Disastrous Rains: An Inundated city Belated news has renched Hongkong of the disastrous effects caused by the electric storm in Tung Hoon city, in the East River district, on. July 19, This, it will be recalled, was the date of the calamitous floods Hongkong.
Tt is stated that even the oldest inhabitant of Tung Hoon cannot recall a storm of such severity. The whole city was flooded, the water rising in some streets to a height of fully 15 feet, The whole city wan Hike a huge lake, with the tops of buildings appearing above people took re-
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ayvsing for immediate et j "New from eter pats ofthe Bast River shows that the whole: Uitte "ruered bay" an a reel of the storm, and the plight of the pope "a "Indeed "pate Not having yet recovered from the eels ¢ ast, Jar wan and audions aul" ninetied by Toston of the Nettherncamley, Hints "aeeter has come wih these floods, which have ruined mock of us tapes dur'es" they Move about be hart In the January examination in foreign languages the following' "Army officers qualified as interpre ters in Chinese.—Capt. J. D. Milne (Royal Scots); Lieut. L. F. Field (R.A. 8, C.). Capt G F If Alms (R. E.) qualified in Japanese.
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