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mateji rather under than over the mark. For instance, the damage to the Kowloon What and Dock Company's premises, includin, pics and floating plant, and gonds alone is said to amount to $750, 0. 4,000 bales ni yara in the Company's premises valued at $sco.co were damaged. The Mitsui Bushi Kaisha lest 700 tons of coal and 13 lighters. And it is safe to say there is no firm of any standing at all anti many firms of no standing whatever--thai has not suffered by the extraordinary destruc:

of the tem tiveness, one might say malignity, pest. Many private houses also wore the ap of having been through a seige. The pearance roof of the German church in Bonham Road was whirled off by the wind. The Discesat School was damaged; the thin and wind com bined to demolish the school wall and the grounds will require considerable repair. While the walls of private houses that have been broken down by falling trees and the private gardens that have disa peared are in- Aumerable. The police state that the known damage in Wanchai is not less than $110,000.

Regarding the vessels, we now learn, that the fenngthom is natiore,atnost hopeless; the. Winshoe is beached near Lanta; two French torpedo-hoar destroyers have been smashed; 9 junks which had weathered the storm and were supposed to be safe proved the violence of their experience by falling to pieces last night; the Ying Fat launch with 130 passengers and a crew numbering, to on board turned tonle suddenly and only I were rescued: the batross, running to Mirs Bay, with 150 pas

Fa-tu-mun Pass, sengers, sank near the and two of the c{CW were rescued, the including Captain Patrick and agineer reth Wallace, being drowned; the steamer Hon Long sak in the harbuttr and 1aptain Me less, the chicl officer and the chief engineer were drowned: 200 junks sank at Wanchai alone; 20 steam launches all seriously dam aged lie on the beach at Tsam-sa-ts how many lie under the waters of the harbor it impossible to say. Most wondertal of all, several lighters belonging to the ship- building yard and sugar house at Shau-ki-wan can be seen lying on the hills at the rear of the harbour!

The roll of death will never be known to most cases whole familes have disappeare i Kether and there is none to ask for them. A very few junks drifted out to sea and passing steamers brought the crews to Hongkofig.

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AT ABERDEEN.

PEOPLE TERROR-STRICKEN TAKE TO SEA

Official reports that arrived at police held quarters from Aberdeen this morning show that the typhoon did not leave them unimed, Sampans and junks by the handieds have foundered and as quay lives lost, though upto the present few reports of the missing otrs bave been reponed. When the typhoon wis at its highest more trouble was added to these of the sampan people by te breaking out of a fire on a 6sh-drying halk, which was anchowd in their midst. The fire was caused by the overturning of a stove;

SAMPAN PEOPLE CLINGING TO MASTS. There was great panic among the people and the death-rell was added to, by a great number of women and children leaping into the sea in terror. Fortunately the fire did not spread to other boats and the hulk was burnt to the water-line.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 1906.

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Mass. Jardine, Matheson and Company, Shing Kec. China Merchants Steam Naviga tion Company,' Po Ou Insurance Company, Ho Yik Company, Pacific Mail S. Com pany, and the Catite whart in. Cadogan Street

Street lamps, both gas and electric, were twisted. into all shapes by the farious wind The undermentioned roads have lest their street lamps-Connaught Road West, Des Vizus Road West, Praya at Kennedy Town, Collinson Street, Hospital Road and Bonham Road. Telephone wires have been destroycu in Western Street, Des Vieux Road West, Queen's Roadest and Bonham Road.

The trees and shrubs in Bonham Road, Pok. foulum Road, Lyttleton Road and Hormal Road have been uprooted and blown away, rendering some of the ronds in this district impassable.

The Sanitary Department pamps in Cont naught Road West, Praya West, and Kennedy

Town have been displaced.

SEARCH LIGHTS DESTROYED,

The military search-light house on the Praya Kennedy Town was washed into Collinson Street and a good deal of the search-light 6- ings were list Another searchlight house in onnaught Road West was demolished and the apparatus loss. The third search light house at the junction of Des Voeux Road West and the Praya at Keunedy Town has disappeared, and it is the opinion of the police that it is at the bottom of the sen.

GREAT DAMAGE TO THE TRAMS, Anyone would have thought that a trament would be able to withstand the force of the wind. But this does not appear to be so. When the storm was at its highest a number of cars were tied up along the line on the Paya at Kennedy Town. They shook and suvered for a while until a fieste wind blew them off the track with such force that they crashed against the houses pear by Car No. 14 is badly damaged. Window panes blown ut as if they were feathers, mid the seats and fittings were washed into the houses, acar which the cars collided. The oilier two cal:. although badly damaged, caunat compare with that suffered Ty Car 14. The troley wires and some of the posts in Chater Street have snapped."

BUT, INGS DESTRÖYED.

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AT BEAU-KI-WAN,

THE LOSS OF "THE ALBATROSS.” * Here, 30 first-class fishing_janks, severni marriage bunts, a few fish-drying Lulks and a considerable number of small craft, were destroyed. Up to this morning 29 bodies have have been picked up in the bay,”

The steam latinch Kwang Lee and two others are high and dry, near, flelle View Hotel

The launch Albatron, Capt. Patrick and Engineer Wallace, which plies between this port and Shin Chung was reported to have capsized near the Nine Pins, in Fu-ta-mun Fass, during the storm yesterday. There were 150 passengers on board the vessel at the time. Out of that number only six passengers and two members of the crew were rescued bý a

some wieckage and taken to azukiwan fishing junk. They were found floating on Police Station. When questioned as to the fate of the others the men said the others had perished. Up to late this afternoon no word had been received from either Capt. Patrick or Engineer Wall ce, and the only conclusion one can possibly arrive at is that they went down with the ship.

AT QUARRY BAY.

THE DEATH ROLL.

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in, the Quarry Bay shipyard all the matsheds and wooden hats were destroyed.

Six coofies who were in the sheds at the

time were killed and a number of other wer ously injured. Inspector Robertson sent the injured dnes to hospital.

DAMAGE TO THE WORKS.

All floating gear, such as barges, lighters and diving gear belonging to the shipyard have either been washed away or destroyed. ∙steam crane was also broken up.

UNKNOWN STEAMER ASHORE.

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The yach's in that district received no less treatment and three-fourths of their number are at the bottom of the sea.

At Causeway Bay several lives have been low, and men from Kennedy's forse Repository were the means of saving a few. A house at No, 21, Yee Wa Street collapsed, while part of No. 1, Tang Yuen, Lane is down. The fronts of Nos. 79 and 81, Prnya East, godowns, col. lapsed.

No lives were lost in any of the collapses.

LIFE SAVING PARTY.

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Great credit is due to Inspector Gourlay and other officers from No. 2. Police Station, who corsisted of Constables Hynes, Sutherland. Terstall, Sergeants Lee, Baker and Culliford, for, the good work they did in saving life. They were ably assisted by Mesars. G. Hog garh, Wheal, Fincher, Pawson and who rendered their lives at times. Courses

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save. sampan people from drowning. No less than, 120 Chinese were rescued by this brave life" saving party from sinking jonks, and every one including the civilians, bore marks and buisce to remind them of the typhoon for several weeka to come. Inspector Gourlay himself when he saw two persons finating on a raft-in danger of their lives, jumped into a junk that was being bumped against the Praya wall, crawled to the bows of the boat, and saved the two men. Similar acts of great bravery were performi ed by the others and there doubt that their good work will be brought to the attention of the Governor, who will no doput see that such conduct on the part of the police and civilians alike will not go. unrewarded.

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gapore accidently fall overboard on the 'igih September and was lost. A life busy was thrown to the man when 'ba was near the The ship's side but he failed to catch it. steamer was stopped and a bons lowered into the water and a search was made for over an hour but to no effect.

THE "KUTSANG." The master of the Kulrang reported to-day to the Harbour authorities that during the typhoon the Charles Hardouin collided with her, considerably damaging some plates on the port inodation. The Charles Hardouin did not report any damage.

1.44 m. 18th lust. Ardived at wharf, fino weather barometer 29.83.

8.20 am. Barometer 29:56 noticed the black; drum flying at the Harbour Office (Rant) sept for Chief Engineer and ordered steam ready in 20 minutes, whan he told me (the captain) that |that he had both H.P. piston valves adrift. On

bearing this gave orders to double all mootings. before Kimsinn left wharf, shortly after Kinskan. left (9am.) the ropah began to part and about 94.m. the bollardi to which a new 6-inch. rope was last carried away killing one sailor and bruising the captain more or less about the legs. He rushed forward and-let go the port anchor, at the same time giving orders to let This order not being go everything all. The master of the Wik reports that this

executed very quickly the vessel struck the morning, when about 25 miles oot from ballast outside the stone Praya wall, breaking Wagian she found two Chinamen on a rail, the rudder stock. As soon as the lighter San and, bearing down upon them she took themes slacked aster the Captain_also let go the on board. The men were in a very exhausted

starboard sochor and the vessel swung round head to wind and sta condition. There was a considerable amount of spars, planks, and other wreckage all around, tut the weather was fine and the sea cales.

THE "WIK."

THE "EMMA LUYKEN,"

The German steamer Emma Luyken lost both her anchors and cables, and, drifting on to a buoy at West Point, considerably damaged har hull. Bhe, however, managed to make last to the buoy, where she remains until she can be docked.

THE HEUNGSHAN."

The master of the Tai On reports passing The Heungshan ashore against the rocks at Sau Chau, with a quantity of large deals under her starboard bow, The Tat On rescued 16 Chinese who were floating on wreckage, to which they were clinging, close to Lin Tin.

THE "KINSHAN” The Tai On also reports passing the The staff of lardine's Sugar Refinery were well to the fore in rescuing drowningshan high and dry on the beach just to the people, for it was near that place that most of the damage occurred. They rescued between 100 and 200 persons from the sea.

KINDNESS TO THE DESTITUTES.

A large steamer, the name of which is un-

They housed 400 in the refinery buildings known, was discharging sugar at Quarry Bay and 20 in fordine's junior mess, Compra- when the blowing, came. She broke herdote Mr. Choy Lap-Chee and Mr. Lo Cheung moorings and was driven, on to the foreshore te treated the destitutes very well. The two of the shipyard. The foreshore bottom being gearlemen gave them rice and food and a if mud the steamer got off later without goodly number, after thanking these gentle. sustaining any damage to herself.

men, look their departure this morning.

OTHER ITEMS.

LOOTERS AT WORK.

Several of the Shipyard and the sugar (louse From every police station in the Colony men lighters, it is reported, can be seen from and women, amounting to nearly 50; were ar- Onrry Bay on the hills on the mainland. tested last night for looting. These people The roof of nearly every house in Shan-ki-also belonged in the sampan class. One woman in particolar had a bundle of silk, which was wan proper is damaged,

taken from the beach at Taimetsa-tsui. They were all placed before the Gourts at the Magis tracy this morning and severely dealt with far their conduct.

The Langkat· Oil Company's godown, ol wirch Messrs. Lien. McBen and Company are the agents, collapsed during the storm b godown in Chater Street, now the property of Messrs. rebsen and Company, formerly the old Father Factory, was also razed in the ground, Chiderable damage was done the roofs and verandahs of houses throughout, the wastern 'district. Rouses Nos. 1 10 19. Praya Kennedy Town were badly d. maged and awards through Lycemoon Pass, with members gont part of the brickwork in from of the of their crew clinging to the wreck, but nothing

could be done to save them. ground Bones was destroyed.

SHIPPING,

The old Macao steam launch Perseverance was swamped nat very far away from the Col ony. The assistant engineer of the launch, who was washed ashore near Pokfoolum, gave the policy his stiny. He said that the Perseverance, while on a voynce to Macan yestealaş, en- countered the typhoun when passing Cheung chau Island. The skipper ( Chinaman) seeing he could not face the guie,, furned the launch around and telegraphed full speed ahead" for Hongkong. The launch had not got fai when a huge ser swamped her and she sank stern fits. At the time of the swamping afile Perserierunge there were twelve passen- assistant engineer was the only one saved. Giving the particulas of how he did not join the others in a watery grave, the engineer end that as soon as he saw there was in hope for his launch he lejii overboard. In the water he Oce of the Dock Company's launches Leclung on to a gangway plank fand was drifted came disabled near Aberdeen during the storm

to Sandy Bay. and she was blown on the beach, where she present lies. The place where she went ashore was at the back of the village and quite near to the docks.

ON STORE.

A mast appalling scene was witnessed by those on shore, Men, women, and child, were seen thinging to the masts, calling ha help. Many were either seriously injured t instantly killed by falling from the masts. The Aberdeca police gave all the assistance they -possibly could and many lives were rescued by them from sinking boats

DOCK LAUNCH DISABLED.

and twenty of a crew aboard her, but the

MORE DAMAGE,

A steam crane and a lighter, the property of tite Government were destroyed alongside the Cattle whaf at Kennedy Town, the lighter The damage done on shore at Aberdeen and having linen pitched against the sea wall,

Eighty-six junks were reported to have other islands in the vicinity was not very

either been sunk or destroyed off the Western much. Every matthed in the place was deslistrict, and up to last night only seventeen troyed white some were bodily removed finn

persons were missing. The estimated value of their fixtures and blown away. The damage

ihe damage done to junks and other small done to other more substantial buildings were

cent and their cagues in this district alone of a minor degree. A few ronts have collapsed,

is put down at Son,too, while others have been dunagid by rain. "There were no deaths on shore. Trees have been uprooted and the roads caved in. All'along the sea from Aberdeen to Hongkong was bittered with wreckage and many upturned junks were seen fasting with the tide.

AT BAM-SHUI-PO.

CAUNCHES DAMAGED. :

the beach at Sam-shui-po there now lies over twenty steam launches, some very seriously injured. The majority of the laun. hes are owned by Messrs. Kwong Hip. Loong. Curious enough the loss of sampans and junks in this part was small.

THE "WINGCHAI" ASHORE. While this commotion was going on it was seen that the Maran steamer Wingchat was in slanger. The wind and sea buffetted her about like a cork until, she was blown on the beach Before this occurred, however, bei passengers were seen jumping into the sea in large num hers, but few lived to sell the tate.

SAM-SHUPPU POLICE STATION DESTROYED.

The police station, of which Sergeant Sims bas charge, fared very badly. One gust of wind blew off the verandah, and a second de. molished the charge-om, destroying every thing therein. The charge room clock whirl was the first to leave its place has not since

been seen.

OTHER DAMAGES.

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CATTLE DROWNED.

Every matshed, including the refreshment shed at the tram terminus, is down, but as yet no lives have been reporter as lost on aktore,

Many junks were seen floating bottom up

The whole of Lycemoon Pass is littered with wreckage.

enormans."

Eastward of the Chatle Peak Buoy

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THE "SADO MARU." The master of the Sodo Marus reports having picked up 64-Chinese from rafts and wreckage which were being tossed about to the South East of Waglan, while a little further south a European was found clinging to a raft, formed of spars and other wreckage. This rescued European turned out to be Mr. Parsons, the well-known Hongkong pliot, who, while out in his boat was blown out to sea and his boat sunk. He managed to secure same wreckage, to which he clung untd the Sado Maru luckily caine along and rescued him.

WEST POINT.

The bamboo piere at West Point were wrenched away and dashed bodily into the sea which showed an immense area of flotsam and jetsam, representing the only homes of hundreds now without even such a frail shelter as their 'THE “HEUNGSHAN.”

sampans afforded. The Praya was still im passable for vehicular traffic, owing to the piles of debris of every sort and description EUROPEANS, HIGED PIRATES AT BAY. still entirely covering the full width of the The fleungshon, which in ashore on an is road, though gangs of coolies were busily em- The number of deaths in Shau-ki-wan Bay island at the rear of Lantan, left Macao, for ployed, piling it up along the side of the road, sa as to form a thoroughfare for carts and rick- Hongkong at 8 a.m., yesterday, with 700 pass.

shas. There hundreds of unhappy hunter> engers on board. Among the passengers were a large number of Chinese ladies. The Chi- were to be seen, searching all around to dis nese passengers included two well-known cover, if possible, at least some of their lost Chinese citizens-Mr. Gin Tak Tim (of Eweus, property. Others stood mournfully by, with Harston & Harding) and family, and Mr. Fran folded hands, knowing only too well that cisco Taeyat (of the Wing Kee firm of any search for their goods and chattels would coal merchants). Among the Europeans were be bootless-they had seen them all go below twa Portuguese, Mr. Joid da Silva and Mr. the angry waves, to find a resting-place, at The harbour Braga, Mrs. Canavarro and child, one French the bottom of the harbour. lady and child, an American missionary and self presented a very unaccustomed ap his wife, and a French, and Portuguese priest.pearance, considering the weather, as there Rain fell heavily at 9 o'clock, and at to aan. were but very few sampans visible, right side against the gale. An hour later the rain was face of the water.. That fact told its own tale.

AT TSITSA-TSUI. Inspector Kerr, at the Tsim-tsa-tsui Police Station, was in police pinnace No.s at the time of the typhone. The engines of the launch broke down and the lunch became helpless.

The inspector jumped into the sen, calling upon the Chinese to follow his example. The inspector was picked up near Deep Bay and brought back to fongkong in a Customs boat. Later a launch was hired by the police and search was started for the missing crew of the

pace. They were found on a small island

A numberof junks, containing large numbers of cattle, were discharging their cargo at the Caule What at Kennedy Town when the Typhoon struck the Colony. They weathered the gate for a shift time but the cattle became. alarineil and a stampede followed. The junks were caught sp a seà and driven against the Praya wall, knocking them into fragments. Five bullocks were drowned and fur others are missing.

RESCUE PARTY, “S

Throughout the whole day Inspector Cale lett and Sergeant Aris, in company with twenty other officers patroled the Praya and were successful, in rescuing eighteen persons from certain deaths, at great risk to them- selves.

near Deep Bay and rescued.

The steamer Hongkong sank in the harbour and the captain, the chicl officer, also the compradore and the crew are missing

The steam launch Ying Fat, which trades be tween Hongkong and Samchum, left the har bour just before the storm had started and becane unmanageable when out of the har bour. She had on board at the time. 130 She passengers and a crew of ten inen, capsized after drifting for a time and all, but two of her crew are missing.

Two police pinnaces and two police launches have sunk.

In addition to the damage to sampans at Kowloon reported in our last night's issue, go junks and small craft sank off Tsim-tsa-tsus

Last night.

the feungthan was making a strong fight falling so heavily that they could not see five lengths ahead. The first knowledge the pas sengers had that the vessel was on a rock was when they heard a sound which resembled the report of a detonator, which was followed by several others.

A panic broke out among the passengers, some of the Chinese screaming "kow miong→ save life." They rushed to the upper deck for safety, the steerage deck being flooded to the height of a man's breast

The vessel began to settle down, whereupon the upper deck was flooded with water,

The mate, then, with a life line, plunged into the sea and swam to a small island near by. By means of the i ne he succeeded in rescuing the greater part of the Chinese passengers, the women receiving the greatest attention.

The police basin is clogged with wreckage. Outside the basin lies the steamer Korg

A bunch of six women who had been eling photo with her funnel above water. Sheing to the lifeline suddenly lost their grip and foundered off the Wingchef's whad, and fell into the sea. They were drowned and only drifted to her present position. The cap two bodies have been recovered. An Indian rain of the ship (Mr. Mead) was drowned

is also reported drowned. Alongside of her are three steam launches, Captain Marrison at considerable risk gallant bottom up.

and in the work of rescuing the passengers.

The steamer Kinshus is ashare ai Castle

Peak Bay-

up, and, in, safe and sound condition, on the The majority of the sampaus still afloat carried search parties, anxiously looking out for miss. ing relatives, but we could not learn, that any bodies were discovered, in the central en

the Kowloon Western districts, though on shores there were terrible numbers taken out

of the water.

9.18. About 9.18 the port cable parted.-The- engines being now available were put full. speed ahead and we tried to steam the ship to a safe anchorage, being unable to steer her, had

to use the engines ahead and astern to escape the various vessels lying at their buoys, but were unable to clear the French mail mad drifted across her stern about 9.25 a.m. which cut into (through) the ship's side about 5 feet, flange bows of the Fatshow saving her from board anchor which was dragging at about 35 baing cut down to the water-line. The star fathoms of chain caught on the mail buoy moer ings and the starboard chain ran out to the

bare and. This held the ship for about 13 min. tes, the mail boat making a nice lee. As the

drifted alongside past the mail, the greater part of the crew deserted by jumping on board the mail boat. Whilst lying under her atern considerable damage was done to the Fulihan's stern by the overhang of the mail boat's stern, the Ethan's cable being too short to allow her to ride clear. During an exceptionally heavy gust this startboard cable parted; put the en- Fines full speed ahead, and the first thing we sighted was Signal Hill about three points on the lee bow, put the engines full speed astera and then worked down ahead and then astern as required until the ship drifted clear of the point, when the engines were put full speed ahead and I tried to beach the ship opposite.

I the red houses under Signal Bill. This proved to be impossible, the gala catching the ship's head and swinging her out again. I therefore put the engines full speed astern, knowing that under almost any circumstances this would bring the ship's stern up to the wind which it. did, and we finally beached the ship about 11.10 am (barometer 29.26) off Austin Road and kept the engines going aster to act as 40 anchor, and keep her from blowing to seaward

again, falling tide stopped the engines about noon, as the ship was hard and fast.

Great damage was done to the upper works by the force of the typhoon; unable to estimate the damage done until the ship goes into dock.

Great credit is due to the Chief Engineer (Mr. A. C. Millar) for the smart way in which he got the engines together and the way he worked them during the gale.

THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,

noth last

A meeting of the Legislative Council was held this afternoon. Present:-His Excellency the Governor, Major Sir Matthew Nathan,

·K.C.M.G, R.E., His Excellency · Colonel Darling, R.E. (Commanding the Troops), Hon. Mr. T. Sercombe Smith (Colonial Secretary), Hon. Sir H, Spencer Berkeley, K.C., (Attorney General), on. Mr. A. M. Thomson (Colonial Treasurer), Hon. Captain F. 1. Badeley (Cap. taia Superintendent of Police), Hoo. Capt. AW. Barnes-Lawrence, R.M. (Harbour Master), Hon. Mr. W. Chatham Director of Public Works), lon. Mr. E. A. Hewett, lon. Dr. Ho Kai, M., C.M.G., Hon. Mr. Wai Yuk and Hon. Mr. W. J. Gresson.

ABSENT.

Hon. Mr. Edward Osborne, Hon. Mr. H.E. Pollock, K.C., Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher (Clerk of Councils).

MINUTES. The minutes of the last meeting wern fead "and confirmed.

THE PASSING ON THE BISHOP. Rumours being rife that the Right Rev. J. L. Hoare, D. D. Bishop of Victoria, had been drowned, a representative of this journal made inquiries, and at the Harbour Office, this mom- ing. learned that Mrs. Hoare, wife ofthe Bishop, had called, there and stated that the master of junk, which vessel was generally used by His

THE TYPHOON. Lordship when going around on his periodical pastoral visits, had come to her, and told her

His Excellency Sir Matthew Nathan said: that, when in the region of Castle Peak, the

Gentlemen-Hongkong has just suffered from boat was struck by the typhoon, capsized, and

a catastrophe that has equalled, if not more so, smashed up. The master managed to seize

any that has previously befallen the Colony. a plank or spar, and kept afloat until he

The loss of life and property batween the hours reached shore, but the Bishop went down, and

of 9 and it on Tuesday morning has been, an boat kept a good lookout for him, and it was was not seen again, although the master of the

far as can be at present judged, greater than that incurred in the great typhoon of 1874. only natural to conclude that he was drowned. None of us is likely to forget the scenes of that of the crew, none of whom were seen again. phoon gun was fired at nine o'clock there was On hearing this report a search party was

a large, body of shipping in the harbour an hour later the atmosphere being again clouded Mr. M. McIver, Boarding Officer, Mrs. Hoare appeared, that many of the larger ships ware organized and despatched to the scene, in the Harbour launch Victoria, under command of

we saw that the junks and small craft had dis- accompanying the party, with the junk-master aground or in distress, What had happened to acting as guide, to see if any trace of the miss the junk boats was evidenced by the appalling ing Bishop, or his bady, could be found. scenes of desolation on the Praya and the

The search-party, however, met with no suc- cess, and after making a thorough search, and Kowloon shore. I need not, however, dwell prosecuting every inquiry, they were compel-scenes nor recount the losses that we all led to abandon the quest and return to Hong.itnessed and are known to xil. kong, where they arrived at 3.45 p.m. to-day.

It has been suggested in the Press that with feelings of deep disappointment.

[From, Who's Who we learn that the Right much of the loss of life and property would

The house-boat Pioneer sank at Castle Sengers commenced looting the trunks of the The same fate, apparently, befell the members morning. First of all, we saw when the ly

Peak Bay, and a report said that the Bishop of Victoria was aboard of her, and was drowned.

H.M.S. Pair is on the rocks near Kowloon

Docks with a 45 deg, starboard list.

The Changshe is said in be a total wreck. Two of the "Star" Ferry Company's launches have sunk.

ON SHORE.

The Police on shore were exceedingly busy throughout the day, and they were successful in rescuing 120 persons from sinking boats and from the sea Those who took part in the rescue work were:species

Munday, Davis and Sergeant Wilden.

Haring the panic ome of the rougher pas.

passengers, opening boxes with knives and other weapons,

River steamer Hoisang bound for Hongkong, The passengers were rescued by the West and they were landed af to.45.a.m. to-day.

THE "FATSHAN."

WILL BE SAVED. * According to une who should be in a position to speak with authority the Farshan should be thwedoff to-morrow, her position being absolute ly safe. There is only one hole in the vessel and that is above the water line. The large cargo of silk in the hold and 8,01 o rolls of matting are cargo. Praise is due Captain Thomas for having saved practically three-quarter million

judder or B dollars

AN ONSERVATORY INQUIRY.

Pan of the Langley, Constables Winter, Edwards, Wintouched by the sea, together with the general Reverend John Charles Hoare, D.D. Bishon have been avoided if the Observatory

THE CENTRAL DISTRICT.. The damage done in the Central dis trict was abnormally slight second storey of No 28, Aberdeen Stree collapsed, and the cook-house No. 176 Queen's Road Central canie down with a crash, but no lives were lost..

TALE OF THE SEA.

In the Central part of the harbour the sum ber of sampaus that have came to grief was so great that the figues could not be procured. But the number of large junks that have gone down is said to be fifty.

"The exact number of a deaths among sampau folk,' said

a police oficer, "e never be ascertained.

"he exact number will never come out. There are a large number of simpan people making

that cannot come to. report ?

The entice

The back walls of six buildings were blown away, leaving the other portions of the buildings standing, and which it is expected will collapse ere long. ittle lower down the road another building collapsed and reports of missing ones, but what about those buried the inmates-twa old people. This morning at Fuk Chin Hong village four dead bodies have been recovered, the result families living on sampaus have perished and of being buried in the dorit. So far, that wher is to report about them ?** was all the damage done at Samsbulpo. The" - conduct of Mr. Smith, an employee of the Cosmopolitan Jocks, deserves great praise for the assistance he gave the police in having the injured removed to hospital in a launch provided by him.

AT WEST POINT.

GREAT DAMAGE.

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West Point suffered severely at the hands of the typhoon. To give a detailed account of what occurred in that district would occupy columns. The more important and latest work of the storm we give below.

The roads at est Point åre in a terrible condition. Connaught Road West, Des Vienx ́ Road West (that portion west of the Gas Works), the junction of Queen's Road West and Belchers Street, the Trays at Kennedy Town, the New Praya and Cadogan Street are very badly damaged, while the sea wall and a portion of the roadway at Cadogan: Stice! has. been swept away,

WHARVES, ETC.

Nearly every wharf in this district have either been washed away or badly stripped." Those companies that have lost their wharves are:

FIRE.

The damage done to No. 48, Coomaught Road Central by the fire which broke out during the storm was estimated at $2,000. The premises were not insured. The origin of the fire was caused by the overturning of a fire-place by the wind, and the inmates of the house, thinking that the place was about to collapse, cleated out, and left the fire burning. Numerous trees, and whole gardens, that were once tie pride of their owners, were completely destroyed in this district.

These mer had great difficulty in saving the lives of the sumpan people, because when they knew their, boats were sinking instead of ac cepting the help 'thrown them, they busied themselves secuing property, and it was by this means that many we e drowned. Some of them had to be taken off by force.

The cargots of many steamers in the vicinity are strewn abur the beach and special police men are on guard, seeing that the goods, pasts Shanghai silks, were not removed. of which consist of valuable Nankin and

The V. R. C. matshed is non-est. The "Star" Ferry matshed at Kowloon has been reduced to matchwood,

Three of the Godown Company's whatves have been stripped.

Notwithstanding the strength of the gale. the Poona remained at her wharf and weathered the storm, sustaining very little dainage in her deck fittings.

The same damage, was done to trees al Kowloon as in Hongkong."

:: KOWLOON CITY. The damage done by the typhoon at Kow loon City was not as much as at other places in this Colony.

The launches Awang To and thung Sung and about ten others are on the beach. They were all blown ashore and some are badly damaged,' many having their sides punctured.

The long wooden pier outside the station was blown away, while cargo-boats and matslieds suffered badly.

AT EAST POINT. The Eastern district fared very bidly and the damage done to junks and sampane alost is estimated at about $110,003.,

THE NEW TERRITORIES. Definite news from the New Territories has not reached us at the time of writing, although it is foured they have suffered greatly, P.S. Deveay, of the New Territory, who arrived in the Colony last night from Sha-tin, reports that the entire station [it was only a small wooden but after nil) was blown away. The two mat. sheds, to the cast of the station, and which were Up to the time of going to 'press, it was said used for housing the Indian police have disap- that over 250 junks have been lost. The figure poured from the earth, the police at present also includes sampans. The number of lives being stationed in any pince,until a temporary reported lost is over fifty, station is erected.

The rice crop is ruined, and the damage done is large,

Mr. Campbell's motor-launch was dashed to bits alongside the Praya wall, and her watch man cama vary noar losing his life.

without.

anchors.

went ashore. was

The only signal the master had flying when the boat

for the police to take off a sailor, who had been injured. No assistance was required, all being safe; 1:0 people were saved. The launch of the Hongkong Hotel ran full speed alongside and all on board jumped on the Fatthan.

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STEAMER REPORTS,

UFTURNED JUNKS AND RESCUED CREWS. from the captains of various vessels which ar The following general reports were received rived at Hongkong to-day:-

of Victoria, was born at Ramsgate, on 15th Nov. 1851, fourth so of the Rev. E. Hoare, Honorary Canon of Canterbury. He was educated at Tonbridge Schopl, and Trinity College, Cambridge, being a Trinity Scholar, securing the second class Classical tripas i 1874. He was curate at Trinity Church, Ton- bridge Wells, from 1874, when he was ordained, until the following year. In 1876 he came out to the East, and was appointed Principal of the C. M. S. Training college at Ningpo, China, from 1870 to 1898, in which Intter year he was consecrated Bishop of Victoria. His publications comprised several Theological books and commentaries in Chinese-Ed., H.K.T.]

NOT A VESSEL UNDAMAGED.

Among other facts learned at the Harbour Captain George Hooker of the s.5. Alenchowe Office by our representative was the fact that writes: Fine clear weather, N.E. winds and from the reports received, not a single vessel in smouth sea, as far as Swatow, Morning of the harbour at the time the lyphoon struck the 18th x a.m. to Gam, experienced furious ty. Colony remained undamaged, in greater or phoon 20 miles E.S.E, of Pedro Blanco, 3.45 a.m. i centre passed nearly over vessel; lowest reading of barometer 29 15. Sustained no dam- age. 4 to 5 p.m. stopped three times to resanc fishermen and their families in vicinity of Ninepeus. Rescued 26 persons, Sea literally strewn for many miles with wreckage.

THE "AWONGSANG." Captain of the Kwongsang writes:-Mo- derate E. and S. Easterly winds and fine wea ther to Swatow with heavy Southerly swell. Off Swatew had one heavy squally carrying away No. awning; from Swlow fresh Eas ternly winds; moderate sea. Cloudy and fine off Ninepins and Tamton head. Passed several junk bottom up and a quantity of wreckage., THE KWANGTAIL,"

Captain Tait of the Kwanglik writes: Strong gale with heavy Hly sea. Picked up 15 per sons of various capsized fishing boats.

THE "LIGHTNING,"

Captain Fairweather of the Lightning_re- porist A Chloeva deck passenger from Sia

lesser degree, while, at present, it was impos- sible, even approximately, to compune the num- ber of sampans lost. The Harbour Depart. ment itself lost two of its best rowing boats, one at the Green Island gunpowder 'depot, and one at Sham shui-po, but it was belleved other losses would be heard of when the reports came in from the out-stations,

had

given earlier notice of the ap preach of the typhoon, and that such carlier police should have been possible. I see no grounds for believing this possibility. But it is due to the public and also to the Director of the Observatory that an inquiry should be held into it. I baye, accordingly, asked the Com. modore to detail a Senior Officer of the Royal Navy to preside over a small Committee of which i propose that the other members should consist of the Master Mariner, named by the Chamber of Commerce, and of the Man- ager of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Com- Pany-if he will be good enough to serve.

HEROISM.

A bright feature in the gloom of this great calamity has been many acts of heroism and duty performed in saving life by civilians, police and sailors, I shall cause an inquiry to be made into this so that they may be duly re- corded and recognised-(applause).

The Harbour Department has done, I am sure, its utmost and will continue the work already so well performed in clearing the harbour of debris as rapidly as possible

The Tung Wa Hospital had its launches out saving lives as long as it was hoped there were any lives to be saved and has afforded and is affording succour to the many Chinese left destitute by the loss of their floating habitations.

LIFE SAVERBAN

FAIRWAY BUOYS TURN TURTLE,

The Commodore consented at my request to The two New Fairway buoys, which only send out all craft left to him not themselves last Sunday week were placed in position, got damaged to pick up any persons that might be adrift and captized, drifting in-shore. They found clinging to any wreckage outside the were, however, secured and moored to other hasbour. Unfortunately, the renewed typhoon buoys temporarily, notil they can be replaced, brought an end to the period when it might be but it is feared that before this can be done the hoped to save such persons. Two torpedo- moorings will have to be re-laid, as almost all boat destroyers on this duty last night, 1 am over the harbour the moorings have been drag-glad to iny, were able to regain the barbour, this ged out of place; by the straining of the vessels morning. The Commander of the U. S.aqua- moored to the buoys to ride out the storm, dran voluntered to co-operate with our own

Navy and his offer was gladly accepted.

SOLDIERS' AID.

"FATSHIAN'S" EXPERIENCE.

A representative of the Telegraph gathered what may be accepted as a complete narrative of the Falskan's experience —

The Military Authorities kindly let me have 150 men yesterday to clear wreckage that