The Governor of Shantung has received reports of damage done by a storm in the districts of Shoukuang, Lean, Ch*angi Weihien and Lichin, Tt appears that the bird of last November there was a ident north-east wind accompanied by heavy rin. The tide suddenly rose twenty fect, and many villages on the coast were inundated. Some of the poor people who had not time to escape were drowned, and a good many boats were lost at sea. Steps have been taken for the issue "of relief, and orders given to stop the collection of any taxes which may not yet have been paid.
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