1931-08-03 — Page 11

TYPHOON TOLL.

(Continued from Pago 2.) Interior were suspended owing to the stoppage of the towboat ser-

vices.

und drifted rapidly down the harbour, eventually disappearing in the direction of Castle Peak. She battled the typhoon, however, and later returned to mour in Yaumat Bay

board.

The Tjimunock (Captain Krizt) was moored to busy Aa, after hav- ing discharged all her cargo for At noon a passenger

Hongkong, the approach of the while crossing from Honam to Canton foundered and six persons on cargo and sailing for Batavia, sa typhoon preventing hur from taking were drowned. A › cargo junk from. the Shuntuk district has also been she was scheduled to do on Satur sunk, but all the persons on board day. There were no passengers on were rescued. Details of damage At the height of the gule, the to house along the Bund are not ship's mooring chains broke, this disaster being followed by the loss of her anchor.

The vessel immediately began to drift towards Castle Peak but, with the help

the engine Captain Krizt succeeded in holding her on course which took him outside the Harbour away from land, and gave him plenty of room to monoauvre. The spot he was between the

nvaliable.

There is no newa-from Macao. Absence of advjeps from that port: handicapped the Hongkong Obser vatory in keeping, track of the typhoon.

آن

Shipping Thrills. Anxiety for the fate of this on board the Japanese coal steamer, the B., Mary, which report ed by wireless at about ten crock status of Feuzschun and, Taip. Saturday morning that she had The vessel remained in that vicinity, run into the centre of the typhoon fighting the raging elements suc and was in distress, requiring im-cessfully, until the weather cleared, mediate assistance, Wan relieved when she steamed In again and later when the ship wirelessed that, went to Yaumati Bay, where she the weather having abated, she was was later examined by Lloyd's sur-

her way to veyors,

able to proceed Shanghai without help.

As far as could be ascertained Yesterday, the ship did not suffer any serious damage and no one wan injured, thanks to the skill rourage of the captain and the crew, who fieed a situation, fraught with

The Tjimanuel's Adventure, A thrilling Metacle was wit. nessed during the height of the storm in the harbour on Saturday, when the 4.6.4.5, stemmer, the 8. great dunger, with remarkable suc. Tilmanuck, broke away from heres.

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1931.

The o.. Tilmanock is a steel to a small junk which broke loose screw steamer of 5,820 tons gross from its moorings and was dashed She was built in 1911 by Mants, against the praya wall at Tai Hom Fyenoord, Rotterdam, and her port Street. It was badly smashed up, of registry is Batavia.

Another incident of the storm but the crow had already abandoned which attracted some attention was the craft before the wind had the sight of the President Jeffurgon reached serious strength battling her way from the Kowloon Wharf. She got away safely to Manila. typhoon anchorage and later left for

Hulk Blown Ashore.

on

On Saturday afternoon rumours were current at Shaukivan that a big fishing junk was missing. The Vensel is known to have had Torn from its moorings near board over ten persons including Yaumati, the old hulk Hwa Shan, some women and children known to with three Chinese aboard, was fishing folk in that district The

are organising blown half a mile and cant upon fishing people the bench. There whe remained party to search for the missing fast in about a foot of water, low-craft. The number of the vessel

ing the Chinese to be backen off with...). out difficulty. Yesterday morning workmen were busy preparing the vessel for its return to Yaumati,

The Hwa Shun, it is understood, was formerly of the Canton Navy, and had been lying derelict and rusty off Yaumati.

It is too early

to say if she has been damaged to any extent below the water line, but the small part of the superstruc ture that the demolishers had left, was badly bent and twisted, while the funnel had been bent to an angle ul 90 degreeA,

Ship Endangered.

At the height of the typhoon an American cargo vessel, which was sheltering to the leaward of the is- land with several other.craft, began to drag her anchors, and by the force of the wind was blown in the direction of two other sleamers. To the watchers on the island,.

serious collision seemed imminent, for the American vesel was being blown broadside on, but by good naviga- tion, the master munaged to take the eruft through the intervening space, with only few feet to spare on each side,

According to the Waler. Police, Another old Chinese hulk of a few hundred tons drifted from Its moorings near the Kwong Yip Loong slipway at Shumshulpo and

stranded was subsequently Green Island. No one on board was injured.

оп

The Fishing Vessels.

Among the fishing fleet at Shau- kiwan the only damage caused was'

A

Here' * glimpse into the newent development for the rescue of the crews of disabled submarines. Officers are shown inside

steel buoy which can bo detached Iram

■ub. marino and sent to the surface to send out radio signals, mark the location of the sunken craft, and communicate with it by telephone. Below is a view of the buoys being lowered into the water for az- perimental work.

of

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EMPRESS BOAT TO STOP AT HAWAII

NEW ROUTE PROVED TO BE POPULAR.

.. So populár has the homeward bound. Honolulu call proven with trans- Pacle travellers that, commencing next tourist Mennon, the Canadian Pacifle liners Empress of Canada and Empress of Japan will make a regular top at the Hawaiian capital cach trip Canada-wards.

Tbls announcement was made in Shanghal, last week, by Mr. G. E. Costello, general agent in Shanghal for the Cannulan Pacific, following recript of advices from Vancouver

where the matter has been, ander consideration by the passenger traffic department of the llae.

During the past few months the two largest Empress linors have vinit- | jed Honolulu on several occasions home- ward bound In order to test the popularity of the contemplated change in polley. Under the new schedule, which will go in effect March, 1832, the Empress of Japan and Empress of Canada will spend one day in port at Honolulu both coming to and re- turning from the Orient. a sailing taking place over this route every four weeks. It is estimated that the distance between Shanghai nad Honolulu will be covered in approxi mately eight days with Victoria being renched in five days more, including the one day layover in the islande,

The liners Empress of Asia and Empress of Russia will continue to operate directly between the Orient and Canada, the change in policy only affecting the two larger ships.

DISCOVERY

RETURNS.

1,000 MILES OF COASTLINE CLAIMED IN ANTARCTIC,

London, Aug. 1.

The "Discovery." Sentt's old Arctic ship, has berthed in London; after two years exploration in the Antarctic. The leader 41 the expedition, Sir Ikugins Mawson, has remained in Australia.

Captain Mackensie said that they had churled a thousang tiles: of new coastline on which the ting had been raised and which was elnimed for Britain.-Reater?

is not given, and there has 'een no further news of her.

Six People Drowned. One of the most tragie incidents

of the typhoon was the wreck of a cargo junk which was on its way to Macas from Hongkong with

but 80 far

a cargo

of coal for the Portuguese colony. Although no official report of the foundering has been received, it is understood that six members of the crew have lost their lives.

Information was received Late yesterday afternoon of the tragedy, the master, who is said to have returned to Hongkong, has not been located by the Police nor has he been to the authorities to | give full particulars of the mishap. The junk is known to have left Hongkong on Saturday morning leaded with a cargo of conl with Macno as its destination. After it had reached Chinese waters wind increased in velocity, and the vessel suddenly sunk. Six members of the crew, it is reported, were

drowned. but the

master is said to have been saved and to be now hi Hongkong.

all

the

The Police, who have not yet bent officially from the junk mas- ter, believe that he is still suffering from his experience, and it is thought that he might not be in a condition to notify the authorities 80 soon after his return. The facts so far revealed have been disclosed in a round-about manier.

Whilst

on its way to Macao with a cargo of sundries another junk. which left Hongkong on Saturday driven ashore on Ching I

island.

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