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General Memoranda.
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THE CHINA MAIL.
stance be said that June was not a typhoon month and that November was, or flint July was na buil a month aa September, and oae bas to turn to the typhoon gules, ie: to those in- stances when a typhoon has conte near enough and been severe enough to give a wind velocity of 48 miles in an hour at the Observatory to get a more correct idea of the duration of the typhoon season. The following table gives the number of typhoon gales recorded in. the 99 years.
Typhoon gales
June ... July August... September
October
+4
November ..
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2
10
11
.8
1
RIVER BOATS
SHELLED.
RIDDLED WITH BULLETS.
Passengers and Crew Shot,
THE REVOLT.
FOREIGNERS FIRED AT NEAR
MONDAY, AUGUST
1813.
SHANGHAL
LATEST NEWS FROM THE NORTH.
TROOPS FOR 'WOONANG.
The passengers and crew of the river bonn Wok Wai, which reached Hongkong this morning had a terrible experience on the West River on Saturday morning. A telegram. from Shanghal statee that The steamer, & sinall boot of the usual. Yven Hung has dispatched an army river typo dying the Chinese dag and from Kupel to the Woonang district, owned by the fling Wah Co.," pui into which duclared its indepandango about 'al harbour riddled with bulles and shell week ago. A fight is inuminout. holos, two of her pasangura dead, and sight others of the passengers and crew woundel m
The Wold Wai way steaming near Soun- shuí' at ton o'clock on Saturday morning
The boat muilunta, who were.so well venenbő tirat' nothin÷kaci-could-be seen
› TO BLOCKADE CANTON,
PREINO, Augcab 4. Commander Ling has telegraphed to cruisers to be sent to assist in blockading
Canton,
It has been anid that August is of welderly without any warning she a typhoon month, figures given above and small bell from both butika.
wai struck by a perfect hail, of bullets scarcely support this There is, however, a euriaus in the
by those ev berat, aimed at the deck FAT THOUSAND FIRATES! phoon season (sofar as Hongkong is houses, and to of their bellets early Canton telegrans states that there concerned) about the end of August found their market. To the wheel house are 900 pirates collected at Lechong, which can only be seen by examining they paid patientse attention, and cas in the Shantal district, and the charus the observatory returns in detail. If the two streescudellertally tore on their bansers indicats, that they this is done, it will be found that
with attack Chun Kwing Ming. A partic. Was caused poong the crav there is a maximum of typhoon gales atul passengers, and the pilot was so about the end of July and the begin-ame of aim is not known, fx he has alarmed that he jumped overboard. What act since been seen.
wounded.
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SAMSHUI SOLDIERS DESERT, · ·
SHIPS IN COLLISION.
THE HANGN (NO** DANMED."
In the carly hours of Saturday morning collision ocurred in the harbour betwears the Banri Mara and the Indo-China Com pany's bond Hangang. Banri Mart, which bad just arrived from Japan, in an endeavour to avoid a junk, suck the Government forces, would by that time Hangsang bow on me she lay at her woor have destroyed everything worth the bakings, but as she has fiddle how the Hang- ing. The General's reply was that the sang was not damaged below the water Arsenal is the property of the South line. The jonk was sank, and her crew not of the "Yerth," and that it must be word" rescued by nha crow of ther Todo-China ́staammer, which wont into dock at Kowloon for repairs which Vill probably take four days to execute at a cont of ab út $6,000.. The Banri Maru, Live, whom Menses Dodwell and Co. are local agents was coa voyagelts. Soambays. A Chinose launch run into a lighter
taken..
UNPLEASANT EVENT IN CHATEI,
CAPT. BARRITT FRED ON,
The con ba no two opinions with belonging to the Green Island Coment regard to the stitial taken up by some Company near the Bongkang shore. The of the Chinese ia regard to the control fighter sank at the Taumati furry wharf ling of the territory by the Municipality but the Catwain was able to keep his In the Settlean, Inediately upon faunch soat bas ruaning her agend
the withdrawal of the volunteer forces in store to the Praya Wall
the early hours of yesterday morning,
the Folles, who had hitherto remained quiescut, adopt an russivo attitude. Sergh. Steel and a capuny of Indian police attempted to take up the duties" of the valunteers Bit as they arrived! in the boundaries of Chapel they were hot by an overwhelming body of police
The majority of the threa thousand from the northern district and in the cir soldiers dispatched to Samihni by enter curastarices had no option but to retire The predicament of thou en board wasnt. Chân Kwing Ming, deserted after reto Settlement limits. inter-illed by the bunting of the main
pipe, which disabled the ship and
eviving their pay on August 31st.
so made it possible for her to get out reach of the pirates or soldiers on the
THE ATTACK ON WOOSUNG. #
banks. So of the engineers pluckily was thus nie to proceed. Soon after she bourhood of Wecsung Fort: In the last "A Shanghai massage states that 1,300 effected repairs, however, and the ship morò soldiers have landed in the neigh ot, under way again, reading to the attack on the rebel fors po damage was stuey told to China Mail" representa-sustained by either aido, as the range five by one of the crow over a thousand was too great. soldiers were seen on the river banks. Thest of the journey to Hongkong was pertorined in safety.
JAPAN AND THE RISING
THE NEW MINISTER'S VIEWS.
TITANIC TEST ACTION...
"Jury'a Verdict of Negligence.
SPEED TOJ XIE,
A Law Courte jury found on June 25 the
the Titarie was navigated in a negligent
Cahner,
*
".
The action was stod ons brought by Mr. Patrick Ryan, a Co. Cork farmar, whose son was lost in the disaster. It was stated that there wore a "great number of similar astions, and that vast sums depended on the result.
JONCKERRA 26th, The Peak, on 4th August, 19:3, the wife of J. Josening of August, that their frequency then gradually declines till the begin- ning of September, indeed during the liest week in September no typhoon gale he been recorded during the 2.30 pm.-Auction of Furniture at No twenty-nine years, after the first week 9 Peak Road by Macara, Hughesia September up to the beginning of Hough. 3 Auction of Stenuer Wing October gales are aa conimon, as in the
Hon'by Mr. Geo. P. Lammert.
end of July. Their frequency then
PERING, July 23.
Mr. Justice Bailhache, in summing up quickly declines, and by the third
Mr. Yaman, the new Japanese finis. week lo" October the typhoon season
ter to Chins arrived yesterday, evening, said there was no doubt the officers of the Interviewed by Reuter's representative, ship knew they were in the neighbourhood generally over, the November
with regard to the Japanese attitude to.of ico Non-Merting of Members of Geo.yphoon of 1900 was an isolated ex-
The ship, which is lying at her whart
wards the present outbreak, Mr. Yamaza It will be for the jury," he added,” 4* to Fenwick & Co. Ltd, ( Liquidation). ception,
at the western end of the Praya. presents It is believed that there will not be endorsed the Japanese Legation's recent consider whether, la the circumstances o 2.30 p.m.-Auction of Furniture at Probably the worst typhoons ex-abin on the lower dee's is riddled with will not bis bombarded. President Yuan sized Japan's neutrality and emphatically thing to do when approaching a ragion not remarkably battered appearance. Every any fighting at Canton, asid that the city statement, ku wubject. He smpbs.this case, the Titanic was travelling at an excessive speed. What was the prudent Messrs. Hughes and Hough's Salesperienced in Hongkong in the past bullet holes, and large holes in two or has given orders to the investing forges denied that Japan is seeking to secure in which ice might be expected, but 5 pin-Amtion of Cattle at Kennedy's twenty-nine years were those of Oct. then the starboard side, which evi- to avoid damaging the city, as most of the independenes of Manchuria, «
Stables by Messrs. Hughes and Hough. 5th, 1894, when the gale beated for show where shells fcind their mark. Government, and it is probable that the Japanese Government agreed in February
lently; drew the hottest artillery Are, the inhabitants dra loyal to the Central Mr. Yazan added,When the reported." THURADAY, August 7:-
thirty hours, Jnly 29th, 1800, when The decks and the ons above is full of uity will be blockaded, with the object of to change it. Minister at Peking it was 2.30 am-Auction of Furniture, the highest wind velocity at the holes, and many of the cabin windows atarving Chan Kwing Ming's troops into intended that Mr. Ljuin should leave in
29 Robinson Road by Messrs. Hughes Observatory was and Hough.
recorded, and are gone, their frames splintered to submission.
the Spring. He, 31r. Ijuin, agreed to 8.15 p.m.Consort at Peak Hotel. July 28th, 1008, when the gale was nachwood The soldiers were evidently
arrango for the change to tako place, in SATURDAY, AUCH 9:-
of short duration but very severe, of the shots passed right through the trast with fairly good weapons, for some
April, but affairs, not connected with rain any out on the ether, side.
China, caused a delay,"
WEST, August 6
Rooms.
p.r.-Me Swimming Champion--though the maximim is uncertain owing to daninge to the anemometer.
abip V.1.0.
The Chias Sitsil
The upper deck, on which are the steer
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THE SITUATION AT CANTONA
1
FOOD FOR PEKING.
PREPARING FOR A SIEGE.
.:
· Tr. Yamsza, when he visited China in November, wis delighted to find bat mity apparently existed between North
ALLEGATION AGAINST JAPANESX-
region in which see had been actually
and forty minutes, answered the questions The jury, after an absence of au beur put to them as follows:
Was the navigation of the Titanic del *gent in respect of the lock out --No. Was it negligent in respect of the speed?
-Yea·
Was tho message from the Bomba (
porting, ice) communicated. In · due course to some responsible officers of the Titanic-Nos enfficient evidence,” The judge having left the Court, no der
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The ulitary authorities have given untoriety, not by excessive wind the ships boats. was subjected to a orders to local brokers for 70,000 lbs. of and South, and quite untermaw the precision was given on the jury's findings. force, but by the excessive damages show. This part of the boat alo sident of Canton in case thera is fight-
rfect ball of lead, as the attored awn biscuits for the troops and British at regrettable situation.anter. done to shipping, owing partly to the suffered jarely from shelf ir; one Ing at the city and food supplies are cut The Government troops make the failure of the forecasts and partly to miss the one of the boats, off
Tema morbanced bravest allegations against the Japane, the Giet that-the-gale.came from the holing besan,buth sides, and than explod sa The contract is being distributed among who all through the attack, have been west, to which quarter the harbour is del in "dirtboard boxes in expected that it will not be completed rebels. Originally she charges were done a "decky taking a hole dvor two fact the various bakers at the Colony, it is used, of giring, onvert suistance to the more exposed than to any biler.some of the cabins were torn to pieces. for two or three weeks as there is a We have had a Tonga spell The tnckers evidently fired high, for shortage of tins for packing the biscuits as eight years without a typhicon, and so far as can be seen from the whad therein.. we have had two in one year, Weis nos a los in the host lower than the
passenger deck. Their object was evi often have a year without a typhoondently to kill the passengers and not to gale, and we have had as many as five sink the ship. Had she bank the passen. gers and crow would have been in an area worn plight, for there was not a boat left bed which would have been o uny servick
HONGTONG. MONDAY, Ardeer 4, 1813.
TYPHOONS IN HONGKONG.
Ar this time of the year a few particulars of the typhoons which have visited the Colony in recent years may not be ant of place. It must first be noted that it is not an easy matter to say exactly when we have had a typhoon or when we have escaped it. Typhoons vary so greatly in size and intensity that a given dis- tance from the centre is no criterion.
DEPARTMENT We often have a mach heavier blow
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ordered to take a complete rest after his Father Botard Vaughan has been arduous life during the past 18 months.
Lady Sects has undertaken to execute. be placed in the new municipal buildings last of the late Captain Scolt in bronze to at Devonport.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The German gunboat, Iltis, sailed for Canton of Stuniny.
The English Bail of the Sth July, wan delivered in London on the 2nd Augost
1
The Wok Wai is thinned entirely by there was no Furopean on boat. Chinese and so far as carbo avcertained
The crew report that two other Chinese riverboats which were close to the Wong Wai wern also fred upon, but they do not have received a message stating that the know what becario of them. The police boats mentioned are the Cerf, and the
·Shingstbig. 2
The Wang Wal was lying the five. harred Republic fag at the time of the Incident
*225,000.
Costs in the Great will malt.
MY COUNSELS' BIS DZES.
reccut
fine principally to spying and the dirpet- lug of attacks, but the Government forces
how state that cumunition in being con- veyed to the rt-hels by threin under various
READY IN YOUR YEARS.
Lardon is to have the finest and largest
the 20th ult. coutins further details of thut they have played the Red Cross Hyde Park Corset on the site now occu The North Clin Daily News" oruises. The most serious suggestion is hotel in the world. Is is to be erected a the alarming situation in which Shanghai flag to smuggle ammunition into their pied by St. George's Hospital, and will be Settlement was in during the
lines, also carrying it in coffins and in fighting.
whichever other mance offered. ready for opening in about four years
tima. The total cost wil be little abort of All vehicles and receptacles of any kind a million and a quarter... noy passing through the foreign lines and their way to the young of antice are beling subjected to the most carefu searchi
SHANGHAI AND THE SHELLS.
STUONO CONDULAR-PROTEST.
...
The project has been in the air for some years, but It has only now been made do. fnitely possibis-by the decision of the Westminster sad Bt. George's Empita)
In consequence of the number of shollssary execution of his duty visited the all the siten upon which they stand, A little later Capt. Barrett in the cadi governors to combine those institutions, to that few over the Settlement on Monday North Bonan Road Extension police and to build joint hospital im Consular body to the Government Ad-assembled and while ho was thero a rifle worth bridge. Certain formalities, such night a strong protest, was eant by the station. A very threatening crowd was South London, probably near Wanda. mirals at the Arsenal yesterday morning was leveiled at him but it was knocked as an arrangement with the Duke of We understand that in their reply the down by one of the crowd. Capt. Barratt Westminster for ha rights of pre-emption Admirals, while regretting the occur then inft the station and as he was going over aertain portion of the site, have to rance, opressed their absoluto convic away someone in the crowd behind open to concluded, but we understand that the with the centre 100 miles away than when it is within 50 miles. The
tion that none of the shells which preseded fire at the motor car. The matter was scheme is virtually eat and dried. aver the Settlemen could have come Lom reported to hasdquarters, and with the Kowloon Observatory has adopted un
The guns of thele men..
The site, which comprises the land upon arbitrary standard of 80 miles an hour
consent of the Japanese Admiral, a de-which the hospital, now stands, together Apart from the Consular protest itachment of 120 British bluejackets, half with the house Nos. 1, 3, 5, 7, and 49, wind velocity as a full typhoon and 48
nicefing of the naval commanders in Port the Light Horse, and two guns of the and hell to be sold for £460,000. The Knights-bridge-rather more than 63 acze was held yesterday to discuse the quee Artillery visited the district to overawo ames of the purchaser and the proprietor miles an hour as a typhoon gale.
tion of warning the belligerents on both the malcontouts. It is understood that of the new hotel am being kept secret for Taking this basis, the Observatory Mr. J. D. Rockefeller, the head of the
aidea that, if the Settlement was, again Japanese sailors are to be sont into the the present. We are informed, however, recorda enable us to give the fallow Standard Of Trust, was stepping into his
endangered ar on Monday night, the In- distrief tils morning.
that they propose to spend about three ternational forces would be compelled It is worth mention that a foreigner on and that it should be ready for occupation quarters of a million upon the building to take what action they thought fit to tour of inspection of the district yester in two years from the data as which they ing table, showing all the typhoons motor car aftor leaving church, when bo was grested by two little girls dressed in
preserve public safety. The result of the day was held up three times between thus take over the site. The multi-millionaire stopped,
discussion has not yet come to light. pulled two quarters from la pocket, andˇ
Yesterday afternoon the loyal cruiser station on the North Hozan Road Exten- headquarters of the piles, and the give one to ench of the children. "Pot
Yinghui ras moved about half a mileston, and twice rifles we lovelled at the hospital will not be disturbed for two those in the bak." mid the philanthropist days, id e perparation of the case in-door fun, her portion opposite him between this point and the Guildhall years from this date, in order that may An strangement, has boom made whereby I started my fortune wi bless the solved an anermons, araglint of time and the Asenal with a view to making her where the rebels were disazzed in Sun-hare ample time to erect their new institu pennies that count."
expamaton to a
line of fire more at right angles to the
day moming. *Branting to extimistes, which have boon Linn of the Settlement, A party of over twenty members of made the Cript for Sir] Edinia Darson, the R. G. A. Bergeants Sports Club, leading counsel for Lord find. Lady Sacké Victoria Barraoke,, some accompanied by villo was marked with « feo of two thou their wives, paid a visit to Macau yester and guludes, while his Ldaily refresher day by the e.. "On Leo.". The wasthet amounted to two hondrod gainess, ** being propitious, the outing was cuck
Mr. F. E. Smith, bu, with Mr Hem. It will be noticed that the 1900 enjoyed Micet of the places of interest received 100 of 1300 guiness, and a daily mards, appeared for the defendants, typhoon is not included, the wind were visited, one specially interesting being refresher of 150 guiness having reached a velocity of only the entrance to Chinese Territory, where
The other leading enunal engaged in the 77 miles per hour.
just beyond the Customs station was a while the juniors fees amounted on the osso received similarly handsome fres,
Fine Ribbed Lisle Vests which have occurred in Hongkong white.
during the last twenty-nine years,
Tyrnoons in HONGKOÃO,
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Dato
Duration Highrat wind
Velocity
1884 Sep, 10th 1803 Och, Bud
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1804 Sep. 25th 3,
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1836 July 28th
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The Loudon "Evening Standard" states that the costs in the great Backville will suit will probably amount to the sum of £25,000
The hewing of the suit lasted night
equipped. Those of the party who visited leaders A
THE INJURED BOY.
Inquirice made at the Ghumeral Hos pital late last night elicited the informa.
THE PEACK PROPOSALS."
- TWO YEARS KENCE,
tion ab Wandsworth and enter into posses slon. The present buildings at Hyde Park Srey Corner will then be demolished, and tha
work of erecting the new, Jotel began im medistely,
LOAN CONTRACTED BY DR. SUN.
One of those connected with the enter prise informed a Fredsrepresentative that the new hotel would be larger than any other in Loder, and that their aim was to make it the finest carayauneral. In
the d
For the purpose of rebellion Dr. Sun tion that the boy Romodios, who was Yat-sen has privately contracted a lean on Monday algist, was still very sick, but Shanghai under the protract of construct wounded by a choll in the Public Garden from a certain British Company, in the world,
No plans hwe yet been definitely adopt fils condition was improving.
ing the railway between Canton, Chung.ed, but the amount of money to be rx. king and Lanchow. The contract cousiet- | pended - £700,000 and the policy "of the ing of 18 articles was signed on the 4th promilers ensures a faïlding which will be ** In October, 1894, and again in Jul, number of Chinese soldiers, seemingly well average to two-thirds of those of the Up to the present the efforts, towarda Assembly and the Government, But, as
July willout its being passed by the one of the finest in Lendon and quite in
harmony with the locality, 1908 the anemometer was damaged the district were told that nearly 1,000 for cosanltions, husys solleitors' costs, the
In addition to all this, liste word fees a conclusion of the whole revolt by nego it was feared that the funds would bo and the true record is probably biglier Chinos suldio were in the vicinity, costs, and, travelling expanses of the fiation, for which Dr. Wu Ting-tang has utilized for rebellious purposes. Bri- than that given, and it must further all of some years service in the Army witness, the axpenses incurred in oolloon working. have not in with much al merchants have decided not to pay be remembered that the instrument and had just beonment downecting, gridaner, the costs of documente, succem, for the rebel leaders aro mein. over to instalments.--" Poking Daily gives the hours run, and takes no The return journey was made soldawhat
to relin70 other of Jern experience, £10.000 toward for the missing endísil.
and the cont of advartieing broadcast the taining the Kuomintang attitude very
Now
Incendiut of violent Balls, but the lengthy by a stay fo the wood at Macau of Telephone arbition, the Scott will enitent a communication to Xuan Shili-kal, With the exception of the National ngly. It is believal that Dr. Wu has zure at least give the best available an hour and 2, Lalf. The catering of the tekne rzut as the biggest, la caso heard but regarding this no information la to he means of comparing ono typhoon of praises
Shipping Company deserves special word this session. Will antther
Only # typhoons in twenty-nine
A: CHALLENGE TO HEAVEN.
At the same tins all the endeavours Ex-General Huang Haing ende his born made from the above quarter to have the bustie manifests with the appeal It A-MASTER REMEDY,
venus of hostilities shifted from Shanghal I have any selfan motivo, then may ure Der ga, Fatent Medicines, dot, fonts, is, however, rather anal TM MEDIATE relief is necessary in Dishes Remedy isaator orar mod to have pointed out to General Nanking are correct, Heavon has already HAMEERLAIN'S Colic, Cholera and have proved shortava, Dr. Wu' is under Heaven, destroy the. It telegram from QUEEN'S ROA HONGKONG,umer to tiko averages with or to tolic Cholera and Diarrhesus morati dove, ond down Chen Chi mei the futility of his dosing to bad one shodhadly aimed. So appar
Romedy londo reliven, dose is take the Arsonal, his argument boing that ently the ahallenge still holds good dogmatize over. It night, for in-hould always be on hand For sale by rarely neessary to effect enre. For al
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B.Oo many respecte similar to those now in use. It lang thick, white peper, ascribed is blau ink with the number, gnature, and falus in words as well
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