Shanghai takes its typhoons nonchalantly in spite of the serious lurgings of the local meteorological authorities. Its geographical location well up the Whangpoo—a location which has often been lamented by ies who believe it would have! been a greater and far more convenient port if a site well down the' coast had been originally chosen,—mercifully spares it from the rigours (of these storms as experienced by' Hongkong and other ports in South China. The local weather experts: were prompt yesterday to keep well-Informed of the course of the offender and put out a warning signal shortly afler 11 am, which enabled smaller craft to seek the security of the creeks and sheltered waterways along the river. Beyond there was heavy vain and a fierce blow, and floods inundated the Central district and the low-lying parts of the city. There were many late arrivals at office after lunch for the water rose rapidly in the business district and rickshaw pullers added nautical skill to their usual services. Many buildings were isolated and at one time it was dificult to define the exact
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