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THE TYPHOON.
Far East. The work of raising her han slready been commenced.
master of the ill-fated dredger, on Saturday morning, and gleaned the following few lants, All hands were kept busy from twelve o'clock on Friday night in the effort to save the vessel, Seas washod over hor continuously, and the ea gineora toiled to keep the water down. The car go, in addition, was let go, but all to no pur- pose. The vessel listed heavily to part, and finally overturned completely. As she bacled ever, the men kept crawling round her, and finally perched on the vessel's bottom, where they clung from three o'clock until half-past six, when a boat from the Astrea roseucă them from their perilous position. The second anginoor was awept away when the dredger capsized, but managed to swim ashore. All the crem were accounted for but the carpenter, about whom nothing was known. Captain Scott hat nothing but praise for the Chinamen on board, who behaved splendidly throughout and obeyed every order implicitly.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH, 1900
which was lying out for:: *when the f houses in the process of building have been 13 stranded. is stili nahore just ont of No. 2 wrecked. Wally have been cracked and scal In our special edition en Saturday after Our representative interviewed Captain Scoth were also run aground; but only one Chinese đena in any cases is to pull the remuanta Polles Station: Numerous junks and sampans folding carried away. All that remains to be noon we garo some particulars of the disa
woman lelonging to kerosene junk that down and begin building afresh For old trous offects of the typhoon with which
stranded opposite the Bay View Hotal in se houses have sustained more than light damage, the city was visited early in the morning
ported missing. This is the only fatality, and bat ons near Yaumati Hay has been reduced to of that day. Further enquiries go to show
even then only proamed, that Inspector Ford ruins. The inhabitants of Kowloon had that the lose of life and the damage to pro.
immunity of Wanchai from loss of His more exposed to the fury of the storme than has had reported to him. The apparent particularly uncomfortable night, being oven party is even more serious than was at Arst
may, however, be partly accounted for by those on the side. It was not until a late hour in anticipated. No part of the city has escaped.
the fact that the apathetic Chinese do not the morning that any one was able to cross over Much of the debris has in the meantime ben
as a rule take the trouble to report such to Hongkong The Forry Launch Whack clared away from the streets, but on Saturday
matters to the polica; The most serious was damaged and the Police Wharf at Trim damage to shipping was that sustained by evidence of the visitation was seen on overy hand,
the two new polloo Isanches, Nes Land Tsa Tati he had to be utilised. The Victoria 2. Recreation Club's matsheds were blown away Wreckage was strewn on the lower thorough
They were lying in the Causeway Bay shelter, and considerable damage was done to the Naval fares, broken branches, trees, and exnull landslips
but unable to resist the combined forces of Depot, the tiles from the roofs of the buildings on the higher roads; end general debris on the
dashed into Jardine's Pior, sustaining consider by are a number of junks laden with coal for wind and sea, broke from their moorings and dying about in all directions, Anchored close Pmya. Of matsheds there are many in the
able damage. Both launches have been docked the navy. It was feared that these would be colony, large and small, but all Eat oxperienced
for repairs. On abere the effects of the storm swamped and their valuable cargo last. A disaster. Strong iron telephone posts in Da
ware, comparatively speaking, slight The cordingly some 40 or 50 barrels of kerosene Vaux Road wern bent by the force of the wind
garantah of th now. Wesleyan Soldiers and were thrown into the water, upon which the Sailors' Home, in course of construction atoll had a dovidedly calming effect, to at angle of 35 degrees, and iron lamp posts
the corner of Arsonal Street, was blows down, P. C. Duncan, of the Naval Yard Police, lost- had overywhere usained the most grotesque
but fortunately no one was about and the his life in a gallant attempt to roscas two SATA shapes. The roofs of the houses along
incident was unattended by loss of life. A pan women whose boat was dashed to pieces the Prays, especially, had suffered most
second building, in course of erection near against the embankment at the Naval Depot. to Praya East Hotel also came to the They were struggling in the water when he severely. In the hathour much damage was
ground, doing no damage. Several matahols went to their assistance. Sergeant Laurence done, the native craft especially suffering, many
and hamboo piers were carried away.
throw him a rope, which he seized. A ware hoats being sunk, and presumably many lives
A visit to the military encampment at carried Duncan and the women out. The wor men never returned, bat Duncan managed to lost. The water early on Saturday morning
Causeway Bay elicited the information that the Beas completely flooded the camp. contained a large quantity of loating wreckage
were drenched to the skin, and the horses, noue
The men get back twice and was just on the point of get- Two steam-launches were sunk inside the Cause
of which fortunately broke loose, were standing and forced him back, and he was never seen ing on to the embankment when a wave came way Bay breakwater. A great number of native
knee deep in the water. Beyond the blowing again. Duncan was in old 81st (Argyle and craft of all sizes were wrecked and sunk at
resulted, howeveral tent, no material damage Bathyland Highlanders) men. He had been Yazmati. The Canton day steamer Hankow
away from homo since 1886, and was looking forward to returning to his home in Edinburgh was unable to leave for Canton on Saturday
in about two years. He was in the Naval Yard morning, sad there was no steamor for Macao
Polics at Hongkong for several years up to until 5 p.m. Rodionts who remember the dis.
1806, when he went to Bingapore, returning to astrous typhoon of 1874 say that the wind on
Hongkong a few months ago. Saturday was equally as strong, the only differ ence being that it did not last so long,
The first intimation of rough weather was given at a quarter to twelve on the morning of Thursday, the 8th inst, when the red cone was hoisted, pointing downwards, indicating typhoon to this south of the oclony. At 11.43 a.m. on Friday the red cone was taken down and the black one hoisted, pointing downwards, a sign that the typhoon was within 300 miles At a quarter past six the same evening orders were received from the Observatory that the community should be warned of what was coming by the firing of a gun. The gaz, however, refused to go off, and an intimation was sont round to all the Police Stations, with the result that all wore on the alert Another warning. signal was hoisted at half past seven, viz, two white lights in a vortical thue. This indicated had weather and that the wind was expected to veer. At ten past seven on Saturday morning the typhoon was eignailed to be east of the colony, and a signal hoisted at 8:40am. showed that it was to the north of the colony. Shortly afterwards things began to quieten down, and at half-past four the black coze was taken down Yesterday was beautifully flue day. The amateur photographer taking map-shots of the
wreckago, etc., was much in evidence.
LOSS OF THE DREDGER CANTON RIVER."
CARPENTER MLLBOY DROWNED.
A
howevÉT,
COLLAPSE OF BUILDING IN QUEEN'S
ROAD AND THE PRAYA.
BESCUE BY PORTUGUESE SAILORS.
Another version of the catastrophe to the dredger saysAt about 2.15 on Saturday morn ing the dredger Canton River, of Waterford, capsized. She gave a list to port first, and went eror by degrees. This enabled the crow to pre pare for what was coming. A Chinese cabin boy sprang into the water, and seizing a log, floated ashore. He at once made his way to the Central Police Station, and Sergeants Gar- rod and Kant and a P.C. accompanied him back to the harbour with the object of render ing what assistance they could to the distressed
ELEVEN PERSONS KILLED. vessel. The carpenter, Mellroy, also jumped
The typhoon was the cause of the collapse of into the water, but the life-bucy which he had several buildings, the most serious affair of this A couple of gallant rescues were made by the patronud him getting away he went down, and kind taking place in Queen's Road Contrul. For crew of the Portuguese cruiser Adamastor his body was washed ashore at Kowloon at about some time past a considerable number of work which was lying off Kowloon. At about eight ten o'clock the same morning. The crew was 170, which are being rebuilt. Nox, 166 and 168 still a very high wind and heavy son, three men have been engaged at Nos. 166, 168, and o'clock on Saturday morning, while there was composed of sir Europeans and seventeen Chi had been rozed almost to the ground, but the Chinamen were observed clinging to the keel nese, and on the dredger capsizing they clang second and top floors of No. 170 were still stand- of a capsized junk.
Ou the matter being re- to the keel. They remained in this perilousing, being shored up by poles, the brickwork an- ported to the Commander, Captain Antouto derneath having been taken away. The floors Julio d'Oliveirs Andrea, and to the officer on position for about three hours. At about half.
in question were used na sleeping places duty, Lient. past eix a gig from the fumer, in command by the Chinese workmen, of whom there Moreira, orders were immediately given to Octavio Augusto de Matten of Lieut. Butler, went to their assistance. were said to be 14. At about six o'clock on lower a boat, and in less than a minute a whale boat also went off from the Astrea, Lieut. Saturday morning the supports gave way, boat was launched manned by 10 willing hands Welsh commanding, and together they took off and the building came down with a loud It gallantly preceeded to the rescue and gue
A Chinoso constable who was on the dredger's crew and landed them alongside duty near by blew his whistle and No. 3 Police although not without difficulty, owing to the ceeded in taking on board the three mou, Government Wharf. The Tamara whaler also Station being close at hand Sergeant Robertson heavy sa which was continually weeping over picked up a couple of Chinamon, who were and the other Europeans there were soon on the the wreck. Later on four more Chinamen in a thrown into the water by the capsizing of their spot, together with a gang of coolies in charge very exhausted condition were seen clinging on of Inspectors MoNab and Gould. The first ulan to a spar aud again, the brave sailors went out recovered was dead, but the next two were alive, and succeeded in bringing them safely on board THE FOUNDERING OF H.M.S "SAND. were extricated, and all six were sent to the to restore them. Conspicuons amongst those and four others were also living when they the cruiser, where no efforts were spared Hospital The last one found alive had a on board was he ship's surgeon, most miramalous escape. It was about a quarter past eleven when he was freed. His legs had Among the vessels which have come to grief in bean seen protruding from the debris for zome the harbour was H.M.S. Sandpiper, which was time, and the police little thought that there lying out in the mari-of-war anchorage on the way the left in him. It was found, how. ever, on the removal of the bricks and mortar Kowloon side. She made signals of distress at which surrounded him that his face was pressed about eight o'clock in the morning, and the against a cross-wall and that he had room to torpede-beat destroyer Oller went to her together 14 bodies were racovered-eight dead
breathe. He was taken out just in time. Al assistance. She was, however, unable to pro-and six slive-and this being the number to vent hor from foundering, but by masterly account for the police stopped work as soon as seamanship succeeded in taking off the crew, the 14th inan was brought to light, ⠀⠀⠀ damaging her bows with the floating wreckage in so doing. Lieut. Wilkin, who commanded the Otter, is to be complimented on the manner in which he handled the vessel. All hands were
boat
PIPER."
AN ARMOURIE DROWNED.
As daylight on Saturday appreached, those in saved with the exception of a man of the cams the neighbourhood of the Dook Extension Works of Bedford, one of the armourer's crew. heard cries proceeding from the harbour, and it As our readers are aware, the Sandpiper soon became apparent that something had was the first twinstrow shallow draught befallon the powerfil dredgar Canton River, steamers placed on the West River for the which recently arrived here from Paisley, where suppression of pimey, being commissioned in she was built by Moaars. Fleming and Ferguson Hongkong on the 6th of January, 1899. Sho of that city. During one of the fitful gusts of was a boat of 85 tors, and her indicated horse wind the ponderous craft with her massive derrick power was 240. Lieut. H. C. Carr was in encumbrances and overhead gear had failed to command. She was to bave left the harbour maintain her equilibrium and had, almost with on the 19th instant out any warning, listed to port and capsized. As to the previer number of crew, workmen and others who were on board at the time it is in possible at the moment of going to press to give any nocurate figure. Those in authority at the
Crasli.
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At saven o'clock a second crash was heard, this proceeding from the Fraya. Inspector MacNab went down to see what was the matter, and he found that portions of a godown in course of erection had fallen. A mat-shed- în which there was known to be on Indian watch inan was buried in the rains. The man was formerly in the Police Force, his number being 748. His body was recovered without loss of time, bat life was fond to be extincts. The dead bodies of a Chinaman and Chinese boy were also come acros
THE SCENE WESTWARDS..
ROBE LIVES LOST.
Dr.
Carlos Alberto Marques Caldiers, who wee unremitting in his kindness to the poor sur vivors. When the weather moderated the men were sent ashore to the Portuguese Consul, Mr. A. G. Romano, who handed them over to the police.
LATE TELEGRAMS,
NEWS VIA AUSTRALIA.
"THE CRISIS.
Adelaide, 16th October. Russia, France and America havo now agreed
to an international arbitration at the Hague indemnities by Chma for the attacks upon the with regard to the question of the payment of Legations and other outrages.
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leading Irish Nationalists, have prepared an elaborate, address for presentation on this oc casion, in which they express their sympathy with the Boors and their grief at the reverse
which they have qustained,
hare qustained. ad Cctober.
Paul Kruger has taken his departure from South Africa in the Dutch warship sent out and the King of the Belgians are reported for that purpose. The President of France to be taking strong measures, with a view to 17th October. preventing, in their respective countries, the The London Times, has published a twenty proposed gigantio manifestations of popular colnman description of the siege and relief of will against England, which were to have Poking, by its special correspondent, Dr. Morri: taken place on the occasion of Kruger's land- son. The Times neenges the Chinese Ministere ing. With this end in view stringent orders in London and Washington of intentionally de have been given that he is to be welcomed only raiving the respective governments of those as a private individual. situation of stairs, while the various Legations that Lord Roberta should issue a decisivo countries with shameless lies se to the true The loyal residents of Pretoria are urging in Peking were being ruthlessly besieged by the proclamation to the effect that the property of bloodthirsty populace. The publication of Dr. all burghers remaining in the fold will be Morrison's graphic narrative has caused a great irretrievably confiscated unless they surrender sensation throughout the whole of Barore, and, before a certain date, arguing that such a it is believed, will greatly strengthen the Powers course will go far towards shaking those still Empress, and execute the Manchu leaders who in their determination to depose the Dowager remaining in arine,
£3rd October. instigated the atrocities.
Just upon the eve of his departure from Delagos Bay, Kruger intimated that his main urge upon the different Continental Powers the object in visiting Europe was personally to policy and justice of bringing pressure to bear in the direction of souring the autonomy of the Boer States ander the supremacy of Great Britain.
20th October. great impatience at the continued presence of Russia is exhibiting very lain indications of allied troops in China, and is gradually adopting policy. no independent, isolated, and purely selfish
Bülow, the new German Chancellor, in a sympathy with the Emperor's proposed policy recent speach declared that Germany is in full in China, and that in carrying this out they will have the support of England, Italy, and pro- bably also Japan and France. He states that these Powers are gaite capable of reducing China to submission without the assistance of Russia,
24th October. Great significance is given to Britain's naval preparations by the fact that Russia is display ing a decided repugnance to the terms of the agreement which has just been concluded betwear England and Germany. The Russian Pross that Russia alone is the traditional guardian indulges in very bitter comment, and claims of the integrity of China,
Both America and France have now signi ted their willingness to requieres in the terms of the Anglo-German agreement, Commenting upon its terms, some of the leading American papera characterise it as Bulisbury's finest mas- terpiece of wisa diplomacy.
25th October. The terms of the Anglo-Gorman agreement and divided us to whether the agreement is not continues to engross public attention. Opinions directly aimed against Russia.
The Daily News publishes an article affirming that all the prelimizarles had been arranged for a separate Flusso Chinese agreement, antagonis- tiu to other western Powers
SOUTH AFRICA,
Adelaide, 18th October. Small bodies of British troops have met with serious misfortunes in the Barberton and Bethulie districts at the hands of the Boers.
cleverly defeated four hundred Boors wear the
Вотея
Forty South African volunteers have very
Sabine River. This brilliant feat resulted in capturing of many rifles and utter ronto of the THE ENGLISH MAIL. day morning concerning the P. & O. s.s. Sobraon, Rand goldfields, but this will probably be check- Many rumours were in cirektion on Satur- A great rush of miners is taking place to the which was bringing the English mail and wased to a certain extent by the announcement due on Friday, Telegraphic communication that they will be liable to military service. with Gap Rock had broken down and the in- coming mail, therefore, could not be signalled.
15th October. Late in the afternoon, however, she entered the from India, are returning there next month.
Seven thousand British troops which came harbour and wont alongside her wharf at Kew- Loon. It
appears that she saw very little of the find, getting dat of its course when asar the Paracels. The Botrans is the first steamer to go direct from London to Chin with the mails without onlling at Bombay. The China Bervice from London has hitherto been in Bombay, but the Sobraos, arciding the Indian
port. has performed the journey in shorter time The Sobraon is a now steamer, and this is her maiden trip to the East. She brought out s large cargo. She will return to London by the same route. We h
[A portion of the above appeared in our own Special Edition on Saturday.]
POLICE COURT.
Saturday, 10th November.
BEFORE MY. HAZELAND.
THE "PERSEVERANCE" PIRACY.
The two men who were arrested on the 27th nit, in connection with the Perseverance piracy
up and formally remanded for week.
Dr. Tayds is now endearing to com plate arrangements for President Kruger Landing in France, with the express object of stirring up frosh animosities among the French people against England.
Kruger, in reply to an interviewer, has stated his conviction that all will come right for the Transvaal when he reaches Europa.
Portions of the French Press are renewing their bitter attacks on England. It is believed that these attacks are the direct outcome of a farther liberal distribution of gold by Loyds,,
16th October.
The Boers are still causing great trouble in the Lindley district. Their latest feat is the killing of two British officers, whom they en- trapped by a piece of black treachery.
The West Kente succeeded in giving the enemy a very disagreeable surprise at Frankfort on Saturday last, a number of Boere being kil❘ ed, wounded and captured.
almost unanimously for the establishment of an The Cape Parliament has carried & motion annual day of rejoicing in commemoration of the restoration of peace in South Africa,
The French Government has issued pro- clamations strictly forbidding the organisation. of any pro-Boer demonstrations in coiobration of Kruger's arrival on French soil.
24th October... All arrangements are being rapidly pushed forward for the embarkation for England shortly of several thousand British troops who have been engaged in South Africa.
25th October. work between Pretoria and the Portuguese French's cavalry are doing very important
Border.
Much Boer opposition is being met with over the sixty miles of country between Carolina and Bethel. Thirty-six British have been killed and wounded in different skirmishes,
Only three of Carrington's bushmen have applied to join the Colonial force going to England for review by the Queen It is supposed that the bushmen fear that the colonies will not pay them for time thas pooupied.
GENERAL NEWS.
LORD HOPETOUR'S MESSAGE TO LORD HODERTS.
16th October. The Earl of Hopetonn has sent an intimation. to Lord Roberts that he hoped to be able to welcome the Australians home in his position as Governor-General,
THE ELECTION AND AFRICAN AFFAIRS.
18th October.
The final results of the British elections show 400 Ministerialists, 186 Liberais, 83 Nations.
bists. The Tomes, commenting on the situation
of affairs, states that the Government will have a majority of over three hundred in dealisag with the African and other questions. -
SUSPECTED PLAGUN CASE IN LONDON..
18th October. A case of suspected babenie has been dis. covered in London. The patient slept on straw that had been shipped from Glasgow.
DUKE OF YORK'S VISIT TO AUSTRALIA,
ford October. Great preparations are being made in connee tion with the visit of the Duke of York to
Australia. Three distinguished, officers, and
fifty men of the 4th Battalion of the Norfolk Regiment, will accompany the Duke of York us a royal body guard.
FOUR LESERVE FLEET.
24th October. The Admiralty is now placing the reserva feet in a condition for actual service, the work of equipment being hurried forward with all speed. The reason assigned for this unusual and seemingly threatening preparation is the necessity which exists, at the present juncture,. for practically demonstrating to the world the Empire's ability and readiness to simultaneously carry out the task of effectively guarding her own shores and at the same time to protect her. troopships, and her interests throughout the world.
LORD CURZON LEAVING INDIA. News from the Mafeking district states that
25th Octolur. the Sydney Bushmen have been engaged in a Visount Curzon is leaving India owing to severe skirmish. Beveral Australian casualties his wife's ill-health. ais reported.
17th October.
Sailors' Home, Inspector Bakor found the charge were ranges You gain trying to convince Botha and Dewet as The Sydney authorities are making great
and when the coolie asked for his fare, he not IMPOSING ON A RICKSHAW COOLIE.
only refused to pay up, but got angry and dam
Wildman Donald indulged in a rickshaw ride,
aged the rickshaw. He was asked to explain these little contraventions of the bye-laws, and to this invitation replied that he had not the wherewithal to pay the rickshaw coolie.
On the flist charge defendant was ordered to with hard labour; and on the second, to pay the pay a fine of 83 or go to prison for seven days, complainent 35 cents compensation or suffer
The western part of the town came in for its fall share of the gale, some six or seven junks being made wrecks of and several lives being DAMAGE IN THE PEAK DISTRICT lost. Most of the boat-people got into.
done, most of the houses suffering moro or Inspector Baker doubled the Praya pat At the Praks good deal of damage was shelter at Kennedytown, taking their boate ashore betimes, Anticipating a rough time less from the storm and many windows role. Kennedytown seems to have caught being blown in or out, while the roofs of
When Sergeant Dymond went Dockyard Extension offre say that fifty would The Peak Hospital is badly damaged. The out there at teir o'clock on Friday night the
nearly every house lost a portion of the tiles. it first. be about the samber, but that seems to be rain came through in torrents, flooding several roadway was overed with water. On going down staire at No. 7 Police Station, opposite the conjecture. It was known that Captain Scott, rooms and two or three windows were blown out, who was in command of her, was aboard; and the porch carried away, Des Voeux and as also were the chief engineer, Mr. White windows, and verandahs in some cases all being hour after this a bostman called and reported Cameron Villas suffered considerably, roofs, room crowded with affrighted Chinese who had come to the station for shelter. About sa the sooond engineer, Mr. Thomson; the car damaged. The roof of the Police Station at that while he and his six fokis were passing the penter, Mr. Molloy and the majority of the Mount Gough was partially stripped off ruins of the Chop Tik Godown the walls crow From the statements of some of them Stewart Terrace would have got of cheaply.. it would appear that all on beant were appro- lnd not the wind when at the height way, and three of his men were buried in of ita fory first unroofed and then da.
the ruins. The Inspector and Sergeant Dymond hensive of danger as the elements heightened in molished the whole of the serenats quarters at cave made their way to the scene of the their fury towards the morning. It must have at Nos. 4, 5, and 6. The personal effects of disaster. With considerable difinity they obtained some soolies and the three men been very shortly after the dredger had fallen the servants had to be abandoned for the time as a prey to the elements, and turned turtle, theservants only just managed to escape in cafety. Bevoral junks with valuabia cargoes were were extricated, all however, being loud. Mountain View but many tiles, Chamberlain wrecked and the dead bodies of several of some of the Canton Hicer's crew clinging to portion of its length, but what damage has been beach. One of these junts had a cargo of oil, SunA "HANDY the bottom of the cassol, which then resembled effected on the sky line we have not yet been etc, valued at Between $6,000 or $8,000. Hu-
MAN IN TROUBLE. a cigar-shaped craft. IMS A's look able to ascertain. Nearly every vestige of the dreds of coolies gathered round the wreckage, and he commences operations on inoffensive civilians, Fighting is the handy zoen's trade, but when different matabeda orested for the accommodation ont also reported the sight of the strng of workmen has been swept away. The roads and the police arrested several whom they found he usually finds himself stranded on a lee shore, gling seamen, and boats from both vessels with channels have not sustained any perceptible Tang Wah Hospital mat-sheds on the foreshore committed an improvoked assault on a inkong stealing tins of oil, sto. At Kennedytown the One of the crew of the torpedo host Handy volunteer crews put off to the racne. It was damage, but the cap of the lamp at Victoria" at the greatest risk, thatthe Tamar whaler, with has been displaced. The Haystack" had a the War Department's coal heaps also came to drawing blood. The noensed was fined 86.
were broken up, and the mat-sheds covering on Friday, by striking him a blow on the nose, her crew of five under Queen's Harbour Master Meirion similar havoc was done, while the water also considerably damaged. Sergeant Ritchie campan woman was remanded on a charge window blown clean out, and at Habar Lodge and grief, the new Police Station close by being
LOOTING JUNKS, Butler, seeming at every moment to meet with passed in through the roofs in several places and the constable who is stationed there with of looting stranded kerosene junks at West a similar fats to those they were about to save, The Tram Station at Victoria Gap appears to him expected the building to come down every Point early on Saturday morning. Several forged their way through the brankers. How have stood well, and the Chair Shofer in course ever, both boats reached the upturned vessel of urection has sustained no damage, but of the sun. In Third Street 18 houses which were other arrests for similar offences have been mat shed over the new storey being added to the lapsed. A portion of the China Merchant's undergoing alterations and were unoccupied cal- in timo, and together myed twelve, while a Peak Hotel little remains. Highclere, the re- Wharf has gons entirely sad the Canton Wharf number of others were lustily swimming for sidence of Mr. T. F. Hough was blown clean is also wrecked. Near the Sailors' Home and on the shore, carried forward with the swiftly flow-out, the cornpants having to leave it. At the upper roade trees were uprooted and all the ing current castwards towards Murray Fier residence, four coolies were killed. Mr. Hous- signposts flying about in a manner which Mountain View, H. E the Governor's new streets were littered debris, bricks, üles and Second engineer Thomson was ous among the ton, of the Navy Yard Extension Works, was first to reach the foreshore, and two others walking down and he was blown over the sille rendered it dangerous to go along the streets. tonebied ground at Felder's Wharf. It was the road his face being badly ont.
THE DAMAGE IN KOWLOON. well ou towards noon before it was known that the carpenter was missing Up to the time
AUSTRALIA'S RECEPTION OF HEL GOVERNOR-GENEKÅL, Many of the most influential burghers are
25th October.
which is growing unendurable. to the futility of any further resistance on their preparations for the official landing of the part, which only seems to prolong a situation Governor-General on New Year's Day, sad for the Duke of York's subsequent arrivs The Documents discovered by the British in Pre-pageant will surpuss anything of the kind ever toria show that the Netherlands Railway Com. witnessed in Australia. pany urganised the volunteer force which des troved number of the railway bridges and many miles of railway lines.
-ABOLITION OF BUGAR BOUNTIES,
25th October Germany, Austria, and France have agreed. A statement is freely published in America to abolish sugar bounties. received twenty-five thousand pounds from to the effect, that a prominent Bryanite has Kruger to sasist in promoting an American pro-Boer agitation, 19th Octo
that the look-ont man on the Tamar observed Road, being strewn with them for a great those who were on board were found on the two days imprisonment for the Roberts, in a special address to the Austro-
is very great. All the young plants and The damage done to garden and plantations seedlings have been torn out by the wind; the
A POLICE CONSTABLE DROWNED
made.
October.
liana at Pretoria, said he needed their services for some time longer f
YAU, LOONG
DEALER IN JEWELLERY, SILKS, TVORIES AND
JAPANESE GOODS ALSO SA
EXPORTERS OF CHINESE GOODS OF
(2827
ALL KINDS &o, &G, No. 39, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. Hongkong, 6th November, 1909,
CARMICHAEL & BARLOW, CONSULTING ENGINEERS, SURVEYORS, AND CONTRACTORS. QUEEN'S BUILDINGS.
Datch cruiser Gelderland, after the Portuguese Kanger's luggage has been placed on board the
authorities bad instituted a strict search of his papers.
19th October. crashing disaster just sustained by a Boar com- News comes to hand from the Cape of a mando. Colonel Bethune succeeded in cloverly ambushing the commando asar Vryheid, and, allowed the Boers to get within short, rauge DESIGNS and Specifications prepared for before opening fire. Bixty Boers were shot
any class of Steamships, Launches and
victory may be taken as amply avenging the machinery. Now work and ropairs supervised. dead, thirty-five others more or less asverely light-dranght vessels a speciality. Contractors wounded, and sixty-five taken prisoners. This for the supply and erecting of any type of in May last, when they suffered andar somS disastors mustained by Colonel Bethunes brigade
New and second hand Taunches for Sale what similar circumstances,
- Telegrams, “ CELESTE," Hongkong,
Telephone, 252
ELF. CARMICHAEL BI BARLOW. Hongkong, 1st June, 1999.
of the shocking murder of Mr. AB. Wilson, Intelligence has reached us by this mail
works at Santolan, while he was proceeding to superintending engineer of the Manila Water pay his workmen. It appears that Mr. Wilson started out for the waterworks in company with a
Skirmishes of a bitter and bloody character aro native sexistant engineer to pay the workmen their wages, and for this purpose ho carried with occuring almost daily in the Wepener, Venter
sburg, and Standerton districta, in which the him about $2,000. He had paid the natives at Boer loses have been invaribly heavier than On the other side the sight may well be the Deposito and was on his way to the Banto- boen made, althought the foreshore is being together with plaintains camber the pathe, The the wharf at which the ferry launches arrive road, evidently by a band of the notoring lad this guerilla warfare them obcurred in the larger more casulation sao occuring on both sides in searched for some distanes to the wastward cantion in necessary in walking, as they lie insula numberless campane were strova, mostly by the American patral (who had been notified the test that the British forces will remain in
telegraph wires are rearly all down, and all along the western front of the Kowloon pan motive being robbery. His body was discovered The War
rones that infest that district, and shot, the piang Chen kann, ekk and wostward The Canton River cost the cross the routin
The War Olles haa isened a notification to contractors, Mesure. Panchard, Lowther & Co.,
in the form of matchwood and blocks of timber. Ont cast there were a certain number of wrecked by the native autant who accompanied. Mr. the fold fill the set Boer commando has been £40,000, and as already stated in the Daily Press
salupans on the beach, but they were very for Wilson) soon afterwards. Eight ballet sounds destroyed the net her apparatus is of the most recent design and
in number compared with those on the west more fond on the body which had been, Chirown constructed upon the latest known soientific There is nothing fresh to report for the Wan- hundreds of coolies were engaged knee deep
front
From an early hour in the morning
into the Tinddy field by the side of the road; principlesof dredging either in sen or river water. chai district, beyond what has ready boun along the shore looting such the wrecks a When it is considered that in 15 or 20 minutes published The American sailing vessel Borje- were not becken up too gruall to reward their 150 tons could be put into her hoppers, whicken Sewall, which dragged her anchors and labours No estimate can yet be formed as to had a capacity of 750 tons, it may be well a salire opposite Arsenal Yard in the height the number of deaths, but it must have been
of the storm, got off when the wind changed very taken for granted that she was an important She is leaking, however, and lips & heavy hit the unfortunate sarapan people for a long time
No such catastrophe has befallen Bocession to the deep-dredging resources of the
ala itselt practically all the
of going to press no further discovery find bamboos have been stripped of their leaves and described is one ever to be forgotton. From an pumping station, when he was waylaid on the those sustained by the Brialsh forces. Far
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