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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1936.

STORM DAMAGE OVER EIGHT INCHES

OF RAIN

With bursts of thumler and light. ning more vivid than any the Colony has had this year, the typhoon which his threatened this vicinity for some days finally announced its departure northwards yesterday morning.

CAPT. CHICHESTER

HERE

FLYING HOME BY UNUSUAL' ROUTE

Australia to England by a most unusual route for a three months' holiday jaunt is the pbject of two New entanders who arrived in Hongkong un Frklay in a small mouoplane. The At 545 pm, on Saturday the follow-two men are Capt. P. C. Chichester, ing statement

sub} : The the pilot, and Mr. F. Herrick. typhoon is situated about 180 miles. est of Hongkong, moving north. wards fowards Swatew.

On Sunday morning it was stated: The typhoon has entered the coast and is probably filling up Lo north of Swatow.

the

No. 7 Typhoon Signal had become a familiar sich by Saturday night when it had remained holsted for two days. It was not on view yesterday. however, and, to the disappointment of some and the relief of many, a terrifie aturm had taken the place of the threatened lyphant.

Kain began to fall heavily before 7 p.m. on Saturday' and continued all through the night, varied by lightning ing and on Sunday morning between

and thunder storm later in the ovens

6 and 7.30 am.

The Royal Observatory reported that during the 24 hours ended 11 .m. yesterday, 8.74 inches of rain felt. bringing the total for the year up to 42.10 inches ns against an aver age of 4.0 Inches. Between 6.30 atul 7.30 .. yesterday the heaviest downpour occurred, 2.80 fiches being recorded,

Although able to take the controls while the De Havilland Gypsy Moth is in the air, Mr. Herrick has no pilot's Fernce and is not permitted to land for tube vil.

The trip is indeed an adventure, the diers stopping just where they feel inclined and although nover very anxious to stay overlong, they never- theless refrain from making a pro- Krammo dictate their hours of flying.

They had planned to travel through Manchukua and then across the entire width of Ruasin. Permission was granted by the Japanese authorities for the 'plane to cross Manchukuo "Rather a surprise for us, that" re- marked Mr. Chichester--but Kusnin, after tacitly, granting the necessary permission, announced that there was

n new law, that no dier was to be allowed to traverse the country from end to end.

So far the New Zealanders have not mado definite plann mit it is con nurntly nuped that the Soviet authorf Mr. Chichester, however, is well ties will allow them to travel over the known the world over as one of AusGobi Desert and then to Archangel in tealin's most interesting Biers. Tall almost a north and south line. From and handsome, and sporting a rather there their plans are still umießned. aggressive black beard, his first. norial exploit

Unfortunately, mapa of much of from England to Australia only three la pouls are unobtainable and though months after having, obtained his the best available maps have been ob certificate. Since then he has flown tained from England a lone stretch of many mailea and written thres travel country is covered by nothing better than one Inch to 120 miles map- books and a novel about thein,

|eked eut by an ordinary acına!

WILS

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During his present fight he has written no fewer than 60,000 words for Australian, American and Eng- kish newspapers and the result of his labour will ultimately be put in a new volume describing the experiences

of his novel trips.

During their brief stay In Hongkong "Moth" in which they are flying was thoroughly overhauled, the third time it has been done during the trip. and

begun to make inroads into the travel. a number of mice, which tuid

|lers' supply of chocolate, were oustad. The route no far has included much So far the small plane, watch has a of range of about 750 miles and a cruin- of the Never Never country north-west Australia, Batavia anding speed of about 100 m.p.h., has be

the pair have splendidly and no tenible has Indo-China. From here plan to dy over China, Matehokua, been experiencvil. Den Gobi Desert, Russian and Scandiun- | vinn countries to England, and then Enquiries at Shing Man revealed probably return by the countries that the reservoir hnd risen by 20long the usual. England to Australia inches, representing a big gain. lice Stations along the Castle Peak road reported that no untoward trouble had been caused by the tor: rential streams and no landslides of any magnitude had occurred,

Fo-

The weather forecast jar South west wind fresh to moderate; cloudy with occasional rain, improving later. Woman Killed

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ronte,

"We must get heant somehow," says Mr. Chichester, "and I can't think of using any means of transport other than plane."

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Keen Passenger

Mir. Herrick is also a super-keen aviator and was the first person to travel from Australia to England by the nirmail service which coinmenced Early yesterday morning a heavy 1936, "I have travelled to England landslide occurred on the new Queen just about every other way," he said Mary Hospital site when 50 tons of Parth became detached from an over-esterday, "and now I thought I'd try hanging bank and crushed at matched, going vin Russia. It in all an adven-

ture. killing one woman and injuring two

men,

The matshed housed several coolies employed by the King Lee Contrac tors who were working on the site and were buried when the fall over- whelmed the shed. Divisional In- spector M. H. Hourihan and Detective Sergeant J. S. Riddell were on the scene immediately and did valuable work in straightening out the sultant confusion and organising `res- cue efforts.

res

The_fire_brigade under Deputy Supt, J. C. Fitz Henry were sunmou- ed and they quickly extricated coolles pinned beneath the structure.

Leung Tai, aged 60, earth woman, of Wing her Street, was dend when

found, Lau Wah and Ho Kain, lwo earth coolies, aged 26, were serious. y injured and were admitted to the Government Civil Hospital.

It is understand that the disaster was due to a diverted stream being force by the heavy volume of rain- fall in its former channel. There WILS no damage to the hospital site or building.

-Wall-Collapses ----`

A wall collapsed and a water meter was drinaged when a fall of earth accurred at No. 2. Yun On Terrace, West Point, systerday morning. No personal injuries were suffered and P.W.D. men were summoned to effect repairs.

The train service was interrupted by a fall near Shatin.

Telephones Disabled

Overhead wires suffered

minor derangement over a wide area as a result of the heavy rains during the week-end, Employees of the Hong- ong Telephone Company were work- ng on Sunday to restore communica-

ians.

It was estimated that between 500 and GOD telephones were effected. No serious damage was done and by 'o-morrow the entire service is ex- pected to be functioning as usual.

Peak Tram Held Up

A landslide yesterday morning resulted in the Peak tram service being suspended for two hours. A mall quantity of earth covered the track just below Barker Road and be service was held up between 7 and a.m.

Traffic on Stubbs Road was also tampered by a landslide which des curred overnight. The roadway was blocked near the junction of Island Road and vehiculir traffic was held |

p for some hours,

Stonecutters Island

rom, the maintained

was cut of on Saturday

ifternoon and night by the suspen- tion of the launch service because of the choppy son,

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With a popidation just over the million mark Melbourne drinks 66,- 000 gallons of milk day, and the consumption is rapidly increasing. This rise in figures, the chalemari of the Milk Board attributes to the growth of milk bors which have sprung up like mushrooms almost unnoticed in all the city business centres,

"When women realise that mille is too balanced a food to be falten- ing the increase will continue." he told Austral News.

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Marlene Dietrich ie Anillag for Britain on July 14 and work- on the picture "Knights Without Armour

will start as soon as she arrives in England.

Alexander Kordn will direct the production.

Today, in the only interview she has granted this year, Miss Dietrich

mother rentan Car her fold of decision to live in Britain.

FEARS ABOUT DAUGHTER

"Come On In.

The Water's Fine!"

Every cumbier, when the holiday prason comes round, what a delight nge the days spent in the open air, free from enre, and the hun-drum routines of every-day life.

But much of this enjoyment is

Therals to kidnap my daughter jare becoming intolerable, ས6 1 25m taking her over to England with no,

intend to send her to abortier spoilt if you are run-down, anemic, school near London.

"After a suurt hallday with husband in Park I Mboil return to Hollywood to make n musical film with Lubitsch a my producer.

a victim to back-paina, headaches, defective digestion, general wenk- ness, lack sufficient energy to parti- elpate in the bathing, tennis, dan- eling, and other pleasures of the sea- skle.

"This will probably be in colour. If you want to obtain the utmost I was convertest to colour film after | happiness und, fullest beneft from had completed my latest picture, your holiday. It is wise to build up | The Garslen of ABadi."

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In 1936 he converted the machine writer, I would he quite a good plott" into a seaplane and set out from New

1 laughed Chichester. But, indred, this Zealand on an attempt to reach Green interesting young man is a flier of no land but his machine was wrecked in mean repute and has had a interesting career,

most a crash in Japan,

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