to consider the wages dispute in the cotton in- dustry began its first sitting in Manchester to-day, it was decided to sit in private. The Chairman, Mr. Justice Rigby Swift, said it had been been intimated to the Court by, both the representatives of the employers and the operatives that It would embarrass them if the sit- tings were held in public.

The dispute has arisen over the the emplovers' demand for a 12.82 per cent. reduction in the current wages. The operatives strenuously oppose the proposed cut.

It is expected that the hearing of the mass of evidence will occupy Three days at least,

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Mr. Justice Swift, at the opening of the Court, snid:--We are here to decide on evidence which will be produced before us one clear and definite question; that is, whether, and, if so, to what, extent, the em ployers' claim for a reduction of

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The work of constructing the the hangar, to prevent would-be wages is sustained.”—British Wire. line was, in the first place, sub- ordinated to the completion of the more important Tabaru The weather authorities are op Mwanza Railway, to the north-timistic na to conditions in the west of the territory, but since the Northern Pacific, and no immediato lattor was finished in August, I change is considered likely. 1928, work on The Arusha exten-f sion has been pushed on rapidly, |--Reifish Wireless.

TYPHOON HITS THE COLONY.

¡Continued from Page 1) majority of shops on the Praya were closed, the entrances being hurriedly hoarded up. In some cases shopkeepers prepared for the gale by connecting ropes to their doors and verandah pillars.

Rush for Ferries.

Shortly before twelve o'clock there was a rush from the city oflees, many people hurrying to the ferry wharf where the red flag, indicating that the ferries were likely to stop at any moment, was flying. Just as the No. 7 signal was hoisted and the bombs were exploded a crowded ferry arrived from. Kowloon. At this fime there was a big crowd on the wharf hoping to get seross to Kowloon but as soon as the ferry had disembarked its passengers 'Il east off and went into the an- chorage. The blue Bag indicating hat the service was suspended was then hoisted.

Up to twelve o'clock all other transport services were function-1 ing but there was every prospect of them being suspended,

Formed in China Sea. The typhoon is of a rather dif- ferent character from those which sweep up to the China Coast from the vicinity of the Philippines, It formed as a depression on Tues- day some distance to the S.S.E. of the Pratas and has been moving slowly towards Hongkong on most erratic course.

The number of passengers is twenty, the same as before, the only change being three Japanese, a naval officer, a military officer, and a news correspondent, who are replacing their three country- men who arrived from Germany.

Specially prepared provisiona suficient for six days and a plentiful supply of high-grade wines and spirifs have been taken aboard.

to carry mails to Americi

Arrangements have been mado]

and Germany.

The Navy Minister and a number of other high officials have already proceeded to Kasumigaura, and special trains are being run to convey thousands of spectatora, who, despite the early start of the alrship, are expected to go to wit- ness its departure.

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Destroyers stationed at Yoko- suka, Omomari and Saghalien have been ordered to hold themselves in readiness for nation in the event of any emergency,

Later,

Dr. Eckener has instructed the passengers to take a special train from Tokyo at midnight, arriving at Kasumiganya at 2 a.m., for the departure at 4 an.

At Kasumigaurà refueling and re-gassing has been completed. There was n windless, almost cloudless sunset, which promises | propitions weather for the hop

off.

· Major Shibata has definitely booked, making the total passen- gera nineteen.-Reuter.

morning but others walted until 11,30 am, before they shifted.

There was no salling for Macao this morning. The Sui Tui (Capt. Liley) left as usual at 8 a.m. but had not gone far when she return ed to her wharf, discharged her passengers and proceeded to the Typhoon Anchorage.

WEST INDIES 'SUGAR INDUSTRY.

LORD OLIVER TO HEAD INQUIRY MISSION.

London, Aug. 21.

It was recently sinted that the Colonial Secretary had decided to send out a mission. assisted by experts, to the West Indies and British Gojana to investigate the state of the sugar industry there..

It is now officially announced that the Commissioner will be Lord Oliver. He will sail at the end of September.

The task of the mission will be to consider what improvements enn be introduced to meet foreign competition and in what way any aid that may be found possible, can best be applied with this object.

Governor of Jamaica. He was Lord Oliver was formerly

Secretary for India in the Labour Government of 1924.-British) Wireless.

RECORD HABITUAL

OFFENDER.

MAN GETS TWENTY-EIGHT

CONVICTION.

With 27 previous convictions, a Chinese was charged before Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg this morning with | breaking into No. 86, Caine Road,

and stealing property to the value;

of $80.

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The police indiented that the case of the defendant consituted a record for a habitual offender, It would appear that the man had hot been long out of prison after serving a term, before he resumed his career of crime.

In the present instance, he was | caught red-handed In the act, and

readily admitted the offence.

Travelling in a westerly direc 1fon at first. It took a distinet 8 a.m. but it is said that she is The Kinshan sailed as usual at ourve to the north and passed to the east of the Pruths at about ten

now also at the Anchorage. o'clock last night, the No. 1. storm arrived from Wuchow at 11.10 The Kong Ning (Capt. McCarthy)

To-day, the accused commenced signal having gone up in Hong- and kong some hours before. At about 11.45 but she must have gone stretch of a year's hard Inbour.

was still at her wharf at on his 28th sentence; a long eleven o'clock last night the signal for shelter now. was changed to No. 2 (gale expect- ed from the North) and this was still the storm warning early fo day.

No News of Macno Roats.

ENGLAND,

SHIPMENT THE FIRST OF SEVERAL,

At 11.45 there was still no sign] AUSTRALIAN GOLD FOR of the two Macro boats, Chuen After passing the Pratas, the Chow and Sul An. The agents of typhoon travelled more or less in the Chuen Chow, when inter- a direct line for Hongkong, and at viewed by a representative, off six o'clock this morning it was the Telegraph, said that they had situated close to a point about 60 received no cable from the vessel | mites South-East of Hongkong, as to whether or no she had left and was bearing on a North-West Macao this morning. They them track.

selves were of the opinion that; she would not have aniled in the gale.

Melbourne, Aug. 21. Gold to the value of £1,000,000) Observatory's Forecast.

the being shipped from Commonwealth Bank to the Bank! Enquiries at the Royal Observa- The Tai Shan (Capt. Madden),] of England: tory at 10.43.a.m. elicited the fuel Yuet On (Capt. Cornand), Tai The Argi commenting upon that meteorological officials were Lee (Capt. Bousfield), On Leo] the shipment, says that it will not expecting the typhoon to strike the (Capt. Gillespie), Sanning (Capt. | be surprising if further shipments const very close to Hongkong, pas. Smith), Tung Shan (Capt. Collom) are arranged in the near future, sing probably just to the south. and Sai On (Capt. Campbell) all: On July 30th as the result of Some surprise was expressed proceeded to the Anchorage at protracted drains on the Bank of that the Colony had not already various times this morning. Englund, its gold reserve had felt the "blow" more severely. Most of the river ateamers been reduced to £142,500,000, or: A gale commencing from the have taken out their clearances £7,500,000 below the financial: Northern quadrant accompanied to leave to-night according to plimsoll line.-Reuter. by heavy, squalls, and rain was the schedule, but it is safe to say that weather forecast.

unless the weather improves, They will all remain in shelter until the an blow is over.

It is interesting to note that it was exactly six years ago August 18th. that. Hongkong was The Harbour Oflco Reports this last visited by a really severe morning did not give a list of typhoon. On that occasion, the vessels having departed during devastation in the Harbour was the 24 hours ended:9 a.m. this torrible, the losses including the morning, because owing to the Lungshan which went down in the typhoon weather, it is not known! Southern Fairway and a British what ships had left the harbour' submarine.

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