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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1906.

THE TYPHOON AFTER- MATH

SEA GIVES UP ITS DEAD.

Shocking Harbour Sights,

HORRIBLE SCENES.

This afternoon revealed an even more

THE CHINA MAIL.

is one that will keep them employed for wooks. Owing to the mugi weather tions in connection with the guubost conditions this morning the salvage opers.

Phoonix" were suspended.

like being a total loss.

The French destroyer * Fronde" looks

hideously grusomme state of things along the foreshores of the Harbour thu erly in the warning. The wind and be running bad thoroughly stirred up all the wreckage and brought at hodies from anurneath. Plus sight x Jueline's Sugar Works wharf, whey any ladies were regat to work. covered was a horrible ons mid proved tou much for mony of the sightswers.

Over fifty bodies have already buen got

out of Mae haslage in the stretch of the

This morning the typhoon aftermath was to be seen in all its hideousness. Again boisterous weather conditions prevailed and the harbou was fashed into fury. Salvage and all shipping operations were suspended and at all signs the greatest Prays that comes under the jurisdiction auxinty existed no to the fate of stranded of the Wanchai potior, including that of and damaged vessels. The Chinese craft Europe. They are in a terribly mutilated condition and identification is at the first sign of but weather yesterday impossible Even to tell the difference afternoon ran for shelfer but some of them between a European and Chinese body is were unable to get away and it is reparto clothing as remain on the bodies render more guess work and only such semaps of that there were more casualties amongst this at all possible. the small craft during the stores last night and this morning.

The harbour presented a horrible ap pearance, being dotted over here and there with dand. Kowloon side us the sort

all day lined with thousands of Chinese The Praya East, West, and Central was

who watched the work of recovery and although many of then were interested in

dund who were friends or relations they could not assist in identificatiup.

The polica had a task sufficient to try the stemmed inen but they performed it get revelion to assist wan's dificul muter well under the most trying conditions. Te

mind Thereas in to enses the latter would b

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The Dock Company has unlimited work before it and the various salvage firms are sure to he equally busy as soon as the weather moderates sufficiently for them to

EUROPEANS BROWSED.

The following is a list of Eumpesos who no believed to have lost their lives during the typhoon: --

Bishop J. C. Hisse.

Captain Patrick, "Albatross." Captain Mead, Kwongchow." Captain Maxfield, Hongkong." Chief Engineer Wallner,

Allitros."

J. Williainson, "Hongkong," W. F. Donaldson, Butterfield and Swire Mrs. Douldson, and, two children

The Crippled Shipping.

THE MONTEAGLE" BAYLOATED,

pean officer they refused to proceed after being a little white in the waters,

signala being made but inesting with no The night was apent on the rock, distroas

response until 7.30 on Wednesday suorning when the river atesmer "Hoi Sang" cams to the Houngshan's" resistance and brought her passengers to Hongkong. Several of the passengers had rough experiences bat sail are loud in their praise of the calmness and bravery of Captain Morrison and his filcers. Arrangementä were at once made with a view to aslving the steamer and taking care of her cargo. It in reported that a certain amount of looting went op Braung the Chinese

passengers.

A STRANGE ADVENTURE,

Perhaps the luckiest adventure in the. typhoon was experienced by Capt. Hay with the Bop Sang." The vessel was anchored near Wanchai and dragged her anchors in the haight of the galo. She bad no steam up-ber ongines being ander The Canadian Paolfic Railway Company's repair-and all attempts to rusku her "Monteagle," which has been ashore near to the elon were of no avail. The the V.R.C. since Tuesday was successfully hand-steering guar wa wamed, but towed off this morning and is now at anoborateerage way could not be got and the The "Robert Cooke" at yesterday's high signals of distress flying. in deep water near the Kowloon shore.tennies drifted towards Lyeemoon with

Ang tin trum of a empres

After anmo

Shipping Casualties

tide shifted the position of the "Montangle" anxiona murinents it was seen that the materially and thon owing to the tidestorm was abating and when a long way recoding was forced to discontinus spers from her nonrings the anchors were tions and wait for the next high tide. This cleared and arrangements made to try morning the this was exceptionally high, and find as anchorage should she drift Luck was better than rbat. A owing to the hospy wind, sud the "Robert inshore ¦ Choka wont mund to the "Montusple change of wind and current enoght her and early and after a little difficulty bad the carried her book again be lur original liner off the ground. Prior to this, however anchorago and there auchom were let go i the forward tanks were flooded to get hear and she was again ssfo. The steamor did head down sad so lighten the "Monteagle" this airless vagy without a serop of at the stern, which was well sground. After towing her clear of the shore, which kold graves happened during a blinding squall shortly after leven o'clock, the "Robert Cooks** Atood by while the "Monteagla" dropped her anchor To so the "Monteagle" at The anchor no one would imagine she had

soffered any damage for abe floated apparent

y on an even kee! Her stern frame, pre- poljar aud mdder are known tube amabed, but what other injurias she has angivad have not as pa' haen, ancertained. It is

gmnty knockod about considerably, thengh sha feared however that her bottom has haen

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The death of Everpens in new known to be much greater Phan wanna first ↑haye wa supposedly, MI and Mrs W. P. Donald transpivi, prossard froup Esichékok in the and their two children were drowned on Jauch Strandad which was not there. the stoner" Kongnata when she ent In edition to their dory it is reported ashore near Yaumati and broke up. Mr

that the Pienoor

off the and Mrs Donaldson had been awing the

Kengran as house host while she therm Blue morning of the typhoon by the swapenda gaf a dawan bæripel the hud dusted for go the most but had to Toni dwerk naslon for Chin Manewing to thestrans of weather The orare that

was laid up in Trumati Rag und hard several times left her when typhoses were isqueted but like carryon de wear you pletely takem by surprise by day typhoon

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All East won bronside

1 while

In the week of the French Pioneer was drifting with her sails torpede destroyer Frode were lost, those of three petty, offies and down andered to be riding the soun two teen, and twenty five other French

men wesen on the inner m the men were injured either on the (Tronde

people in the Launch prently did not or the Francis page "

ink that he ww in need of antie

GAN CHEUNG

Action by the Legislative Council.

THE KING'S SYMPATHY,

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Amongst the wrecked ships the river Miestoer “Sau Cherung" has totally dis pored luath the water and all of her superstructures have best care und am thuting round in the water.

The

At the Legislative Ununcil this afternoon His Excellency the Governor announced that he had received telegrams of con- dolenes from Loed gin, the Secretary of vessels na the Kowloon side have also State for the Colonisa, the Governor of suffered. Macan and Vir jenry Blake.

Lord Elgin's kissce read as follows:- Damned by His Majay the

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King to oxpross the rearet with which His

Majesty has learned of the great malamity

The Death Roll.

In the wreck of the small teatrasti

THE "ROBERT COORE. “

As might have been exported the "Robort Cooke" has bad a busy timan since the tg- phoon struck the Colony, for her services have been continually in domand, Yer torday she was very busy. After attending to the "Monteagle" she towed the ** Empress of India" eut of deck to

anchorage, and nort

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trok the

"Kanngoni from dock into the barbear. The Veran," which Fee ashore st Stoneratteris, then claimed her attoption and though the Varons appeared to be in a vory had position the tog got her safely off and towed her to a safe anchorage. She also took the French river steamer **Charles Hardouin" into dock during the day. This morning she was out early and, as before mentioned, got the "Mantengie"

off the shore,

The typhoon has thrown an enormous amount of work into the hands of the

Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Company working with full pressure on to cope with and for some time to come they will be

the demands made on them. Almost every steamer needs scinething doing to her, but a number of them can be attended to without talting there to dock. The "Coptic" will injuries are not of such a nature se requires not, wo anderstand, go into dock, for her

that has befallen the Colony of Hong-batross" at-Berp Bay two Europeans an kang and which has coat the lives of so many of the Chines population. I have 10 Chinese perished, The Europes to culives to you an expression of hiswers Captain Patrick and chief engineer docking. A staff of mon from the dock are

sympathy for the immediato sufferers and Wallace. The Albatross is said to to the whole of the Colony."

have gone down in twenty fathoms of water and very little hope of saving her

To this message His Excellency the Go- Ternor forwarded the following reply:-

**Please convey lo His Majesty the King is entertained. Only eleven of the passen- the groat appreciation of the Colony of gers and crew mannged to save their lives Hongkong, as represented by the Legies and that only after a very rough time in

Captain Mand's Trody has been recover,

tive Council, for his gracious message ayapathy for the catastrophe that ba the water. befallen the Colony. The people respond with the deepest loyalty to his sympathyed in the harbour and that of three other for them in their distress."

Telegrams in neswer to the other meet. ages of condolonce were dispatched.

A HERE FUND.

Europeus who are unrecognizable.

Reports of the number of dead may now he said to be just coming in to the police His Exellency the Governor also un-

and catly this morning 637 Chinese had nounced that he bad forered a Relief Com- been reported as missing, the whole of mitter composed of the following gentlemen whom it is practically certain bave perish- to extend as much assieteanca as possible czl.

repairs as will enable the "Coptic" to get on board and are hastily effecting anch

away as advertised, on Saturday,

Pilot Parsons was picked up by the Sadu Maru" after having been tou hours in the water. He went out to meet a

steamer in a small Chinese boat which was

capsized and he hung on to a piece of wreckage for ten hours during the height: of the storm and thus saved his life. He saw a large number of Chinese drowned

around him and says that the loss of live neid of the harbour must have been very heway indeed,

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considerable damage was inflicted, the save boing built, and, with the full load on board,SOLIDLY CONSTRUCTED

rity of the gales did not reach that of twenty are to do 28 knots per hour for eight hours. years previously. Houses on the Peak, in

cluding the Mount Austi Hotel, snifared Tenderors have to submit their own designs, savarely, the Pokfulum conduit burst ; & and the offers are due at the Admiralty in dredger aank near the Naval Tard; and a fortnight. The armoured ships are not to sporal ships suffered, besides a large numbe placed until late to the financial year. ber of houses ween demolished, or partially demolished.

BY WHARF AND WAVE.

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From enquiries made it appears that the damage to the "Segovia" at Singapore Was the breaking of part of hor shafting, none of the intermediate shafts going, but the Important tail end shaft (which occupies

The following San Francisco telegram is the stern tube) bronking just outside the

and all parts thoroughly seasoned at our Factory here.

PRICES FROM $390,

CASH OR CREDIT.

HIRE FROM

dated Sept. 6-The attempt of the Canadi-ignum vitae bush and ronding and tearing $10 per month.

an Pacific Railway Company, of the instance the stern tube badly. Tho lignum vitas of the British Government, to reduce the bush is also slightly damaged and will re- | Liver; uol-Hongkong mail service. vis quire repacking. No cause can bo assigned

WEISMANN, LIMITED.

PURVEYORS TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR OF HONGKONG.

BAKERS and CONFECTIONERS.

Vancouver, to thirty days is proving to the accident except that the vessel was, successful. The British Government has perhaps being driven, as she a cargo on sent a telegram of congratulation to the board which must be in Japan before Company.

October 1st, when the new Japanese tarifle come into force, and after which date a An Austrina marine engineer named heavy duty will have to be paid on the Michelozzi buy invunted an apparatus for cargo. As the "Segovia" will ho laid up REFRESHMENTS making navigation possible in the thickest here for some three weeks or so, the cargo, fog, and the Austriae Lloyd has placed the 6,000 tonn is sit, will be sent on by some i plant of the arsenal at the inventor's disposal other vessel. Fortunately the "Segovia.

for the

HOT SEASON.

for the construction of the apparatus, the carries a sparo tail shaft, sa otherwise she ASSORTED ICE GEBAMS nature of which has not transpired. It is would be detained bare for a considerable

zo be fitted on board the Lloyd steator time as, we understand, the necessary pivov

Nippon," and tested on ber next voyago to Japan.

of shafting cannot be obtained locally. In

the case of the British steamer "Okla,” which bruke down it the China Sen and

always on hand.

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To such straits is the colony of British Guiam reduced, owing to the suspension of the regular mail service, that the seboom er "Lottie E. Toppin," 34 tons, plying between Georgetown and Daueram, was chartered to conroy the last mail to catch the Royal Mail Company's stemmer “La Plata" at Barlatoes. The little craft did the journey in two and a-half days, and Yusen Kaisht, that shortly after the in- triumphantly fulfilled her mission.

was got into Singapore aftor great difficulty Fresh Lemon Juice. the agents had to telegraphi to England for Strawberry tail end shaft as she did not carry a spare Fine Apple one. The vessol lay here idle, and at a loss Lime to her owners, until the rival of the new Sarsaparilla shaft.

The N. C. Daûy News anya :-It was unfortunate for Mt Iwanaga of the Nippon

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Dow that Svor reached Hong- kong, though the one of 1882 is also referred to by authorition as being of theory that sca-water improves cont, the in June. Inst, he should have been called HISTORY OF THE CHURCHES OF szceptional severity. On the ovening of Admiralty, two years ago; sank six large away to Kursfate (Sagbalion) and so bs. September 22 indications of su approaching crates of steam cond in Portsmouth dock come unaware of the fatter which the typhoon were apparent. The glass had

INDIA, BURMA, Sux. THE Malay PINGULA, CAMBODIA, ANNAM, TRILET, ÚCHRA AND JAPAN, Entrusted to the Sockery of the *MISHION ETRANGERIN,”

Passengers from Macau by the Macarbon steadily falling all day and the wind yard, and at the same tivis set apart words attributed to him had asused. Those to those who had suffered by the typhoon The junk people have niso reported to Steamboat Company's fine steamer

had freshened as the day worn on, until at similar quantity of coal for comparison.words, it will he remembered, were The Hon. Sie Paul Chator, C.31.G.. the Central Police Stations The law of 2833 angshan on the morning of the typhoon orquing lengthened the Fary of the elements samples of both souls having been burnt that it was, among other things, the Translated by EDWARD HARPER PARKME

"Henightfall it was blowing a gale. As the The experiment has now been concluded, supposed to convey Mr Iwanaga's opinion (Chairman), Me H. E. P. Hunter (Hon. junks and when supplemented by the bad a thrilling experience. Trossurer), Hots. Mr E. A. Hewett, Mr reports from Kowloon the number is

When the! increased. The waves, lashed to fury in the piosence of experts. The result mission of Japans to check the arrogance

W. J. Gressan, E. A. Irving, Dr Ho Kal, certain to be very ingely angwonted. "Heungshan" left Mace it was in by the gate buried themselves upon demonstrates the fact that the value of of foreign shipovasra esstward of the O.M.G. and Mr Wei Yuk, Mossrs Fang Many losses will never be reported and beautifully fine weather bat before she was to an

the Praya Wall, throwing the spray

|Suez Canal,” and of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha were particularly to rebuke Messra The construction of a canal connecting Butterfield & Swire for daring to enter into

Wa Chuen, Lau Chu Pak and Tang Chỉ many more remain to ono in

enormous height. From the coal is enhanced by soaking, half way to Hongkong the water had be earliest it was seen that the Praya Wall Ngong (Chairman, Tung Wab Hospital),

Be further announced that he had stean launches were available and those with terrific force,

To-day and yesterday na janks and few cung very tough and a gala was blowing coala sor withstand such treatment and

were al for service resped

The glass dropped gradually it broke under the severe pound- -ope of 800 from himself and one of a rich harvest.

ing it received. $100 from the Colonial Secretary-with

Then huge casace of

which to start the fund. Tho tree.

handed two sums oyar to the committee of the latter that he price per hour Freuddenly and the Captain and officerstone and mortar were thrown about Marseilles with the river Rhone has boen competition with Japanese bottoms on

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Reprinted from THE CHINA REVIEW.)

Paica 10 Conta.

'D. C. L.'

Antes a buncha yesterday was Blu, or five knew that they were in for serious trouble. the Prupa: plastor from the buildings on commenced. For a certain distances the the Shanghai to Yokohama line. Wo Fox SALE at The 'CHINA MALL' OFFICE

the ordinary mont was revived with applause, Even at this figure the demand for

By this time the situation was one of the Praga facing the barbour cane down in depth of water will be sovori motres. This suggested at the time that the English The Hon. Mr Howott and the Hon. Drenches was far in excess of what the grout damer, and the waves were already large masses threatening destruction to will necessitate some harbour extension translation of the statements in the vernacu

5 Wyndham Streat," Ho Kal addressed the Council on the name small test of undamaged boats that is loft cashing into the lower decks of the steamer.nything underneath and pandemonium works at Marseilles, and new dues are now lar journal were somewhat strained, and subject, but their remarks are boid over owing to the pressure upon our space. Both harbour could cope with.

out of the hundreds that are usually in the Captain Morrison and his officers did the was at ite height and--the town clock being charged on all vessels visiting that Mr Iwanaga in a published lottor now goes. reigned. Shortly after two am the typhoon gentlemen remarked upon the promptitude with which His Excellency had initiates

The Harbour Office launch "Stanley bust possible under the circumstances but stopped!

port amounting to ten contines per reg. further and says that even in their Japanese When calling for a Gin Sling was outside of the hour all day the vessel was unequal to battle with the

The story of the damaged buildings and ton, besides a small tax on cargoes, to do form the words atributed to him weren the relief fund, and Dr Ho Rai remarked yesterday and the previous night look elements and was soon at their mercy. By taste to take too long in the telling, fray the cost of taking up a loan of thirty.nieropresentation. The Yokohama Foreign that His Majesty's message of sympathy

Suffice it to my that in all quarters of the would be received by the Chinees Coming for shipwrecked Chinese and picked noon the Chinese quarter was so loaded town houses were blown completely down live willion frames for carrying out the Board of Trade, however, took them

Gin Cocktail or any other up eight different munity with great appreciation.

parties of mon and that the passengers were allowed to come and others seriously damaged, including works.

seriously and issued è memorandum on the women clinging to wreckage, and until about eleven o'clock this morning Ewer to the top decks and they huddled the City Hall.

subject which has had the useful: affect of drink comprising GIN, be On the barbour itaolf the worst was felt, torpedo bunts were out on a similar together in the accond olsas cabins which

bringing a very plainly-worded rejoinder The death of Bishop Husre was referred mission and resoued a large number of } wóde already flooded and had had the a large number of ships bethes that $1 vessels, of about 31,038 tone gross, as stand out in this answaring letter are dicher lost or During July Scoteli ehipbuilders launched from Air Iwanaga. The two points which

sure and see you get to by His Excellency the Governor in the people. Outside the turbour these boots shed out of the windown by the force of were sunk, were the following Spanish compared with 48 vessels, of about 128,074 contained in sentences

seriously damaged, Among Legislative Council this afternoon. Ho report that the sea is strewn with wrock-the wind and water. A quarter of an hour steamer was a man whom they all respected and age

Albay, Siamete barque many of those with whom he came into | contact loved him well. He was sure the wont was picked up in the water off the Island, in weather that was so thick us to megan" (runk near the Sailor's Home), about 33,879 tons, in July 1904. In the Nippon Yasen Kalaha by the Japa- Later in the morning the body of a white lator the vessel stranded on Saw Chow Away," Stamase bayque Dadu," Si bona, in June: 16 vessels, af about 22,124 exeption, could be taken. Mr. Iwanaga asserts that what he said was that mese ship

"Lowtree," British barque tone, in Jaly last year; and 27 vessels, of in view of the support extended to the Legislativo Council world extend thoir Praya stripped of clothing and terribly render it impossible to see half the ship's British ship Mindanse," German berque seven months Scotch builders have launch nese pation, it was the Company's duty to hort-felt sympathy to Mrs Hoses and hor knocked about. children. Tho Hon. Do Ho Kai and:Mon

length. The waves lifted the steamer Aldebaraw, Gorman bargus Maared 238 vestola, aggrogating about 301,527 The Electric Tramway Company and,

struggle for an honourable position East American schooner "Seabird," Sismore Sanitary Board deserve commendations for tadily on to the rocks and the force of the

ward of the Saos Cabal, and not allowi the promptitude with which they set to water did a good dent of dansigo to the bare Suaforth," Peruvian ship" Mateo tons, as compared with 168 vessels, of Itself to be deterred by the strength and work to clean up the city and restore com- veseol's keel. The Chinese passengers woro que Courier. Many other ships were period of last year; 184 vessels, of about panies with which it had to compote." On 2," Spanish ship dama" and the bar about 281,964 tone, in the corresponding organized experience of the foreign com munication. So well did the Tram Com An inquiry is to be commenced into ping succeed that they had their cars run axious to get shore and were assisted in dismantled or driven ashore and one van pl whether or not the Observatory could harping over, the full length of line yesterday doing so but the Europeane remained on thrust her stora foto the V.RC's host. 24,148 tone, in 1804; and 150 vessale of that of the W. H., liaving paid Lourity issued a warning of the typhoon earlier giving a frequent service. The streets board, it being apparent that the vessel houso, which in those days was on this aide about 202,520 tons, in 100%..............

for the position held by a foreign Com than it did, announced His Excellency tho were this morning presenting a much more was firmly fixed on the rocks. Frery Oate

pany on that line, and having through a Per Case 12 Bottles....$8.00, Governor this afternoon, at the Legisla orderly appearance and large gangs of for the Chinees was taken by the Captain. was enormous, and is to be reckoned in

long eories of years built up a business of tiva Council. He did not know of say coolies word still nt work.

Three Thaines firms-Messrs Thorny considerable importance and valus, should grounds which justified the charge that they Alter Evo Oklock yesterday afternoon Some of the ship'e bouts were washed away thousands; the right number will never be croft and Ga., Chiswick; Mars Yarrow now strugale with its utmost scragy to

known. could have issued a warning earlier, but hundreds of sightscors Bocked to Kowloon and a "boy" and a Chinese woman washed. The barometer on that escacion ranged and Co., Poplar, and the The Iron advantages it has con, in a similar way as return the face of all competition, the opinica that on inquiry was due and everywhere along the stretch of beach overboard. After the typhoon had obsted, frems 29.85 at 8 am on September 23 to works, Blackwall-have been asked to foreign lines Love established themselves. both to the public and the Observatory 4 people were to be seen looking at the terrint about five o'clock in the afternoon, Cap- 28.75 at 2.15 m. on September 23. Two tender for the construction of the eight It may benoted that the Yokohama Foreign sonior naval officer would be chairman, the ble damago that had been wrought. The tate Morrison decided to sont to Hong- hours later it stood at 29.31, and the typ coastal destroyers which have been provided Board hase cordially accepted Mr Iarago's nanagorol the Eastern Extension Telegraph ferrice were taxed to their utmost to cope keng for msistance but had great trouble boon had passed. Company and a Master Mariner, nominated with the traffic. by the Chamber of Commerce, would form The military were at work removing the in persuading any of the crow to man a894 are still fresh in the minds of many of vessels are to be of greater structural and the fact that no denial had appeared The typhoons of September and October for in the new British programme. Those statement and declared that the circom tantial obaractor of the published intortie the Court.

wreckage again this morning and the trek boat, and when they did so with Ears Four residents. On those ocassions glthough strength in the destroyers which are now had camed them to atmob importance to it.

Mr Hewett also paid tribute to the toe mory of the lato Biebop

was of

THE OLFERVATORY.

of the harbour.

The loss of life consequent on the typhoon

the second point he had tried to convey

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