The following interesting letter appears in the "Foochow Echo" of the 4th instant Liangau, 2nd May, 1901.
To the Editor of Tus "Fooctow Dany Ecno."
Dear Sir,—The electric storm with we have been favoured this evening, seems to call for more than a passing notice. I was spending the evening out, so did not witness the early progress of the storm, but from soon after ten to past eleven o'clock I gave it my undivided attention.
The lightning was not of that very brilliant character which frequently marks the storms here la Foochow, partly, no doubt, due to the fact that' the clouds, not being very dense, permitted a very considerable amount of light from the nearly full moon to pass through them; but the electric flashes were very beautiful and were characterised by some very interesting and, as far as my observation extends, some very unusual phenomena. During the period referred to there seem to have been two centres of electrical display, one, a small, dull grey cloud situato'a little South of East, from my point of observation, about 30° to 40° from the horizon and travelling slowly in a direction slightly North of East; "the other " heary looking mass, a little West of South, i.e. slightly to the right of " One Tree Hill" travelling in the same direc-ion,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.