London, Aug. 29.
Violent electrical storms broke over the Scottish Highlands early this morning. The lightning lasted three hours and was accompanied by bursts of thunder of unusual intensity:
The Duke of York was staying with the King at Balmoral, and found himself unable to telephone to Glamis, Castle, the storm having] feat off all communications.
The storm, besides doing much damage to property, and a devastate-_ ing effect on cattle and on fish in the rivers. Hundreds of salmon have been killed and the loss of [cattle cannot be estimated.
London, Aug. 30.
There were 13 deaths yesterday as a result of the intense heat, The maximum temperature 94 degrees in the shade.
There were severe thunderstorifi and torrential rain throughout the! country yesterday, with the result} that crops were seriously damaged while there was widespread dislocation of telegraph and telephone!
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.