As one consequence of the typhoon Shanghai came very near to being telegraphically isolated from the rest of world. 'The Eastern Extension Company's Foochow cable was reported interrupted early on Saturday morning, and half-an-hour later another Express intimated tha' the Shanghni-Chefoo cable was inoperative and that all communication with North-China was cut off. The direct Japanese cable had already been notified as out of work, and even the round-about route vid Formo: available for a time but wa: on Saturday morning. At present the Great Northern Company's southern cable is our solo means of communication with the outer world.
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