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CANTON'S "KIND AND NEIGHBOURLY FEELING,"
His Excellency the Governor has received from Mr. Mansfield, H.B.M. Consul General at Canton, a cheque for $1,500, the amount subscribed by the foreign community at Canton, tówards the relief of the Chinese sufferers.
Mr. Mansfield wrote:
"On behalf of our little community I desire to express our deep sympathy with Your Excellency and the Colony generally in the appalling disaster which has befallen yon.”
H.E. replied:
"I beg to convey to you most cordial thanks for this generous testimony of kind and neigh- bourly feeling."
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NOT THE BISHOP.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
On her return to the Colony yesterday the "Honatu" brought news that the European body discovered on the shore of an island near Macao was not that of Bishop Hoare. The corpse was that of a tall and powerful man, with red hair and a red beard. The other bodies were all Chinese,
RECRUIT AID OF SUPERSTITION.
The police are being considerably troubled by owners of vessels lost in the storm. Apparently a number of boatmen who have read of the Government scheme for replacing lost craft have decided to profit by it if possible. Men who at first estimated the value of their lost craft at a certain sum are returning to the different police stations and informing the inspector that their loss was double or treble what they first stated.
To overcome this difficulty and arrive at a true estimate of each owner's loss it has been suggested that the amount claimed should be placed before the lighted shrine of the Joss. If a master speaks truly, he will then have no compunction in lifting the money (?) If his estimate is not a true one, in nine cases out of ten he will let the money lie. This proceedure is said to have been adopted by the Tang Wab hospital committee on the occasion of the last great typhoon, and with satisfactory resul's, We would prefer a more business-like method of preventing fraud.
FOR CANTON.
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We learn on reliable authority that Messrs Sie mssen and Co.'s steamer Sulberg" has been chartered by the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co., for $4,500, to run for a month between Hongkong and Canton.
THE COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY,
Sir Henry Berkeley, as Chairman of the Committes appointed to inquire whether earlier warning could have been given of the typhoon of the 18th inst., invites mariners and others willing to give information calculated to assist the committee to call at his Chambers on Saturday. An advertisement on the subject will be found on page 4.
(Daily Press, September 27th.)
POLICE LAUNCH RAISED.
The police have been successful in refloating their large launch which sank off Taikokteue. Inspectors Langley and Kerr conducted opera. tions. They hope soon to be able to refloat the No. 2 Jaunch.
NEWS FEOM BAIKUNG.
A report received by the police from the Saikurg Station in the New Territory states that the number of persons dead and missing
is 57.
44 THE KWONGCHOW.
Yesterday a diver made an inspection of the sunken river steamer "Kwongchow. He had not been long under water when he returned to the surface with the startling information that the 'tween deck of the vessel was packed with
bodies.
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So obnoxious is the smell in the police basin | at Kowloon that the Europeans working there removing debris are obliged to wear respirators.
THE FAIRWAY BUOYS,
Owing to damage to the prominent lights on the two fairway buoys, a temporary red light will be exhibited from each until necessary repairs are effected.
SCAVENGING.
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The Sanitary Staff have coped with Herculean task in their efforts to clean the Praya. Within a few days the rubbish heaps
along the band should disappear. The rubbish is being saturated with oil and burned at Kennedytown.
(Daily Press, September 8.b.)
EUROPEAN BODY AT LAPPA The Customs Officer at the Lappa Custome Nine Islands Station, reports that amongst other corpses washed ashore near the station was one of a foreigner described as about 5ft. 10in. to 8ft. in height, with light brown hair and moustache, teeth very regular, and clad in white duck trousers, and a thin singlet. There was also an Indian with clean shaven head.
The bodies have been buried and the graves marked.
CARGO RECOVERED.
The hard work the police have done of late has not troubled them so much as some of their experiences with claimants. All the police stations are more or less full of goods recovered from the harbour, and consequently numerous claimants go there searching for lost chattels, On Wednesday Inspector Collett sent word to a large firm, informing the manager that two cases bearing the marks of that firm, which had been recovered from the water, were lying at No. 7 Polos Station. A representative of the firm was despatched to take possession of the goods, but when he was asked to pay 50 cents odolie hire on each case, he demurred, and informed the Inspector that the police might bave let the goods alone; they had no right to touch them. The Inspector's reply was to the point-"Either you pay the 5 cents and take them, or you leave them."
(Daily Press, September 29th.)
On the Kowloon side the police are busy removing and burying bodies while the Toog Wah Hospital launches are still finding work in the harbour, picking up others.
Up to yesterday afternoon the number of persons reported missing, the number of bodies recovered and the number of boats lost were es under :-
Bodies recovered Reported missing Boats lost
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The Sub-Committee appointed. to deal cases requiring immediate relief reported they were dealing through, the Tung Wäh Hospital with immediate cases of distress, and it was agreed that, this measure of relief should be continued, and extended throughout the British Territory.
At the suggestion of H. E, the Governor.the Assistant Superintendent of Pulics and: Assist- ant Land Officer at Tai Po were appointed a sub-committee to deal with such a tres as, had arisen in the distrio's north of Kowloon Hills and to report any further desirable measures of relief which were brought to their notice.
The Sub-Committee reported that they had gone very fully into the question of the assist ance to be rendered to the junk and cargo bost population and recommended as the best mthod of procedure that a certain sum, ro- portionate to the value of boats damag d or lost should be advanced under seo rily for the carrying at of the purpose of the advance.
A large number of losses of registered boats have already been reported to Harbour Master and Rezistrar Genera'.
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The Hon. Treasurer reported that subscrip- tions from foreigners o date am unted to about $90, 00 and his list was not yet com plote. Th Tung Wah Hospital reported about 879,000 of which some $28,000 had been received from oa side the C lony and they also hope to further inɔrease this sum,
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The amount already col cove even when doubled by the Government will still fall far short of the amount es imated as being required to relieve distress and ressing needs of those who have suffered throughout the Colony by the recent storm.
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE OBSERVATORY ENQUIRY.
TO THE EDItor of the “DAILY PRASS,'
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September 26th.
SIE,-Your able leader of this morning, will be endorsed by all sensible residents who have the interest of the Colony at heart. If the enquiry which His Excellency the Governor bad so promptly caused to be made is to be limited to the question whether earlier warning could have been given of the typhoon of 18th inst. it will indeed be a great pity and a waste of time. The government + new 1 ghter of 300 tona, the property of must now investigate searchingly into the the P. and O. has made an opportune appear-working system of our local Observatory,
The Fatehan was floated yesterday. The Kinshan has been shored up and so confident are those engage on her that she will be refloated that opp rtunity is being taken to paint her bottom. The No. 5 police launch has also been restored to the water.
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** OTHER TY HOON.
The bl ok cone and drum indicating a typhoon to the Couth Fast of the olony and within a distance of 100 miles was hoisted at the various Government flag staffs at 2 p.m. yesterday. The gun was fired at five o'clock, and large crowds assembled on the Prays, but there was nothing for them to see.
THE TYPHOON RELIEF COMMITTEE.
H.E. The Governor having appointed Hon. Sir Paul Chater, C.M.G., Chairman of a Committee, and Mr. H. Hunter, Hou. Tres; surer, a meeting was held at the office of the Chairman on the 22nd September at which the Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett was appointed Hon. Secretary.
Sub-Committee
It was arranged that а under the Chairmanship of the Hon. the Registrar General should be appointed which would deal with immediate cases of distress, and also consider the claims of formally registered owners of jinks. and sampans to assistance, in order to repair or rebuild their oraft.
It was announced that the European and American subscriptions already amounted to about $20,000 and it was hoped that figure would be at least doubled. The Chinese subscriptions already amounted to about 825,000 including $10,000 returned from the proposed San Fran-
cisco Relief Fund.
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A meeting of the "y, hoon Relief Committee the 27th September held at the office of Sir Paul Chater and was largely attended.
especially of its present relations with the same institutions in Manila and Shanghai with a view of placing same in a more satisfactory position to give the very best information possible to the shipping people of this colony in the future.
Hongkong is the first shipping port in the world, its people pay a handsome sum sanually for the upkeep of the Observatory hence the need of our shipping and the community is a pressing one, and must not be overlooked.
—Yours etc.,
A RESIDENT.
OCEAN LINERS AND MACAO.
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It was announced sometime ago that the N. Y.K. was in negotiation with the Macsó Government for a subsidy for a monthly service between Lisbon and Maeso and that there was every prospect of an early conclusion of the papers to hand (says the Canton Daily News) negotiations. However, last-mail's Lisbon
included both Lisbon and Macao as ports of cali announce that the Hamburg-America Line' has by their Far Eastern line of steamers, the maiden voyage taking place in September. Lisbon, papers are full of praise of German Japanese will now be dropped. The new service enterprise and say that the negotiations with the will now no doubt pay, as there is a reduction of twenty per cent of the Customs tariff on goods imported direct into Portugal-from her colonies. Our Macão correspondent® has previously given reasons why the enterprise is unlikely to be remunerative,
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