1933-07-31 — Page 23

European Yachtsmen's Adventure

ADRIFT IN WEEK-END

SQUALLS

Petrol Stolen From

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JULY 31, 1933.

The Britannia

MAN FINED $75

A fine of $75 or Six weeks was Imposed on Leung Tim who

was charged before Mr. Buttere at the Kovloon Magistency this morning

DRIVEN MILES OUT typhoon in less than a month she JUNK CREW DRIFTS

OF COURSE

(Continued from Page 1.)

the ship it was thought inadvisable to continue at even that spoed.) Wq again reduced with the star |board enging at slow and half

under port.

was very nervous,

"Another point which may be Interesting in that the canary, as though acneing that danger was near, burat Into song for the fret

FOR HOURS

time for a week when the storm Taken Off Upturned Hull

was at its height.

The California leaves for Shang- hai to-morrow.

by Small Boat

Another lucky escape in the

WAR WITH CANCER

TWO IMPORTANT

CITY WITHOUT A CINEMA

PATRONS VICTIMS

⠀ OF LOCK-OUT

Belgrade. Jugo-Slav Alm fans recently

HELIKON'S ROUGH typhoon occurred when a junk was DEVELOPMENTS found themselves the victims of

PASSAGE

wrecked and drifted for hours. When the Hongkong-steamer number is unknown, was sailing The vessel, whose registered Hellkon arrived into port this near Tin Kau, at 4,30 am, morning, it was learned that shu Saturday morning, when it had experienced the whole force struck by a sharp gust of wind. of the typhoon, apparently passing through or near the centre, while and rolled over.

**

on WOB

HOPELESS CASES CURABLE

"In this way we thought we should concedo a good margin in the race with the typhoon, but our expectations were not

realised. RESCUED BY A with being in unlawful possession Bither the disturbance had not of four drums petrol believed to increased its velocity as much as FERRY

have been stolen from the Gover-we had anticipated or had slowed nor's yacht Britannia.

Detective Sergeant Franklin said down, for the sens did not abate escapo from disaster during the there had recently been a number and the wind was still blowing a on her voyage here from Saigon upturned hull and drifted about the war which medical science is

of thefts from the Government gale. Slipway at Yaumati. Defendant was arrested on Saturday with the four drums of petrol and admitted that they had been given him by Mr. A. J. Hargreave and Mr. a man who had stolen them from Kirk had been out towards Lyo-a ship. The patrol was worth $12. mun for a bathe in their small yacht, "Viking," when they found the strong gusts threatening their forced craft. The high wind

Two Europeans had a narrow equally weather induced by the passage of the typhoon within 80 miles of the Colony on Saturday night.

,

them to full sail and they were being driven helplessly through The harbour in the teeth of the gale when they managed to at- tract the attention of the "Mori- dian Star" ferry.

In tow.

Neither of the men were the worse for their unlooked-for ad- venture but had it not been for the timely help of the ferry boat their position would have been serious indeed.

JUNK CAPSIZES,

VICTORIA GOAL DEATH

CONVICT SUCCUMBS

|

a one-day "lock-out" when they arrived at their favourite cinemae. The cinematograph owners' asko- clation had called a one-day sus- pension of performances to intro- duco n`new ten per cônt, tax on cinemas.

London. The crew of three clung to tho Two important developments in The Helikon left Saigon on July for some hours before they were waging against cancer have been

The tax was imposed in order to 26 at 3.30 p.m., the weather then seen from the 11-Mile beach at announced. MILES OUT OF course.

was steady, but the wind had the Tainwan. A bost put off from

cover the deflelt in the budgets of In the first place it was stated at the national theatres, which show "After many anxious, moments tendency to change and came in

the annual meeting at Eastbourne, of the institute of Public Health while the cinemas are always full. decreasing returne, of waiting with the vessel going gusts from almost every direction, the shore and picked them up.

constantly dead slow there were noticeable This weather continued until the

that "absolutely hopeless" cases of signs of the typhoon passing, but morning of the 29th, when at

had been Buccessfully The theatres already receive with the contiguous change in about 8 a.m. the barometer sud- JAPAN INCREASES cancer

treated.

considerable subsidies from the direction, and the overcast sky we denly fell and the wind steadied,

CABLE TOLLS.

Dr. Cronin Lowe said that state, paid out of a 20 per cont. tax had been compelled to move with- at N.N.W. to N.W. by North. The

satisfactory and reliable diagnos-on the gross revenue of the cine- out sights and our position was vessel was then in position 19deg.

tic results were being given by his mas, which also pay 18 per cent. problematical.

in other taxes, It was also announced-by Dr. Antony Margian-that they had A delegation; which has come been working for ten years to pro- to Belgrade to present a petition vido some form of preventivo treat to the prime minister, maintains that the cinemas will be run at a loss if the additional ton: per

34 min. North latitude and 112dex. TO OPERATE AS FROM blood scrum test for cancer, 66min. East longitude. The bar- "We were keeping the typhoon meter had fallen rapidly and was to southward and I was consider-registering 29.40 by noon. ably surprised when I was in-

IN IT AT MIDNIGHT.

►

TO-MORROW ·

cent, tax is retained.

formed by my second officer at; The wind increased in Intensĺty

Tokyo, July 31.

· TO TUBERCULOSIS

about 3 a.m. on Sunday morning from force 8 to 9 and then to 10 Following the American abolition ment. that a light had been sighted and by 11.30 that evening the baro- of "Receiver to Pay" arrangements, ! They had treated nearly a thou Is response to calls for help,

An enquiry into the death of Li

munications have announced a they had been successful right the ferry swung round immediate-Wong, 32, a male prisoner, who died lashing on our starboard bow meter steadied after falling to the Japanese Department of Com-sand cases, in some of these cases

which proved to be the Chi Lang{28.64. ly and the yacht was soon secured in Victoria Gaol yesterday after Light. We were very fortunate in

drastic increase in press rates, through, and in no case had there The one-day "Lock-out" is in- becoming operative as from August been any ill effect. He had treated tended to make the public realise noon, was conducted by Mr. Wynne- Jones in the Central Police Court picking up the light for in the By midnight the vessel encounter-1.

all claanes with the endocrine in- the danger of the film palaces this morning, assisted by the fol-vicinity are many rocks and there ed the full force of the typhoon The cost of press messages to oculation, and in any of the cases closing permanently--Reuter. lowing jury-Messrs G. F. Walker is every possibility that the vessel and the rain was coming down Europe will be fifty-eight sen per treated there had been no re- (foreman), J. W. Lee and A. J. might have run aground there, in sheets. The gale then began to word and to China fourteen sen currence from seven to ten years. Kew. A verdict of Death from "Having located ourselves miles shift suddenly and went from Per word.

folowing waya* ̈* out of our course we made foriN.N.W. to W.N.W. and, then chang. natural causes was returned.

The full rate will become 244 sen"} * SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT.

"1. As giving the earliest pos Chief Warder Buchanan said the Waglan and kept a full specdied to true South from which point to Europe and 63 sen to China,

patient's course for the Colony where we it blew until 3 am. when it again full rate will be changeable every fully treated, and he had received become a victim of the

Thirty cases considered "absible intimation" of the but both the press rate and the solutely hopeless" had been success-keliness at some future date to found that the typhoon had beaten changed suddenly to S.S.E. with

disease. us by a few hours.

the barometer rising.

three months in accordance with letters stating that there had been This knowledge, if acted upon by a "The only thing which saved the From noon on the 29th. to 10.80 the gold franc rate which at

[ten years.

commence the appropriate treat ship froni serious damage was the p.m., the vessel was running before present is based on seventy-oneo recurrence for periods of up to reasonable person enables them to fact that she is well-built and the typhoon at half speed, and at

Simultaneously, it is announced ment to obtain the proper correction sturdy coupled with the fact that 10.30 p.m. when the gale, was on

that the Royal Institute of Public of their blood to bring it back to the typhoon struck us during the her starboard quarter she

Health are to launch an effort to normal.. prevent cancer: a day and not at night. We were for full speed and this was

This statement was made in an at an early date a society will be "It is thought quite likely that thus able to note every change in tinued for the rest of the voyage.

interview by a prominent member formed with clinics in London and wind direction, and keep the ship Under ordinary circumstances, the on to the Helikon's speed is about 11 knots,

of the Council of the Institute in eventually in other parts of the either bow or stern waves which were at times forty but when running before the gale

country, to enable feet high and breaking over the she reached a very high speed. whole ship. We were tossed from

avail themselves of this very valu- able preventive - measure...)

: -VALUABLE TEST."

Five Chinese out of a crew of Beven are believed to be 'drowned as the result of their boat capsiz- at about five Ing near Shek-O o'clock on Saturday afternoon, the only two saved belag washed ashore at midnight.

The vessel, an unlicenced Hoklo boat left Luk Fung on Friday. bound for Hongkong with a cargo of twelve pige and ten bullocks. When near Shek-On severe squall WAS encountered and the craft capalzed throwing all seven men Into the sea. One foki named | Chan Lin and a boatman named Lo Chi were able to cling to the mast but the other five, Lau Sin, master of the vessel, Ng Ma-tong, Chan Tal-fu, Ma Tee, and Leung Yan disappeared. Chan and Lo clung to the mast for a consider able time but were compelled at last to release thoir hold. They were washed up on Shck-O bench in an exhausted condition at about midnight but managed to Information reach Shaukiwan. was sent to the Water Police Station and the men were taken to Kowloon.

The boat was valued at $200 and the total loss, including cargo, Is estimated at about, $1,000..

OFFICIAL REPORT.

The official communique from the Royal Observatory is as follows:

The typhoon. developed in the Pacific to the east of the Phillipines during July 26th and 27th, and at 6 am. on July. 28th whs altunted about 200 miles east of North Luzon. It moved on a WNW track, Passing about 40 miles to the south of Pratas Shoal at 2 p.m. on the 29th. From about & p.m. the track became waterly and the rate of progress accelerated considerably, the typhoon passing about 80 miles south of Gap Rock at 10 p.m. At 6 a.m. on Sunday morning it was situated about 150 miles SSW of Hongkong, moving, westwards to

wards Hainau.

In Hongkong the wind freshened from the NE on Saturday afternoon

prisoner was admitted to Victoria Gnol on July 18. He was fined $25 or fourteen days för a breach of the Opium Ordinance and $50 or four weeks, for keeping an opium diyan. On July 21 he was admitted to the prison hospital.

Dr. G. V. A. Grifith said he first saw the prisoner the day after he | was admitted. He was then auffer

Ing from chronic pulmonary tuber- culosis and severe chronic opiumn poisoning. He was treated for the latter. He was admitted to hospital on July 21, having coughed up a little, blood. He was confined to bed. treated, but showed no im- provement and died at about 3.40 Pm. yesterday. A post mortem examination showed tuberculosis in both lungs and a degenerated heart. Death, in his opinion, was due to pulmonary tuberculosis.

wave to wave.

Griffith said that the opium treat-we ateered our

Replying to the Coroner, Dr. ment mitigated the tuberculosis cough. It was a usual custom with the Chinese people, he understood.

POLICE RESERVE

ORDERS FOR CURRENT

WEEK

The following orders of the Hongkong Police Reserve for tib current work have been issued by the Inspector General of Police,

the Hon. Mr. E, D, C. Wolfe,

Chinese Company. Strength-Constable R71 Wong strength of the Chinese Company, as Lap-fan has been taken on the from 28th. July, 1983.

A tevolver

Training Course-Fart II-All re- cruits will attend at the Chinese Coni- pany's Headquarters on Tuesday, August 1 at 530 p.m. for instruction.

Revolver Practice. practice for the Chinese Company will take place on Wednesday, August 2 Hopkins at the Kennedy Road Range. at 530 p.m. under Sub-Inspector Only those detailed will attend.

Indian Company. Training Course-Part II-All re

at 5 p.m., and continued with eruits of the Indian Company resid- squalls of gale force until 2 a.m. oning in Kowloon will attend 3, Chi Woo Sunday, moderating gradually Street, Kowloon on Wednesday, afterwards. The lowest reading of August 2 at 5.30 p.m. for instruction. the barometer was 29.498 ins. at 8 All recruits of the Indian Company pm, on Saturday. The wind reach-residing at Hongkong will attend ed gaie force at Gap Rock at 9 p.m. Chinese Company's Headquarters, on Saturday evening, and continued Queen's Road Central, on Thursday, until 7 a.m. on Sunday,

August 3 at 5.30 p.m. fer. instruction.

The maximum wind force in Hongkong was 67 miles per hour at 2.05 a.m. on Sunday morning, and the total rainfall for the 24 hours ending 10.30 on Sunday was 2.18

its.

The Hongkong, Canton, and Mucho Steamboat Company sent the 8.8. Kinshan to Canton four

Flying Squad.

17,

Special Duty-Members of the Fly- Squad will parade at Police Hend hours for special duty. quarters on Monday, July 31 at 18.00

Sgd. D. L. KING, D.S.P. (B)

Emergency Unit Reserye. Dinner.An informal dinner wi!! take place on Wednesday, August 2 hours earlier than usual to avoid at 7.30p.m. at the Gloucester Bulld- the storm, but the 8.8. Talahan ing. Dress-mufti, All members was hours behind her schedulo | are 'requested to be present. when she arrived at Hongkong ni 1.30 pm. on Saturday. The Chi- neso-owned 8.8. Kwongbung and the Tung On Steamship Com- pany's 8.6. Sai On had to sock shelter and many vessels were delayed,

The President Grant, Dollar Lino, mot with the tail end of the typhoon at about 9. p.m. on Satur- Any evening south of the Pratas on

NEW YORK SHARES

INCENTIVE TO HIGHER VALUES

The Standard, Statistics Cor- her way to the Colony from Mantis.poration report on the Now York A heavy sea was running and a Stock Exchange anys:-Having very high wind blowing and the now recovered its composure the .vessel was slowed down for a short market apparently will move with- while until it was ascertained that in a somewhat narrower range the typhoon had passed the Hong pending the appearance of some kong-Manila track. Fortunately, now incentive to higher values. nho was able to keep with the wind, Nevertheless as long as infintion And when she was speeded up again remains a market Influence and Dinintained a good average and business shows signs of less than arrived on schedule at the Kowloon seasonal slackening the main

trond of prices remain upward."

dock

on

100-MILES AN HOUR.

rang

con-

Ben-Router.

BLIND PRODIGY.

GIRL SECURE FIRST CLASS HONOURS AT OXFORD

ลดย

of

the

gone

everyone to

"2: In the case of patients whose disease is obscure and in the case where the cause of illness is obscure and in which

CABO the medical attendant, is desirous of obtaining further help towards proper diagnosis, this test has also been found to be of great value. Several prominent gynaecologists and surgeons have decided to avail themselves of this facility.

an interview at Eastbourne. London, July 29.

"It used be, and has been for Among those who took first many years, that the disease which class Honours in history in the caused

moet deaths Oxford University class lfata, tuberculosis." he said. Fortunately the vessel was not which were issued yesterday, is REPORT WRONG?

"For many years there has been very deeply loaded having only Miss Hazel Winter, daughter of a Society for the prevention of "When we hove-to the second about 1,000 tons of rice on board the late Colonel Winter.

tuberculosis, and as a result of time, according to the weather re-and she was able to ride out the Miss Winter was born blind and their work, the formation conditions without all the text books required for her clinics, and the education of porta, the typhoon should have tempestuous.

University work were transcribed public, the death rate has passed us to the north therefore shipping a great deal of water.

Braille for her.-British down considerably. The actual force of the wind, into west- course to

which was estimated by the ship's Wireless. ward. But a constant watch

METHOD OF DIAGNOSIS. the wind and barometer brought officers to exceed 100 miles an us to the conclusion that the retour can be appreciated by the fact trouble and were landed this morn

Also there has been a method port was wrong and the typhoon that it was impossible to hear any ing little the worse for their ex-discovered for diagnosing merely was remaining on its

thing at all when out in it. It perience.

by a blood examination. Typhoid, westerly track. We then changed our

ripped several tightly lashed dod-

The experience of the Helikon for instance, can be detected in this

"8. In connection with course to north which luckily Fere and tarpaulin covers, reduc- suggested that the typhoon was way. When you have found that a definitely known to be cancerons proved a good judgment, allowing

ing them to shreds.

further to the west than reported patient is affected or likely to be where they may have been operated the centre of the typhoon to pass

by the Royal Observatory. The affected by this disease, methods upon or it might have been decided us well to the south.

Helikon encountered. it in aft The passengers aboard the craft, proximately 112 deg. 55 min. East are known by which the attack can that they are inoperable cases, this be prevented by treatment..... test will give valuable information, My wife was travelling on there were-286-Chinese-deck-pas-and-19 deg. 34 min. North, when it is suggested that this method as to the progress (a) going down; board with me and as this, was! her second experience

uncomfort- they expected to be able to run to of blood examination is, therefore, (b) remaining stationary ; *- (c) Bengers, had a most able trip, they gave very little the south of the disturbance.

likely to be of great value in the definitely improving."--Reuter,

of

286 PASSENGERS ABOARD.

SENSATIONAL PRICE REDUCTIONS

THE GREAT AUGUST OPPORTUNITY

COMMENCING TO-MORROW, Ist AUGUST.

ALL OUR SUMMER STOCKS

ARE BEING

SACRIFICED

White Felt Hats

Just Unpacked.. Special

Bathing Costumes Clearing from $3.50

Sunshades Rock-Bottom from $2.50

COME AND SEE EVERYTHING AT-

ELITE STYLES

C. BUILDING

Cases