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of the be-typhooned sampan. Along the
IN THE NAVAL: VARIO, J Prays, from the Harbour Office, going West, The damage done in the Niival. Yard and the scene was a pathetic and deplorable one, the 1 xtension is at present ne known, but piles of boards, spars, beams, boxes, and sails rumour said the damage was cot. aklerable. Of literally formed a barrier right across the rond, the Naval Yard seven juuks and a yacht foup- for hundreds of yards, testifying to the im-dered, and it is reported a few of the clow are, mense, the almost incalculable number of sam- missing. pany and junks that had been' destroyed past
IN QUEEN'S ROAD. all redemption. There were ha. # of" flour, Turning in a Queen'. Raad mure signs of bags of grain, cases of tea, and packages of all damage were visibly in evidunce. Huge trees descriptions of
general cargo lying out in the bordering the cricket ground had been up. torrential rain, amongst the scene of destruc-rooted and lay across the read. Garden Road tion, and lying at the mercy of wind, weather was blocked for, several hours by fallen trees and the obstruction stood several feet, high, Nearly every second tree in Queen's Koad was lying" across the street, making transportation difficult.
and wartrain.
DAMAGE TO SHIPPING.
THE 5.S. "SAN Chguno," The 88. San Cheung, Caploin McGinty, was Tying at her wharf, when the full force of the
typhoon struck her, but for some tesson she was unable to get up steam and get out into the open harbour, consequently zlic 'was en- tirely at the mercy, of the bumping junks alongside, with the "result that her port and starboard bows were stave in, be- tween the junk, Boating beams, and the wharf. It was not long before she filled with water, and after rolling about helplessly for a
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THE PRAYA EAST,
Thousands of people lived the front of the fraya wall inking at the wreckage floating on the water and the sampan people sorting out their property. Just before the commencement of the sign several coal junks were nlongside a wlurf, quite near the Praya Eas. When the
wind freshened the junk people made no attempt to leave the whut, and it w 100 lat, when they had made up their minds to go.
The conlies were told to while nt 12.10 p.ti. she turned over to post, and stop loading the jucks, and one junk in put then settled down. Immediately afterwards Cular cast, off her fastenins and proceeded to move out She had not got ten yards away the brake her back and at 17.30 p.m. there was but little more than her funnel and the reck from the wharf when a strong gust of wind house visible above the waters Captain caught her amidships and drove her violently against the head of the whaif smashing her to McGinty was on board, and stood by til the last moment, but when she broke her back and. The other junksthat remained alongside there was nothing further for him to do, he the wharf, devoid of a crew, received the grabbed the ship's paners, and with the aid same if not of a rope and a bamboe he managed in get ashore, though he returned later for some other papers which he wished to secure,
A very pathetic circumstance conneled with the destruction of this vessel was that the owner was standing on the wharf near his vessel, and when he saw her turn over and break, he was heard to murmur "$$uoco gene for one hour's storm," and then he fainted
wotac treatment from the sea
and wind. They were driven against the what with such violence as to completely de stroy them.
The suddenness of the storm caught the sampan people unawares, and in consequence,. at is estimated that no less than 105 sampans શું bari foundered at East Point alene.
A pitiable sight was witnessed in this district. Hundreds of sumpan people assembled on the
FAMILIES DISCOMFORTED. The damage done to private residences in this district was the means of driving a few Europeans out of their houses. In poe house the kitchen chimney' collapsed and dropped into the kitchen, damaging the stove and de stroying the iffin that was being prepared The great noise caused by this collapse sc greatly scared the inmates that they made for the street, thinking perbapp that the building was in danger of collapsing.
The basement of "Wild Doll" was flooded with several feet of water, and many houses in this district have had their walls cracked.
LOWN INTO THE HARBOUR. Newsrenched this office this afternoon to the effect that a Chinaman was drowned near Ship the paya when a gust of wind knocked him Street during the storm. He was walking along down and he was carried into the harbour by
the force of the wind, disappearing inme- diately.
THE TRAM SERVICE.
TELEGRAMS.
KONG TELEGRAPH
SERVICE.
HISH FLEET.
DEPARTURE FROM CHEMULPO.
From
Our Own Correspondent.] Shanghai, 18th September,
il a.m.
The British Fleet left Chemulpo on the ith inst.
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Entimations,
SERVIOF,
THE SEALING TRAGEDY.
QUESTION OF SETTLEMENT POST: PONED..
[From Our Own Correspondent:]
Shanghai, 18th September,
11 a.m.
The question of the settlement of
MONGOLIA" ASHORE the seu poaching incident has been
AT MIDWAY ISLAND.
Mr. 9. Silverstone courteously in- forms us that he is in receipt of
The electric tramcar service was entirely dis- organized on account of the over-head wires being destroyed in some places, and the trams were tied up all along the line.cablegram from his Yokohama Telephone and electric light posts were tora, up in different places; some overhanging across Agency reporting that the s.s. Mon- sashore at Midway Island adat all passengers were safely
the street very dangerously.
· AT LYEEMOON HARKACKS. At Lyeemoon all the military buildings and temporary erections were demolished and the men are now quartered in the casemates.
THE CALM.
Everything was as peaceful as rould be at East Point, this afternoon. The sun later shone forth and the sampan folks were busy al work selecting their properly from great heaps and thinking of building new homes.
further information was con- taine in the telegram.
ANGLO-JAPANESE BANK.
CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT OF PROGRESS,
An opportunity was afforded to Sir Westby Perceval, the chairman of the newly-formed Anglo-Japanese Bank, at the statutory meeting of the company, to tell the shareholders what With regard to the issue, applications, he
ON THE UPPER LEVELS.. "None could intagine the destruction and damage which have been done to the mass of foliage and trees which has been one of the Being surrounded by his friendse was media. Praya wall regardless of the torrential down-attractions of the city. The roads are littered has been done since its formation. tely attended to, and apar being brought mundur bewailing. the loss of the little they once with debris. Scarcely a private garden remains , was taken to his office, where, it was learned. Possessed. Wemeu núd chufdren ran up and the scene is wholly ruin and desolation said, were received from the public for 60,000 down the Praya wall tearing their hair and is of great girth and size were uprooted by weeping in a most heart-icnding manner, while wind, hurled through the air and flung the men folk gathered in bands and conversedar and thither like snowflakes, Robinson ver their misfortune. Although it is knownoad is all but unrecognisable; forest giants that many members of the floating fraternity lie on every side among the ppi plants and had been drowned, yet, at the present, no ac flowers of the neighbourhood.. counts are obtainable as to the exact number, that perished.
he fainted again, but was quite recovered at last reports.
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THE SHUN LEE.
Proceeding further west, the next thing, after the debris of sampars had been clambered over, to draw the attention was the s.. Shun Lee which had her starboard side stove it, and was rapidly filling with water and sinking.
THE SS. KWONG, CHOW."
The s. Kenny Chow, which had onl? just artiaade-fr m Canton, Jeft her mooring for the open harbour, but woundered on the other side, But no, lives, as far as could be ascertained, were lost.
FARTHER WEST,
Passing the damaged wharver, some of which had but litle remaining worthy the name of "wharl," the evidence of damage to the Chinese harbour craft became even more appalling, for the wreckage was filed, thres and four feet high areo a tho Přáya uself, while in the sri below, which, by This time, bad cont siderably subsided, there were all the evidences of the sinking of sampaný and junks at their moorings, before they had had time to get away to shettes, turtlier testininny were needed of the excessive loss among the smaller craft, it was to be found in the groups of wail- ing worken, gathered in clusters near the locality of the disappearance nt - their only means of livebland.
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ON SHORE.
Coming down be Playa, from West to East, and Innking of the landward side again gcenes of the devastating havoc of the typhoon
·were manifest, for shop signs were blown
down, the mat erections in front of the Central Market, in Des Vieux Roat, were entirely wrecked, and for the most part, carried away, while as for the mat enclosure, and workmen's quarter surrounding the site of the New Post Office, now in course of erection, they were' entirely demolished, a very large quantity of the matting and b mhoos being blown into the
sea.
Passing No. 2 Polich Station the road was nearly blocked by the crowds of sampan people awaiting their turn to see the inspector and se port their loss.
The big glass door of the Sailors Institute was blown in and immense siju-boards were tein down from their pl. ces,
The coal godowns facing the waterfront suffered badly. Tung Lap Ting's godown. had part of the roof blowe uff, while consider- able damage was done to the walls; as was the case with another ghdown-said to be owned by a Japanese firm-adjoining a.
A report, which isut present unconfirmed, was current this afternoon to the effect that several coolies, who were passing while the damage was being done to the coal godowns received
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same very serious injuries through the flying bricks, which covered the whole street.
About 10 yards lower down the road blocked by febris from the sam. paus, and persons placeeding further down. had to crass over this mountaia of wood. The sampans here were smashed against the praya wall and the waves cast the remains
on shore.
Several Jaunches were rendered hors de combat when the store was blowing its full force.
The Tung l'ai Tseung Kee Co's steam launch Tung Tar was on her way for shelter at Yaunati Bay when she was caught midway and was forced to retur. Her funnel was removed brodily, the aung was ripped to shreds and carried away, while the stanchines were bent and twisted in all directions. With
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Ja Seymour Road a tree was uprooted on the higher level and it crashed down in the parapet wall of a house in Seymour Terrace partly demolishing the wall. The remainder of the thoroughfare is. blocked with all manner of debris, tices of every size and description blocking the route.
out of the 100,000 shares for which subscrip- des invited, and there shares were duly allott to 1,138 subscribers. Having regard to the unfavourable condition of the money market when the issue was made, this result, he thought, was not unfavourable. On these shares La 10s. had been paid, and a further sum of £ los, remained, which it was pro posed to call up at an early dale. Although suggestions had been made to them with a they thought it better to wait for a time, as it view of placing the balance of unissued shares,
Along Caine Road the first sign of destruc-night, be deemed desirable to place some of
tions on a large scale was found at Glenwood, Vys. Gillanders' boarding house, where a huge branch was torn off the trunk of a tree and smashed on the electric wire, which went with the force of the concussion until it lay within a few feet of the heads of passers-by. The telephone wires were hanging in every cou ceivable position.
Near the entrance in the Italian Convert a beautiful example of the magnolia species, a tree of great age, and belonging to the private garden of Mr. J. M. A. da Silva, was torn up by the roots, and collapsed over the electric wires there, carrying away the paripet wall of
the building.
"Glenealy" was robbed of its chief charms. At the entrance in the Roman Catholic Cathe iral, the beautiful traveller's palms with its fan. "' like fronds were uprooted and utterly destroyed.
FATALITY AT KOWLOON.
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noon, of the effects of the typhoon, is that the The latest intelligence received this after-
French gunboats Frondeand Francisque were drives ashore in Yavnati Bay. While there, endeavouring to do the best for themselves, a cargo steamer, name at time of going to press Frande, causing the death, as it is reported, onascertainable. was driven night on to the
f twenty members of the crew, either from injury in the collision, or from drowning.
A KAVE ACT.
During the full force of the typhoba this morning, an act of great bravery was witnessed by those on
ar in the vicinity of Blake Pier, and one worthy of the highest It appears that Mr. H. iew commendation. 24.
S: Bevan, an employee of Messrs. Lane, Craw- ford and Company, when passing, sawa China man struggling in the water just below the
Cnsiderable difficulty, and with several feet of brought back and moured apposite the Royal water in her engine-room, the Tung Tai was
Naval Canteen. There were many other THE CPR OFFICE
launches several smaller than the Tung Thi During the height of the blow the staff of that received severe treatment
at the the Canadian Pacific Railway Company had bands of the cyclone, but their names their attention equally divided between the coph not be distinguisheet ordinary routine of the office work, and the
far out,
and those that were' flying debris being swilted against the windows,
near enough had a severe list, until the climax was reached, when a hamboo, as thick as m's thunch was sent hurtling like an arrow through the air, finding its target in the window of the office looking on to Pedder Street, which it pierced with the report of a pistol shot, followed by the sound of falling glas", for it had completely demolished the plate-glass window, measuring 123 feel square, by half an inch thick, while the big opening then caused provided an inlet for the heavy gust of wind following, witich it was not slow (to take advantage of, playing havoc with the assistants deskt, to say nothing of the large pictures hanging on the wall. Messrs. Falconer also suffered a slight damage from the same
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QUEEN'S ROD FLOODED.
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Observation Place, was enormous.
he wreckage, near the military pier, faci
All along sides of the pier floated the remains of the the bench was strewn with debris, while at both jonks and campus.
A Chinese water junk four dered not far off. At Causeway Bay damage was not so severe as was at first anticipated, But for the tearing up of a few trees and destroying of a few boats in the anchorage, not much damage occurred.
BOY KILLED.
In the anchorage, it was reported that a little sampan boy was instantly killed at about 10.30 o'clock this morning. The mast of one of the boats alongside snapped and fell on him, fracturing his skull,
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EUROPEAN'S NARROW ESCAPE.
The entire length of Queen's Road, as far
the eye could reach, east and west, was A European gentleman has to bless his stars froded, the water pouring down lite sluices, for the narrow escape he had. He was driv- from the heights above, white many of the shopsing along in a ricksha at the time, thinking which had had the temerity to keep open their every moment the vehicle would be overturned.. doors were flanded to the depth of several To be on the safe side he had the hood down. inches.
EAST POINT.
GREAT DAMAGE, East Point did not escape the fury of the storm, although there was less wreckage float. ing in that part of the harbour than in the Central and Western districts.
A Hongkong Telegraph reporter was assigned to cover that part of the town, commencing from the "S" Ferry Wharf and going Eastward. Along that part of the Praya near the Cricket Ground bamboo piers had either been entirely destroyed or removed bodily from the praya wail.
When passing the Royal Naval Hospitel a large tree collapsed and came thundering down on the ricksha. Had the rickaba bezn going past at that moment the tree would have truck the fare on the head, but instead of that it dropped on the mud-guard, tearing it off, and rolled off knocking down the coolie. Na in. juries resulted.
FLYING SIGNBOARDS.
Queen's Road East was a very dangerous place at that time, for native sign-boards were being hurled all over the place. Several per- sons were injured by these flying missiles, and it was said a nativa woman had her leg broken | by one of these sigos.
nier. Calling an Indian constable, whic hap.
off his than which the latter did when Mr. pened to he near to him, he told him to take
Bevan, seizing one end, without hesitation, plunged into the sea to the Chinaman's rescue. He got hold of the drowning man, and signalfed to the constable to haul them up. The latter was unable to do this alone, so secured the assistance of others, Mr. Bevan Incanwhile keeping his man afloat. They were eventually hauled up, when it was found that Mr. Bevan bad suffered some injury either in his dive or in the water, and collapsed as soon as he reached terra firma, Friends, however, soon gathered about him and he was taken care of, while the rescued man was profuse in his expression of gratitude. This is the second gallant act of rescue we have had to record within the last few days, and it is such brave acts as these that are deserving of the fullest recognition in the proper quarters.
HONGKONG OBSERVATORY'S REPORT. The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figg, First Assistant of the Hongkong Observatory: On the 18th at 8.0.-Orders issued to hoist the Black Drum, and at 3.40. to fire the typhoon gun.
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The centre of a small typhoon, probably formed fast night to the East of Hongkong, passed quickly over the Colony between 8.30 am, and it 0.1, It gave no indication of its existence until close to the Colony.
Telegraphic communication between the Observatory and Hongkong is interrupted,
FORECAST. 1.-Hongkong and neighbourhood, S.E. winds, decreasing; showary.
the shares in Japan.
The chairman went on to announce that they had cured for the important position of genel manager for Japan a gentleman of large experience and ability is Mr. Ross, Tayini, who would leave for the Far East not momhed would open their central offices in Yokeiz pa. The position of manager in London was to be filled by Mr. J. M. Skinner, who had been engaged in banking both in the East and in London for many years; and was well versed in Eastern methods of business. A second in command to Mr. Ross Taylor--1 gentleman now in the service of an Eastero bank-had also been engaged, and agencies
and corespondents had been established prac. tically all over the world. Before having per- manent offices in London they were waiting, he mentioned, to became established in Japan, their temporary offices at 70, Cornhill, being sufficient fur present purposes.
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Local advisers and directors in Japan had also been appointed, For the position
occupied a position of first importance in adviser they had been pleased to secure the services of Baron Shibusawa, who justly financial and industrial circles in Japan, being president of the First Bank of Japan and audi. lor of the industrins Bank. Whilst they looked for a considerable amount of assistance from the local board in Japan, the London board, control, and to them the general manager in the chairman pointed out, must retain the
Japan would be held responsible.
Dealing with certain statements that had been made to the effect that the Japanese authorities intended to discourage foreign in- vestments unless made through the medium of the Industrial Bank of Japan, the chairman went on to show that there was little ground for them. They appeared to have arisen from a misunderstanding of certain remarks made by the Minister of Finance to a conference of Prefects, at which he advised municipal and local bodies who contemplated borrowing to consult the Industrial Bank. Municipal bodies did not seem, however, to regard the advice au
mandatory, for they themselves had been ap
able magnitude. proached by certain of those authorities with reference to financial transactions of consider. The Financo Minister's statement, moreover, was made prior to the issue of their prospectus, and yet le fac remained that influential persons in Japan had applied for substantial lines of their shares.
The chairman brought his remarks to a con- clusion with a reference 10 the outlook-to that rapidly increasing activity in Japan, which foreshadowed sound and profitable business. The baard recognised the wisdom of making Their policy would be to progress slowly. sure of their ground before they proceeded. Already they had made arrangements to secure business as soon as their offices were opened spoke confidently of their being able to obtain in Japan, and their advisers in that country
a fair share of the country's business. It was clear, indeed, that their efforts would have to be directed more in the direction of sifting tay the foundation of a sound and profitable than in seeking business, their object being to business, which would grow stronger and spread wider as time went on.
postponed.
"[Reuter's}"
LONDON, 16th September. The United States and Cuba.
Washington to-day for Cuba, accompanied Mr. Taft, Secretary of State, leaves
by assistant Secretary Mr. Bacon, to investi- gate the state of affairs and to try to restore «peace. Four more American cruisers are
going to Cuba.
President Roosevelt, in a letter to the Cuban Minister, refers unequivocally to the responsibility of the United States in Cuba, and warns him that independence can only be assurable if Cuba shows the ability to maintain order and peace; prolonged anarchy means American intervention.
A
Later.
Obituary.
epoli, from apoplexy. The death is announced of General
Crete. Prince George has resigned the High Commissionership of Crete.
Great Britain and Disarmament..
Mr. Haldane, in a speech, approved of disarmament, but said it must be with co- operation among the Powers.
a weak position.
England could not afford to put herself in
Russia.
A massacre of the Jews in Odessa is
feared, and a terrible panic prevails.
ARTS AND CRAFTS EXHIBITION.
THE
ROBINSON PIANO
CO., LD.,
ARE SHOWING
HIGHEST CLASS
PIANOS,
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THE LEADING MAKERS
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THE WORLD.
Steinway,
Bechstein,
Bluthner,
Winkelmann,
Collard & Collard,
Hopkinson,
Haake,
Krauss, &c.
CASH OR CREDIT,
OR ON
HIRE FROM $10 PER MONTH
INCLUSIVE.
Hongkong, z2nd August, 1906.
A GENEROUS OFFER.
Sir Henry Berkeley, KT, K.C., chairman of the * A most generous offer has been received by
Arts and Crafts Committee, from one of the members of the Committee who has asked the acceptance of ten gold and one hundred silver medals by the Exhibition Committee to be awarded to successful competitors, it will be remembered that the secretary, Captain Mar chant, particularly mentioned in the general arrangement of the exhibition that no prizes when would be awarded. This statement must now be amended since prizes of medals will be given upon a very generous scale in proportion to
the number of exhibitors. That the thanks of the community and Committee are due to the generous donor goes without saying and it is hoped that this gentleman will give permission to publish his name as an example of how good are the feelings of all classes and nations in this Colony. It is certain that such an offer will do much to encourage exhibitors, in the first exhibition of Arts and Crafts in Hongkong.
COMMERCIAL.
TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.
Sailing.
London-Bank T.T.
Do.
demand Da. months' sigh France-Bank T.T........ Amenca-Tank T,T.
may-Hank T.T........ India T.Tierras
10, domua hanghai-Bank T.T. Singapore T.T. japan-Book F.T. Java—Bank T.T.
Duying.
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#314
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muntha' sight L/C. 4 months' sight L/C 30 days sight San Francisco & New York..531
months' right
do..
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to day night Sydney and Melbourne..2.3 1/16
months' sight France......
5 months' sight
4 months' sight Germany....... BAT Silver
Bank of England väte Sovereign...sor
To-day's Advertisements.
2.81
..2.28 315/16
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
PAQUEBOTS-POSTE FRANCAIS. FOR SAIGON AND EUROPE.
At the conclusion of the statutory meeting, THE Company's Steamship the shareholders passed a resolution, which was submitted to them, "That the amount of £300,000, being £5 upon each of the shares numbered to 60,00 already issued, shall not be capable of being called up, except in the event of and for the purpose of the company being wound up”—Pall Mall Garctic.
SHIPPING, AND MAILS:
MAILS DUE,
Canadian (Empress of China) 23rd inst.. American (Hongkong Maru) 24th lust, German (Prin Ludwig) 241f inst., p.m. Indian (Switang) z6th inst.
TheP. & A. Numantía arrived at Yoko kame on the 17th inst, 10 am,
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"POLYNESIEN," Captain Broc, will be despatched as above, TO-MORROW, the 19th instant, at 8 a.m.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent, Hongkong, 18th September, 1906.
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.
THE
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By Order of the Committee,"
A:R: LOWE, Secretary and Treasurer. Hongkong, 18th September, 1906,
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