0 Tuesday afternoon the Observatory gave warning of an approaching typhoon, the red drum, signifying a typhoon to the eastward at a distance of more than three hundred miles, being hoisted. At8.45a.m. yesterday the black drum was hoisted, in leating that the disturbance had approached within the three hundred miles limit, and at 9.5 the gun was tired one round signifying that a strong gale might be expected. 10.30 a.in. the black south cone was hoisted and at that time the centre of the typhoon as according to the Observatory notice, your 250 miles to the S.W. of the colony, moving towards the W.N.W. The steamers harbour began at an carly hour to seek places of safety in Kowloon Bay and behind Stonecutter's and by midday the harbour was almost deserted. The wind and sea gradually increased and at four o'clock the Kowloon ferry boats ceased running, leaving several Kowloon residents on this side, a very uncomfortable position for family men, who were thus rendered unable to look after the safety of their households. By five o'clock the-wind was approaching typhoon force and at eight minutes past six two rounds were fired the Observatory gun, the signal that the storm was expected to pass over the colony. Early in the afternoon the dressing
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