One of the worst cyclones for many years struck Karachi the other Jday, the city, in respect of its telelzraphic and ' telephonic communiations, being for some time come pletely cut off from the surrounding districts. The whole city is des~ cribed as having been converted into a vast inland sea, which is nit surprising in view of the fact that lover 12 inches of rain fell within 96 hours, or more than twice Karachi's average annual rainfall, Three large houses collapsed, trees were torn up by the rooty it they were no more than rus! serious breaches were made on the North Western railway between Landhi and Karachi whilst in one place the line was left suspended in mid-air, the supporting culverts and bridges having been swept away by raging torrents of rain, Many. bullocks, cows and camels perish~ ed. Several persons were injured by the debris of the houses that collapsed but, so far only one death is reported, that of a child who was killed outright.
Charges against Bank Accountant Serious charges have been brought against Mr. Llewellyn Evans, ex-Chief Accountant of the Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation in Bombay,-who has been ordered on evidence produced by the Crown ta stand for trial at the forthcoming sessions of the Bombay High Court on three charges of criminal breach of trust as the attorney of the Bank's property amounting to Rs, 5,40.000 and three of falsification of accounts as the Bank's officer in respect of the same amount, Mumtaz Begum Again Mumtaz Begum, the ex-dancing girl whose connexion with the sen+ national Bawla case startled the world a few months ago has come into the public eye again, this time in connexion with a legacy' from the late Mr. Bawla which she is stated to have orally gifted away to hor daughter in the presence of a certain Mrs, Emery. An application was brought on behalf of Mumtaz's daughter and the late Mr. Bawla for the examination '"de bene esse'
/she was leaving Bombay for Europes of Mrs. Emery on the ground that On behalf of Mumtaz Begum the application was opposed on the ground that it was a trick to bree vent Mrs. Emery, who was a very, important witness, from appearing in court where it was contended she Jshould be examined, and not "de bene esse" before a Commissioner, Mumtaz lost, however, the appli: ication being upheld,
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