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The P.3.0.Str. Bombay. Official_ N. 30, 710, reports having been _ in the strength of a typhoon, the centre of which passed the Roque Forts at the mouth,
of the leanton river at 0.30 a.m. the 1st instant. The Bombay of 1
· rode out the storm without
damage.
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(signed, H. G. Thomsett,
Harbor Master
(True Copy)
Peci J. Smit.
Eli
Acting Colonial Secretary
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The Daily P
dress
HONGKONG, JUNE 3RD, 1875.
MONDAY'S TYPIIOON-FUR-
THER PARTICULARS.
We are now in receipt of some further parti--| culars respecting the disastrous effects of the gale on Monday last. In addition to the local damage recorded yesterday, a very large brick verandah at the front of the German Tavern came down with a crash. Fortunately no one! was injured.
The damage among the sampans and jonks is considerable, no less than eleven of the latter having been driven aabore at Yow-mah- teo Bay. Three of these were completely broken up. The damage on shore in British Kowloon is not very acrious, being confined principally to matsheds, railings, and trees. An out-house belonging to Mr. Silva, and part of the wall adjoining have also been destroyed.
WRECKAGE AT STONE CUTTER'S ISLAND,
The shores of Blone Cutter's Island are etrewn with wreckage, bat yesterday there were no Chinese to be seen, to claim any of the pro- perty. Yesterday some Chinese were fined at the police court for carrying away property be. longing to junka wrecked there. It is supposed that a number of lives have been lost, but so far no dead bodies have been found.
TOTAL WRECK OF THE POYANG"- GREAT LOSS OF LIFE. The steamer Spark which arrived yesterday morning at 6 o'clock brought the sad intel- gence that the Macao steamer Payang had foundered, with a great loss of life.
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pears that she leftythis.port for Macao as uanal on Monday, and had arrived in sight of Macro when the typhoon commenced in full force. Finding the violence of the wind too strong to turn back, at 6 o'clock she was com. pelled to bring up off the "Nine Islands "about six miles from the harbour, and there perienced the fall force of the typhoon. The sea rapidly increased, sweeping the decks. Everything that could be was done to save the vessel, but a buge sea was breaking over, and she foundered about eleven o'clock that night. There were about 100 passengers on board, also the captain, officers, and crow of the Portuguese veasel Santa Sancha sold at Manila. Captain Carroll, the chief mate and pureer along with nearly all the passengers have been lost. Those saved are-1st and 2nd Engineers, one passenger (Captain Wade), two watchmen, two pilots, four sailors, throw firemen, one Chinese pas senger, and Captain's boy-making 16 in all. The chief engineer, Mr. Murphy, was saved by clinging to the walkingbcam, from which be was picked up, and was taken on to Macao, where be found the harbour covered with wreckage. On the news of the sad disaster reaching Macao, the agents of the illfated steamer did their best to get a boat of some sort to go to the wreck, but not a eingle one could be got for any money. They then applied to the Governor of Macao to send out one of the Government gunboats, and His Ex- cellency, with commendable promptitude, or- dered the Camoena to leave at once.
On the receipt of the intelligence in long- kong yesterday, universal regret was felt at the and disaster, Captain Cuerolt was known here by everybody, and was very much respected, and passengers to Macao will miss his genial: and hearty companionship. The flags of nearly all the vessels in the harbour, as well as those on the different mercantile bouses, were flying ball mast yesterday out of respect for the de- ceased.
The only items of cargo by the Payang given were 18 chests of opium, and 50 slabs tia.
The upper portion of the steamer is visible above water, and it is probable that her machinery may be saved.
The Spark left at two o'clock yesterday after- noon to take the place of the Poyang.
THE TYPHOON AT MACAO. (From our own Correspondent.)
MACAO, let June, Another torrible and destructive typhoon bas, I regret to say, visited this unfortunare place, causing great damage to property and consi- derable losa of life on the water, though happily nothing like so disastrous in its general effects as that which occurred on the 23rd September lust-an ever memorable date here.
The weather bere began to grow tough and boisterous on the evening of the 30th ultimo, and it continued so until the next day, blowing hard all the time from the East. At about one o'clock p.m. the wind increased considerably in violence, and was accompanied by rain. This was followed by eccasional squalls. The ba rometer
was steady up to the hour just mentioned, but after that time began to full gradually until 11 o'clock p.m., when it bad gone down to 28.80, and subsequently rose gradually until the gale abated, about 3 o'clock the following morning. The destruction at sea amongst the native craft is reported to be very great, and the loss of life serious, but no definite particulars have yet been received. A Chinese revence cruiser is ashore, and great numbers of junks and hundreds of sampans are floating about bottom upwards or broken i
up.
On shore the damage done is also extensive, more especially in the inner barbour. At the Praya Grande the chief sufferer from the fury of the typhoon was the Government House. This is almost a wreck; the greater part of it came down with a frightful crash, burying about eleven persons in its rains. The aide-de. camp ofis Excellency the Governor was moob injured, and was carried to the Mili- tary Hospital of St. Januario. His Excellency the Governor bimself had a very narrow escape from being overwhelmed in the falling mass. A soldier fortunately saved bim, but only just in time. His Excellency intends removing with his family to the premises of the Viscount do Cercal as soon as practicable,
Numbers of other buildings have sustained more or less damage, by being partially unroofed, windows broken, voraudaba destroyed, and venetians carried away. Some of the roads are also in a deplorable condition, and the trees, a9 usual, have fared ill in the storm. The roads and pathways were after the typhoon thickly with with branches, and littered broken tiles and rubbish. I cannot stay
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to particularise, but am glad to say that although the injury is widespread, fortunately in most cases it has not been very serious.
The steamer Poyang, which left here yester
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