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Lutimations.

THE HONGKONG" TELEGRAPH SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 22

Á. S. WATSON & CO., housed, clothed, and fed the unfortunate

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED AD. 1841.

THE TYPHOON.

GHOULS AT WORK,

BISHOP HOARE'S BODY SEEN.

'MELTING OF THE RELIEY COMMITTEE.

Further particulars of the disaster which be fet the Colony on the 18th inst, continue to reach us from various sources; the denis of the yet unchronicled incidents are given below. Much have unavoidably to be held over for want of space; and the facts relating to some of the outlying districts have had to be kept out from the present issue on that accoral. HONGKONG TYPHOON RELIKE FUND.

gentleman was stated to have said that as sooO as the ship became unmanageable the Chinese, who wore in a frightened condition, took to the sea. One person, the gentleman said, before jumping into the sea, caught hold of him, by the coat pucket and jumped. His pocket was ripped and several important letters in which were enclosed the money were blown

1906.

A PITEOUS STOR If any further sign were wanting as to the degree of pavanty and destitution of the unfor tunate sufferers by the late visitation, it would be found in the sight of the groups of half. starved looking women and children grabbing➡ literally grubbing-amongst the already offan- sively-smalling refuse and garbage of all des criptions, which has been lying in piled up heaps along Connaught Roid, since Tuesday The 5.9. Futshan is still in her secure posi-fast, for what they can find, These poor creatures carry small baskets, and every tion in Hunghom Bay. A second attempt was

now and again, they may be seen picking not made, as was expected yesterday, to tow her off to-day. She lies in too shallow water, up and depositing in the baskets some "trea- and now the opportunity is awaited for the sure-trove, though goodness only knows of what it consists. Out of such offal what can highest tide when the Koberį Caoke will make her secund and, probably, the successful effort time? And yet they seize upon their "finds"

pull her off. Meanwhile there is absolutely

THE 8.5.."FATSHAN,"

Western stay-at-homes, or Cook's tourists, in the form, first of all, of an immediate relief subscription-list, circulated among the Chin- cse by themselves, and promptly and largely subscribed to, while many of the Chinese, in a position to do it, have taken in,

Burvivors of the terrible disaster of Tuesday last--survivors who have not only lost their poor little all, but even their humble floating homes, and only means of livelihood as well, Promptly, without any outside suggestion, the sympathetic Chinese came forward with their assistance, ready to put down large suins, as soon as they knew who was to take charge of, and administer, the Fund. Next comes the unexpected and, inost welcome telegram from the Chinese in San Fran cisco-themselves but just recovering from His Excellency the Governor having appears on the recoml page of this issue.

THE DOCK-Co -the-effects of a disaster of another pointed Hon. Sir Paul Chater, c.3 6, Chairman" nature the terrible earthquake, with the of a Committer and Mr. H. Hunter, hon, trea awful details of which the world is surer, a meeting was held at the office of the chairman this afternoon, at which the hon. Mr. now familiar. And what did that teles, A. Hewett was appointed hon, secretary, grain contain? Were there merely words of sympathy which too often mean nothing, and carry but little consolation to the needy and the distressed? Was there an offer of HEALTH-GIVING. pecuniary assistance, should it be needed

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

RAINIER BEER.

SPARKLING ·

INVIGORATING

During the Hot Damp

Weather when Henvy

Drinks are out of the

Question one's thoughts naturally turn to

RAINIER."

Noj and herein the sterling worth of the Chinaman is shown. They did not wait for any offer to be accepted or refused. They did not wait for an appeal to be made. They have learat, through the efficiency of the News Agency, the awful calamity that has befallen their fellow-meu. They have heard,

by means of their sensitive mental vision, "the cry of the children—the widows and the orphans. And without a single day's

hesitation ey have shown their practical sympathy by sending the ingney itself, for the assaging of the dire sorrow and distress

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of their brethren, o'er the seas. the same day that they received the news of the terrible catastrophe here, they despatched by cable the of $10,000, with the intention of more to follow. .....$16,50

This seems something like magnanimity, 4.20, and is surely one of the many fine traits in the admirable character of the Chinese

Per Case of 4 doz, quarts Per Doz. quarts "Per Case of li doz. pints ...... 16,50

Per Duz: Pints

2.75

A. S. WATSON &

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The spontaniety, of this, and similar acts Hongkong, proves the worth of the Chinaman when distress looms large about him, and thrusts hack the lie as to his ent "lousness to human suffering and grief, in the CO., teeth of the liar.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

ongkong, 4th September, 1906

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to recognize, provisionally and pending the receipt of flis Majesty's Exequatur, Mr. F. D. Barretto as Cansul for Mexico in this Colony.

Au comaramavations interdet Ja, polaccom. The annual general meeting of the Hongkong Cricket League will be held on Friday, 28th instant, 5.30 pm, in the Colonial Secretary's fice (by kind pernussion). for the purpose of passing the report and accounts for the season 1905-6.

Ordivany basites comarquesating should be ad-tressed

to Tie Mannger.

The Edit will mot detune to be responsible to any rejectal MS,, nes toʻreturn any Contrcarian

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WEEKLY $18 per annun The rater per quarter und por teneva, proponitura'. The daily is delivered free when the address ju ncusible to messenger, the copies must by jest an additionni 13,80 per quarter is charged for postage. The postage on the weekly issue to my part of th -world in 30 cents per queSTELF.

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BIRTH.

THE offices of the Supronie Court will be open daily during the Long Vacation, except upon public holidays, from to a'clock in the fore mann, nutit rw'clock in the afternoon, (subject, however, to the provisions of section of the "Supicine Court (Vacation) (Jydinance, 1898, so far, as it relates to the criminal sessions) from the zoth day of September, 1926, unfil the 17h day ofcober, 19.6 (both days inclusive),

Single topics. Untly, ten cunts: Weekly, renty- Turg Chipaman, whe recently felt over the side of a hill at Shau-ki-wan, while being chased by ex he officers,, was led before M. I.A. Hazeland, at the Police Count, dus morning. charged with bailing opium and being in an Jawful possession of a quantity of illicit opiumu He was Gred $40. Although, the conlisas not killed in his downfall-a distance of about thirty feet-there is not the slightest doubt that he is crippled for life.

On the zoth instant, at Victoria Hospital, Hongkong, the wife of Mr. J. C. RITCHIE, Naval Yard Extension, Hongkong, of a sen. Aberdeen (Scotland) papers please copy.

The Hangbang Gelegraph

Mr. H. E. R. Hunter, hon, treasurer of the

Hongkong Typhoon Relief Fund, writes us as follows:-

It was arranged that sub-committee under

the chairmanship of the Hon. the Registrar General should be appunted, which would deal with inediate cases of distress, and also con- of junks and sampans to assistance, in order to sider the claims of formally registered owners repair or rebuild their craft.

It was announced that the European and American subscriptions already amounted to about $20,000 and it was hoped that that figure would be at least doubled. scriptions already amounted to about $25 o tud. $10,000 returned from the proposed

San Francisco Relief Fund.

The Chinese sub-

FOR THE BISHOP'S BODY.

ús fent as to her safety,

THE COMPANY'S SCHEDULE. An amended schedule of the river service

THE 8. JOHANNE" REFLOATED. The s.s. Johanne was relloated last night The Putrefar was employed to pump the water out of the dodanand's submerged stern. This proved to be a comparatively easy jab for the inferior with her powerful pa aps, and by this morning the damaged sicamer was safely

with avidity, ready to quarrel with anyone who dares to dispute their right in it: Can 'one imagine a more pitiable sight?

DRIFTED BUOYS REPLACED.

Mr. E. Jones, Assistant Harbour Master, as well as Mr. M. Melver, and. Mr... Meugens. boarding-officers, had another very busy day- the former securing and replacing is position, banys that had got, adrift, and fixing moorings that bad also got adrift through dragging, and the latter cleaning the harbour, and ridding it of its flotsam and jetsam. In all, 15 bunys were secured and replaced in their proper positions, bat it will take some days before the two new by the appearance or bem, they seem to have beca in some sort of callision-probably with Fairwa, boys will be ready for se-placing,

2 THE SORSOGAN "

Verėliai junks floating by-and may need to Messrs. Jorge & Co., the Hongkong repre.be repaired before they can be moored once sentatives of the owners of the Sorsogan in | again in their places. Manila, received instructions this morning to leave the refloating of the vessel to the Dock

having been towed across the harbour by the clongside the Duck Co's what at Kowloon,

Posterler,

C.; the damage sustained by the Sorsogon by the typhoon will, we understa d, be made

good by the underwriters.

CAPTAIN G. DODDS.

To the list of rescuere, who by their heroism have been instrumental in saving hundreds of lives, mitst be added the name of Capt. G. Dodds, if the dredger Banton River, who rescued seventeen (sianmen on the fatelul morsing of the 18th ..

Mr. W. F. Ford, harbour engineer, in the employ of the Docks, had a uonque experience He was on board the launch No.

As son

A FURTHER SEARCHL All hope of recovering the body of the late Bishop of Victoria has not been abandoned, and now there appears to be sume, 'chance of securing the mortal remains. The matter of the Shoothing, which arrived from the Canton River yesterday, reported that at z plast, on Thursday, he saw four ladies dosting in the direction of the Brothers, three being Chinese, as This wen;her became threatening on Tuesday The let go two anchors in midstream, but and one undoubtedly a Evropan, for it was wearing a white sweater and a Roman collar, these soun dragged and working alone unaided and he therefore believed was the body of by the crew, he managedan drit down to the the Bishop. This report was immediately bay sight opposite Fenwick's works without communicated to the Rev. A. Stephens and the least damage. A junk which was drifting the Rev. W. Banbury, and arrangements were made at once to go in search of the holy, forwards the No. 11 was sun into and sank by it was believed that in the condition of the wrad and tide prevailing, the bodies would be driven on to the Brothers, and so might be recovered. Accordingly, yesterday afternoon, the Rev. Mr. Bunbury went out in the Stanley taking a coffin with him, in case the body, il recovered, should prove to be that of the Bishop. The Brothers are situated between Lanta and Castle Peak.

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Launch A 1, also belunging to the Dock Com pany, was carried by the waves right across the Aberdeen yards and landed over the rools of the Chinese employees' houses, breaking through the kitchen and damaging i

THE T.P.1. "FRONDE."

here is every hope of raising the French torpedo-boat Fronde, although to all appeal. onces she is as good as a tolal wreck. MISCELLANEOUS-REPAINS.

HK., C. & M. STEAMBOAT. CO. The American sailing ship J. F. Chefman is shortly to be docked for repairs. It is reckoned that from twenty to thirty vessels will have to pass through the hands of the Dock Co. as a direct result of the typhoon.

THE "KINSHAN." Arrangements not having been completed for the departure of the Canton River (dredger) yesterday for the scene of the stranding of the Kishan in Castle leak Bay, the vessel left on her mission this forenoon. Capt. W, E. Clarke, acting secretary of the Hongkong, Canion and Macan Steamboat Co., Ld, lek on beard the Canton River. He will superintend the opera lions for the dredging of the mud bank, n which his company's fine vessel lies. There is every hope that the Canton River will be successful in her mission, and we trust to be able to announce in per next issue the sale return of the Kinshan to this harbour,

THE S 5. "HEUNGSHAN."

4.

TO BLOW UP WRECK. As the wrecks in the harbour may drift on to the Fairways and become a menace to navi gation, arrangements are being made by the Harbour authorities and the naval authorities to blow up all those wrecks in the harbour which cannot be otherwise dealt with, and which there is now, no chance of salving. The fore-part of the foundered 5.5. Sau Cheung is drifting out into the harbour.

THE HARBOUR OFFICE. We are requested to state that the Harbour Office will be open for business to-morrow (Sunday) as on week days.

DONAL SON'S BODY RECOVARES. The steam launch Dayspring, which went ab at the hubaur yesterday, on an errand of rescue, recovered the body of Mr. Donaldson, which was removed to the martuary, to await

No trace has so far been found of interment. the bodies of the children.

BARBOUR DERRIS CLEARED

ampan,"

The greater pan of the debris, wreckage, and 10 on, bas bien now cleared from the central part of the harbour, unter the superin. tendence of Mr. Meugens, boarding-officer, and but for the extraordinary absence of the sampans and small jonks, aforetime so much in evidence, and quite one of the features of the harbour, the latter is gradually assuming its normal condition and appearance. But there is a significant, not to say pathetic, abience of Ure cry of "Sampan," which usually, greeted everybody going down the street towards. Blake Piery and along Connaught Road Central--the cry so Intely eminating from old women and very small children alike. But the aforetime criers 0 THE S.S.KWONGCHOW."

"Sampan," "Sampan," have changed their cry, Messrs. W. S. Bailey & Co. were busy for and now along the Praya West is to be heard the greater part of yesterday, making an ex-instead the mournful appent for cumsha and amination of the submerged Awongehow op chow-chow, and the appellants look, in most posite the Godown Co.'s premises at Kowloon.cises, as if they needed it, and but few Furo- Divers were sent down to ascertain the exact condition of the vessel, and we are glad to be able to state that they found her apparently comparatively Tule damaged. The Kong- chow lies on a soft bottom, with her bow embed- ded in the soft mud, some three feet or so. She has only a few plates dented due to her bumping against the wharf before being ear- ried away by wind and Kowloon. The repor that her entire crew.

per (Capt. Meade) and the 3rd engineer were was lost is inexact, inasmuch as only the skip lost with the vessel. All the other members of the crew were saved.

water

THE GAS WORKS. .

across to

As soon as the dredger can be spared from the Kisthan she will proceed to the scene of the drungshan's wreak, and there Capt. Clarke will again direct operaions. From previous reports of the dangerous position of the Heungshan, lying she does wedged in on the rocks, the task of salving her should be a diffi cul one and not nearly so hopeful. t is, however, sincerely to be wished that difficu as the undertaking may prove success will Sttend the efforts of the salvers. A report, Too much praise cannot be bestowed upon which reached us earlier in the forenoon, lek the staff of the Gas Works for maintaining the but little hope for the good Heungshan. City service without interruption through a try. was stated that when passed by an incoming ing time, from the worries which the works steamer last night no fights could be seen oa did not entirely escape. Although no actual board the riverboat and it was concluded that damage was caused to any part of the works she must have broken her back. One thing, the company's premises were, at one time,

ESCAPED SCATHELESS.

peans, and the better class of Chincie, tura ́a deal ear to that appeal,

SCARCITY OF LAB QUR,, From every police station the Colony comes the cry of the scarcity of hands to assist the police in the work of relieving the waters of Hongkong of its dead. The superstition the average coolie has of handling dead bodies is the means of throwing more work on the shoulders of the police. Many of

offered than to take part in the gruesome work, the coolies preferred to sacrifice the induce nent

There is no doubt that a number of coolies, casting aside the old ideas, have done good work with the police, but there are a few, who, although signifying their willingness to take part in the work night as well have been at home for all the assistance they rendered.

THAT the Chinese are not the only people imbued with superstition is evident from the fact that yesterday morning a Europeanhiwever, is certain the stern of the Fleungshwhile the typhoon lasted, in considerable dac-worked hard during the past few days, P. C. geutzman, who is the possessor of a launch,

was asked for the loan of his lurch called dead podies. They offered a handsome sum for the hire of the launeb, but the owner would

nat come to any terms. He was even offered it was said, the sum of $; forevery dead body bis launch picked up, but the owner was firm and refu ed.

Chopin's and Mendelsson's funeral marcher.

due

Three officers from No. 2 Palice Station- Inspector Gourlay, Sergeant Lee, and P. C. 37. Inca-whose object it is to rid the waters ol Wanchai of the corpses as soon as possible deserve every credit for the good work they have done so far. If every policemo has

Hynes has done doubly so,, for as soon as operations for the removal of bodies from the harbour were commenced this officer has been in the harbour every day, waist deep, dragging out the badies, and which were "haxed" by In spector Gourlay and Sergeant Lee, who were issisted by a number of coolies.

PICKING UP THE DEAD.

was lying low in the water. "With a view of ger of being flooded by sea and rain water obtaining reliable information a representative The entire yard was inundated to a height of the Hongkong Pelegrafholled at the office of thres feet of water, and it was of the Company when he was informed that the to the untiring efforts of the uropean staff that latest official tepta reach the Company was the water could be kept out of the resort house before last evening since when no later, news and back from the fires, that the manufacture of concerning the rungakan had been received. gas was not discontinued. In this connection As soon as the report of the Heungshan's should be mentioned that Mr. J. McCubbin

The four launches, which were engaged by in the Tung Wa Hospital to patrol the waters and stranding reached Macao, H. E. Senhor Martin resident engineer; Messrs. E. W. Terry, A. Montenegro, Governorofthe Portuguese colony, Sheffield and W. Goodfellow worked tendered to the Company's agent at Macao, cessantly for hours to avert the danger of to pick up the dead, have gathered in quile a Mr. A. A. de Mello, the offer of the gunnal flooding. Several gangs of Chinese coolies, large number. Attached to each launch is a Rio Liman to stand by the stranded vessel. were employed to bale out the water, and to raft, and an eye-witness states that on one of Kiod as the offer was, the Directors of the prevent a greater inrush than the baling these ralls last evening there were fully fifty Company declined it with many thanks, as gang could successfully cope with all the corpses. The exact number of bodies recover. Commodore Pig of Williams had already very inlets were blocked with planks and clay.ed by these launches could not be obtined.

The only damage sustained by the Gas Co. was considerately despatched one of His Majesty's

twenty broken street posts and a large number torpedo-destroyers to Sam' Chau where she is

of lamps blown down by the terrific force of still by her.

the wind. The Prays in front of the works was completely torn up, and in consequence a portion of the gas-main under water in the Westernmost district was damaged by quantity of water, getting in through the

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1956s. CHINESE MÁGNANIMITY.

There are probably few foreigners in Hongkong to day who have not, at one time or another, read some of the effusions of globe-trotters, and others of that ilk, who, on reaching home, after spending an hour in the Easi and Farther East, consider themselves fully competent to write authori tatively, about countries with which they have become bui cursorily acquainted. To dash through a country, sa a Cook's tourist tickel, is not to see that country; and yet the flood of "literature" (save the mark!) foisted upon a too confiding public at home, has been and we suppose will continue to be endless. And thus it is remarkable the astonishing reports we read of ourselves, from abroad, as a result of these globe trotters' fairy tales! Not very long ago wc read in a home paper that, in Hongkong, male servants had been abolished, femalt:s g more satisfactory, taking their place, as being i and we had to rub our eyes and read again, for surely, we thought, we had not read

An Indian gentleman, who was a passenger *ariglat. It was, indeed, news to us. Then, how often we hear of the callousness of Bave so what was far more precious than golden board the steamer Hengshan- when she the bounty of her kindness and sympathy. went ashore off Lantas Island during the the Chinese, in the face of sickness, digaster The address was followed by Absolutions at typhoon, made a report to the police to-day in and death---other peoples' death, be it under the catafalque, and then the coffin was removed which he said he was the loser of several hom- stood. And now comes 'a conclusive reto Kensal Green, where the service was condred dollyn in hard cash in relating the circumstances of the loss to the police' the flation of theic ridiculous imputations, of cluded with the interment.

the church the finer i service of Mrs. Craigie (Jolin liver Hobbs") on the 17th was conducted by the Rev. Monsignor Brawne, the Rev. Father Deinel, the Rev. Dr. Mengaus, and the Rev. J. Rickaby. The re quiem High Mass was sung in Georgian plain chant and the voluntaries on the organ included The church was quite filled at the opening of the service, and among those present were the American Ambassador and Mrs. Whitelaw Reif. In the curse of the service the Rev. Monsignor Browne delivered a funeral oration ife said a life such as that of Peart Mary Teres Craigie, enspicuous in the eyes of the world, was liable to be judged only by what people sawe hear of it, rather than by the real acti- attempts have been already with two of the partly broken lamp-service pipes, partly shuising vities that inspired it. The life, however, of submerged vessels in this harbour, if the journey off the street lamps only. The house ter is not already too fate'the Protector may yet bevice, however, was not interrupted at all. her whose remains lay under that pall was one

milus clear of water before midnight of of practical and unselfish Christianity. She able to render a gond account of her enterprie. By promptly employing 'men to pump the was always ready to help genetumaly in cases

Wednesday, the Company was able to restore

of need that were brought before her, and she

The enterprising captain of the Protector (salvage steamer), Messrs Jebsen & Co., agents, undertook to proceed to the frungahan this forenoon on his own account, Equipped as the Protector is and successfat as her

AN INCIDENT OF THE 1007.

POLICE LAUNCH SAFE,

Police launch No. 3, which has been missing since the 18th instant, with Sergeant Boulger and P. C. Berry aboard, is reported to be ale No particulara could be obtained from the she is, what happened to her during the typhoon, police to day regarding the launch. Where abd what casualties cccurred on board, were questions put to the police, but no reply could be obtained. They knew nothing more than that No. 3 is safe.

DEAD POLICEMAN seen,' The body of Indian policoman 811, who was drowned while returning to his station at Sam the lighting to this part of the island. Two chun, on board the steam launch Ving Fal, sampans were washed athore Dear the Gas was seen floating in the harbour last evening, Works, but no other wreckage or dead bodies and was later picked up by the search party, have been found here. The Company is to be congratulated on its exceptional good fortune in escaping practically scatheless,

ROBBING THE DEAD.

station in the Colony, and a large number of men are arrested daily, for plunderlag. This morning, at the Police Court,, a coolie, who said that he was engaged by the Tung Wa Hospital to pick up corpses, was charged by Inspector Gourlay with robbing the dead. The coplie was seen to have dragged the body of a woman out of the water, placed her or the beach, and removed from the hands a fades stone bangle. Mr. F. A. Hazciand dealt with the coolie very strongly and sentenced him to six weeks' hard labour and six hours' stocks.

AN INDIAN CHARGED. An Indian, who is connected withi'a regiment at Kowloon, was also charged with being in unlawful possession of a large quantity of col- too. The defendant obtained the entton from

the beach at Kowloon, and as he had nothing

to say, Mr. Hazeland fined him $3.

TŁUSDERING A PASS BOAT. Two fishermen came before the Court, The charged with plundering a passboat. boat, which..in. owned by a stall-holder of the Central Market, turged turtle off Cap-sal-moon during the gale, Yesterday afterngan, the de fendants were seen smashing her up in search. of loot. Finding nothing the men removed. part of the boat. Mr. Gompertz sent them to gaol. Another coolie at Yauma-ti had 4.437. sheets of copper in, his house when the police

paid him a visit. But an Aberdeen fisherman. was the best of all. Ha canto over, to Hong, kong on purpose to obtain a marine hawker, who accompanied him back to Aberdeen. The fisherman got to work at once on anival and was seen wrenching off zinc plates from the collapsed buildings and selling it piece by piece to the marine hawker, who sal mear by. They were doing well, until Inspector Dymond

marched the pair off to the station. This marn- ing the fisherman had $50 to pay and six hours' stocks, while his friend, the marine hawker, contribuled $t, for receiving stolen property.

DEAD BODIES.

A gentleman who came to town fom Shau. ki-wan this morning said that all along, from Shau-ki-wan and as far down as Causeway Bay, the wate, and the beach are strewn with corpses. Inspactar Robertson, of Shau-ki-wan Police Station, fepor's that up to the present he has noi discovered the bodies of any European floating down his way.

MORE MISSING Almost every hour of the day some person makes a report that somebody is missing, and the police at a lew stations were kept busy yesterday taking down the particulars of every report made.

TSIM-TSA TSUI.

Inspector Langley, of the Water Police Station, reports that over fifty bodies were picked up in the harbourat Kowloon yesterday.

THE NEW TERRITORY.

ON SHORE:

After three days without being able to.com. municate with Hongkong, the police reports from the New Teniory, giving particulars of the damage done, arrived in the Colony this

morning.

At Tai-po, we gather that nine persons-five of that number being an entire family, the head of which was empl yed in the Land Court. were killed by collapsing houICS,

A large number of houses have collapsed there and in the surrounding districes and good few seriously damaged, some being in danger of collapsing.

At Tai-po there were several landslips, and part of the road has been washed away."

AFLOAT,

Again the sampan folks were the worst Buf- ferers. According to the official report we learn that a number of boats were destroyed, while some thirty-six persons are reported missing.

NO WORD FROM OTHER STATIONS, The absence of reports from Sheung-shui and Sai-kung police stations suggests that 'no' damage was done to them by the typhoon and that they had nothing to report.

THE SHARE MARKET AFFECTED, Messrs. Erich Georg & Co, make the following remarks concerning the typhoon in their share report of to-day's date:Since the issue of our last circular very little has been done is shares, business having been interrupted, partly by the typhicon which passed over the Colony on the 18th inst, and partly ow og to the Jewish now year holidays. "On the morning of the 18th in- stant the centre of a typhoon passed over the Colony, and, although it spent its force in the short time between 9 and 11 am, the havoc wrought on share and aflat, especially on the water, is terrible to contemplate, and the lasser are calculated to amount to several millions DE dollars, besides causing a fearful loss of life afloat. On the Hongkang side of the harbour hardly a wharl or pier remained undamaged, but we are glad to say that the wharf of the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Com pany sustained comparatively little damage. On the Kowloon side the newly built landing stage and shelter of the Star Ferry Company is nearly gone, and of the three fine long piers of the iongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Company two are badly damaged, having been stripped of all the upper wood. work, only the piles remaining standing. This Company had also nearly all their lighters

of which, however, sove have already

been raised, and it is expected that the majority of them will be recovered. Besides innumere able lighters, steam launches, junks and smaller craft, about thirty-five steamers have 1 een either sunk, stranded or otherwise dam aged. The Star Ferry Co. bad one of their

steamer Falskan is also ashore, but her damage steamers stranded in Kowloon Bay, where the

does gol appear to be very heavy; the same Hongkong, Canton and Macao Company's

Company's steamer Kishin lien stranded on a sandy beach in Castle Peak Bay, and it is expected that she will be got off in a few days, while the same Company's steamer Heungshan, which went on the rocks at Sam Chau, a small rocky inland north of Laotao, although heavily ally the market value of Boats,and Wharves damaged, may perhaps be got off also. Nature dropped immediately, the former to 535, and the fater to $95, but on the other hand the local Dock Company's shares have improved rapidly, has paying work in view to last it for over six and are wanted now at Siss, as the Company months at least. There has been very little dong ip other stocks and quotations remain pretty much unchanged...

The following telegram in from the U, S.

Manila Observatory, 8.10 5.m. Copaul-General-

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· September 22nd 19:6, "The typhoon entered China Ben mear The campaign against looters is still being parallel fourteen narth at eight am. moving (o vigorously cariled but by the polion at every-West by North."--

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