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unless the purchase of a dredger within received a tremendous ovation.
a
HONGKONG AGAIN FLAYED.
Devastation by Land and Sea.
MANY VESSELS ASHORE,
THE CITY OF PARIS, such storms as thus are to be reckoned as part of the established scheme of things in Hongkong it is obvious that local buildings must be made strong
MuchTU-feeling Caused enough to resist them. Flimsy buildings have no chance of withstanding wind-
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LONDON, July 27.
Once more has typhoon whetted its ing of flower pots, tiles, and glass, more the Government will have to take!
Lieutenant Halswell ro-ran the 400 lost for dosth and devastation at the ex-Buch a rack of confused noise when the seriously into consideration the admetres race, which was the case of pense of this unfortunate Colony. Once merciless wind whipped off a roof or a visableness of ceasing to allow trees of dispute between the American athletes kept from it) by a fierce storm which as
more were residents mased from rest (or parapet and flung it in the roadway, that he knew what to expect. He could get that sign-boards had been blown about liko any size on the borders of thorough-and the umpires, alone.
saulted houses and ships and all that offer pieces of paper and he could only hope that fares These trees constitute a very The Americans not only refused to itself as the sport of the weather, within while the air was 6ed with danger that real danger to pedestrians and to the re-run the 400 metres race, lint with declare to have been inprecedented. Cor sing, he gave a sympathetic thought to
ferocity which many of the weather-wise | nous might be abroad. Perhaps, in pas
occupants of houses close to where they drew from the whole of the events. tain it is that those who had no previous those who took pride in their roof gardena, grow. Another point to which we would !
The dispute has caused much ill-experience of what is mo-Toey required sympathy-the-wie-is
tion"
on grost leveller in every sense of the word. can do when it is out invite the attention of the Government feeling on hotb-sides...
To it the roof garden of the wealthy business in grim earnest received is that since the typhicon of 1906 ab-| Flor Majesty the Queen presented belosson last night and this morning which the two or three pot-pinats of the man 2.30 p.m.-Auction of Goods and Effects,solutely nothing appears to have been gold medals in connection sith the will convince them that living in this who has to caluulate in cents. Today they
At Meters Hughes & Hough's Sake Roome.
done to render it possible to give assist-Marathon Race, in the Stadium, pre-latitudo has its little thrills. Those who are as one-mere battered wreckage of obey the precept that tells us the advant what once beautified and brightened. 2.30 p.m. Anotion of Housebold Farmi-
tions that the storma expanded its force. ture, at No. 4, Lower Seymour Road,ance to those in distress on the barbour,senting a special up to Dorande, who ages of retiring and rising escly wore rudelo) Unhappily, it was Dot only in these direc awakened a little before midnight. The Some buildings were almost blown down three guns which roared out their warning and other sustained a greater or less shortly after 11 a'clock fell in many in amount of damage among them being stances on deaf ears. But when the aeria! Queen's College, Kinglere, Mesers Jar artillery opened there was no more sleep, dive, Matheson and Co's and the Pacific Many householders were awakened to Mail Company's offices. Matohods of scurse consciousness by their French windows were demolished in every quarter. The saf "Losro," "July 125, being blown bodily in and xcreding folding around the new Post Office and that The Chinese Minister in London gave rattle of flying glass panes striking ores around the new Law Courte were wrecked diuner in loncur of the Emperor of ments and pictures and turning aestheti- and many buildings in the eastern part of China's bithday, those present includ.cally arranged rooms into scenes of utter the town were damaged through trees being
In the face of a wind whirl blown against them. ing Mr. Herbert Gladstone, Lord destruction. Fitzmaurice, Sir Robert Hurt, the Lording at him with a velocity calculated to trees has been simply enormous. Every- blow all the sleep out of his brain in where the road are strewn, not only with Mayor, and numerous-diplomatiste. -
a quarter of a second, many a householder, huge branches, but with full grown trees THT QUEBEC CELEBRATIONS, clad in the light garnients which the recent which were appareu ly Ermly zooted and weather ordained, had to fight his way which might have been expected to with At Quebec, H. R. H. the Prince of cross glass bestrewn floors to the exposed stand any storm: One of the noble palms in front of the Hongkong and Shaguni Bank was blown down across the road." Wales reviewed thirteen thousand troops portions of his house to wrestle with re on the Plains of Abraham, headed by fractory storm-shutters and to pit his puny strength against one of the most powerful Tu-utherow is the eighth univerary of Lord Roberts, and · including naval
Geede per Mongolia andelivered at noon II of Laly
The careful ship-masters on the harbour the neccssion of King Victor Emmanuel detachments from the French, Amori elemental forces of Nature.
can, and British squadrons. His Royal ware not, however, caught napping. They this data subject to cant.
Higbacas afterwarde handed to Rt. mw the dreaded sigands hoisted doring Hon. the Earl Grey, Governor-General, the afternoon, they noted the first war the title deeds of the battlefieldsing gun and they made ready. parebased by contributions from the small craft scuttled for safety to Causeway whole empire.
Bay directly the signal was heistert. All through the afternçon sampans and other small craft made at their best speed for
5.30 p.m.-Meeting of Hongkong barmonic Society, ab City Hall.
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reating loss of life and property on the harbotr and it was understood that the Government intended to take the necessary steps with as little delay as possible. The Government has now received its second warning. Will it hearken-and-leert ?
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The devastation to
At present it is 'Impossible to estimate the damage. That it has been great is beyond question. To put the thorough- fores in order, remose at the litter and. repair damange to Government buildings will put another strain upon the Colony's finances Individuals and companies will also have to face heavy disbursements..
Details of the rarage wrought by the typhoon follow.
the Refuge, knowing that with its limited IN THE GRIF OF THE STORM LONDON, July 20.
A Spectator'e Experience. In the House of Counions the Irish capacity it was a case of the unmention- able gentleman taking the hindermost. University. Bill and Finance Bill have Into its friendly protection they crowded, assed the third reading. During the careless of collision which at other sims debate on che latter Mr. Austen would have down forth a torrent of Chi-
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THE TYPHOON,
Gentlemen.We have pleasure in stating that the whole of the Cement used on these works was supplied by the Green Island Cement Company, Timited.
In all over 52,000 toris were consumed, the Cement being distributed approxi niately as follows: Giving Doc's, &c. 22,500 tons; Sea Wall, Concrete Blockwork 18,000 tuns: Son Wall, Superstructure and Biblings 11.280 tons; Total $2,250.
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JESTIC demands that the Observatory should receive its full meel of praise for the timely warning it gave of last night's terrific ypbou. When, in September 1900, an yuleraded typhoon occasioned great loss of alfe and paperly the hithfully. obserentory was not sparart. It was
criticised with the utmost. freedom.
We are glad to be abloty that no Cessont has failoit in any of these tests and that a part of the works, which are now completed. Knd anzae portions of which have been constructed for seven years, slow any signs of deterioration.-Yours
p.p. PORCHARD, LOWTHER & Co.,
A. J. Wallis,
M. Inst. C. E. Hongkong, June 30th, 1908.
2
the Praya
10 p.m. On leaving friends on Conduit Rund the first fresh pulls were fot-the chair in which I was riding was very nearly
down to the lower levels however the wind blown out of the coolies lunds. On coming
ing quietly.
as hardly perceptible and it was min.
11 p.m.-Blowing very hard-though.
nothing to be ahmed at : Decided to tura
mont's financial policy, and warned hearer. But there was not roan for all, them of the necessity for providing The placid and leisurely methods of a for a possible European conflict. Crow Colony cause haste to be deprecated. Mr. Lloyd George replying, scoffed It is two years since the last typhoon at the perpetual talk of the menace brought death and destruction in its train of war, and said it would be far but the lessen then taught has not yet better for all of us if we did not spend been appreciated-oxcept by those whose the four hundred millions we were now lives were, and are, at stake-and many of safety slanuned, bolted and barred in applying to Armaments. He believed were unfortunate enough to find the sun that our resources were ample to defend their faces. They had perforce to face the ourselves.
threatened peril as best they could. Wreck-
11.30 Turce hob, which told us age along the forestures shows that in too that the typhoon was apon the Colony, many cases their buforts were in rain. Get into a pair of boots and raincoat and the larger craft, the sun-going steamers, hurried down to office opposite Blaku there was scarcely less anxiety. Sten up Pier: Here we could easily realize that and double anchored no ship master feels something more than urdinary was o secure in Hongkong harbour when the curring in nature's element.
12-Midnight-Decided to go out and warning is anised that a typhoon is imperd
THE BALKANS.
Louros, July 26. At Constantinople,, crowds marched in procession to the various ministries, acclaiming the constitution and cheering the-Sultan. The press sent fie Majesty s special telegram of thanks.
At Uskub, Monastir, and Salonika, the Mnsiviman's and Christians tingled
in, but before doing so took precaution to close typhoon doors and bar them
ing. Experience has taught them that hear the brunt of the storm with the possi wisest precautions that the wit of ability of doing some geod. Met several deviso are of busrail when the Storm men whom I know-Bakw, Haynes, Fiend puts forth his might.
Weaser, Lloyd, Skou, Claxton, Crapnell, From the shore is was impossible to see Thomas, Kempthorne, There wers also in the rejoicinge, and constitution what was happening on the harbour, even other men near Blake Pier.
sprechies, and empliasized the com Sheets of raia. so thick as to oppose a solid musities interests, Enurspics.nere studuell against the vision, shut out the stern
12.9-Our excitement was keyed up to
at Salonika yesterday, but perfect order struggle being waged between the men of the highest-piteb when re anst tan or But behind twelve men struggling on the Douglas Pier, those and their enemy. prevails.
Eurer Bey, leader of the Young that veil the struggle went ou, & fierce On investigating wo found the crow of one Turks" has addressed a letter to the unforgiving fight in which no quarter was of the Astrass's" bonty trying to make Neue Fris Prees" from Salonika, to be hoped for, & fight for life in darkness the Pier, or rather being blown in upon and misery. Occasionally the shaddering the Pier. They lind gut volunteers on saying that the whole population ofendant heard the prolonged shriek of board to attempt to rescue three Chin men Torke, Bulgarians, and others, join in a stem whistle and pictured to bitself who had been awamped from their junk, celebrating the first day of liberty, and como huples steamer, squished in but in turn, they also were swamped and that if the Sultan refuses to grant their the conflict, being driven to destruction. Laing control of the boat were at the demands they will go to Constantinople. As will be seen from our detailed roports mercy of the wind and waves. Providence which fellow it was not always an imaginary alone directed them to the Dongas Pier where they were saved At least Int us pictare.
Our last great typhoon came in the hops they were all saved. Some of the
WEATHER REPORT,
The following notice is issued by Me Figg of the Hongkong Observatory
day-time and i consequence was robbed crew thought that one of their maten hat of much of its horror. Men can face been lost but other said it he had not
On the 27th at 0,00 p.-Orders given to death with, the greater servuity when come into the boat with them. Strong-mon hoist the Black S. Cann And Dinm in the light of day lets them see what is before they were-but under the strain a few of dicates a typhicon S. of Cylony within them. But last night death challenged
300 miles).
At 9.30 p. The typhoon appears to be the sailer shrouded in darkness. A cutter thom roke down completely and erred: moving towards the coast in the neighbour crew from the Astrea, however, showed namen were saved and the efforts that to the British blue-jacke: possable had not been in vain. St. George's Club bood of Hongkong.
At 11 16 p-Order issued to licist No. 3 death, by light or darknese, has to terrors we opened to them and they were looked. night signal and fire three bombe.
1 nm. On “corsing back to Blake Pier Un the 28th at 6.80 Black Come point when the occasion demands that brave after.
men should be up and doing. Their action upwards and Ball heisted (indiaiten a typhoon N.W. of Colony within 300 miles in pulling through the raging water to a we saw the lights of the "Astraea" playing" On the 2-th at 10.13 4. Signals Junk in distress and rescuing the crew, de over the wayes-which were without
Imparts a Delightful FragranceNow it is but fair that the Observátny
and Softuess to the Skin.
should be felicitated upon issuing its
A NEW DEPARTURE.. warning in time to enable ship masters
Tokyo, July 1 and the floating population to prepare Arrangements have been concluded for Genuine Double Distilled Toilet for the impending. It is certain that the transportation of reliefs and time-lowered.
At 12.15 p. The centre of the typhoon in he maidud ming the fine deeds oxaggeration from fifteen to twenty feet in by issting this warning the Observatory expirat men of the Germsia garrisons in passed botwown Hongkong and Gap Book which stand to the credit of the British height. Suddenly one of our patty cried Nay. Once again have our traditions out that a juuk or lighter was bei gwashod Bavel a number of lives. Those who Railway and Siberin instead of via Juozas about 1 at
The brometer har risen to the normal been wortlily upheld. Nor Cal se fur ashore. Immediately a rusty was inade-in Bay Rum
Larotofare.
the blinding rains and flying so for Blake retormber the typhoon of September
in Hongkong, and s moderats increase of heat from giving a word of well deserved Pix, were we discovered a largo Ighber pressure has taken place on the Chias const 18, 1000, will be disposed to think that
to the Northward praise to Mr Turabol of the C.P.R being tossed to and fro like a cork on the THE ORIENTAO QUESTION.
Telegraphic communication between the service and nummuus olher of the younger waters, At Gret it seemed as though it was that of last night was, in some respects,
Observatory and Hongkong is interrupted members of the community who did gallant deserted, but on getting closer we heard TORTO, July 22.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours endrrice on the water front in saying lifo worse. It contuued longer and, at
The Chinese Government's volaminous ing at 10am. Cowley, 2.80 inches an
Forecast for the 4 hours onding at noon. times, the velocity of wind appeared, to counter-atatebont in regard to the Chiontac
dispute has boon received at Tokyo,
to-morrow. the layman, to exceed anything within The Japanese Government has groterod Forecast Deszület,
1-Hongkong and Neighbourhood: 8. the recollection of residents. A thought against the Chinese embargo upon cereals
ip Chientas and the neighbourhood
E. winds, fresh to modernse wasther im that not unnaturally suggests itself
proving.
Formoss Channel, 8.K. winds, when passing through streets littered
South onset of Chins between Hong with wreckage and, whore trees had
foods or h been growing adjacent, blocked by the
cliclers may develop in a few hours, and kong and Hainan : Dyskonio géléseke holes of fallgrown trees, is, whether wompanies should be taken to doola Ibr my hot have to readjust our ideas if Cham birate Colo-Choler and Dar Thoon Ramely, followed by 5009 of CLEtor not aboat anthitecture, ut beast in regard of will check the disease in its insiniosby
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Lacsane head fakes all the tweet
groans and on polling ongot a response. from twenty soul on board who had During the night it was next to impos thought their last moment had como sible for the house-holder to know how bis They got closer in and close
The matched on. Blake Pior at the end neighbours and the Colony generally were nearest the ken had given way and faring. But, if he were caught unprepared it was with difficulty we approached the his own experience taught him this. the and of the Pier, we are the angared
whs being foried to in thỏ chur havoc must have been enormens. Th
This | whirlpool," At last it got close morning he had no doubts. The roads immediately sit on board ruse front were exply dilled with debris. Those whoying posture and got ready to fu
the moment mme. HowevRE reside in the city itself wore fully prepared for the sights which greeted them when the roll of darkness was lifted. Throughout
and crashing of jalousie