Hongkong, July 19, As a result of a severe and pro-[longed thunderstorm with heavy rain last night and this morning many roads on the island of Hongkong and! at Kowloon are flooded.
'A wall near Saint Joseph's College collapsed, blocking the Peak Tramway, 80 that the service has had to be suspended. A huge quantity of stones and mad have bien washed down from the hillside, blocking the city tramway and that Service is also suspended.
Soldiers of the East Surrey Regiment have turned out to help clear away the débrie, A huge boulder, over 100 tons in weight, dislodged by the heavy rain, rolled down the side of the hill and carried off part of the water pumping station near the University, Five Chinese were killed by it.
'A Chinese cracker factory in Kowloon City was struck' by lightning and has been reduced to ruins [yesterday morning's storms in whick district of the Colony escaped. There were scenes of desolation, notably the beautiful, Glenealy. Ravine where a huge volume of water, coursing underground, forced: up the asphalt road surftice washing away the pathway below the Catholic Cathedral, bringing down electric poles, wirds, ornamental fern trees, ete, Water rushing down formed two huge water-spouts at the bottom of Flower Street, flooding the Hongkong Hotel entrance to the-bar room and eafetoria, otherwise there was serious damage.
Happy Valley was submerged, the race track presenting the appearance of a small lake, The railings were washed down, The Jockey Club's boundary wail partially collapsed and the Colonial cemetery [wall opposite, was blown down, Inthe Central District the ground floors of several business A group of European residents!) were inundated, notably the living opposite to Saint Joseph' ent of Messrs. Lane, Craw-College had an exciting experience ford's where a fire engine was between nine and ten o'clock Inst! engaged for hours pumping out night when two newly-built houses near-by on Kennedy Road collapsed Soldiers and sailors worked me with a crash reminiscent of last, ntly clearing out the military year's Pohing Fong disaster, The ick and ground and the Naval noise caused the occupants of neigl yard of mub and slush, bouring houses to rush out into the The city tram-lines for a con road, but there were no casualties, siderable distance were covered with Saint Joseph's College has suffer-finches of mud which. dislocated minor damage. trafic.
'A Chinese at Kowloon has been At Kowloontsai at least 200 killed by lightning, villagers were rendered home+ Lightning struck a hole 15 feet a result of the washing away, diameter in Nathan Road, near!
20 houses, Knutsford Terrace, Kowloon, and reduced to ruins the Boundary' Wall Lighting killed a Punjabi soldier of the old club "Recreios" tenn and struck two houses on the Peak' nda Police Station, Fortunately rt|there were no east
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