Tt is feared that the toll of lives of Chinese afloat is great. Several junks foundered in Hung-hom Bay, and their masts are now just visible above the water. At least. two river-steamers, one of which is a large one, are stranded off the Kowloon dock. The easualties cannot be ascertained.
In Kowloon the big trees of the avenue in Nathan Road were blown down, blocking the P. O. Co.'s_trunk-road.
Many houses facing Lyeemun suffered. The roof of Canton Villa, occupied by Mr. Duarte Souza, collapsed, burying a_bedroom. There were no casualties. A gardeners'? cottage at St. Mary's School collapsed.
A steamer can be observed ashore off Pingchau Island.
Six Chinese were electrocuted by a live-wire at Kowloon.
A big tree-trunk was flung against the wall of the Jewish Recreation Club, damaging the wall and a part of the roof. The ornamental palms around the ground were blown down.
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