The Governor of Formosa reports that typhoon (JB\RB) raged at Taipei Fu from 8 am, to 9 p.m. on the 16th of August last, causing great destruction of property. Keelung, Tamsui and Miaoli were also visited by the same storm. Five days later gale blew over the districts of Tainan, Changhua, and Yulin, and heavy wind, accompanied by a downpour of rain, was experienced in several other parts of the island about the same time. The water came down from the hills in torrents and deluged the crops. Fortunately the early paddy had nearly all been gathered in and
ground, Measures have been taken for many of the late crop 8 were not yet in the
the relief of the distress in Tainan and Héngeh'un, the two districts which have suffered most severely.
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