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PALXWF THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1930.

TYPHOON THREAT GODDARD MAY GET COUNSEL AND MR.

TO COLONY.

MARKED CHANGE IN ITS COURSE.

CENTRE MAY PASS HONGKONG

THIS EVENING.

SHIPS TAKE SHELTER.

The Colony is threatened by a typhoon which, during the past twenty-four hours, has been subject to violent variations of

rain.

PLACE.

POSSIBLE CHANGE IN TEST"

MATCH. TEAM.

BOWLER'S

WICKET.

London, July 23.

D'ALMADA.

NO ALLEGATIONS OF

ANY KIND.

FURTHER ARGUMENT IN THE MORTGAGE APPEAL.'

TITLE DEED POINT.

In view of the uncertainty of the weather, Mr. A. F. P. Chapman, the Captain of the English team, has asked that Goddard, the young | Gloucestershire fast bowler, should be available to play-in-the fourth Test match against the Australians,

The paramount importance of which is due to begin in Manches the production of title deeds ter on Friday. British Wireless. was again stressed by Mr. Elden County matches have recently Potter, K.C., when he continued been much interrupted by rain, and his address to the full Court of

will favour bowlers.

LIVES LOST IN FLOODS.

CLOUDBURST IN ESK VALLEY

OF YORKSHIRE.

| COASTGUARD RESCUES.

London, July 23.

930 PER ANNUM S

BANGLA CUPY 10 USATS

DEATH OF FLYING PIONEER.

MR. GLEN HAMMOND CURTISS.

FAMOUS AMERICAN DESIGNER OF AEROPLANES.

It is feared that lives have been lost in a flood' which followed a cloudburst 'in' the Esk Valley of Yorkshire. Many roads became MADE MANY RECORDS. raging torrents and the Whitby coastguards, with feboat rocket apparatus, rushed inland to rescue those whose homes had been swept away.

The flood extends for a quarter of

a mile on either side of the river

Buffalo, July 23.

The death occurred here to

Local Branch.

THREE CHILDREN

'DROWNED.

FERRY-BOAT COLLIDES WITH

A JUNK

| EARLY MORN TRAGEDY

Three children were drowned in the harbour in the early hours of this morning when, it is alleged,

A

Cheung Chau ferry-launch crashed into a junk, which was anchored off Kennedy Town, capsizing her and throwing all the occupants into the sea,

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MANY KILLED IN EARTHQUAKE.

NIGHT-TIME PANIC IN SOUTHERN ITALY.

WELL OVER TWO HUNDRED LIVES LOST.

STAMPEDE IN NAPLES. Earthquake shocks covering a area in Southern

The jünk concerned was considerable

T5581H, the master of which is a

day of Mr. Glen Hammond Cur-man named Hung Ngan, who told Italy did widespread damage and course. At 11.45 a.m. to-day the

tiss, the well known inventor and a Telegraph reporter this morning resulted in 276 people losing typhoon was about 100 miles it is no doubt this fact which has Justices, in connexion with the bed. The water mains burst at

airman.

Reuter's American that shortly before 4 a.m. to-day. their lives. In addition over south-east of Hongkong, moving induced Chapman to make the sug-mortgage appeal case this morn-Whitby and the town has now only Service.

a Cheungchau ferry-launch, which he said was the Sun Tal, crashed two hundred people were injur N.N.W. An Observatory report gestion, in the belief that if wea ing. He said if his interpreta a two days' supply. Several rail

The late Mr. Curtiss was born at into his junk. He could not say ed in what is considered to be sued a Ittle earlier stated that ther conditions allow the match to tion of the law was good on this way bridges went nication and Hammondsport, N. X. on May 21, how it happened but as his craft the most severe earthquake the centre will probably pass be started on Friday, the wicket point, then they

was were entirely

telephone

1878 and received his education had a mast-head light beside a The villages stopped.

worst right in that case, but if his dangerously near to Hongkong

affected are Sleights, Rushwarp

there at public schools. He became stern light, it could not have been ever experienced in the City of this evening, the weather fore- Goddard is rather a medium-fast friend, Mr. Sheldon, was correct, and Egton, three of the beauty the President of the G. H. Curtiss due to the darkness.

Naples. cast being cyclonic gales and than a fast bowler. He came into then in common parlance they spots of Yorkshire. Reuter.

There were altogether 12 per Manufacturing Co., the Curtiss sons on the junk at the time, five great prominence last season. By had not a leg to stand on.

Naples, July 23. securing his hundredth wicket to-

The first earthquake shocks Aeroplane Co, the Curtiss Motor being men, four women and three Bridges Washed Away, A warning issued yesterday wards the end of June, he was the

Mr. Potter said that the whole morning from Manila gave the first to achieve that honour, and fallacy of his friend's able argu-

Co., and the Curtiss Engineering children. The junk was anchored were felt here at 1.10 this morning' Loudon, July 23. Co., being also President of the there to await the break of day and although the upheaval lasted position of the typhoon as Lat 17 is total bag for the county was ment was shown in the fact that he N. Long. 119 E. and reported that 154.

Severe and sudden floods oc- Board of Trustees of the Curtiss to leave the harbour, and had no placed the registering of a memor-

for only 45 seconds it brought in It was moving W.N.W This With Parker absent from several ial on the same plane as the pro-cured in parts of North Yorkshire Acroplane and Motor Corporation. cargo on board.

its train great loss of life and con- to-day. A cloudburst occurred in Early in his life he began ex- placed the disturbance well to the matches, owing to an injured knee, duction of title deeds.

siderable damage. Shortly after south, but on

motor vehicles,

the shocks had ceased it was The appeal, which arises out the the valley of the River Esk, which periments with a course which Goddard's success came as a boon might have affected Hoihow orand a blessing. Introduced by the judgment of Sir Henry Gollan flows into Whitby harbour, and the establishing a motor cycle. factory Paish (an old player) to the is being heard by a full court, com-road bridge and the railway bridge at Hammondsport in 1902. He set

thought that the deathroll was western county, he did not get a re-peed of Sir Peter Grain. Sir at the village of Sleights near-by speed records for the motor cycle,

comparatively slight, it being esti- Change of Course.

mated that 19 had been killed and gular place in the team until 1926. Joseph Kemp and Mr. Justice were washed away.

Roads were under several feet of Wood.

ten injured. Later, however, the typhoon was ] So well did he bowl against Middle-

Br. H. G. Sheldon is for the ap-water and many villagers were reported to be moving on a wes- sex last summer at Lord's, where he terly track. This would have took 13 wickets for 120, that he pellant, and Mr. Eldon Potter and imprisoned in their homes. A taken it to the north of the Mac- got a place in the Test trial match Mr. F. C. Jenkin for the respon-lifeboat and many other craft were

dents.

taken inland and coast-guards are clesfield Bank and eventually well on the same ground. He was born

still engaged in the rescue work. south of Hainan, leaving 'Hongkong at Gloucester on, October 1st, 1900.

It is feared that several lives have entirely unaffected.

If Goddard is played in the com- ing Test, it is possible that he may

been lost. British Wireless. take the place of Peebles.

Kwanchowan.

The typhoon, however, changed its course again early this morning and Manila reported at 10 o'clock that it was in Long 110 E. Lat 19 N., moving N.W. This position shows it to have taken a violent curve and to have moved, somewhat rapidly.

No. 6 Signal Up.

INQUEST ON VICTIMS OF AIR CRASH.

Creating a Trust.

sitting, Mr. Potter dealt with a At the opening of this morning's

point raised yesterday by Mr. Justice Wood, in which he said that the appellants had, in fact, re- Ristered the only document which created a trust. They had given that very careful consideration, said Counsel, and it was an at- tractive point to them. They sub-

The No. 1 local signal, indicating SYMPATHY EXPRESSED BY mitted that His Lordship was right.

PILOT'S WIFE.

REVIVAL OF TRADE

PROPHESIED..

SHIPPING MAGNATE IN AN OPTIMISTIC MOOD.

He said:"My optimistic view is justified by the belief that ex- isting conditions are part of the state of settling for a trade revival which will come as surely as any- thing which it is possible to pre- dict."-Rritish Wireless.

that a storm existed which might

They came to the same conclusion

London, July 23. cause a gale at Hongkong in the

by a different route. They said the

Sir Frederick Lewis, Chairman of London, July 23. next twenty-four hours, was hoist-

trust was entirely outside of the Messrs. Furness, Withy and Co., the The Coroner's injury into the Ordinance and His Lordship sald great shipping firm, ed shortly after three o'clock this

at to-day's morning. The signal was changed, death of the six victims of Monday's they had registered the only docu-mecting of that Company, pro- being replaced by No. 2 at about air disaster was opened near the ment which created a trust. The phesied the approach of a trade re- 8.30 to-day. This merely indicated] scene of the crash this afternoon. law permitted them to create avival. the course of the typhoon, but when After the evidence of eye witnesses trust in that way, by merely buy- it was found that it had turned and a doctor had been heard, Mrs.ing property in your own name and its western course and was threat-lenderson, widow of the pilot ex-putting it in another man's name ening the Colony, the No. 6 sig-pressed sorrow for the relatives of In view of that it was difficult to nal, indicating that the gale was victims and added No one would see why His Lordship's point could likely to increase, was hoisted at have been more brokenhearted than not be good. about 11.20,

the late pilot."

The second reason they made this Shortly afterwards. the Star Shortly before the inquest four contention was that supposing there Ferry whart flew the red flag, in- representatives of the Junker Com-was in force in Hongkong a pro- dicating that the launches were pany, makers of the machine, had vision which specifically stated that likely to stop rimning at any mo- arrived, having flown from Ger- one must register a memorial of every trust, that would be a dlf- ferent position. If the law said one must register a memorial of every trust, then it would be on all fours with section 7 of the York- shire Registery. Mr. Wood's point was correct, and they had arrived at the same conclusion.

ment.

Shipping Precautions. Immediately

after the No.

any.

The remains of the machine were taken to London for a further de- 6 tid examination by officials of Signal went up at about 11.20 a.m.. the Air Ministry who are investiga almost all ships lying at their ting causes of the accident, which wharves left for sheller. The Onat present remain a matter of Lec. Haiyang and the Wing On speculation. were among the first to leave, fol-i The inquiry was adjourned until lowed very soon afterwards by the August when

Tin Yat, Venezia, Kwongsai and

Wing On.

it will be re-

adjourned if the Air Ministry and other experts have not concluded The Lungshan and the Tung On, their investigations.--Reuter and the two biggest vessela on the British Wires water-front this morning, were afill at their wharves long after noon, but it is presumed that they have since gone to shelter.

The Chuen Chow and the Sui On arrived on time from Macao this morning. Contrary to expecta-

tions, they did not have a very rough passage, although the winds were strong. After discharging their passengers, these vessels left for shelter.

LABOUR CALLS FOR APOLOGY.

GIFT BY RAJAH OF SARAWAK.

INSTITUTE.

The master of the junk alleged that, after hitting his junk, the ferry-launch continued on her way without stopping and left the occupants of his craft to extri- riding his own machines, in, 1905 cate themselves as best they could. He and some of his com- panions managed to do this with In addition it was reported that the help of the crew of another ten people were killed in Ballli junk which was about 100 yards and six in the Atillu, but the away, but after they were picked growing death roll was increased up, they found three children were more when it was found that missing. A search was imme- hundred had been killed and hun- diately made for them but with-dreds injured at Melfi. out success.

The deathroll is now given as

61

Takes Up Flying.

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Of the three children, two were 276. Of this number 160 lost their girls, one being eight years of age lives at Melf. Over the whole and the other three, the other area where the shocks were ex-

child being a boy of two,

The master of the junk made a report of the occurrence to the authorities this morning.

BIG SUCCESS FOR NANKING.

THE KUOMINCHUN- SUFFER HEAVILY.

Kuominchua

perienced, 220 people were injur--

ed.

Д

Pandemonium in Naples."

When the first shocks were felt here this morning, the streets, which had been. deserted, be came thronged with people in moment. Terrified people rushed from their houses into the streets and made their way to the open spaces while others stormed the churches where they implored the priests to bring out the miraculous images.

Above the sound of the rushing feet was heard the

cries of mothers calling to their children who had been torn from their sides in the confusion.

Nanking, July 23. The Nanking Government to-day. is celebrating the decisive victory of the Nationalist forces fighting in Northern Anhul by capturing and two years later at Ormond the strategic position at Péchow. Beach, Florida, made a record for The Nationalist troops claim that the mile of 46 2/5th seconds withthey seized thousands of rifles and The panic was intensified by the a 110 b. motor cycle.

other weapons.

fact that the first earthquake The officer commanding the shocks short circuited the electric Kuominchun forces, General Sunlighting system, plunging the city He designed aeronautical motors Tien-ying, was amongst the three into darkness. Through the for the dirigibles of Captain.T. S. thousand

troops crowded streets vehicles of every · Baldwin from 1907 to 1909, in captured by the Nanking army description dashed wildly, run- £25,000 FOR THE FORESTRYcluding the motor for the first The Kuominchum defenders lost ning over many pedestrians in the

dirigible accepted by the U. Sover 10,000, among whom 8.000 general stampede, Government. He was director of belonged to the command of Sun London, July 23.

Cathedral Collapses. experiments" for the "Aerial Ex. Tien-ying and 2,000 under the It is now proposed that one perimental Association at the same 12th and 13th Kuominchun Divi-

The area affected by the shock quarter of the gift of £100,000 by time and supervised the construc- sions.

extends across the Basficata. the Rajah of Sarawak to the tion of and piloted the "June Bug" The Nanking success at Pochow British Government should be on July 4, 1908 for the first public has eliminated the great danger of region from Naples to Bari and offered to the Imperial Forestry flight of a mile in the United a Kuominchun invasion from from Taranto to Salerno, affecting Institute. The main portion will States. He thus won the Scientifle Anhui to capture Hsuchow and territorial Part of the Campania be used as a fund to assist the American trophy.

threaten the Nationalist rear in division of Southern

Italy, education of children of Colonial civil servants.

Later he won the Gordon Bennett the southern sections of the Tient-

sin-Pukow Railway.

At Salerno, part of the famous had notice, then they stood precise-

Cup and had other flying successes The offer of the gift was aa-in Europe. He won the world prize

cathedral, which dates back to ly in the shoes of Li Nga-ching.nounced by Lord Passfield at the of $10,000 by a flight from Albany,

1080 collapsed. Fortunately, it vas unoccupied and there was no to New York in two hours $1

loss of life.g minutes in 1910 and gave a public demonstration of a hydro-aeroplane in the following year. He had been experimenting with this type of craft for many years.

Law and Appellant. What did the law say of an ap pellant who, as in this case, had had constructive notice? structive notice of what? Of the fact that Li Nga-ching was not a beneficial owner, and if they had

If they followed the matter to law they found that the appellant opening of the Colonial Conference ha dthe sarac notice of fraud as Lilast month-British Wireless. Nga-ching, though only

in

the legal sense, and were not a party to it in any shape or form.

If through enquiry it had been found out that. Li Nga-ching was a party to a fraud, the law also said that if no enquiry had been made,

COMPROMISE ON THE COAL BILL.

MEASURE NOW READY FOR ROYAL ASSENT...

Work for the Navy.

HEAT WAVE TOLL IN AMERICA.

Part of the Palace at Naples collapsed, two people being killed and Ave injured by falling masonry. The fifth floor of another building collapsed and e child was killed and five persona injured. Reuter

STRONG DISAPPROVAL OF BECKETT'S ACTION.

RESPONSIBLE FOR THREE

·HUNDRED DEATHS. London, July, 23. The Government rescue tug Kau-A meeting of the Parliamentary

New York, July 23. aing left her mooring early this Labour Party, by 90 votes to 28,

schools at Hammondsport, San ended. The deaths in the New Later she established flying The four day heat wave has now

The Messina Earthquake, morning and went on patrol in the to-day recorded strong disapproval they were in the same position as harbour.

of the action of Mr. John Beckett if the enquiry had been made. In

Diego, Buffalo, Newport News, York area are officially given as One of the most disastrous Many big steamers in harbour in removing the macé from the other words they were in a no bet

Miami, and Atlantic City between sixty-three, including twenty-five earthquakes ever recorded in Italy moved to more sheltered positions, Speaker's table in the House of self. If they had had notice that After some discussion, the House and 1914 introduced the flying boat The heat wave was responsible occurred early in the morning of

ter position that Li Nga-ching him

London, July 25. 1909 and 1919 and between 1913 people who were drowned. was that at Messina in 1908: It whilet native craft made for the Commons last week-

as bringing was not a beneficial owner, then of Lords this afternoon agreed to into Brazil, Russia, Austria, Italy for three hundred deaths through- December 28, and so far as Mes- typhoon sheltera.

discredit to the Party and con- stituting a gross affront to Parlia. they were, in no better position the slight,alteration which the and Germany. He designed and out the country as it moved cast sina was concerned that damage

than Li.They could leave fraud House of Commons had returned bullt for Rodney Wanamaker

in the Lord's amendment to the the "American", the first, meward across the Continent from the was done chiefly by the shock and Coal Mines Bill. The compromise motored flying boat and the rat Rockies. Reuters American Ser-by the fires which broke out after- Mr. d'Almada's Position. effected between the two Houses heavier than air flying craft de vice. Referring to yesterday's argu-regarding the spread over of hours signed for a trans-Atlantic flight.. ments regarding the production of will thus be incorporated in the with 1. N. Willys he expanded title deeds, Mr. Potter said he wish measure for Royal Assent. British the Curtiss factories to meet the ed to emphasise that they were not | Wireless.

war demands of Great" "Britain, alleging the slightest thing against

Russia and Anterica. He develop- Mr. d'Almada. If anything they"

ed the "Wasp" machines which at had said in argument could be con

one time held world records for strued: as alleging dishonesty

speed, climb and altitude, and the against anyone, then he would like

Navy Curtiss flying boats, one to make it quite clear no such mean- ing was intended.

of which made an Atlantic crossing in 1919. IM AND

The Ferry Services,

ment.

The meeting decided to report At 1.45 p.m. the Star Ferry ser- vice was being maintained by only the matter to the National Execu- twd launches, both of which had tive of the Labour Party and to call rough passages across the harbour, on Mr. Beckett to apologise to the The Yaumati ferries were also still House of Commons, Reuter. running, but there were compara- tively few passengers on any of the launches. The harbour was very rough and occasionally waves swept the Praya, there: being a noticeable increase in the wind force com- pared with an hour or so earlier.

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NO NAVAL TREATY DIVISION.

out of it.

UNLIMITED LOAN.

ALLEGED THEFT OF GOLD.

wards: the seismic wave which followed was comparatively in- Bocuous. But it did vast damage elsewhere along the Straits, not- ably at Raggio, Calabria, which was also totally destroyed.or

Many other smaller towns suf fered both in Sicily and in Cala- SOVIET AGENTS ACTIVE IN

bria: the loss of life was appalling SHANGHAL"

and the distress widespread, in In the city the usual typhoon

Shanghai, July 24 apite of the prompt assistance precautions were being taken early

by Counsel also expressed the opin-

OF INDIA. ATAMAL

The former Russian employees of rendered by Italian naval and this afternoon. On the buildings

lon, that, according to law which

The late Mr. Curtiss also deve a Soviet gold mining company are military forces and by the crews under construction oxtra supports.

· London, July 23. he had quoted, it was essential for

London, July 23,loped many other types of aeroplane alleged to have decamped from of British, Russian and German were hurriedly erected, to prevent

The House of Commons to-day any person taking a conveyance to The Government of India is motors and designed and produced Vladivostok with gold valued at warships and other vessels, and scaffoldings from being torn as passed the second reading of the ask for the production of the title issuing an unlimited rupee loan in many distinctive machines such as two million dollars, the contribution of funds for re- under during the expected blow and Bill to give effect to the London deeds. His whole case was that.. six per cent bonds, redeemable scooters, lifeboats, combined land all attempts made to lessen-the risk Naval Treaty without a division and if he was right, then someone between 1933 and 1986, at par- and water aircraft, speed motor Soviet agents are now conducting lief works from every part of the

of damage as far as possible..

SECOND READING OF THE

BILL PASSED..

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ISSUE BY GOVERNMENT:

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Iboats and auto-planes,

In search in Shanghai – Our Own world. According to a

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