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THE TYPHOON.

'GHOULS AT WORK,

BISHOP HOAKE'S BODY SEEN.

MERTING OF THE RELIEF COMMITTEE.

azed inst Further particolare of the disaster which be- for the Colony on the 18th inst., continue to reach us from various, sources; the details of the yet upchronicled 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 account.

HONGKONG TYPHOON RELIEF FUND. Mr. H. E R. Hunter, hon, treasurer of the Hongkong Typhoon Relief Fund, writes us as follow-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 29 1906.

THE DOCK CO.

THE S.S."JOHANNE" REFLOATED. The at: Johanne, was refloatel Inst night. The Protector, was employed to pump 'the' water out of the Johanne's submergadTM stern. This proved to be a comparatively easy job for the Proiecter with her powerful pu sps, and by this morning the damaged steamer was safely alongside the Dock En'e which at Kowloon, liaving been towed huss the bathione by the Praterfor

THE "SORSOGAN

Messrs. Jorge & Co., the Hongkong tepte sentatives of the owners of the Sorsogan in Manila, received instructions this morning to leave the refloating of the vessel to the Dock Co.; the damage sustained by the Sorsogon by the typhoon will, we understa: d, befinde good by the underwriters

CAPTAIN G. DOUDS.

THE HARBOUR OFFICE,

We are requested to state that the Harbour Office will be open for business to-morrow

(Sunday) as on week days.

DONALDSON'S BODY RECOVÉRED." The ricam launch Dayspring, which went about the harbour yesterday, on an errand of rescue, recovered the body of Mr. Donaldson, which was remored to the mortuary, to await interment. No trace has so far been found of the bodies of the 'children.

HARBOUR DEBRIS CLEARED.

The greater part of the debris, wrackage,

and 10 on bas bien now cleared from the central part of the harbour, under the superin- tendence of Mr Meugens, boarding-officer, and but for the mytraordinary absence of the sumpans and small jonks, aforet me so much in evidence, and quite one of the features of the harbour, the latter is gradually assuming its normal condition and appearance. Bal there is a significant, not to say pathetic, absence of the cry of “

going down

of which was employed in the Land Court-4-| were killed by collapsing houses.

A large number of houses have collapsed there and in the surrounding districts and a good few seriously, damaged, some being la danger of collipsing."

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

·AFLOAT.

Again the sampan folks were the worst saf farers. According to the official report wo learn that a number of boats were destroyed while some thiny six persons are reported

missing

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

SINGAPORE'S SYMPATHY. His Excellency the Governor has received a telegram from his Excellency the Governor of Singapore to the following affect

Hayrd September, 1906, 4 "Legislative Council desire to express deep sympathy, with sufferers in Tacent typhoon.

lows:-

*(Signed), ANDERSON," to which His Excellency has replied as fol.

"azed September, 1906. "Am most grateful to Colony for expression sympathy which I will communicate to Colony.

"(Signed), NATHAN.

VICEROY SHUM. -.

His Excellency the Governor received a visit this morning from Commodore Lin Chiao Chuen conveying a message of sympathy from his Excellency the Viceroy of the Two Kwang. This message would bays been con; veyed by telegraph but for the breakdown of

has also sent a contribution of $3,000 to the

boats.

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THE "STANLEY'^* ERRAND.

A/FRUITLESS SEARCH, O. Saturday we recorded that the Harbour Department launch Stanley had gone out, un. der command of Captain Casey, and conveying the Revs. W. Bunbury and A. Stephens, who took with them & coffin, on the chance of fina. lag the body of the bishop. Late the sam evening the Stanley, returned, after having made an exhaustive search all round the Bro efforts of the search party was the finding of thers, but the only success that attended the

one of the Bishop's students, lashed to” the most of the ill-fated Pioneer, which ibay sa- cured, and towed as far as the Nertham Fair way buoy, where they were obliged to moor it, as it was found impossible to tow it further into the barbour, owing to the great stench exuding from the body. The body was still there this, Monday, morning. The Stanity, found no trace of the Bishop's body, and all hope of discovery was then abandoned. The re

yester day, to the effect that the Stanley had been out

entirely without foundation; the Stawisy did not leave her moorings yesterday, as she was taking in coal and fresh water, preparatory for to-day's duty.

which usually greeted everyba "ampan," regsarks concerning the typhoon in their share communication. His Excellency the Viceroy port which gained ground in the Colony: lives: must be added the name of Capt. G. Connaught Road Central--the cry so lately businowy little has been done in shares, Relief Fund and offered services of two gun- | again, and recovered the body of the Bishop, is.

To the list of rescuers, who by their heroism have been instromental in saving-hundreds of Duilds, of the dredger Canton River, who rescued seventeen Chinames on the fateful morging of

the 18th inst.

His Excellency the Governor having ap: pointed Hos Sir Paul Chater, CM.0, chairman of a Committee and Mr. H. Hunter, hon, trea- surer, meeling was held at the office of the..

M. W. F. Ford, harbour engineer, in the chairman this alternoon, at which the hon. Mr.

employ of the locks, had a unique experience. E. A. Hewelt was appointed bon, secretary,fle was on board the launch . As son

It was arranged that a sub-committee, under

as the weather becaine threatening on Tuesday the chairmanship of the tion, the Registrarie let go two anchors in midstrennt, but General should be appointed, which would deal

those soon dragged and working alone unaited of distress, and also con- with immediate скоез sider the claims of formally registered owners by the crew, he managed to drift down to the of junks and sampans to assistance, in order to bay right opposite Fenwick's works without the least damage A junk which was drifting repair or rebuild their craft.

towards the "No, it was run into and sank by

her.

It was nanounced that the European and American subscriptions already amounted to

Launch Ar, also belonging to the Dock Coma about 520,0 and it was hoped that that fixpre would be at least doubled. The Chinese sahpany, was carried by the waves right across scriptions already amounted to about $75,000 the Aberdeen yards and landed over the roofs of the hinese employees' houses, breaking includ ng $10,0x returned from the proposed

through the kitchen and damaging it San Francisco Relief Fund.

FO THE BISHOP'S BODY.

THE TEE. "FRONDE."

SCARCITY OF LABOUR.

ork

From every police station in the Colony comes the cry of the scarcity of Hands to assist the police in the work of relieving the waters of Hongkang of its dead. The stiperstition he average coolie has of handling dead bodies is the means of throwing more work on the shoulders of the police.

of the coolies prefeared to sacrifice the inducement offered than to take part in the gruesome work, There is no doubt that a number of coolias. work with the police, but there are a few, who, although signifying their willingness to take part in the work might as well have been at home for all the assistance they rendered,

HK., C. & M. STEAMBOAT Co.

THE 8.8. "HEUNGSHAN," Considerable interest naturally centras

BODIES EVERYWHERE." The terrible tale of the typhoon has not yet

here is every hope of raising the French casting aside the old ideas, have done good i having been stripped of all the upper wood-vessel need not be entertained. Capt. Gmust be handled,-for they all declare that

THE SHARE MARKET'A FECTED. Messrs. Erich Georg & Co, make the following report of to-day's date -Since the issue of our the street towards Blake Pier, and along last circular

beau interrupted, partly by the

children alike. emanating from old women and vary small typhoon which passed over the Colony of the But the aforetime criere of 18ib igat, and partly ow og to the Jewish new Sampan,"

"Sampan," have changed their cry,-year holidays. On the morning of the 18th in- and now along the Prays West is to be heard stant the centre of a typhoon passed over the instead the mournful. appeal for cutis and Colony, and, although it spent its force in the short time between 9 and 11 s.m. the bavoc chow chow, and the appellants look, in mort cases, as if they needed it, and burlow Euro. wrought on shore and affont, especially on the around the salving prospects of the steamer been fully told, for almost hourly-reports are water, in terrible to contemplate, and the losses fleungshan, belonging to the Hongkong, Can coming in of the awful, soul-sickening sights, pean, and the better class of Chinese, turn a deaf ear to that appeal,

be seen around the barbour. Bodies A are calculated to amount to several millions of ton & Macao Steamboat Co., Ld. By reason dollar, besides causing a fearful loss of life of the fact that a very large number of in- being picked up everywhere,-If bodies they afloat. On the Hongkong side of the harbour veston both here and in the neighbouring ports can be called, for all that remains of what were hardly a wharf or pier remained undamaged, have wisely had their money put into this living, breathing, human beings, are inflated but we are glad to say that the wharf of the carefully conducted and economically mana masses of unrecognizable fierb, which, atin. Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Com-ged concern, it has been our purpose

touch, secure

goes to pieces. Amongst

"the

bodies any sustained comparatively little damage, the very latest information concerning the picked up at Talm Tra Tsui was ope that had 06 the Kowloon side the newly built

operations for the relating of the steamers the face and general appearance of a skeleton- stage and shelter of the Star Ferry Company in belonging to the Steamboat Co. An ugly re so well had the crabs, and other shell-Ash, nearly three fine long of port was afloat on that

done their

very coolles loath thai gone, and of the shows one lovkarie and Post year soar wa Sasarded as a hopeffes wrecked the talk of handling the bod souls dow Godown Company two are badly damaged, but fortunately the worst fears for the staunch can blame them; although, for sanitary

and hay

F. humanitarian, if for no other reasons, they Company had also nearly all their fighters on the fateful Tuesday morning, came to which result of the Devil's work, the Devil will do the work, only the piles remaining standing. This Morrison R.NR, who piloted the faungahan

this is "Dovil pidgio" and "if they touch the Bunk, of which, however, son have alrendy köng yesterday by the salver Protector which, bega raised, and it is expected that the majority it will be remembered, set out on Saturday to

same unto them, and more also." But yester of them will be recovered. Besides innumer examine the position of the Macao boat. Capt. day, in several districts, it seemed as if even the able, lighters, steam launches, junks and Morrison is very sanguine of success attending hardened coolies could not go on with the smaller craft, about thirty-five steamers have the salving of his fine steamer and is believed work. heen either suak, stranded or otherwise dam- to have expressed the opinion that with aged. The Star Ferry Co. had one of their continuous hard work for a month there is steamers stranded in Kowloon Bay, "where the no doubt that the Heungihan will be-ra. Hongkong, Canton and Macao Company's floated. Captain Morrison returned this Mesars. W. S Bailey & Co. were busy for

steamer Fatihan is also ashore, but her damage morning..to his ship by the same Com- the greater post of yesterday, making an ex-Hynes has done doubly so for as soon as

Joes

not appear to be very heavy; the same pany's steamer Lungshan which had been amination of the submerged Awonechow op- operations for the removal of bodies from the

Kinshan lies stranded on a Company's

detached from the Macao-Canton rug to do posite the Godown Co.'s premises at Kowloon. harbour were commenced this officer has been

Reimer sandy beach in Casile PER Bay

and. It is

the klouble duty of despatele Feak Divers were sent down to a certain the exact in the harbour every day, waist deep, dragging

and patrol boat communicated to the Rev. A. Stephens and condition of the sound her apparently spector Gourlay and Sergeant Lee, who were

the at we are glad to heat the bodies, and which were "boxed" by Inexpected that she will be got off in a few days, between the Kushan at

Bay, the while the same Company's steamer Heungshan leungshan at Sam Chau, and Hangkong, and able to state the they

which went on the rocks at Sam Chau, a small also is to stand by either of the ships upon island north of Lantas, although heavily emergency. The Lungshan had to put in for damaged may perhaps be got off also. Natur shelter yesterday on account of the boisterous ally the market value of Boats and Wharves state of the weather. We understand that dropped immediately, the former to £25, and arrangements have been completed for the the later to $95, but on the other hand the local | Protector to raise the Heungshan,the repairs, Dock Company's sheres have improved rapidly, we need not say, will be entrusted to the and are wanted now'st $155, as the Company | Dock Co. bas paying werk in view to last it for over six months" at least. There has been very little 'done' in other stocks and quotations remain pretty much unchanged.

A FURTHER SEARCH/"

All hope of recovering the body of the late Bishop of Victona has not been abandoned. and now there appears to be some chance of securing the Portal remains. The master of the Shaothing, which arrived from the Canton River yesterday, reported that at 2 p.m., on Thursday, he saw four bodies floating in the direction of the Brothers, three baing Chinese, and one undoubtedly a European, for it was wearing

white sweter and .4

Roman collar. and he therefore believed it was the body of the Bishup This report was immediately

the Ray, W; Bunbury, and arrangements were made at pace to go in search of the body, for it was believed that in the condition of the wind and tide prevailing, the bodies would be driven on to the Brothers, and an might be recovered. Accordingly, yesterday afternoon, the Rev. Mr. Banbury went out in the Stanley, taking a coffie with him, in case the body, if recovered, should prove to be that of the Bishop. The Brothers are situated between Lantao and Castle Feat:

HK., C. & M. STEAMBOAT CO.

THE KINSHAN," KA Arrangements not, having been completed for the departure of the Conten River (dredger) yesterday for the scene of the stranding of the Kishan in Castle Teak Bay, the vessel left on her mission this forenoon. Capt. W. E. Clarke, acting secretary of the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co., Ld., left on board the Canton River. He will superintend the opera- tions for the dredging. of the inud bank, DN which bis company's fine vessel lies. There in every hope that the Canton River will be successful in her mission, and we trust to ba able to announce in aur, next isave the safe return of the K’imthan to this harbour.

THE 8. 8, "BEUNGSHAN."

torpedo-boat Fronde, although to all appear ances she is as good as a total wreck.

MISCELLANEOUS REPAIRS.

The American sailing ship Z. F. Chapman is shortly to be docked for repairs. It is reckoned that from, twenty in thirty vessels will have to pass through the hands of the Dock Co. as a direct result of the typiαon.........

A

THE SKWONGCHOW"

the waters of

Three officers from No. 2 Police Station specios Gourlay, Sergeant Lee, and PC. 37 yne-whose object it is to rid Vanchini of the corpses as soon as possible Reserve every credit for the good work they have done so far. I every policeman has worked hard during the past few days, P. C.

sssisted by a number of coolies.

PICKING UP THE DEAD, The four launches, which were engaged by the Tung Wa Hospital to patrol the waters and to pick up the dead, have gathered in quite a large number Attached to each launch is a

comparatively late damaged. The wong chow lies on a soft bottom, with her how embed. ded in the soft mud, some three fem or so. She fat only a few plates dented due to her bumping against the wharf before being car- sied away by wind and water across 'to Kowloon. The report that her entire crew was lost is inexact, inasmuch as only the skip-alt, and an eye-witness states that on one of these ralis last evening there were fully fifty per (Capt. Meade) and the 3rd engineer were

corpses. The exact number of bodies recover fost with the vessel. All the other members of the crew were saved.

ed by these, launches could not be obtined.

while the

TUE GAS WORKS.

ESCAPED SCATHELESS.

POLICE LAUNCH BAFE-

Police launch No. 3, which has been missing since the 18th instant, with Sergeant Boulger. and P. C. Berry board, is reported to be safe. No particulars could be obtained from the police to day regarding the launch. Where she is, what happened to her during the typhoon, and what casualtier ccurred on board, ware questions put to the pobce, but no reply could 6o oblained. They knew nothing more than’ that No. 3 is safe

› DEAD POLICEMAN SEEN,, The body of Indian policeman 847, who was drowned while returning to his station al Sam. chun, on board the steam launch Ying Fat, was seen floating in the barbour last evening, and was later picked up by the search party.

RODDING THE DEAD.

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The following telegram is from the U.S.

Consul General —

Manila Observatory, 8.10 a.m. *September 22nd 19 6. "The typhoon entered China Sea near parallel fourteen north at eight am moving to West by North."

·THE STEAMBOAT CO'S FLEET,"

CAPTAIN ME DE'S BODY RECOVERED.

AT THE DOCKS,

24th inst.

As the days go on the tales of results of the typhoon increase in all their hideous gruesome mess, for to-day completes a week since that fatal, devastating, and all-destroying typhoon so its wake, and now, indeed, is the awful passed over us, leaving such a dire tain of woe

xides come tales of the of what were once

THE 8.8. "KINSHAM."

The powerful dredger Coston Alver is at work ploughing the bed of the bay at Castle Peak. She will cut a channel for the river boat not be many days before residents will bave to slide out with the assistance of a lug. It will

the pleasure of seeing the Kinsken picking her way into the harbour onder her own steam. We have it from a competent engineer that the Kiuchan should be refloated within this week.

THE 8 B. "YATIHAN "*. lles inugly in her secure position. All yester- day the Steamboat people concentrated their efforts in discharging the valuable cargo, on board the Fathan. It consists of 9,000 rolls of Canton matting and $65,000 worth of raw silk. It much for the safety of cargo

speaks handled by the Company when it mentioned that out of this enormous and valuable ship ment only zoo rolls of mating were washed away, due to the fact that they happened to be on board the Company's lighter which, of course, foundered.

THE WHARE.

Too much praise cannot be bestowed upon the staff of the Gas Works for maintaining the City service without interruption through a try. ing time, from the worries of which the works વાત

not entirely escape. Although no actual damage was caused to any part of the worke the company's premises were, at one time, typhoon lasted, in considerable dan. ger of being flooded. by sca

and rain water. The entire yard was inundated to a height of three feet of water, n

and it was dus to the untiring efforts of the uropean staff that the water could be kept out of the retors house and back from the free, that the manufacture of gas was not discontinued. In this connection As soon as the dredger can be spared from it should be mentioned that Mr.

McCubbin, the Kinshan she will proceed to the scene of resident engineer: Messrs. E. W Terry, A. the Fleungshan's wreck, and there Capt. Clarke Sheffield and W. Goodfellow worked in will again direct operations. From previous cessantly. for hours to avert the danger of report of the dangers position of the fondinu. Several gangs of Chinese conlies morning, at the Police Court, a coolie, who math. From all "God's creatures i", but fall wooden, piers along the waterfront: wore | frrungahau, lying are dues werged in on the

were employed 10 bale

at the water, and to prevent a greater intush than ile baling rocks, the task of saving her should be a dif cul one and not nearly sowin however, sincerely to be wished that difficulting could successfully cope with all the ates were blocked with planks and clay. The only damage sustained by the Gas Co. was twenty bro en set psts and a large number of insps binwn down by the terrific force of the wind. The Prava in front of the works was completely torn up, and in consequence a of the gassin under water in. the portina westernmort dist ict was damaged by An Indian, who is connected with a regiment g nsity of water, gething in through the nt Kowloon, was also charged with being in Groken lamp-service pipes, partly shutting unlawful possession of a large quantity of cot off the street lamps only.

The house ser

ton, The defendant obtained the cotton from y're, however, was not interrupted at all. the beach at, Kowloon, and as he had nothing lly promptly ruplaring men to pump the to say, Mr. Hazeland fired him $3. mine clent of water before midnight of Wednesday, the Company was able to restore

peful.

as the undertaking may prove success, wil! attend the efforts of the salver

Creport

which reached us earlier the forenson, left but little hope for the good Haungthan. It was stated that when passed by an incoming steamer last night: na ligh's could be seen on board the riverboat and i was eancinded that she must have broken her back One thing. certain the stern of the Freungshan however, is was lying low in the water. With a plow of obtaining reliable information a representative of the Tiongkong Telegraph called at the office of the Company when he was informed that the latest official rep it to reach the Company was before last evening since when no later news concerning the fleungshan had been received,

As soon as the report of the leungshan's stranding reached Macan, H.. Senber Martinho Montenegro, Governor of the Portuguese colony, tendered to the Company's agent at Macan, Mr. A. A. de Mello, the affer of the Ruaboat to stand by the stranded vessel. Rio Lima to Kind at the offer was, the Directors of the Company declined it with many thinks, a Commodore Pig of William had ancady very despatched one of His Majesty's

sampans were washed ashore neat the Cat Works, but no other wreckage or dead bodies have been found there. The Company is to be congratulated on its exceptionsi good fortune in escaping practically scatheless,

The campaign againn looters is will being vigorously carried out by the police at every

large number of station in the Colony, and men are arrested daily for plundering. This said that he was engaged by the Tong Wa Hospital to pick up corpsen, was charged by, Inspector Gourlay with robbing the dead. The coolie was seen to have dragged the body of a woman out of the water, placed her on the beach, and reaved from the bands a jede. some bangle. Mr. F. A. Hazeland dealt with the coolie very strongly and sentenced him to six weeks hard labour and six hours' stocks.

AN INDIAN CHARGED.

PLUNDERING À PASS DOẠT.

Two, fishermen came before the Court,

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words

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HARBOUR-WORK HAMPERED.

The greatest possible difficulty was-experi enced yesterday, when the Ambrets of China arrived, bringing the Canadian mail, and a num. ber, of passengers, în galling to add from the steamer to land passengers, and also when the

* the launch owners were actually much as $20 per trip, the trip not to exceed one hour, and farther refused to accept $50 for three hours bire. No doubt they look upon this as their harvest, and reap it to the fall they will. But they pursue a penny.wise and pound-foolish policy, for seno of those who have, perforce, to submit to the "squeeze" now, will, when conditions have fairly well righted "themselves, ever patronize these launches again.

German Mail arrived, refusing to "accapt

CAST UP ON WAGLAN, Information being received this moming, by the Harbour authorities that a very seriously, even dangerously, hurt Chinaman had been mediately despatched to bring him off. As cost up on Wagian, the Stantay was im-

to-morrow would be the periodical "rollef" day the Stanley took with her on this trip the stores and necessaries which she would other wise have taken to-morrow. Owing, however, to the boisterous sea, the Stanley could not get near enough to take charge of the man, or land the stores, and so will make another attempt to-morrow,

AT STATION GAP.

The Rev. Alfred Alt and Mrs. Alf had an unpleasant experience on Tuesday, at Station Gap, above Kowloon City. They were staying, with their five children, and Mr. S. R. Moore and her two children, in the Rev. W. Bunbury's bungalow there when the storm struck the Colony. They were fully exposed to the fury of the gale, until 10 a.m., when there was a full, and the wind veered. The roof of the bunga low was almost entirely blown tiles hitting an Indian policeman in the eye, and

him down, while other

one of the swordblown

tiles

The steel wharf stood the test well. Wherang bill, striking the blil-side like bal

The mast of

more or less demolished, the river Com. what are they now? Here is a report of a "body" skeletonized by fish these bodies too, wharf sustained practically no dan inflated to be placed in coffins of ordinary size, age at all, and what little of it that has to be noted is accounted for by the numerous and again "bodies falling to pieces at a touch." The Folice, the Military and the Sanitary funks bumping and scraping off here and there Officials have been, and are, doing a little of the cement rendering, man, gay herios, service, for which Buated, electric wires, the post being bent. This was a junk fell against one of the posts carrying the of praise are too high, or too exaggerated, And when the history of this holocaust the onl, comparative serious damage if it can

be so-called... comes to be written their good work will shine out as a bright spot in all the lurid hide-

THE PASSENGER TRAFFIC. uurness of its environments. The expedition

With the temporary.deficiency of three of the which went out on Saturday to look for the

Company's largest vessels all ashore the pass. Bishop, in the region where his body was re- ported in have been seen, was barren of re-azer traffic on the remaining vessels is exces- suite, and at last, it was generally conceded sively heavy. On the last irip of the Peruanto that

useless to make any further Canten yesterday she carried 2,000 steerage it would

passengers, besides all the saloon cabins fali with an exceptionally last number of tourists. No advantage has been taken by the management to raise the saloon passage fares; but the steerage rates had been put up to normal fares. All these mouths by reason of the excessive competition on the river native passengers were charged barely, paying fares. The Powan had to turn away from 700 to 800 passengers last evening. This moming the Bankow carried a full cargo of living freight. if accommodation could be provided for 5,000 passengers more quite that number would flock

that

The fighting to this part of the island. Two charged with plundering a passboat. Tattempts to find him, for it way thought he had clothed boat, which is owned by a stall-holder of the one beyond recall. And then came the start- Central Market, turned turtle off Cap-sui-moon news that the body of tens hund on the during the gale.

afternoos the da-

in a white sweater, had been

Macao, was believed to be fendants were sex smashing her up in search of the hand once again surmise was fife of lest. Finding nothing the men removed as to whether it was really so, and if so, why the part of the boat. Mr. Gomperix sent them to funeral should not take place there. The body ral. Another coolie at Yau-ma-ti had 4.437 of Captain Meade, lats of the a.. Kwongchow, sheets of copper in hit house when the police

was recovered by

panty on Stone the search paid him a visit. But an Aberdeen fisherman

batters' Island, where it had been thrown up

A PITEOUS SIGHT".

if any further sign were wanting as to the degree of poverty and destitution of the unfor lunate sufferers by the lare visitation, it would le foued in the sight of the groups of half- starved looking women and children prubbing

refuse and garbage of all. des.

hus

been

since Tuesday

These

poor

consideratoyers to Sam Chau where the is literally grubbing-amongst the already offen.

still by her.

criptions,

in

(alvage steamor), Mess15. Jebsen & Co. heaps along Connaughtin piled up

cremarrs

The enterprising captain of the Protector sively-smelling re agents, undertook to proceed to the Haungthan | H this forenoon on his own account. Equipped last for what they ca as the Protecton is and successful as her Hures Corry small baskets, and every rown again, they may be seen, picking attempts have been already with two of the partly submerged essels in this harbour if the journey up and sensiting in the baskets some rea is not already ion late the Protector may yes be sure-tinve," though goodness only knows of what it consiste. Qut of such offal what can able to render a good account of her enterprise.

come? And yet they seize upon their "finds" with avidity, ready to quarrel with anyone who dares to dispute their right to it. Can ons imagine a more pitiable sight?

AN INCIDENT. OF THE LOOT,

An Indian gentleman, who was a passenger on board the steamer Bength when she want ashore of Lantas Island during the typhoon, made a report to the police to-day in which he said he was the lorer of several hun.

DRIFTED. BUOYS REPLACED,

into the boat.

over

ts, and tearing up the grass. The door had been previously nailed to prevent them from being blown open, and they were alas braced with fro-fenders. The force of the wind and rala literally beat off the paint from the cuter dost

inner ceiling-board" blew up and down like and verandaha. The grounds were completely flooded, the

the water having to be baled out. The

the top of a huge bellows. But with "all this damage and varying of the elements, not our of the inmates of the bungalow received so' much a scratch,

"

A REPORT FROM MAÇÃO, A visitor from Macao informs us that a body of a European was found on the beach at Macao, below the Guis Lighthouse, at the foot of the hill where the Parsee Cemetery is situated. The body was encased in a white was believed to be that of the Bishop of sweater, and the face was clean-shaven, and Victoria.

Another body of a European, but bearded, was found on the shore at Colowan, opposite Macao.

Upon hearing the news of the reported-dis- covery of these bodies at Macao the Rev. Mr. Jenkins, one of the acting chaplains at S. John's Osthedral, left for Macao, by #fonam, which sailed at a p.m. today, to identify, if possible, the body, and, if necessary, bring it back to Hongkong.

Mr. Jenkins returned on Tuesday; the body reported at Maceo was not that of the Bishop's

'AT MACAO.

was the best of all. He came over-lo Hong by the sea, but he was only identifiable kong on purpose to obtain · marine hawker, who accompanied him back to Aberdeen: 1 bearing he wore, Divers have been down examining the s... Awong-chow, and they report fisherman got

to work at once on arrival and that her tween decks are packed with dead

AT THE DOCKS. was-seen wrenching off sinc plates from Chinese passengers "like sardines in a box," the collapsed buildings and selling it piece while the compradore of the steamer is reported

The energy of the Dock Co's staff in all the three establishmams has becotaxed to ja by piece to the marine hawker, who sat nest by to have had his mental balance upset. Pollco the utmost limit. Work was rushed on the They were doing well, until Inspector Dymond lapsches have suffered more or less damages, repair to the Cosmopolitan Dock caisson dam

The body of a Chinaman was picked up marched the pair off to the station. This mora but fortunately without loss of life. As for those aged during the typhoon. It was expected the behind his back, while a number of bodies of yesterday at Macao, with his hands tied ing the fisherman had $50 to pay and six hours launches which were lost, amongst mariners stocks, while bit friend, the marine bawkar, and others, there seems to be a general opinion dock available by coay to a badly needed. Chinese boys were siso found with their contributed $5, for receiving stolen property,

by to-morrow; it is badly needed. that many might have ridden out the storm, if The Empress of Japan was towed out of the queue's tied together. It is believed that this DRAD. JODIES.

they had bat stuck to their posts, instead of No,

was the work of pirates, 1 Dock shortly after 7 o'clock this meralog, . it A gentleman who came to town from Shau baddling together, as i is alleged they did, in and her place almost immediately taken by the ki-wan this morning said that all along, from the

Yesterday was

again Prins Waldemar. Repairs the engine-arcoms, Shau kiwan and as far down as Causeway Bay, threatening, and so the Wa Hospital this boat with all expedition to accommodate the water and the beach are strewn with launches were unable to operate round the har. the next in the order of booking. The Kilat i corpses. Inspector Robertson, of Shau-ki-wan bour. Dredgers were damaged, native "coffin undecided as to the port of repaits, It is hoped Police Station, reports that up to the present he junk capaired, and confusios generally Kewloon will not loss har. The French floating down his way.

and salvage operations were considerably hampered, owing to the boisterous weather Latest details from all sources are given below. MESSAGES OF SYMPATHY

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on

Ared dollars in hard cash. In relating the boarding-officers, had another very busy day has not discovered the bodies of any European rendered worse confounded in the barbour, pedo.bost destroyer Francisque was taken us to-day, we learn that divers have been sent

circumstances of the loss to the police the gentleman was stated to have said that as soon

ship became unmanageable Chinese, who were is a frightened

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| Mr. E. Jonni, Assistant Harbour Master, as well as Mr. M. Micfver, and Mr. Maugent, the former securing and replacing in position, buoys tha had got adrift, and fixing moorings that had also got adrift through dragging, and

took to the sea, One person, Coon, latter cleaning the harbour, and ridding it of makes a roport that somebody la, missing, and

said, before jumping into the sea, caught hold of him by the coat pocket and jumped. His pocket was ripped and several important allers In which were enclosed the money were blown AWAY,

THE B.. "FATOHAN."

The 14. Fattkan is still in her secure posi tlon in Honghom Bay. A second attempt was not made, as`was expected yesterday, to tow her off 10-day. Shales in too shallow water, And now the opportunity is awaited for tha highest side when the Robert Cocks will make ber second and, probably, the successful effort to pull her off. Meanwhits there is absolutely

"po fear as lo her safely,

THE COMPANY'S SCHEDULE.

An amended schedule of the river service appears on the second page of this issue.

MORE MISSINO, Almost every hour of the day some person its foram and jeteam. In all, 15

buoys were secured and replaced in their proper positions, the police at a few stations were kept busy yesterday taking down the particulars of every. report plade,

ht

it will take some days before the two new Fairwa buoys will be ready for re-placing. 1, by the appearance of shem, they seem to have been in some sort of 'collision-probably with derelict junks floating by and may need to be repaired before they can be moored once again in their places.

TU BLOW UP WRECK.

As the wrecks in the harbour, may drift on to the Fairways and become a menace to navl 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 a chance of salving. The fore part of the foundered an. San Cheung in difting out foto the harbour,

TRIM-TEA-TRUL.

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

THE NEW TERRITORY.

ON, BHORE.

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| FROM MAURITIUS.

THE 8:9, "KWONGCHOW," Those who have stood on the water-front at Kowloon and gazed at the submerged stoamar Kuong-show, fitle know what is confined in ber hold. According to a story which has reached

into down to inspect the vessel, And the No. 2 Docks, while his Majesty's gasboat particular was reported to have said that the one diver in toorken rests on her keel in one of the slips, dead bodia in the hold of the abip are packed The tb.4. Tabu will take her turn next for t the likesardines, Whether this report istrua or other repair of the dent on her side fortunately above wise we have no means ofascertaining, st present, water-line. H.M.S." Flora will

Will also:

also require but a

è a second and inter report says that when docking for cleaning and overhauling. All the Kwong chow left her wharf on that fateful Saturday evening and yesterday, a Dock tow morning, the carried only nine native passengers, boat was alongside the Chimkat Moru off and that when the vessel became lu danger the Kellette Island. The pumps werd kept going

for

His Excellency has received the following telegram from His Excellency the Govamor

Mauritios ş—

22nd September, "In the name of my Government and on be half of the people of Mauritius I beg you to ac cept expression of sincere sympathy with your Нет Government and the people of Hongkong in repont disaster.

"(Signed), BoYLE."

22nd September,

After three days without being able to com- to which His Excellency has sent the follow municate with flongkong, the police reports | log reply, from the New Territory, giving particulars of

*On behalf of people and Government of the damage done, arrived in the Colony this morning,

this Colony cordially thank you for sym. At-Tai-po, we gather that nine parsons-ára ("pathatio message,

**(Signed). NATHAN” of that number being an entire family, the basd

CAPTAIN MEAD,

all they were worth. By Sunday morning Passengers jumped futa the sea the bow of the Chintai

above water. At Inte hour to-day

y, the is as good as vefloated. САП now be assured. The Verona has apparently sustained greater damage than

The body of Captain Mead of the Kwong chow was recovered, during the email hours of this morning lying on the beach at Stonecuttar's

it was believed at fir t. Pumps have to be kept land. The body was unrecognisable, but for continuously going to prevent her holds being certain wasting apparel which was still attached fooded and a valuable carge of 6,000 tons or so to the body. It was removed to the Kowloo from damage. As the

ather wrecks the mortuary,

A FRANTIC COMPRADORE, M Petrarch, S. P. Richeock, the Fronds and others on the Kowloon side attention will be An incident which occurred on board tha turned to them when the more urgent cases steamer Kwongchow, before she foundered, ac- shall have been handled by the overworked staff cordingtoaneya-witness, was heart-rending, and withoughthelives of every one on boardika vessel at Hunghom, Aberdeen and Samshuipo,

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