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Colony of Hong Kong Typhoon's Toll. An authentic Record of the disastrous typhoon which struck the colony on 2nd September, 1937.

Below the map  is (a) "List of vessels numbered on map above driven ashore during typhoon. Tonnage figures in brackets."

On September 2nd 1937 a strong typhoon or super typhoon hit Hong which was one of the most powerful and devastating typhoons to do so. Wind speeds of around 167mph were calculated by the Hong Kong Observatory. The tide rose 13 feet against 7 feet 6 inches normal height. The Praya being under water which came up as high as Des Voeux Road. The Post Office basement and shops in Connaught Road were flooded. The force of the wind caused small fish to be blown many yards from the sea on to buildings 20 feet above the ground.

During the typhoon a tidal wave overwhelmed the fishing village of Tai Po, New Territories, and demolished practically all the buildings and fishing boats causing heavy loss of life. The wave was said to be 18 feet high, and swept into Tide Cove and washed away almost a mile of the railway embankment, the service to Canton was suspended for 10 days.

The typhoon was the severest on record since 1841.

Ye Olde Printerie was a quality printer renowned for printing and publishing. Among a number of things it produced were, elaborate stationery, invitations, picture books, printed journals for the Royal Asiatic Society and annual reports for the HK General Chamber of Commerce. The firm was founded in 1923 by the Labrum brothers from Warminster, England. Ye Olde Printerie, still had an office in Dudell Street in the 1990s in the same building as my dentist.

A scarce Hong Kong broadside of the most devastating typhoon in 1937.

Reference

The Industrial History of Hong Kong Group.