August has come in roaring like any lion, for the breath of a: typhoon is upon us, First, on Friday, the wind freshened from a breeze to half-a-gale, and so it held through the afternoon wud the night, The yellow of the river was blown up in crisping waves, the tre-s b-ut streaming before the wind, and everywhere a penetrating fine dust was whirled and Dlown. The Huangpu that night encroached upon the Bund, so that the grass of the foreshore lay hidden and the seats were adrift in water. The approaches to the pontoons were under water, and by their side the sampans moved restlessly to every wave. Saturday was ushered in wi h abatement of wind. For a short time in the afternoon of that day it went down slightly. but this was hut a miserable respite, and sven the unhappy ricsha coolie was battling weakly once more against a force too strong for him Sunday—a grey and forbidding day, with to eay, this typhoon has brought with it the wind hurtling under a dull sky. Strange
little or no rain, though it is not possible to make this a ground of complaint.
The effects of the typhoon, the centre of which is reported to be between Foochow and Wenchow, were, s we said, most strongly felt here on Frivay night, Saturday und Sunday, and considerable damage, more or less serious, has been done in and around the Settlement. The wind blew in fitful ousts on Friday and Satur, dey from the EN. E., but on Sunday veer. round to E S. E. and S, E., and the tides have been unusually high, Four trees in he Public Guvden were blown down on Friday night and two on the Bund were blown over into an almost horizontal position, but on Saturday morning steps were taken to prevent any further damage in this way, the trees in the Pablic Garden being strongly qupp"rted with props. Two of the electric light pasts on the Bund were also blown out of the perpendicular, but were soon righted and their position'strengthened by wire stays.
The globes of 2 lamp on the Peking Road jetty and thearc lamp on the Garden Bridge were broken by the wind, the former on Friday night and the latter Saturday night.
The matting of several of the summer structures erected on the Recreation Ground has been blown to ribbons. and the galvanised iron roofing of a contract tor's shed in Ward Road was lifted up by the wind and curried " distance of some thirty or forty yards.
On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, at high tide, the river ded the Pablic Garden and cam: ta within a few feet of the bandstand.
In Hongkew, the creeks have overflowed in several plices and the West Hongkew Police Station is now an island at high tide. In several of the roads adjoining the Hongkew Creek the water has been several inches deep, snd at the Point the country ix completely under water.
On Friday night the water rose to the top of the caisson at the Old Dock, but fortunately receded without flooding the basin of the Dock.
It is worthy of mention that the dep*h of water on the Bar at 1.20 pin, on Friday was only 23 feet 8 inches, whereas at 1.40 am, on Sitarday the depth was 26 feet 6 inches, Aquin, at 2.10 am, yesterday there was 25 feet 5 inches of water on the Bar, but at 2.25 pin. only 23 feet 10 inches, These times are, of course, those of high water.
Naturally, several of the smaller river craft have suffered considerable damage. The sampans, instead of rema ning at the jetties, have taken refuge in the Soochow bene 3 Ue ren laelt being one mass of shipping. On Friday night a large cargo-lighter, No. 123, drifted across from Pootung and went aground on the North shore of the Soochow Creek, opposite the Public Garden. The houseboat Effie wax taken across to Pootung on Friday morn-but in the afternoon broke from her moorings and drifted across to the Bund foreshore, where she went aground opposite Ewo buildings. It is also reported that a steam launch was sunk during Friday night, as what appeared to be the upper part of such a boat was brought ashore at the Ewo jetty on Saturday morning. Qne steam launch went ashore near the Bwo Jetty on Friday night, but was got off without damage on Saturday morning. altogether disorganised. Very few boxts The shipping movements fave boss have come into port and baldly any left either on Saturday or Sunday. The and 0.8. Doric, with the American mail, arrived outside Woosung on Saturday morning, but she has not yet been able to land her passengers and mails, The German mail tender left xt 10 pia. on Friday with passengers and m-is for the Sturtgart, but had to return with them on Saturday morning. On Sunday, however, she was more successful and managed to g-t both passengers and mails aboard about 11 O'euck in the morning. At 3 p.nr on Souday the Stuttgart was still at Woosuny, and it was not considered probable that she would leave until the storm xbated. The only departures yesterday were of the N. ¥. K. 8. Saikio Maru, for Japan and Corea, and the Suian for the River The typhoon has travelled so far inland as to prevent the native postal agency boats from running between Hangchow and Soochow and Shanghai. There hive been no mails from Hangchow and Soochow since Friday.
The C.N.S. Chung'ing was dus here early on Sunday morning from Ningpo, but did not arrive until a-quarter to six in the evening. She should have left Ningpo on Suturday evening, but: the weather was so bad teat she was unable to get away until 5.30 a n Sunday. The Chungking reported: Siznalled stone-coloured b rqua, supposed Omeya, with windlass broken; at and 3 West of Tungsha Lightship, She was desirous of being reported to her owners.
Of course, the trips to "Posteo and the Saddles on Swurday had 1 be pos'poed, and among other post ponements were the Yacht Race, the Polo matches und the cricket match b-tween the Cricket Club and the Police.
H.MS. Arethusa should have lets Weihaiwei, and the P. and O. 8. Cure-mandel should have youe down to Wo sung, on Sunday, but on account of the roub weather, botir vessels hept to their moorings. The German cruis-r Bussard also post poned hrr departare, A collision is reported to have occurred at Woosung between ® Japanese raiser and the German st-amer Gouverneur Jaeschke, in which the stern of the latter vessel was somewhat badly damaged, but as it is impossible to approach: either boat, we are not able to give particulars.
There was another sccitent which may or may not lave been caused by the typhoon. On Saturday the Juint Cable Companies issued the following Extra "Owing to the interruption of one of the cable sections between Shanghai and Hongkong, there will be delay on trafic exchanged with Hongkong and beyond." We xre informed that there is a break la one of the cables sbout 123 miles south of Gutzlaff. Some of the northern cables are also broken.
Although the force of the typhoon had abated soimewhwt on Monday, it was still very strong, and blew without cess+- tion, The footpath along the foreshore has sustained considera e damage. places there are large indentations, and the water is washed away the sides of the path with " force which has only left the solid parts in tact. On Monday, the ies of stones und dirt removed by the flood were being overhauled by tie scavenging coolies who are always on the lookout for anything of use or value in the flotsam and jetsam cast up from the river.
'A great many people went down to Woosung on Sunday afternoon vy train to watch the effects of the typhoon, and they were well repaid for the visit. The waves were very high and came rolling in to shore with tremendous force. The ualier craft afloat were tossed about like corks, and some moments of excitement were caused by the antics of a small steam launch from an Italian warship, which seemed to be in imminent danger of being sunk, The water flew over her again and again, and her position looked so perilous that the tug Rocket came up and stood by in case assistance should be required.
The steamer Kwangse which at from Hongkong on Monday reports seeing a Buitish cruiser 17 miles south "f Ovkseu hound south, also two Austrian cruisers 10 miles south of Turnabout b und a similar way. The Kwanuse experienced light Nvand winds and fine weather from Hongkong to Tungting, from there the wind increased nee-'mpanied by a very heary easter from the Hi shans to By Island she lad a moderate easterly gale, increasing to a very liard gale with ver heavy sea. Thence to port a very lard E. gale prevail d sith cloudy weather.
The steamer Shansi from Swatow on Monday reports fine weather to Tungying, but put into Bullock Harbour on the glass
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