Something very much like a typhoon has been in progress, with but slight intermissions on this coast, since the avenin 2th ull, and at the time of writing (3rd June) shows but little sign of letting up. Old Iyildings have been put to the test and new ones, if anything, more so. I fear we her of many accidents to junks when com. mitnication is re-opened. A clear sky is confidently expected with the change of the moon. For the present the only sight one can really enjoy is a native weathering it in his coir rain suit—a fine substitute, by for the expensive and nearly worthless rain—or rubber—coats. Ail the coir-suit needs to make it a coveted article is a neat lining to relieve its wear on valuable garments (or tender cuticle) and an enthusiastic wearer in metropolis like Shanghai. For use on ship-board it catches too much wind and requires too much shoulder space in its present shape. In this respect it is as extravagant as the cloaks worn by western ladies but a few years since.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.