Thousands of Dead in the Interior of Swatow District: Gouasoa's Loss of 10,000
Hongkong, Aug. 16.
A letter from the Catholic Bishop of Swatow states that at Gouasoa, out of more than 20,000 inhabitants, only half survived the typhoon. At Chiachiu 3,000 persons were drowned and at Haiki three Catholic families of the village are the only survivors of 3,000 inhabitants.
One missionary in the interior writes that it is impossible to count the dead. In the Tinghai, Niaoping, Chaoyang and Kityeung sub-Frefectures, out of more than 100 churches, chapels and missionary residences, 12 were destroyed and the others more or less damaged.
The Committee of the English Club has placed the bowling alley at the Bishop's disposal for chuen services.—Reuter.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.