ANOTHER TYPHOON.
Hongkong was visited by another typhoon on Friday night and Saturday at although the gale was almost as furiens as thest of the fatal 18th of September, its Teets were by no means Lo disastrous, thanks to the timely warning which enabled adequate proporations to be madis to sit it or to obtain shelter. Affer the gun
ROMP FORMER TYPHOONS, Tlure was a great typhoon at Hongkong in July 1841, when "the harbour and the new settlement on shore presented a weird scene of Matsheds all went, heart-rending disasters"
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 1sr, 1906,
to
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK AND TRADE.
by daring and successful efforts to save lives, wore presented (January 7, 1876) at the bands of the Governor, with a testimonial by the
At the 53rd general menting of the Yokoham Royal Humane Society. But very little was Specie Bank the Acting President, Mr. dons to utilize the lessons taught by this: Yamakawa, said that in spite of the general as usual, and “almost evory bangalow or house typhoon. Mouwbilo another typhoon swept. expectation that a sudden growth of eaters on shure was surpofed." Six foreign ships over the Colony (May 31, 1875). It did litt prise would follow on the waks of the Ruccessful outcomes of the war, the market were totally lost, four were driven on shore, 22 damage, however, though Macus and Canton continued to show no signs of now
Y activity. wern disasted or otherwise injured, and the suffered severely, as evidenced by the wreck deal had been heard of expanding old was frel at five clerk on Friday evening the gative boating propla suffered great loss of life. of the river stenter Payung, og her way from enterprises and of starting new ones; but,
owing to
Lo the
for prevalent anxiety sampaus for the second time that day ads The Fast days of Hongkong seemed to be Canton to Macao, when some 100 lives ware
the insucial prospects of the country, the speedy run for shelter, while the Stur Forry approaching." That typuron recurred and lost. & fummo Society was unw formed capitalists showed reluctuen ir vesting their made its last journey across to Kontoon with a three or four days later forst, again over Hong in Hongkong (July 20, Is; for the special funds. The deposit areounts of the banks brint that was packed by propioanxious to return agnir undoing all the reconstraction work that
purpose of preventing the frequent loss of lifewelled and found ue sutlet, causing the steady a lowering of give fall of the rate a interest.
the to their horses before the means of protusion had been startell. This led to a much suro sub-in the harbour and partionlarly
the rate at
Contral Bank wise within the assistance during typhoons. This cativty, under tion was stopped. The wind did not ruin entil, stantial style of proɖowns 'an 1 buildings.
encouragement to outerprises. Such bring about midnight when, accounts by heavy European loss of life was not great. The the presidency of the Hon. Ph. Ryrie, entered under rasiew did not pose of much "Nevertheicos", writes † upon its labours with great enthusiasm the general sale of affairs, the paying-in downpours of rion, it blew with fecific vidue Chinees suffered most. all through the night. The seeds in the Dr. Eitd. His konstient Majesty, the officers wern appointed and stations
par esut. public bonds, and the in Hoyer votes affected the inflated
but slightly The only call barbour secured by two anchors and steaming, mpetor of China, rejoiced when he heard he finds were raised and left, after the purchase
Ki-kany nad Eliang, the Vioroy and of the needful apparatus, a large
mozey came towards the st t part of thy teru aland were able to ride through in safely, with
in hand (June 6, 1876). A lifa-bost was talked to suffle accounts for summer goods, raw silk, perhaps and or two exceptions. On Saturday Governor of Canton, sent a husky memorial to
Poking, stating that of Hongkong innumerable of, additional funds were voted by Legislative Otherwise, the term has bon a very dati man-of-wer mar the Tapas
The business of the bank itself had init year. marning a
been considerably extruded since th wer. foreign ships had been dashed to pieces, that Camel (December 11, 1976), and after that the was seen drifting, but she sonn renovered burself,
Several branches and ageurien had beau esta. comparativelynurahia furviga soldiers and Chinese whole scheine was allowed to drop The shipping Ins
blished ja Ma
Tanchuria Ons was recently widel light, two lighters and two junks foundering traitor bad beg swept into the sea that all their fonts and matsheds, the new Praya, ant
Liangang by the order of the Governmen', which, sine the 14th of June, has undertaken Iu so forth, had been utterly unihilated and tist
for the Central Ex-hegier. agency the ren was literally covered with corpand
Autaughin and liankow the bank ale has agencies, which op mod business respectirely on wcsipt of this nows, the Emperor went forth-
the 1st of July anl 19e 11th of August. All the Manchurian branches, which
bare 20
lar with in festiva proestion to the temple of thei
served mainly us agraries for the Central dragon god of the seas, and solomaly returned
Cometice to fraus- Exchequer, will act banking hesiness, The work of
the War Notes will be transforrod dening the to the main office. The expansion of business at one-the heanah efters will necessitate new buildings in place of the pral offices which have been
in the harboat.
STHES
Naturally burdiness was suspended for the day. All the established means of conne munication, the Star Forry and both tramway anrvices, demsed, and the foy people who patronised rieskas and clears experied somewhat exciting journeys.
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In
thanks for the destruction of Hongkong! An On this occasion Uw beary seas were dashing hoperial £ iet, publishel with rejoicing all over over the Praya, and the spray was rising to the Empire, also proclainst the judgment deat great height, presenting an own-taspiring had fallon on Hough, with the name display spectacle to the number of spectators who lined | of inhumunity, contrary to the low-ling principla.
NATURAL THANKFULNESS.
xd,
ad
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chus
The Free Press says, Singapors may sufferat. many disabilities as compared with the m energetic and wealthier Hongkong, lai at st we are spared the periodies! infliction of
destruction. And for that itamunity we cannot typhoons, with all their tale of bath and be too thankful. As misfortunes proverbially never come single, it is unpleasant to son that "another typhoon is expected." This is almost adding insult to injury: as though
interest.
for
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4 CARTRIDGE
(£5-15-0.) $60,00
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BEST.
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SHARE REPORT.
Masses
PRICE & CO..
WINE MERCHANTS,
Erich Georg & Co. say in their weekly lace report dated 29th September.
$21.00
3.00 17.00
12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
THE
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that thoroughfate. By noon, however, the of Confucian ethics which declarus humaneness / "xperiones of the kind were nut enough for any ted from the Governmen. The brano.es 1900:-A xetore gale lins been rasing since last ROBINSON PIANO had what subsided, and the gals also to be the essential characteristic of civilized: ordinary lifetime. The doiniks of this great in Hawaii. Peking, Tokyo and other places feed night, and business is practi ally suspendsi, Dar. In these days the three chief must be exciting reading, and we wait the same Lerd of spice. The expeases foring the work under review our market. lins rued the arrival of the Hongkong mails with anxious the home and foreiga efices are estituated at very daily and hardly anything of importance moderatel, but again increased in violence shinuity".
The
will be refunded has been done. With the almost sole exception from the rearves trade from the commissions of Boats and Wharvest for which astoudy the afternoon udvr uced. The bigh tea nudenegates of the new Softhemont, were enumerated
resive for the theating of the public landeausad has been perceptable, most stocks showed the heavy ruin were responsible for a 'maber in this orsler-fever, typhoons, and confn-
bonds and such other extra incomes, The signs of weakening, and lower rates are of godowne and houses being follad West | gralious.
azansion of business will also neesitate the several justunes. The sterling demand? Point, where considerable daunge was done.
increase of the uuteen of divators, for which rate
rato of
exchange on London crows at and at Pray East and in the
inter amendment in the regulations is pro-97.168., while rates on Shanghai tre T. TH posed in donment. Mr. Yanakawas spec for a Bank T. 1. c and Ts. 73 for a three days District similar conditions prevailed. Praya Bust gant pits were formed
concluded with the announcment of the gifts sight Private Bill; the rate in Shanghai on this of Yom and Y96,000 respectively to ex-
for a three days' Right Private draft is Tlk. 731 roadway.
Preddent Sama and the late --Vic-President Barsilver in Londou is quoted 31d., and While little fresh damage was done, all the
lisaki, in appreciation of their long services Consols C965 1 attempts to repair the basee wrought on the 18th were completely undear. Scaffolding in many cases was swept away, while partially taised boats were again submerged. Thus trees also suffered considerably, many being blown down or donated of their branches. In the cily one or two bones were partially stripped of their roofs, and bad they jalousies torn from the windows aud verandahs. Owing to the
The next typhoons of comparative severity Central was in August-September 1, when the Along barometer full to 28RI Shipping suffered in the severely, although timely warning was given (by the Harbour Mester) and the wil was not of fall typhoon fores, Thirtant crssels were damaged or wrecked, sul there was considerable love of life and property. On shores there was Maeno and Canton not much har done, suffered more than Hongkong. We Grst razd of injury to piors by a typhoon which panel bar by in Sptember 1972, and these piers were presumably chop or femperary structures Au. other fin stober, 185, destroyed most of the wharvos and piers, caused some collisions, and
CUSTOMERS OF HONGKONG.
Two interesting extracts from Consular reports are as follows:-
A very profitable business has boon done iu i
Hongkong sugar at Ningpe during the year. Small quantities of Japanese retinod sigar appeared on the market for the first time, but it is considered unlikely that it will oror ringly compete with the Hongkong produét, Lerdian British yarn shows a slight laurease, but and Jaginesa yarn have fallen away consider ably owing to the competition of the Chinese staple. This may be expreted to continue.. There is already one catton will in Ningpo be and another will, now a curse of erection, whose annual output of yarn is about 45
before the eul of U 11 โค therfore that in course of time
mill
in process of
wil
1 the Back.
BIG FIRE IN COLOMBO..
4007 TONS. OF OIL ASLAZE.
PIANOS
FOR THIS CLIMATE.
BANK SUARE. A small lot of Hongkong and Shanghais fotehod Sim, but there are farther shares on offer; the London quotution is
913 Nationals an unchanged.
MARINE INSURANCE SHALES-Unis THEY ARE on offer at $775, while buyers off only $760.
A fow China Trader and at $95 and vieraar Yang 205 Bold and are for sale at $179, and Cantons at $32. wasted. North Chiras ares quoted is 84
rain having ponetenteil had softened the mortar damaged heuse roafs. There was no loss of life, begin will grase to bo and this was immediately followed, by Bimes obtainabiat $3270, while small indes of Canas?
suvarul Chinean he was collapsoil, but forinz.ately there was only one loss of life reported.
A LANDSL
its fall the mass of arth broke dow
W
the
anil
Sir Richard MacDonnell's almíníniáration wuN characterised by "an oxtraordinary frequency impartel. A
is
On the afternoon of S-pt. Snlaut 1.9 a'clock, large oil stora el Moses Deirango, Forsyth & Co.
There was a an onlbroak of fire suddenly took place in the in Kochslikudde, Colombo, explosion in one of the large petroleum tanks, bursting out through the ironwork. In a very the top of the tank and by lama sagt into the sky. As time went on the fire rapidly became alarmed A
short space of fim the fire forced itself through end of 1990 Ft room for 20,000 spindles,
the report.
to
At Kingchow (Hollows vine-tenths of the tratto is with Hongkong. Cottons hava im; proved in a number of lines, but the feature of the year in the large increase in Indian T-cloth at the expanse of both the British and the That there should be a Ja article.
out in
calcula
SOLIDLY CONSTRUCTED
AND ALL PARTS THOROUGHLY
SEASONED AT OFR FACTORY
HERE.
PRICES FROM $390
CASH OR CREDIT.
HIRE FROM $10 PER MONTIL
Hongkong, 2nd Anguet, 1905,
116
SINGAPORE AND THE DOLLAR.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
tions yesterday, nociraos of their tauties had been the time and n earthynake appears to have balat.citus Tarkur-recks, lastings (plain and, accorauxlation to meet flai sigurements of the night and day. Kenwill. Work and workingtrary in is gold in exchange for dollars,
found.
ARORED CF,
The occupants of the buildings at 1-2 and 1-46 Queen's Is cad Central found if necessary to nook shelter in other parts caring the gale, The woodwork of the resideners," which w[3= badly cater by white nuts, was smashed, and the walls cracked in tatty parts. The residents were removed and the buildings abored ap
DESERVING ARES.
ak
the
ho
A meg
PRE INSURANCE SHARE-- Hongsongs are sold and a few more can be placed at 8983.
Canton and SHIPPING SHARES Hengkong. of serious typhoons" Two teams fromation, and will be completed before the
Macaos fell to $34, at which gure a fair oum- will camteuer with 100 The
was paid, and there are now buyers at $2, One of the most serious accidents resulting walow were engulfed in June, 186; cuid fut
A sumtongs was at once went while holders are disinclined to well; the xx. from the recent typlan was the fund-dip at abbs damage to Hongkong was done in July, schinery has been bought at Manchester in magnitude, and the whole neighoudber of shares changed hands: aftersards 8241 fr a Japanese expert, and many Japaness are
to the fire brigade, who quickly arrived on Mathan has bees refloated, and the es Kishan to be employed in the mill. Another project The heavy rains caused 18806; there were throw typhoony in the follow-
while the Macdonnell Rond.
The spectacle mnie by the fire at this wa
tamerrow, was expected to be got off ng year. 187, in August, Feptember, and
which is likely to bear immalate fruit is the serur
1.8. #eungahan is in the hands of a salvage porty large portion of the hilleida bebind Mrs. Watts'
who still entertain hopes of getting her off the boarding house, “ Braesides," to carry away. In etaber, which used serious disastors aflat installation of lestrin light in Niugpo. The tin wasa anguificent and ad-seribuide age
aand ashore The first drove four large vessels Chinese are auxious to have it in spite of two The whole of the upper part of the tank
wasther At present it is doubtfal
& conesssion in a huge yellow column, merging into a aubatantial retaining wall and then razed the adre, saak two, and wrecked imetable abortive attempts which have already been made. anveloped in the fire, which reared into the air rocks, but that will require time, she is badly. $74; ths London rate is 4, while Shanghai the work will be undertaken by the Japurose north-easterly direction and could be seen quotes, buyers a Tls. 544 $73,90 from Hong- westera half of the brick conlie-houses to the junks. ft is a grim calculation how many will be obtained by a British Gem.or whether cloud of smoke, which lengthened, it downed. Iuda-Chinas have stall buyers. at
kong)
Chinn and Manila have dropped to 2233 ground. Several coolies wear in the house at juks have beun ilma lost sinne the harbour was U time. This happened about 9 pm, or first used. In September 1870 a typhoon who are interested in the now cotton mill. The from all parts of Colombo The heat from it
Star Ferries are utterly neglected at lust cocasioned great damage to life and property, now Frunch steamship pauy-the Con- could be felt within a radius of three or four sellers. Douglases are au ofiar at 816;
paguio
Adiatique do Navigation-recently farm hundred yards in all directions, though, it was Saturday, and the firemen, who were called' cost,
idnight, breaking up the Praya wall, sinking a steered in Shanghai-intand to put a steamer on the rot as intens, as might be expected from the quotations, which are purely nominat. Shell antil rescue-work
I: blazed for over two Transports sold and can be pinced in small contion d
hanghai-ingpo route try and cut into the dimensions of the fire,
quantities at the London rate is 308. sellers. Working among the debris in the dark, with and a yacht, while junk wreckage "covered, the
practical menopoly at pressat on eyed by the days. Hundreds of lives were lost. In
Hoogkong Steam Waterboats are nominal at Chine Merchants Steam Navigation Company masses of earth and boulders slipping down the Praya."
The
$7L and assrs. Buiteriield and Swire.
RED-LETTER DAY AT KOBE
REFINERIES-China Sugars have ruled side of the hill, was a Beult and dangerous Sept. 1871, just a year later, the same scenes
arrive in September, 1906, is expected to
weak; sales bare been effected at $1 to $158, ceupation, but as a result of their efforts Chres were enacted. The town was badly wrecked, vessel
Sunday, September 15th, may indeed be
rate іч $157. Luzons men were rescued. All were jujured and had many vessels were damaged or stranded, and but its competition is not greatly foured," says
We Eave
regarded as a red-letter day for Kote, and hut the closing two barques wero tulally lost.
thers are for ports in the world which can
unchanged:
MINING SHANɛe-Rauty fell'to 88, at which The hall yearly general meeting of th to 1. rertioven to hospital. One of
reerword frou under preciously, mentioned the faurous one of 1874
boast of such rapid progress as Kobe has mady.
rate business has been done, but there are now Singapore Chamber of Commerce was held on buried I
Sep. 1756, a was of ourth, the weight of which must have it cams ou Sept. 22nd of that year, the
Hul
TRAKS
The Chairman stated that sozao questions had Waaaves, Glonewss, &c.--Hong. beau over thrra tous. His esengo was miraculous, severest disaster that wer hatol the Colony,"
transforming it in less than forty years Trom a and patet into a port requiring neeranmodation buyers at SH for the hauling of fon: milion tons of cargo
kong and Whampoa Deck Company Shares, been interesting the Committal interesting per anm. in putting the yearly tonnage at a large boulder, the top of which projected song I was a typhoor of "unprecedented suddenness
The principal aroul in the It camera in the evening falling off in Japanese cottous was rather to be that estimate is beking a little ahead of the afer touching Shi, sold at declining rates, viz. them all for some little time pasthe chief his body. saxing him from being crashed to death. d power,"
Sast shit cash, $175 to $155! for end of being euroner, Balsh were still plying on the expected as n
the war, yet Jugan times it IN only doubling bian arta and towels have
and the rapal October, and $160 for end of ember, the currency scheme haut Laurs the Bill passtel Ous colle was killed by the fathing earth, and it when small boats
ting of the present amoun, considerably
The remaining itene
market losing with further sellers at $153 cash; through the Legislativo Cumal authorising thes advance of the port of late yours the Company is full of is believed that this are still buried in the barbar, and was at its height shortly afteretton cloth, crape,
improved, midnight. The tide was oreoptionally high at which show a noticeable increas are logos and
showw the Government thes necessity for
mbang
hands at thas completing this echema bad down by Sie rains, but when the avarch party ecareil oporS"
Last Marah, at the inund Fe Pel 322. New Amay Docks are for sale at $173. David Barou securred whilst the typhoon was raging. Da the figured, Hongking dyed shirtings, fancy woven
Shaughai Docks have wise woskened, said general meeting of the Chamber he called mem anticipated mich definite annou dvorať moving of Bad September, 1971, the town tons. Tadian colon yarn arl cotton thread first droisms of margo.
There was some falling-off of shirtings, chitize,
woll of is that made by Dr. Sakatani on Septolase sinuss has been down in the barth below me bere attention to the advanes in the pries of "fls. 11, bere the nominal east quotation is Tle. silver, which caused some doubt, as to the saccess looked as if it had undergone a terrific bom-
collon daunel and veIrois, as
16th, bat the harbour works
d and now it Was la, duet.. Thousands of benses wem unroofed,
British 32-inch T-cloths and Fapanese T-coths began early in 1996. I was thought that; for December shas sold at Tls, 18 to ful working of this currency selene. Tret Mar
Among the
world inspect the hurt ur and give bis hat further lots are on offer Hongkong silver was standing at hundreds of Europeon and Chinese dwellings generally, as noted above.
decision after further investigation on his rotura od Kowloon Wharvss, although the Company. They had, he understood, still a
or 5 per cout, before the silver value of the word in rains, large trees had been torn out; imports, matchee show the greatest
less They are, as usual, al! Japane-asad sza fairly good | 16 Tokyo. 15 is mizantly watisfactory, how suffering from the incumscience fardu; the dollar reached 2:11. The silver
of their lighters, which
margin by the roots and buried to a distance, most of Their low price, too, when works out at about
ever, to know from his states that the through the
crofuly
ly trade, have been in fair demand, but only small the 2 id, dollar was 322 d. which left the the streets were inpassable, being obstructed 30 taxes of 15 lights each for a peany, makes
Some theag at a still larger Fitnes 17 partment has upper robur lates changed hands at 85 to 8916, ul.at he had sanied, with fallen trees, roof timber, willow frames the popular. A new article of import, also of
examined the varlons is bones for and mounds of soil thrown up by the barsting Japanese mufacture, appears in the returns.
and Hongkow Wharves are quoted in down and shipping charges, making the parity namely, clell expe. They are of a setni-military ito prova sul tted and suggestol, and hus latter rate a few more shares can be placed allowance should be male to alloy of sanitar
The. 2.
134d. There was still a largo shipment outdow the of drains Business was at a pamplete stand-
by modora nad extensive facilities-and that the of whom have taken to war harbour improvement schone should be carried kong Land favestruent and Agency Co.'s shares savings of Chinese coolies and others, repre
and savet in clean, For obvious reasons it is considered undesirable ! with wrecked pans and the cobris of junks for it or khaki suits ornamented with out with the lexuel ponsible déây..
The plans show an extensite breakwater and are on offer at St. Kowloon Lands are senting a large sum of money,
nominal at $35, and West Points bave silure at value of the dollar were grater than 2:41, met to mention names in the Press, but hopes are and ships, whilst in every direction dead Bodies | thei bess buttons. This ivuoration is a
559. Hongkong Hotels are obtainable at $115, only would coins aut return here but a birgor being freely expressed that the position of were sort flouting about or scattered along is of the times and shows the tendency of half a dozen big wharves it addition in two
Humphreys Estatos Shares sold and continue quantity would go out. The margin might be European widows will not be overlooked
in demand at $111. Shanghai Lands are quoted takon somewhere near a or 5 per the ruins of what was ong the Praya wall the educated chists to follow the least of the piers. It includ's reclamation work,
T'e. 15.
the present price of silver Thirty-tive foreign vessels, trusting on their
LOANS AND CROWN AGENTS. Jaju nese
Corgos Mints-Shanghai quotes; Ewos mandy this it had bon ggested that nekors, wore wrecked or badiy injured. Over
The Internationals Tis. s Laon Kang they raise the rate of exchange to 20. Re- and bolieret this ready would not bị 2,000 livest wore Yost in thos harbour within the
lintuet they wonhai space of abení tás hours, during which time
SUNDAY MANUFACTURING COMPANIES. have u adopt some modification of Sir David the scrvaras of Chiurse in distress on the
"The little British Guisas Ioan has gone Chine Light and Powers have receded to sellors Barbour's scheme as laid down in his report. silver water were hard by residents, oa the upper levels of the town, to rise above the terrifedin
Green Island Cements changed market. It was suggested that Government The Hongkong Observatory yesterday i suedexrkably cheaply. Upon thertonders for the at St. Hongkong Electries sold and have farther This scheme was based upon a falling
buyers at$1 issus of 20 Fone per ont Immigration
silver dollars and present silve
મધમ The Hospital-slip Moore, the only ship in harbour whick held on to her
On the 21 at 2.20 p.m. to hoist the Black Tou-year Debentures being op ued yesterday it hands at 821 to $21, and at latter igure zbare should call in the
was found that they amounted £2,100 at aro obtainable. Papes have dropped issue a token coin, a dollar of less fuenose. Passengers on the West River steamers hula Duchers, had for four auchors twisted into Ball (yphoon W. of the Colony within 300
prices varying from the minimum of £169 to £ 3 Tenders at to 16s, willwellers. Other stoeks andor this Leading are This was difcalt when they considered there was
unchanged.
something like 25 millions of dollars in one mass of tangled iron, the photograph of miles, and at 7.45 pa. to lower it somewhat exciting time during the work-end,
On the 34th at 105 p.m.-The barometer ins
MISCELLANEOUS-China Borneos are un offer circulation in the Colony and in the Native which is a curious sight Special attraction
alwat 13 perc of the ataonat applied for Tho Kwong-tung" left Canton on Friday
risen quickly in Hongkong, and moderately in and those above that prices in full. The average at $10 China Providents rold and are for sale States. To call these in stud issu in their places Formosa. for sighisors, who came out in thousands to afternoon and did not reach here till yesterday view the have which bad boa wrought, was
price obtained for the Eub-ures is £10 10s. at $9.60, Langrats have bayers in the north any token coin of less intrinsic value, it seemed The typhoon probably entered the coast last ld, per cont. Those who have received allot at Ths. 210; tho following telegraphic necessary the public and tives should be re- morning. Leasing at the usual. Time she was
information, dated 16th instant, has been assured as to the gold rain and the fact
Samstra direoter received from the
and that they could gat gold for it. This question. followed a little later by the Ilankow", batfforded by two steamers, the Leonore and the evening between Macan and Kwong Chow Was monts at anything like that as to le con- gratulated, for the yield is practically 1 per com.. Returns from the greator part of the stations while British Gina stuks already in the manager in
Langkat:-"Daily aggregate ho coderstaoil was though the weather was threatening mothing Alloy wrecked on the Praya, wall bear Victoria
being craileral very ou/pat serious was anticipated. Passing the Tiger wine, and the Pacific mail-steamer Ala la, are lacking this morning.
tia market yigh only round about out 3 per cent.
erude potrubium 10 gallons; crude carefully by Govrnment at the present time, hurry with their Forts the Ying King" was met; and, as she blown ashore and left high and dry on the Telegraphic pemmunication between
True, the investment is only for ten years, und petroleum in tanks at dat gallons; and if they wore not in judicated that there was a typhoon in Hongkong each at Aberdeen, The loss of the river-Observatory and Hengkong is interrupted.
tha NIBBil
amount aices the market limited, but kerosene made since the date of the presuding decision, it was because a doubt they realised It bad, it was decided to return to ties forts for shelter,
Houghong rainfall for the 23 hours ending the Crown agents would probably hare dous half monthly telegram sud casts; kerosene how important the division wit The Haukos mette
proceded mutil she set the
at 10a.m. io-day. 3.46 inches.
better if they had offered the amount for chipped since 67,000 cases; and kerosens in processed the Chairman, been urgrated that. The forecast for the 24 hears eading at Boes subcription to the gestural public at a higher stuck at refinery at date 14,000 caser. Steam gold should be made legal tendre and made
Watsons payable in exchange for these dollar price rather than wed the aupopular teader I Loudry Shares have sellers at $4. fire today is as follows:
sold, and can be got at $13 Other stocks under Stany people auid golat would not circulate bat (S.E. to E. system."
whether it did not ho coull see no reason why Hongkong & Neighbourhood-
this healing are auchanged. winds, fresh
they should not have plenty of goll in resores, equally, showery The total of Transury receip's between
They should watch these reserved very carefully HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL-Kep your corn. N.E. winds, January 1st and July 31st is $45, 45,782.99, Formosa Charnel...
while the payments Tit amounted to plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Creme Charnat. Lait and see they continued to be made god. South coast of China between ( E. winds, $22,354.04.07. The Colony's liabilitieson Tale Charmant and Special Skin Tonic and Fondre was advisable to carefully study this matter to
Hougkong and Lauaks fresh.
31st were 82, 25,19, and its assets Charmant will enable you to do it Ifer the best of their ability, as it was a very urgent S.E.
911,14593, the balance on the credit silo Specialities for the Skin are the study of a us and likely to be more urgent as time went South coast of China between
lifetime. A.S. Watson & Co., Ltd., Sele Agonte. 'on. Hongkong and Haizun..noderate.
being $612,020.58,
We understand there are
oner two
Europrati ses particularly deserving of relief. | still for several days. The Praya was corred, and have been largely adopted come to tho, dog sinn that Kobe rust here OTELS AND BUILDINGS-Rong of silver dollars from this place to China, of the
one case a special subscription was started!.
IN THE CEMETERIES,
Great have has been wrought in both dhe Protestant and the Roman Catholic Can turies. The heavy rains have caused many graves to sink, while the beautiful flowers and shrubs have been ruined, damage to the extent of hundreds of dollars being done.
Powal
PROTRACTED, VOYAGE",
of the storm
steamer
RENT Macao also
The amount of
Clyd WAR and then went back with her attracted much attention.
a'clock on property destroyed in Hongkong within those
imated at Was
to Tiger Forts. Alont hurricue boxing sis terrible hours * Friday night there was
which continue with more or less force till million dollars. A five that beoke out whil early Sunday morning. TheYing King'
", which had left Canton on the typhoon was at its height was actually and the "Powan' the return journey, had also to anchor at the put out by the forms of the wind Her Majesty same pace, sed it was quite a flotilla which | sent (November 18, 1:74) a message expressing left the Tiger Forts yesterday morning. her sincere regret for the suffering which this
NAVAL DOCK FINDER
As a result of the typhoon the now deck sad calamity oeczsional. The bruthers Tauffer, who had specially distinguished themselves was damaged, the incoming water flooding it.
studerts, most
Kurgeons
clothes and look
Japanes in adopling curtain outward charae. teristics of Western civilisativa. umbrellas also show a substaulint increase.
WEATHER REPORT.
the following report:---
Bay
...strong.
winds,
If the Hongkong Gavernment should decido Daily Mail night he pigeon hoded, as a warning
014
to issue a hosts, the follow or extrael from the Mows is, 3 and Sonychoos Tha. 327. Hong inte force.
how not to do it.
kong Cottens bare selfors at $19
of
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