And Parts of Central District under Water after Thursday's Downpour The heavy downpour of the last few days has resulted in floods in Hongkew and some parts of the sion, and considermnee to both the for-affected areas, population in the in Hongkew on Thursday evening the streets were entirely submerge ed from the Hongkew market to Haining Road and in Woosung Road. is Shops were flooded out while in many parts the water was over a foot deep. All sorts of refuse was floating around generally adding to the unpleasantness of the flood, and getting about in any comfort was impossible for all but the bare legged coolies.
It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good, however, and the tha coolies have been doing a roaring trade. Tramcars have been able to get through with comparative ease and crowds have made use of them, but the riesha has been the most popular form of conveyance. In the French concession the lower part of Rue de Consular was flood- h ed, and the Hotel Parisien, Rue Montauban, stood out like an island in a miniature lake. Ricshas had to go right up to the inside of the hotel door in order to deposit their charges safely and dri We understand that in some parts of Hongkew foreigners have been driven from their homes by the invasion of water and have had to seek shelter in the hotels.
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