Hongkong, Oct. 31.
Torrential rains fell last night. Sixteen inches were recorded from 11 am. yesterday to 3.30 this morning. The covered-in water-nullah at the junction of Wyndham Street and Queen's Road burst, flooding Queen's Road and Pedder Street. Enormous quantitied of earth were washed down from the hill-sides, blocking tthe drains in the lower levels and causing the flooding of many of the ground floors of Offices and shops im the city.
The vault of the International Banking Corporation and Messrs. Donnally and Whyte's wine-cellar were flooded. The fire brigade rendered assistance in pumping out the water.—Reuter.
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