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Entimation.

A. S. WATSON & CO., pool of the

LIMITED.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 14 1907.

TYPHOON IN HONGKONG.

FLOATING POPULATION SAFE.

:: GARDENS AND STREETS WRECKED AND

DESTROYED.

bungalows, known

BAROMETRIO, READINGS,

Ey courtesy of Metri. C. J. Gaupp & Co. and Geo, Falconer and Co we were unablad to obtain the following barometric readings --

From Gaupp & Cosm

reth

1 am. 29.50 (lowest reading), 3.30 am, 29.50, than rising steadily until 6.00 m. 29.57 12.03 (0000) 29.76 From Facoor & Co. 13th- Spm 29.53 ***** 14th-1 am. 29.47 (lowest reading).

them, it began to be suspected that things

stom, accompanied by formeliaturains, broke

Dunneved. and over the Colony. It was but the harbinger of Stonyhurst beautiful streams of crystallins were not exactly what they seemed. There

the

typhoon, which was making ls slow water poured out into the side-chaungt. Ia were to be godowns and store houses at

progress northwards from Guam which crossed their unrush the gravel roadway, beyond the Whampoa, the river was to be deepened and

southward later in the night... At 9.30 p.m. the concrete lining was literally washed away for a

·the silt ́ ́

ilt cleared away, in fact a Liver

same. (Thursday evening, the Observatory depth of several inches. Between "Danhoved" | 13th- 6 pin, 20.56 Far East was to be.

Officials M Kowloon issued orders to hoist the and Elliott Crescent huge bianches of the 10 p.m. 29.50 created at the gates of Hongkong in

No a night signal. The three vertical lights-/ stately pagoda-trees which lent such grateful Green Red Green exhibited from the yard shade at this particular spot of Robinson something less than a decado. All this way

Within four days of the anniversary of the An of H.M.S. Tamar and repeated, from Road were broken, off the trunk and bodily in perfect keeping with Shum's, recognised.

the Harbour Office Flagstalf and other signal, carried against the pathway loading lo policy that China should "keep her sia nemorable typhoon of 1906 Hongkong has

one of the private." Inwas abova. Seymour fish-guts for her an sca-maws." But with again been swept by a cyclone, very closely stations indicated a typhoon to be situated less

errace suffered no damage, but for the food the Kowloon-Canton railway on the fapis it approximating in fury to that of the last 18th than 30 miles from the Colony. As pently as would have beco ridiculous to admit that of September. Fortunately, on this occasion, could be forecasted a depression appeared to being of the garden, common to the eastern the Provincial Government had anything the approach of the typhoon had heen developing in the China Sea in the S.E. of Hong. section of the terrace, and the smashing up of the night signals made room for the Black Cone nothing was noticeable. The same has to be BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS EXCELLENCY THR whatsoever to do with the scheme. Cer-known for days by the floating pupulation ofg. At 5 45 the following morning (Friday) half-a-dozen flower pots. In Belillos Termes the Colony, an so far as can be ascertained tainly the Government were not averse tp from all official and other sources there las polol downwards over the Drum, denoting the sald of St. Joseph's College and the Japanese, afternoon, the storm which struck Hongkongi Tending a kindly countenance to Mr. Chang not been a single life lost as the result of the existence of a typhoon S.E. of Hongkong residences opposita on the elevated plane last night was not altogether unexpected. It private venture, but how could the Govern-visitation. But the damage on share has

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ment deal with such a tremendous affair involving the expenditure probably of mil- loos when the Government treasury was

bare? In an interview with a representa tive of this paper Thotai Wen, who was Shum's eyes and ears, confederate and de. pendant, scouted the very idea that there was any suggestion that Whampoa should be created a rival to Hongkong, but his argu- ments were scarcely convincing and certainly

failed to convince the intelligent people of Hongkong. The departure of Shum was to some extent responsible for the abrogation of the scheme, but the real reason, was that

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known as "Stonehenga."

A MOST PICTURESQUE SIGHT, however, was presented by the slopes of Fairview," the western half of which is in Dr. K: Justi's occupation. Great sheets of a form

ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS, With the unsettled. state of the westber which broke over the Colony on Thunday

reacho-1, its climax abortly after midnight in á furious 'downpour, in which 5.38 inches of rain fell, and although, we are pleased to state, a serious damage was done, bolb sabota and aftost, while the blow fasted it did a

ng stream were pouring down the steep rig-zag variety of unusual things. From after mid- incline which serves at the approach to "Fair-sight, when the ban, ing of doors and clatter- view from Robinson Road. For a height of some ing of windows made a tune of its own, uaill.

about el ven o'clock this moraleg the wind

issued yesterday forenoon, Mr. Figg, the within 300 miles. In the Observatory bulletin

been great, particularly in the destruc-director, reported at 11 am, that the barometer tion of Hongkong's more esthetic features had risen slightly over Formosa and the S.. such as the Public Gardens, 1 ast year Sir con of China, and fallen considerably in Matthew, Nathan, in referring to the effects Hongkong The depression mi, ht be a typhoon, fi appeared to be situated about tag miles to of the typhoon theu, said that the gardens

the S.E. of Hongkong and to be moving 10 would not recover their original bloom and wards W.N.W. at the time. Pressure remained beauty within ten years. Whatever has, been high over N. Chinn, Strong E. winds were doneinthe interval to redeem the Colony's only tively to prevail in the Formosa Channel, and gardens which can be enjoyed by the poor cyclonic gales along the Northern shores of Hongkong's nursery, in fact-where the children of the congested areas may forget and neighbourhood was "N.E. probably the sordid surrounding of their daily life, hasveering to S.E. gale; aqually, raiey." How was not wide enough to entry off, this heavy

correct the warning was, the experience feltime of water, and the road was in conse been partly undone, and what remains serve

the China Sea. The forecast for "ongkang

thirty feet the min-water, which had been col-

fected in a sort of catchment need formed by the grounds of "Fairview " and "Stonehenge, poured down with a mighty rush and in its des cent presented all the appeilance of a beauiisha ful cataract in miniature. The side-chancel

continued to blow with a force nearly approach- ing a full-fledged : phoon, rendering it im possible up to the tiffin hour to ride in a rick.

with anything approaching safely.

STREETS FLOoded and deSERTED.. Throughout the day the'rain fail, at certala” times, in torrents, flooding some structs. - The

when the British authorities' discovered—as reminders of what had been achieved later in the evening and throughout last night quence cul up for a width of about two feet sewers proved entirely inadequate to carry off that is to say, when the fact was plainly by the Botanical and Afforestation Depart. and early this morning sufficiently evidences and as deep ngalo to assist the paflow of this the suddea deluge, and, save for a few rickshas

brought to their attention that the con struction of a line from Canion to Amoy would be, a violation of the Agreement sign ed by the Chinese Government and the British and Chinese Corporation in connec tion with the Kowloon-Canton "railway, representations were made to Peking by the, Government of Hongkong, through the Bri tish Chargé d'Affaires at the capital and the

scheme was strangled in its infancy. The Amey line would, of course, have tapped the Anglo-Chinese be and nullified the benefits which are expected to accrue from its operation. Now that plan being obliter ated, the Chinese authorities are said to be

filled with the intention of organising a

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ment in the short space of twelve months.

That apart, the fact that human life has been spared, and that we have not been subjected to the ghastly scenes which marked the decline and "disap

pearance

the scientific accuracy nad precision of the Hongkong Observatory's deductions, carping critics notwithstanding,

immense volume.

The stormwater channel in "Glenealy" Ravine was choked by sand and detritus washed down from the bills,

THE PUBLIC GARDENS,

The shipping in the harbour and the native maritime population took timely warning from. the official bulletin. From the big ocean liners of the storm last year, is

to the smaller coasting steamers, and the matter for infinite thankfulness.

Not A

huge steel lighters to the diminutive slipper boats-all sought shelter before dusk. Those sapan appears to have suffered; the few

few, no more than a dozen or so, like steamers which remained at anchor in the centre of the harbour,rode safely throughout the long hours when the wind was at its fiercest; while the small steamers left their moorings at the wharves and weathered the gale at Stonecutter's Island. Yaumali had apparently nothing to report in the cope with the buffelting of wind and sea, Infowering tea, indigenous to Hongkong, was

way of casualties, and the other districts

Antiseptic and Detergent-Whitens the Teeth steamship company which is to trade beun the peninsula" are equally barren of in, promiscuous agglomeration of tramp, steamers, with fragrant blossoms, besides al one of the few H, S. Humphrey, an assistant in the Inter

and strengthens the Gums.

and chairs, the streets were practically deserted.

H.X. HOTEL BUORINO COLLAPSE,⠀⠀ From the roof of the eastern portion of the Hongkong Hotel there existed up to yesterday some shoring which was placed to keep up the It was at the public gardens that the greatest uncollapsed portion of the facing Part of amount of damage, as the result of the storm, it is there no longer. At nine o'clock this *n noticeable. In what is known as the morning, damped by the rain and assisted by New Gardens", much damage, which will the wind, that part fall on to Maseru, A. Ling tal e time to restore, was done. The luxuriant and Company's roof, breaking away a small the Empress, and other large versels which tropical palms on the green lawn, the fine part of the cornice facing on the Queen's Road preferred to remain at their moorings, were

collection of Oregon and Australian palmaside, followed by a shower of bricks, mohar left with the whole expanse of water to themselves from the shores of Victoria to Kow and numerous ornamental creepers suffered and bamboo poles into the street. Happily,

from the effects of the wind and heavy rains, no one was injured, toon. They, nevertheless, took" the extra pre-

'CHAIR COŎLIE' HURT, - Near the Deer Pens at the eastern gule, a large caution to pay out more cable in order to

The only accident, that was registered. was that which occurred to a chair coolie, uprooted. Lorge branches of an exceptionally Goe specimen of the ylang-ylang treo loaded who had to be medically treated. Mr. funghom Bay, before nightfall, there was a

a couple river boats, a slcel_water-boat-of the

"Jackfruit "greek in the Gardens, were lopped--national-Banky-was riding in the chair-at-the- tween Chinese ports and North and South telligence, which in this case certainly Union Co., besides a number of launches,

off The opposite gate-the Peak Road time. Going along Macdonnell Road at about America, Australia and the Straits tettic-justifies the old adage which has it that no junks, etc. Farther in the distance in Kowloon entrance to the Gardens-was blockaded by ten o'clock a gust of wind caught the chair ments. That is a big idea even in a land news is good news. What the damage done Hay a fleet of not less than eleven large-sized debris from the huge Brazilian nut tree, broadside on and blew it into the sidechannel.

on ahore will amount to it is impossible to ocean-going vessels were riding snugly at

roof of the unused Band Pavilion had por. The foremost coolie managed to escape injury, A. S. WATSON & CO., where there is room for big ideas to

develop, but there is no reason why it should estimate. Stretches of the thoroughfare anchor for the night. Deyord, and at no great-tions of the tin-lioing and rain-water pipes but his confrere at the other end was not so LIMITED,

distance from junk Bay, the "argosies of magic striped off.. The shady "silky-dakavenue lucky. He was unable to get his neck out of not be successfully carried out. In such a long Praya East were swept by the co saila in the immense fleet of fishing junks of the second terrace above the Fountain the shaft and was consequently pinned to the case where would Hongkong he when the bined forces of the sea and the sky, and

had taken refuge on the lee of the towering

is` denuded of much of its beauty. In ground. When he was released it was dis trade of South China was diverted to Can-huge ragged patches of roadway, scarred hills which form the northern background of

'ded, it will be years before the avenue covered that he had broken one of his fingers ton, and steamrers called at the port of and tom, are evidence of the violence of the the land-locked harbour of the city of Victoria. will be again what it had been. Thanks on the right hand. He was taken to Dr. delivery instead of the general distributing storm. Many houses were stripped of

It was in the Causeway Bay Shelter, how to the precaution taken by Mr, W. J. Tutcher, Jordan's surgery, which was close by, where over, that the busy flsating, population of the centre? It is a disquieting thought, but jalousies and shutters while there was su

the superintendent of the Botanical and part of the finger was amputated, the other, who shall say that the result is impossible? preme desolation among those floral orna Colony had gone in their thousands to be Afforestation Department, almost the entire part placed in splints. Mr. Humphrey, collection of the polyplants of the more choice notwithstanding bis shock, was in no way It is doubtful whether, even when at its devastating typhoon which happily, last night's varieties had been saved. These were removed injured,

·COLLAPSE OF A WALL, Peak at peppercorn rents, but the difficulty

storm did not prove to be as its predecessor of

Jo theller on the previous evening, The flower- would be to acquire the peppercorns, a worst, which was probably in the early hours

The only other collapin, as far as wS CAN a year ago. Within the bay enclosed by beds presented a sad spectacle for the most difficulty which would prove as great as is. of this morning, the typhoon rose to the the Breakwater was a veritable sea of masts, part, notably those where the crimson coscombs learn, that occurred during the storm's busiest that of gathering in the dollars which land- height attained by its short-lived predeces included among which were dozens of dim had been planted. At the main gateway the hour, was that at 7 and 9, Tank Lane, Central district. The wall; at the back of these build- visitor was confronted by a quantity of ings fell, owing to the foundation which con Me resolution" of the Board of Con with the result that the damage it caus- public launches which have made the harbour weckage which partially blocked the way.

sisted of soft clay-raised to about eight feet!” Even at this early bour the head gardener above the level of the street-being washed was superintending a staff of coolies in re- moving the debris.

CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS AND PERFUMERS.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 7th September, 1907.

The Hongkong Celegraph. Then we might at five in mansions at the ments which decorate liouses in. Hongkong. protected from the merciless onslaught of a

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1907.

CHINESE COMMERCIAL.)

SCHEMAS.

An unimportant-looking paragraph whichi appeared in last night's issue of the Hong- kong Telegraph may possibly be deemed worthy of deeper scrutiny than a first view of of, its relative importance to the Colony might have seemed to, warrant. The para. graph in question set forth in simple terms

Jords exact at the present time. After all, sor.

merce, etc., is still in the air and, for the sake of Hongkong, we may trust that it will remain in its state of suspended animation.

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

But it was much more prolonged, | nutive funnals of the privately-owned and

effect of the

con of Hongkong famous for the number and beauty of design of this particular class of

ed was more the tinued assaults made by the wind and rain which were driven furiously and at times with incredible force over the Colony indeed, the fact that the storm wreaked its effects afterwards, in the main, seems to be evident from the numerous collapses which occurred this forenoon when the gale had

steam vessels.

AT YAUMATI BAY-

within safe distances of one another, the peering leases of a good telescape froin any house on the higher levels of Victoria could easily pick out a stately fleet of not less than twenty-six steel and wooden lighters of between

CLEARING THE STREETS,

The

Too much praise cannot be bestowed upon the officials of the P.W.D. and the Afforesta

ins Department for the promptitude with which the work of removing the refuse has

away.

the fact that "the Board of Agriculture, pany, Limited, has been struck off the Register exhausted itself, But even they were not of co and 1,000 fens capacity each. They includ.. en begun. Early in the day spare conier- ferries intelligence from Yau-ma-ti and Sban.

THE name of the Victoria Necropolis Com.

of Companies

dustry and Commcice have resolved to organise a large steamship company in order to inaugurate a service between the Chinese The Volunteer Concert advertised for tonight ports and North and South America, Ausis postponed siandie, owing, in the inclement tralia and the Straits Settlements. It is not state of the weather.. yet decided whether the company will be managed by the Government or by appointment of His innaur Mr. A.G. Wise an Chief Justice, during the absence on private merchants, but is either a subsidy of several hundred thousand leave of His Honour Sir Francis Piggots, Kt,

with effect from the 5th instant, js gazetted. taeis per mensem will be provided for it." Had it been the case that the energetic ex-Hits-Excellency the Governor has been pleased

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2 very serious character, being practically insignificant and condutive more to interest on the part of the spectators than alarm,

The principal burden of the typhoon's depredations will fall on the Director of Public Works and the Superintendent' of the Botanical and Afforestation Department, who, by this time, are well accustomed to their respective tasks. Mr. F. G. Figg, Director of the Hongkong Observatory, deserves all praise for the early intelligence

the coming of the storm. Long before it otherwise been in danger were safely be stowed for the night, and it will be in teresting to observe whether Mr. Figg will on this occasion reap the reward of his

OBSERVATORY REPORT,

Oo the 14th at 6.30 a.—Ordert Issued to hoist the Black Cone' point downwards and Dall (indicatas a typhoon S.W. of Colony within

OUT-STATIONS UNTOUCHED. The only report received at headquarters. from Wanchal district was the uprooting of a huge tree at the junction of Vatheson Street. West Point and Tsim-ina-izvi appeared to have got off scot free. Owing to the stoppage of the

ki-wan is not yes to hand. It is not be. ed the fine, cap.cious lighters of the l'eninsular vancy carts were brought up to convenient

lieved, however, that anything serions hap and Oriental Steam Navigation Co., those of points to load the heaps of branches, leaves, etc, Mesari. Butterfield and Swite, others owned by that had been collected at street corners pre-pened at these out-stations. From the Har

bour department we learnt that "gil's wall with the shipping, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co., the Bong-patory to removal. kodg, Canton and Macho Steamboat Co., and

THE PUBLIC 11GHTING, also of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and

Throughout the faight the dual system of Godowa Co. Soms, of the Union Steam

the street lighting was maintained with Water Boat Co.'s vessels, numerous launches perfect efficiency. Early in the forenoon Mr. and hundreds of Juoks and sampons were E. W: Terry, of the Gas Works, was going collected together lot the bay off Yaumali, ba-over-100-principal-ureets-looking for any de tween the Naval Yurd Camber and Cosmopolit fects or breakdowns. When questioned by a en Dock, for the night.

representative of the Hongkong Telegraph, BEHIND STONECUTTER'S ISLAND.

Mr. Terry had the satisfaction of informing side of the harbour were the river steamer plains, of any breakdown had been received at Near Stodeculter's Island on the Victoria | bini thai nåt a single report, much less a coin-

tolerably fair fleet of German coasters and lighting service-both public and private The highest pressure is still shown over N. other smaller steamers had taken shelter.

Thus comfortably accommodated the entire shipping went through the twelve hours! casualty to report at time of writing.

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350 miles.)

At 13.35 p. The typhoon has probably reached the Coast to the S., of Macao, after passing near Gap Rock early this morning. 'The barometer is rising quickly iq Rongkongr and a slight rise - has taken place ulto, along

and the Loochoos prestura has decreased.

China and the Sea of Japan,

Moderate N.E. winds are expected to prevail

of Mr. H. R. Phelips, with effect from the guisad burst over the is and all who might have Hiungshan and Sul-An, Behind the island- the head office: Similarly was the electric the Chipa coast to the Northward. Over Japan

instant.

Viceroy Shum still occupied bis old post at to appoint, Mr. R. F Brayn to act as local he afforded the residents of the Colony of Canton we should have been, inclined to auditor during the absence on inspection duty suspect that he had a hand in this move- ment to establish Chipesc mercantile marine service. But Shum for the nonce is į biding his face in darkness waiting for more LIAMENTARY Paper containing a report by Sir Henry Bergne, KCB, KC.JO, of the propitious days to come when his numerous proceedings of the Brussels Permanent Sugar

patriots may be brought to fruition. Never | may be seen at the Colonial Secretary's office. theless, there is such a close connection between the latest idea and flat which was propounded by Shum when he proposed to revive the glories of Whampoa as the port of South China, at the 'expense, of course, of Hongkong, that we are seriously of Chien.

maintained.

THE TRANWAV9.. The Tramways were conducted without any

schemes for the aggrandisement of his.com- Commission at the session held in Juna last, services in a chorus of laudation as 'a sel-off storm without so much as a single incident or } disorganization much to the convenience of in the Formosa Channel, nd cyclonic stron

to the revilings which were freely offered

A RUMOUR is current in Chinese circles in when he or his, assistants failed to do the Singapore, anys the Free Press, that a Chinese impossible last year. as a slave to a certain eating house in town. boy, about sixteen years of age, has been sold

He is believed to have recently arrived from A-corespondent, who says he has

twelve fingern and twelve joes.

A WASHINGTON despatch of September 7 to the Monila Cablenem says:The London Spectator announces that "Theodore Roosevali

COMPARATIVELY LITTLE DAMAGE.

SHIPPING SAFELY SHELTERED.

Within a week of the anniversary of the memorable Typhoon of the 18th Heptember, 1956, Hongkong has been visited by another of those seasonal storms which have earned for this island somewhat unenviable notoriety, Fortunately for the Colony the storm which

ON THE UPPER LEVELS,

it would appear that the only damages to be recorded in connection with the gale are those which must be chronicled as having occurred ashore, and those are fortunately limited to nobing more than floods and wreckage in private and the Public Gardens, and the re- pored collapse of two houses in the native quarter of the town. As to the latter rumour no verification could be obtained at official sources. The Police headquarters had no news of the occurrence. The report can thus ba dise missed as having had its origin with idle

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ON THE UPPER LEVELS, Starting on tour of perambulation at an

will not accept a nomination for a third term passed over Hongkong last night and the gossipers. as President, but will endeavor to secure the early hours of this morning, though longer in somination and election of William H. Taft duration, was not of the same force and in. by the Republican party, and that he will after the seating of Taft, accept the appointment of

- opinion that if Shum is absent his in- seen the alleged slave, declares that he' bai

fluence still prevails. The very fact that the statement does not say whether the company is to be managed by the Govern. ment or by private merchants is rentiniscent of the ex-Viceroy, Readers will remem. ber how Shum evolved a scheme to con sect Canton with Wiaupon by rail, how the line was to run to Amoy and how be

tensity as its predecessor. Thanks also to early hour this morning, our reporter gained asserted that the immense cost was to be

the ample warning issued from the Hongkong the heights of Sir Paul Chaler's conspicuous borne by a private individual, Chang, the

Observatory on Thursday, and yesterday, toge residence, "Marble Hall," on Conduit Road. *ex-Minister of the Interior, That sounded

ther with the cablegrams originating from. Traversing the entire length of this magnificent patriotic and in the light of the Yuet-han THE offices of the Supreme Count will be open Manila and communicated to the local Press promenade it could be seen that the sharp Railway's administration was not incondas y during, the Long Vacation, except upon by courtesy of the U.S. Consul-General in gusts of wind overnight had played havoc with acores of flower-pots in carefully laid-out ceivable. But when the Viceroy began to public holidays, from 3 o'clock in the fore-Hongkong, the shipping, which suffered so issue proclamations broadcast ordering the moon, until 1 o'clock in the afternoon (subject, enormously in the disastrous typhoon of last people owning land over which the railway however, to the provisions of sections of the year, appears to have escaped with perfect

"Supreme Court (Vacation) Ordinance, 1898," | immunity last night, would pass or which might be essential foro far as it relates to the criminal sessions), THE TYPHOON'S FORERUNNER. railway purposes to vacate their grounds from the 20th day of September, 1997, until The first indications of an approaching storm without fuss or, trouble, else the strong arm the 17th day of October, 1977 (both days into Hongkong were felt late on Thursday even of the Government would be down upon ||clusive).

ing when shortly after six o'clock a thundary.

"Proconsul" to the Philippines,

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the public on the lower as well as on the upper winds and gales over the North part of the

Jevels.

THE KOWLOON FERRY.

In order not to inconvenience Kowloon" "re-" idents, the "Star" Ferry Co. kept their double-enders running to as late an hour yesterday as was consistent with safety. The Jast "Ferry" was si 8 p.m. yesterday, the service being resumed at 10.30a.m. today.

THE RIVER STEAMERS, The 1.5. Sul-Fai from Macao'did not leave

China Son,

• mangkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending. at 10 am, to-day, 5:38 inches.

FORECAST.. 1-Hongkong and zeighbourhood, S.E. winds, decreasing squally, showery.

2-Formosa Channel, N.E. winds, moder. te, 3-South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocks, S.E. to E, winds, fresh.

4-South coast of China batween Hongkong

for Hongkong to-day, while her sister-ship the and Hainan, Cyclonic gatenkint Sui Au sought shelter, at Stonecutter and AN Order of His Majesty the King in Conseil remained there throughout today. There is published in the Gazette giving effect to was thus no steamer from or to Macao. Supplementary Convention between the United The Fatihan, which left for Hongkong from Kingdom and Belgium, amending Anticlo XIV Caston, yesterday had not arrived at the of the Treaty of Extradition of 29th October, time of writing, and the presumption is that she 1908 is safely anchored in shelter somewhere near The others. The fleungskan steamed to her wharf, shortly after eleven this forendon and embarked passengers for Canton atriope to-day.

U. S. MAIL POSTPONID.

His Majesty the King has not been advised to exercise his power of disallowance with respect to Ordinance No. 7 of 1997, entíked An Or dinance to amend the Law relating to Bills of Exchange, and Ordinance No. 8 of 1907, entitled An Ordinance to amend the Public Owing to the unsettled condition of the Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1003 gardens and parterres. Descending to Robin weather, the Pacific Brail 9.9. Co. will not be THE swimming race across the harbour has on Road and proceeding eastward from able to dispatch the Manchuris with the Ameri- been postponed until Monday, the 16th instabi, "Derrington"-Mr. Chos Leep Chee's charm-can mail until to-morrow at no1n (fonday), on account of the typhoon. A stars will be

made from the Police Pier at 4 pirn (and it is; ing house-the spectacle presented itself of weather permitting.

10. he hoped that those interested will, ba nomerous plant-pots being overturned and Other postponements include the Rudi for rewarded with good weather and that the their contents emplied across the roadway, Manila, and the wongsong for Swatow and swimmers will likewise, by recompensed with

smooth course, While from the boundary wall of the villa-like'| Bhanghai,