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wharf 88 the versel was making the open, was drowned.
FOUR POLICE BOATS DESTROYED.
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While engaged in the work of rescue, two water police launches and two pinnaces were wrecked. In each case the crews were saved. The No. 2 lauuch went down at Castle Peak but Inspector Kerr and his crew were rescued by a customs cruiser and brought to Hongkong. Near the Police pier at Yaumati the steam launch Kwong Waz went under, but eight out of nine of her crew succeeded in reaching the shore.
HARBOUR DEPARTM2NT DAMAGE.
Practically every ship in the harbour during the storm was more or less damaged. Harbour Department property, however, escaped with trifling injury. Perhaps the most serious thing that happened was the new fairway buoys turning turtle, and the only way this can be accounted for is that the buoys must have been collided with. The launches Lily and Hilda were also slightly damaged, but the cost of repairing them will be trifling.
RESCUING SURVIVORS,
The Customs cruiser Kwantin rescued 19 people near Castle Peak on Tuesday, and brought another 53 into port yesterday.
THE STORM AT CANTON,
At about one p.m. on Tuesday the typhoon struck Canton, and considerable damage is said to be done to the native craft. The river steamers, however, came through the ordeal unscathed.
A DANGER TO SHIPPING.
The number of water-logged and derelict junks about the entrances to the harbour and far out at bea are a great menace to shipping, and the Harbour Master is taking steps to bare them destroyed.
AT THE PEAK.
The damage done at the Peak is remarkably small. Telephone wires are down, window glass was broken in many of the houses, temporary structures here and there blown down the hill side and a few houses, Mount Kellet way, partially unroofed, but we have not been able to learn of any substantial damage, Perhaps the building which suffered most ou the Peak was Mount Austin Barracks. With each terrific gust a portion of the roof was bodily lifted, but it fell in position as regularly as each gust spent itself. There is plenty of work for the glaziers at the barracks and some for the masons as a large piece of brick wall was blown down.
Lower down the hill, broken trees and aprooted bamboos are abundantly in evidence. In the Public Gardens terrible havoc has been wrought among the trees, shrubs and flowering plants, but the glass houses fortunately stood the strain and no damage was done in the zoological department.
THE "HAITAN"
The Douglas steamer "Haitan" (Captain J. S. Roach) was expected to arrive on Tuesday morning, but she had not entered the harbour by last evening. It is thought probable that on encountering the typhoon she put about and has perhaps gone far out of her course,
FROM THE SHIPPING OFFICES.
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Messrs Butterfield and Swire lost seven blue funneled lighters, a launch, and one of their West River steamers, the Tak King," which was smashed near the Cosmopolitan Dock. The "Changsha" is ashore at unghom Bay and will have to be docked for repairs. AL Quarry Bay comparatively little damage was done.
Messrs. Punchard and Lowther report little loss. One or two juuks have disappeared but most of the plant is intact. The European staff
worked very hard rescuing their sampan people.
A similar report comes from Messrs. Arnhold, Karberg and Co. The "S.P. Hitchcock,” though ashore, is not much damaged.
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Messrs. Dodwell and Company were very fortunate. All the boats of the Water Boat Company are safe and cone of the firm's launches have been damaged. The "Strathmore,” which recently had a mishap with the "Sexta,' dragged her moorings and ran into the "Quinta." The Powhattan," lying off West Point, took 13 people off a drifting lighter that came alongside. The "Woolwich has been docked, while the Pleiades rods through the storm safely. The "Tai Ye," one of the water boats, picked up 22 people.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
The Kowloon Wharf Company has suffered dreadfully. Out of a fleet of 60 lighters only four could be discovered yesterday morning.
Messrs. Melchers & Co., who act for the Norddeutscher Lloyd experienced no great loss. The "Prinz Waldemar," an Australian liner, went ashore at Yaumati, but got off after the storm abated and anchored at the back of Stonecutters Island. One of her propellers was damaged, and the extent of her other injuries is unknown. She will, however, go into dry dock on Saturday. The steam launch Brema went ashore at Blackhead's Point, but it is hoped to get her off this morning. She was slightly damaged by a junk. The "Devawongse," a coasting steamer, was damaged by the German steamer "Johanne," which vessel was also responsible for some injuries to the "Chow Tai."
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Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co. report that the "Fook Sang" dragged her moorings near the French mail and damaged her propeller. The "Chip Shing," which was also damaged, is going int dock, while the "Kat sang," which had a small hole knocked in her stern by the "Charles Hardouin,” will aljo hare submit to repairs. The China Sagar Company lost their steam lanuch Eva." The list of ships sunk includes the "Sin Cheong", "Apeurad" "Kwongchow" Alba- tross", Perseverance", "Kongnam", "Signal"; and " Fronde".
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THE ALBATROSS MISSING
The steamer "Albatross" which runs Between this port and Sha U-chung is reported to have gone under near the Nine Pins in Fulamin Pass on Tuesday. One hundred and fifty passengers are stated to have been on board and. with the exception of six, all are believed to have perished. Two of the crew, who were rescued by a fishing junk from some wreckage, were taken to the Shaukiwan Police Station where they stated that all hands had perished. No news had been heard regarding the fate of the master, Captain Patrick, or the Chief Engineer, Mr. Wallace, last night.
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waters. The Chief Officer, Mr. Brown, whose gallantry was publicly recognised on 8 previous occasion, again did god work in rescuing the drowning, and it was through his efforts, coupled with those of the Chinese boat- swain and carpenter, that the death roll was not considerably larger. In the face of terrible danger these three succeeded in plucking many an exhausted man from a water grave, and had they been able to stay the pinio which prevailed the chances are that there would have been very few casualties. The Wingchaïs stern is under water, also the engines, while the rocks have left gaping wounds in her ball, and her engine pipes have been twisted beyond repair, or snapped in two.
THE FATE OF THE "HEUNGSHAN", The Hongkong and Macao Steamboat Co." steamer leungshan is on the rocks at Sawchan, From one of the passengers, Mr. Jose da Silva, we learn that for an hour after leaving Macao on Tuesday morning there were no indications of bad weather, but when half way to Hongkong a strong gale sprang u very suddenly, and the sea ran bigh. The ship rolled in a manner which was terrifying to the piss-ngers, upwards of 500 being on board. Captain Morrison tried to keep the ship's head to the wind, but his efforts were unavailing. Waves in quiok succession swept the deck from stem to stern, smashing glass and woodwork, and eventually the engine room was flooded and the fires extinguished. The ship was then absolutely at the mercy of the waves which were running amazingly high.
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when she was tossed on the rocks at Fawc an. The Captain then caused all on board to be iuformed of te danger and had life belts distributed. Besides the 500 Chinese passengers
there were about ten saloon passengers, including la lies and children, and the weeping and wailing of the terrified p sengers was heartreading. Some lives were lost, and the bodies of two Chinese women were recovered but it is feared that these do not represent the total loss. The Cinton steamer Hoisang took Among those ashore not previously men- off the passenger and brought them on to tioned are the Kinshan" and the "Fat Shau." Hongkong, arriving here yesterday morning
EXPERIENCE OF THE PETRARCH.
about half-past tau. Captain Morrison When they realised the full extent of the and his crew remained on board the typhoon which had practically caught them Heungshan, which is stated to be napping, the crew of the Petrarch were considerably damaged, but hopes are promptly at their posts, and the first thing | entertained of saving her if fine weather they knew was that the German steamer continues. The passengers speak in terms of Emma Luyken" had run athwart their bows, the highest praise of the behaviour of Captain and was bumping bearily against them. It Morrison, his chief officer, Mr. Granger, and took tho seamen about half an hour to also, of the purser, Mr. Eca. separate their respective vessels, and then, in spite of all that could be done to prevent it, the stern of the "Petrarch" ran into the bows of the " Monteagle after which the vessel drifted ashore. There were no lives lost, but the "Petrarchis leaking badly and her decks are badly damaged.
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SEETON DEMOLISHED.
'Seeton" the pleasure resort on the mainlaud beyond Laichikok, which has been visited during the summer months by numerens residents of the Colony, has been completely demolished. All the buildings, the pier and the houseboats have been smashed to matchwood, the farm and orchard is a complete wreck and thousands of dollars have been lost by the enterprising management.
A SANITARY INSTITUTION FOUNDERS
Among the first of the many boats which foundered were the thiry-two junks of the scavenging contractor used for conveying refuse from the city. Until other vessels cin be procared a new depot will have to be provided on the outskirts and. the rubbish burnt. The Sanitary Staff is kept busy in cleaning up the streets, and 200 extra coolies have been engaged to expedite matters.
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WINGCHAI A TOTAL WRECK, Enquiries at the office of the Sam Wang Co. elicited the information that the Wingehai was a total wreck, and that out of the 200 passengers some 20 or 30 were drowned. When the vessel took the rocks in front of the lime kilns at Samshuipo a panic occurred aboard and the officers were powerless in their efforts maintain order. The heavy fog which prevailed, coupled with the blinding rain falling and the heavy sea running made the confusion worse, and as soon as they saw the rock alongside the vessel many passengers leapt on to it only to slip or be carried seaward by the rush of
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While in the presence of great danger sme of the steerage passengers, who were allowed on the upper deck, began to loot and several piss-ugers, as well as some of the officers, we are informed, were relevel of some of their property.
STEAMER REPORTS.
The H. A. L. steamer Scandia (Capt. von Dohren) from Shanghai reports that at 1230 p.m. on the 17th inst, when 48 miles front Hongkong a man was observed clinging to the wreckage of a junk. A ship's boat was launched in a very dangerous sea. The Chief Officer, Mr. Hansen, was in command, and had with him the third officer, the boatswain and two sailors. After & severe struggle to get alongside the wreckage, and at the same tima to prevent the boat being knocked to pieces against it, the man, who could not swim, was rescued. He proved to be one of 26. The other 25 had been drowned, At 3 p.m. on the 18th the Scandia was the means of saving five more men from wreckage of a junk which had lost ten men. Again at 5 p.m. six more men were saved from another junk.
The Japanese str. Sado Maru reports Encountered typhoon on the early morning of the 18th, and ship lust one jolly boat by mountainous During the day following 64 Chinese and 1 European ship-wrecked people were picked up and rescued from floating wreckage and janks.
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The British str. Kueichow reports: Fine The European picked up by the Sado-Maru was Mr. W. S. Parsons, a Hongkong pilot, who had gone outside in a sampan to bring in the Norwegian steamer Wick. The sampan was overturned, aud Capt. Parsons was picked up. slightly inj red. at 4 o'clock. He had been a considerable time in the water.
clear weather, N.E. winds and smooth sea to Swatow. On the morning of the 18th, from 1