Beyond the dislocation of shipping arrangements during the week-end, Shanghai was not seriously inconvenienced by the near approach of the typhoon. li preparations had been made for an emergency, and on Saturday and Sunday the river was very clear of traffic, the ferry services being curtailed to the minimum and only an occasional sampan and boat venturing across the river. No casualties have so far been reported. Very heavy squalls have pro-vailed at the mouth of the Yangtze, end on Sunday the wind was blowing force eight at Woosung.
Siccawei reports that after travelling from Naha in a. northwesterly direction, the typhoon struck the coast on Saturday afternoon about 5 o'clock near the Hieshan lighthouse, south of Ningpo. The last report issued on Sunday stated that the typhoon appeared to be recurving northwards, in the direction of Nanking and Chinkiang, passing to the west of Shanghai.
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