The accident to H.M.S. Flora proves to be rather serious. Danmail Tock, on which abe struck, is a small peak just above water and situated some little way out in the harbour between Kowloon docks and Blackhead's Point, It has been the scene other costly accidents. On examina~ tion of the Flora as she lay in dock it appears that she all but missed the rock. She struck with her port side fo near the keel- that the keel is twisted right over to starboard for a space of about ten feet. The part of the rock she struck must have been sub-int fifteen feet, and fortunately for the Flora the Low appears to have been a glancing one occurring about ing the wooden sheathing of the vessel to splinters. The plates were pierced but the Flora's double bottom prevented her frow filling up. Aw it was she was leaking badly. The Dock Company was most expeditious in placing her on the chocks aod. the work of removing the damaged wooden sheathing, to get at the dented and holed place was in full swing, with as many men as could be crowded on to the job, within a few hours of the accident.—" 8. C. M. Post."*
The Nippon Yusen Kaisha hax open-a regular service between Yokohama and Ejiri with the " Eijo Mara and Hyogo Mara" to connect the service of the Tokaido line.
Quire an epidemic of bicycle thefts has occurred during the past two weeks and recently two bicycles were stolen from the Public Garden gate in one afternoon. The Police are actively inquiring into the matter but 60 far no clue to the thefts has been discovered.
Ox Sunday at the Municipal Electricity Works was started on a trial what is believed to be the first steam turbine in China used for the generation of electricity. The turbine runs at a speed of 1,500 revolutions per minute and develops 1,350 horse power. It was built by Messrs. Parsons & Ca. of Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Souk Shanghai residents who have elected to spend their holidays in Japan have had rather trying experiences in consequence of the floods. Private advices state that railway embankments and bridges have been washed away, the Yokohama water supply is ly cut off, owing to the washing of the supply pipe, and hotels, houses, and even whole villages have been destroyed. Some parts of Japan are completely cat off by road and railway, and it is feared that the crops have been damaged. Communication between Tokio and Yokohama is interrupted on account of the damage to one of the bridges between these two places. Mr. Murphine, Manager of the Laoukungmow Cotton Mill, is among those whose holidays have been unduly prolonged by the flood:
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